4.2.3. Server operations

This section allows you to perform the following server operations:

Name

Description

Maintenance actions

  • Reboot - reboot the UserGate server

  • Shut down - shut down the UserGate server

Update channel

Sources of UserGate updates

  • Stable - check for stable versions of the software

  • Beta - check for beta versions of the software.

UserGate always does its best to deliver the top-quality software and regularly issues UserGate updates for all subscribers of the Security Update licensing module (for details on licensing, please refer to UserGate licensing). Once a new update is available, the system will display the corresponding notification in the Device management section. Since installing UserGate updates may take some time, it is recommended that you schedule it beforehand to avoid unplanned downtimes.

To install updates, perform the following steps:

Name

Description

Step 1. Create a new backup file

Make a backup of UserGate's current state as described in Backing up and restoring initial settings. It is recommended that you perform this step before each update, so that you could recover the system in case of any faults during installation of updates.

Step 2. Install updates

In the Device management section, find the Updates are available notification and click Install now. Once all the downloaded updates are installed, UserGate will reboot.

Important! In order to update the configuration cluster nodes, make sure that all nodes are enabled and available when the first node is being updated. Nodes that are not available when the first node is being updated must be added to the cluster again after updates.