Upgrading PureMessage from a Tarball Distribution

Perform the following steps to complete a tarball upgrade on a single server configuration. If you are upgrading multiple PureMessage servers, also refer to "Multi-Server Upgrade " in Upgrading to PureMessage for UNIX.

Note: You must run the installation script as the root user.
  1. Run the PureMessage upgrade command:
    pmx-setup

    If prompted to upgrade to the latest version of pmx-setup, type n , and then press Enter .

  2. On the main menu, select the Upgrade PureMessage Components option, and then press Enter .
  3. Select Change Repository, and then press Enter .
  4. In the Change repository text box, replace the existing entry with the location of the extracted upgrade files. For example, if you extracted the files to the /tmp directory, enter:
    file:/tmp/pmxrepo

    Select OK, and then press Enter .

  5. Select Return to the main menu, and then press Enter .
  6. Select Exit the Installer.
  7. Run pmx-setup again. When prompted to retrieve a new version of pmx-setup, press Enter .
    Note: PureMessage uses certificate validation to verify the authenticity of software and data updates. If you want to exercise the utmost caution, you can verify the update program itself. For more information, see "Validating the PureMessage Upgrade Program".
  8. Select Upgrade components, and then press Enter .
  9. You are prompted to stop PureMessage before continuing the installation. Select Yes, and press Enter .

    Updating the PureMessage components may take a few minutes. When all packages are upgraded successfully, press Enter .

  10. Select Return to the main menu, and then press Enter .
  11. Select Exit the installer, and then press Enter .
Important:

Following an installation or upgrade, you must reconfigure PureMessage so that it retrieves future updates and upgrades from the correct Sophos repository.

  1. Once the tarball upgrade has completed, return to the main menu of the installer.
  2. Select Upgrade PureMessage Components, then select Change Repository.
  3. In the Change Repository text box, enter:
    http://pmx.sophos.com/v5/<Platform>/
  4. Select OK, and press Enter .
  5. Select Return to the main menu, and then Exit the installer.
Related concepts
Upgrading to PureMessage for UNIX
Related tasks
Validating the PureMessage Upgrade Program
Multi-Server Upgrade