DS-Client Auto Upgrade


Note: For more information on versioning, see the Knowledge Base article "Versioning (DS-Software component numbering)".

Each time a DS-Client connects, the DS-System validates the DS-Client's version number v."N.X.y.z" (for example: v.7.5.2.1), where

If the upgrade package on the DS-System is higher than the current DS-Client version, the DS-Client will upgrade itself.

By default, DS-System is configured to automatically upgrade its DS-Clients.

The default autoupgrade folder depends on the type of autoupgrade package:

The autoupgrade package filename identifies the version and platform of the DS-Client:
File Name
Platform & Architecture
dsclni_N_X_y_z.win
Windows 32-bit
dsclni_N_X_y_z.win64
Windows 64-bit
dsclni_N_X_y_z.lin
Linux 32-bit
dsclni_N_X_y_z.lin64
Linux 64-bit
dsclni_N_X_y_z.mac
MacOS (PowerPC / Intel)
dsclni_N_X_y_z.winl
DS-Mobile Client Windows 32-bit
dsclni_N_X_y_z.winl64
DS-Mobile Client Windows 64-bit
dsclni_N_X_y_z.macn_i386
DS-Notebook Client MacOS Intel
dsclni_N_X_y_z.winc
DS-Consumer Client Windows 32-bit
dsclni_N_X_y_z.winc64
DS-Consumer Client Windows 64-bit

To configure the upgrade package with different software branding (for DS-Clients of a specific Sales Group) you must use the DS-Billing GUI:

Changing the path of the AutoUpgrade folder

By default, the AutoUpgrade folder is set under the <Backup_Root> Primary Storage location (i.e. the first storage location that was defined on the DS-System). It is strongly recommended that you use this default, since the contents of the Upgrade folder will be automatically updated when you install newer versions of the DS-System.

You can, however, change the Upgrade subdirectory to any location visible to the DS-System. To do this, edit the dssys.cfg file's "Upgrade" key with the full path to the new location:

Note for Windows DS-Systems with Service Packs (e.g. v.7.0 Service Pack 2)

In order to keep the DS-System upgrade packages to a reasonable size, Windows DS-System Service Packs do not include the upgrade installations for UNIX DS-Clients (Linux / Mac).

To configure a Windows DS-System for Auto Upgrade to UNIX DS-Clients:

1. From the Service Pack DVD's Windows DS-System sub-folder, copy the UNIX DS-Client upgrade packages (e.g. dsclni_7_0_2_0.lin64).

2. Place the upgrade packages in the Windows DS-System's <Backup_Root>\Upgrade\ (defined in the dssys.cfg file).

Hot Fix packages (e.g. v.7.0 Hot Fix 1)

Hot Fixes (e.g. dsclni_7_0_0_1.win64) are released when required by Asigra. You have two options for Hot Fixes:



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