Update

New versions of the platform are usually released every two weeks. Updates may include:

new features;
improvement of existing features;
changes in some of the principles of operation;
correcting errors that occur during the operation of the product.

You can update the platform only from one version of DCImanager 6 to the latest version if you have a valid license. Updating from VMmanager 5 to VMmanager 6 is not supported. You can migrate from VMmanager 5 using the instructions.

When an update is released for VMmanager, a popup message "The new version is now available" will appear in the platform interface.

When installing and upgrading, the platform downloads software from ISPsystem's online resources:

docker-registry.ispsystem.com — docker registry;
download.ispsystem.com — repository.

These resources are public services and access to them is provided without authentication.

If the platform version is lower than 2023.01.1, the update will install a new version of the task processing service. Running tasks will be forced to terminate. It is recommended to perform the update when the number of running tasks is minimal.

Updating steps

To update VMmanager:

Сonnect to the VMmanager server via SSH.
Update the software packages:
AlmaLinux, CentOS, RED OS
```
yum update
```
Ubuntu, Astra Linux
```
apt update && apt upgrade
```
In the right-hand menu of the platform interface click icon → System information → Update the platform now or run the command:
```
vm update
```

Updating from stable version

Since version 2023.02.3 the platform release system has been changed:

stable releases have been suspended;
the quality of regular versions has been improved to the level of stable.

To determine which version is installed on the server:

through the platform interface — in the right-hand menu, click icon → System overview tab. If the stable version is installed, the Platform version field contains the word stable;
through the terminal connection:
1. Сonnect to the VMmanager server via SSH.
2. Check the Stage parameter value in the file /opt/ispsystem/vm/config.json. If the stable version is installed on the server, this parameter looks like this:
```
"Stage":"stable"
```

If you are using the stable version, you need to upgrade to the regular version:

Сonnect to the VMmanager server via SSH.
Run the command:
```
vm set-stage -s beta
```
In the right-hand menu of the platform interface click icon → System overview → Update the platform now.