Sidewinder G2 6.1.2 Administration Guide - Glossary of Technical ...

Chapter 3: General System Tasks
Loading and installing patches
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Figure 35: Software
Management: Import tab
Entering information
on the Import tab
Loading a patch
You will generally load patches onto the Sidewinder G2 via the network (via the
FTP site). All patches are encrypted and digitally signed. You must have a
current support license in order to decrypt and load a patch. Patches that are
loaded onto the Sidewinder G2 are stored in the /var/spool/packages directory.
Note: Loading a patch on the Sidewinder G2 is not the same as installing it.
Loading a patch only makes that patch available for installation on the Sidewinder
G2. To install a patch on the Sidewinder G2, see “Installing a patch” on page 80.
To load a software package, select Firewall Administration > Software
Management, and select the Import tab. A window similar to the following
appears.
The Import tab is used to load a patch on the Sidewinder G2. You can load
patches via the network (using Secure Computing’s FTP site), or using
physical media that you create. Follow the instructions below.
To import a patch from the network (via Secure Computing’s FTP site):
1 In the Import from Network area verify the information contained in each
field. If you need to modify any of the fields, click Edit. The Edit FTP
Settings window appears, allowing you to modify the following information:
• FTP Site—The name of the FTP site from which the package will be
downloaded. The default name is ftp.activations.securecomputing.com.
To edit this information, click Edit.
• Username—The name to use when logging onto the FTP site. The
default user name is anonymous.