Monitoring software update using the command line interface
The software update process can take several minutes or several hours. If you update using the Control Center, it is difficult to determine if the software update has encountered a problem. You can monitor the progress of the software update by viewing the
update.log
file as the update process writes to it. If you see information being written to update.log
periodically, it usually means that the update is proceeding normally.You can start this process before you run the software update or after you have started the software update. You can use this process if you update using the Control Center or command line. If you update using an SSH client on the command line, run the
tail -f update.log
in a separate SSH client window than the update install
command. If you update using the console to access the command line, it is not possible to run the tail -f update.log
simultaneously with the update on that console.- To monitor the software update using the command line interface
- Using an SSH client or the console, log into the appliance that you want to update.
- Type the following command:tail -f update.log