BMC Server Automation Console Automatic Upgrade (Windows only)

The BMC Server Automation Console version needs to match with the Application Server version for the console to function correctly. In versions earlier than 8.3 SP3, the Console displays an error on detecting a version mismatch, but does not provide any option to Automatically upgrade the Console. However in versions 8.3 SP3 and later, the Console also provides an option to automatically upgrade itself.

To use the BMC Server Automation Console Automatic Upgrade, you need to install the BMC Server Automation Upgrade Service and configure the installer path in blasadmin. See the following sections for steps on installation, configuration, prerequisites, and uninstallation:

Installing the BMC Server Automation Upgrade Service

The BMC Server Automation Upgrade Service can be installed while installing or upgrading to BMC Server Automation Console 8.3 SP3. To install the BMC Server Automation Upgrade Service, perform one of the following actions, depending on the type of installation or upgrade that you are performing:

Prerequisites

Before you use the BMC Server Automation Console Automatic Upgrade feature, ensure that the system meets the following requirements:

• The server on which the BMC Server Automation Console is installed has sufficient free memory (at least three times the size of the Console installer file used for upgrade).

•  An RSCD agent must be installed on the on the server on which the Console installer file is stored.
  
  

  Note

  Ensure that the RSCD agent is configured so that the Console has read access to the location on which the Console installer file is saved.

• The ConsoleInstallerLocation parameter in the blasadmin utility is set with the correct NSH path URL that points to the location of the BMC Server Automation Console installer file. See the steps provided in Configuring the Console installer path in blasadmin utility for more information.

Configuring the Console installer path in blasadmin utility

The administrator must set the ConsoleInstallerLocation parameter in the blasadmin utility to point to the location of the BMC Server Automation Console installer.

1. Download the BMC Server Automation Console installer file that is used to upgrade the Console. See Downloading the installation files for steps on downloading product files from the BMC Software Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) site.

2. Save the BMC Server Automation Console installer file on a host that has an RSCD agent installed on it.

   Note

   Do not change the name of the installer file after downloading it from the EPD, as this may cause an error during the upgrade of the Console.

3. Start the blasadmin utility. See Starting the Application Server Administration console for more information.

4. Use the set <Component> <Parameter> <NSH path URL> command in the blasadmin utility, to set the location of the BMC Server Automation Console installer in the ConsoleInstallerLocation parameter. See the following example:

   
   set ConfigManagerUI ConsoleInstallerLocation //File_Server/Repositories/BSAConsole_Installers/


5. Use the show <command> <parameter> command in the blasadmin utility, to check if the ConsoleInstallerLocation parameter setting is correct. See the following example:
   
   show ConfigManagerUI ConsoleInstallerLocation
ConsoleInstallerLocation://File_Server/Repositories/BSAConsole_Installers/

Uninstalling the BMC Server Automation Upgrade Service

The BMC Server Automation Upgrade Service is automatically uninstalled while uninstalling the BMC Server Automation Console. For more information about uninstalling BMC Server Automation Console, see Uninstalling on Windows.