Upgrading managed host on UNIX/Linux using operating system commands

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
You can upgrade an existing managed host on UNIX to Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0 by upgrading the VRTSsfmh package on it.
To upgrade managed host to Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager 9.0 on UNIX
  1. Make sure that the host where you plan to upgrade host management meets or exceeds system and operating system requirements.
  2. Download the managed host installation files bundle, and unzip it.
  1. Open an operating system console.
  2. On the host where you plan to upgrade host management, log on as root.
  3. Change directory to the location where you unzipped the installation files bundle.
If the host is an AIX host, decompress the downloaded file.
  1. If you are upgrading a Solaris 11 host, run the following commands to stop the services:
    • /opt/VRTSsfmh/adm/xprtldctrl stop
    • /opt/VRTSsfmh/adm/vxvmdiscovery-ctrl.sh stop
  2. At the command prompt, enter one of the following commands to upgrade the package:
    • For AIX, enter the following:
installp -ad VRTSsfmh_9.0.0_AIX.bff VRTSsfmh
  • For Linux, enter the following:
rpm -U VRTSsfmh_9.0.0_Linux.rpm
  • For Solaris on SPARC versions 11 or later, enter the following:
pkg update --accept -g VRTSsfmh_9.0.0_SunOS_arch_sparc_osr_5.11.p5p package_path VRTSsfmh
  1. To verify that the package has been upgraded and the version has changed to 9.0, enter one of the following at the command prompt:
    • On AIX, enter the following:
lslpp -l VRTSsfmh
  • On Linux, enter the following:
rpm -q VRTSsfmh
  • On Solaris, enter the following:
pkginfo -l VRTSsfmh
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