How to: Manage Software Updates

InterWorx updates via the standard CentOS/RHEL yum utility which makes updating from both interface and command line very simple. You can update both the InterWorx product itself and also the operating system.

Enable/Disable Automatic Updates

The following procedure explains how to enable and disable automatic OS updates for the InterWorx-CP server.

Procedure - Enable Automatic OS Updates

1. Click the Server menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Software Updates menu item.
3. Locate the Automatic Update Options section.
4. Select Enable from the drop-down list labeled OS Updates.
5. Click the Update button.

Procedure - Disable Automatic OS Updates

1. Click the Server menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Software Updates menu item.
3. Locate the Automatic Update Options section.
4. Select Disable from the drop-down list labeled OS Updates.
5. Click the Update button.

Note: The automatic OS updates are run by a daily cron job that performs a yum update.

Refresh the List of Available Updates

1. Click the Server menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Software Updates menu item.
3. Locate the Update Management section.
4. Click the Refresh button.
5. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: List updated successfully.

Install Unapplied Updates

1. Click the Server menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Software Updates menu item.
3. Locate the Update Management section.
4. Click the Install button.
5. The updates will be applied.

View Previous Updates

1. Click the Server menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Software Updates menu item.
3. Locate the Update Management section.
4. Select the date of the update you wish to view in the Installed Updates drop-down list.
5. You will see list of updates installed and information on that date in the table below.

Updating via Command-Line

Access the system shell as root and run:

[root@test-box ~]# yum update