5.3 Upgrading SSL VPN Installed on a Separate Machine

To upgrade from Novell SSL VPN 3.0 SP4 to Novell SSL VPN 3.1:

  1. Upgrade the Administration Console, Identity Server, and Linux Access Gateways before you proceed with upgrading the SSL VPN server.

    For upgrade information, see Upgrading from Access Manager 3.0 SP4 to Access Manager 3.1 SP1 in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP1 Installation Guide.

  2. Download the upgrade file from Novell and extract the file.

    One of the extracted files contains the Administration Console, the Identity Server, and SSL VPN. For the actual filename, see the Readme.

  3. Unpack the tar.gz file by using the following command:

    tar -xzvf <filename>

    For this installation, you need to unpack the Identity Server .tar.gz file, which contains the SSL VPN files.

  4. Log in as the root user.

  5. Open the unpacked Identity Server file, and enter the following at the terminal window:

    ./install.sh
    
  6. When prompted to install a product, type 3 to select SSL VPN, then press the Enter key.

    The system detects whether an SSL VPN Server is installed, and prompts you whether to upgrade.

  7. Type Y, then press the Enter key.

  8. Review and enter Y to accept the License Agreement.

  9. (Conditional) If the SSL VPN machine has been configured with multiple IP address, select an IP address for the SSL VPN server when you are prompted to do so.

  10. Press Enter to accept the current Administration Console IP address.

  11. Specify the name of the administrator for the Administration Console.

  12. Specify the administration password.

  13. Confirm the password, then wait as the system installs the components. (This will take several minutes.)

  14. View the files in the /tmp/novell_access_manager directory to verify the results of the upgrade process.

    These log files are all dated and time-stamped.

  15. After you have upgraded the servers proceed with Section 5.6, Updating Configuration Changes to the Upgraded Server.

NOTE:Occasionally, the first SSL VPN user connection might fail after upgrading, especially if you have encountered any problems during the upgrade process. To work around this problem, we recommend that you initiate multiple SSL VPN connections after upgrading.