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Scout Enterprise Management Suite

Update procedure

Update check

In the case of an update request coming either from the [Scout Server] or from the local [Firmware] configuration ([Update on start / shutdown]), the consumers download the latest IDF file from the web server and check if they need to perform an update.

Discover proxy service

If software packages are required, the consumers try to discover the proxy service in the subnet. If there is no provider existing in the subnet so far, one of the devices with update partition automatically takes over the provider role and provides the proxy service.

Download software packages

The provider checks the availability of the requested software packages on its update partition and downloads missing packages from the web server specified by the consumers.

Deploy and install software packages

The software packages are transferred from the provider to the consumers, and the consumers install the packages. Devices without update partition use the rhythm ‘fetch one package - install one package’ while devices with update partition fetch all required packages in one step and install them subsequently. Only after the last consumer was provided with the relevant software packages, the provider updates its own system, if needed.

Update information is recorded for both, the consumers and the provider:

proxy

  • The provider has a local file [/tmp/dynamic-proxy.log] containing the consumers that have been provided with software packages.

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Update procedure