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5 Configure the vShield Manager Backups page to view the backups currently stored on the ftp/sftp
server.
6 Identify the vShield Manager backup created earlier and click Restore.
Install 5.1.2a Maintenance Patch
If you are using vShield version 5.1.2, you must install the 5.1.2a patch.
Procedure
1 Download the vShield 5.1.2a maintenance patch to a location to which vShield Manager can browse.
The name of the patch bundle file is something like VMware-vShield-Manager-upgrade-bundle-
maintenance-bundlebuildNumber.tar.gz.
2 From the vShield Manager Inventory panel, click Settings & Reports.
3 Click the Updates tab.
4 Click Upload Settings.
5 Click Browse and select the file you had downloaded in Step 1.
6 Click Open.
7 Click Upload File.
8 Click Install to begin the upgrade process.
9 Click Confirm Install.
The upgrade process reboots vShield Manager, so you might lose connectivity to the vShield Manager
user interface. None of the other vShield components are rebooted.
Upgrade vShield Manager from Version 5.1 to 5.1.2
Procedure
1 Download the vShield upgrade bundle to a location to which vShield Manager can browse. The name
of the upgrade bundle file is something like VMware-vShield-Manager-upgrade_bundle-
buildNumber.tar.gz.
2 From the vShield Manager inventory panel, click Settings & Reports.
3 Click the Updates tab.
4 Click Upload Settings.
5 Click Browse and select the VMware-vShield-Manager-upgrade_bundle-buildNumber.tar.gz file.
6 Click Open.
7 Click Upload Upgrade Bundle.
8 Click Install to begin the upgrade process.
9 Click Confirm Install. The upgrade process reboots vShield Manager, so you might lose connectivity to
the vShield Manager user interface. None of the other vShield components are rebooted.
10 After the reboot, log back in to the vShield Manager and click the Updates tab. The Installed Release
panel displays version 5.1.2 that you just installed.
11 Download the vShield 5.1.2a maintenance patch to a location to which vShield Manager can browse.
The name of the patch bundle file is something like VMware-vShield-Manager-upgrade-bundle-
maintenance-bundlebuildNumber.tar.gz.
12 Follow Step 2 till Step 4.
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