Data Protection Central: How to Install the Data Protection Central operating system update

Summary: This article provides instructions of how to download and install the Data Protection Central (DPC) operating system update.

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Symptoms

The purpose of this article is to provide instructions for users to download and install the latest Data Protection Central operating system Update on Data Protection Central systems installed using DPC OVA deployment. DPC systems that are installed without use of the DPC OVA, are not updated by the DPC operating system update procedure.

Dell creates and distributes the Data Protection Central operating system update. These DPC operating system Updates contain security patches from third-party components for the Data Protection Central system. See the latest Dell Security Advisory (DSA) under the advisories section of the Data Protection Central Support pages (Data Protection Central Advisories Page). 
 

NOTE: The Data Protection Central operating system Updates are cumulative.
 
NOTE: The DPC OS Update process does not change the DPC version number: so, the DPC version 'before' and 'after' is the same. The only evidence that DPC OS Update has been applied is by examining the /etc/dpc-osupdates file.
 
NOTE: This article applies to Data Protection Central Servers deployed using OVA only.
 
NOTE: All IDPA DPC servers are deployed using OVA, so this KB applies to all IDPA DPC systems.
  To verify if DPC was deployed using OVA, do the following:
  • Log in to the DPC using SSH or PuTTY as admin user and su - to root user, then run the following command:
rpm -qa |grep ova

If you get output like the following, showing msm-ova then it was deployed via OVA.

msm-ova-boot-19.5.0-8_1.x86_64

Cause

SuSE periodically releases updates for the packages of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system, which is used in the Data Protection Central .ova distribution. These updates include fixes for security vulnerabilities. Dell makes Data Protection Central operating system Update available to users, to ensure that this product can run in our user's environments safely and securely.

Resolution

This procedure describes how to install the Data Protection Central operating system Update on Data Protection Central servers.

This update is only for OVA deployments of Data Protection Central.

Perform the periodically released Data Protection Central operating system update to ensure that operating system patches and security updates are applied.
 

NOTE: Before you upgrade Data Protection Central, it is highly recommended that you back up the Data Protection Central system. See the Backing up Data Protection Central section of the Data Protection Central Administration Guide for more information.

Procedure
  1. Log in to the DPC using SSH or PuTTY as admin user and su - to root user, then do the following steps.
    1. Stop the DPC firewall (to allow copying of the update file):
service SuSEfirewall2 stop
  1. Copy the Data Protection Central operating system Update file to a temporary location (/tmp or /var/tmp) on the Data Protection Central system.
  2. Start the DPC firewall:
service SuSEfirewall2 start
  1. To initiate the update, type the following command:
java -jar dpc-osupdate-{buildnumber}.jar

For example:

java -jar dpc-osupdate-1.1.22-1.jar
  1. Allow the update to reboot the Data Protection Central system.
  2. When the reboot is complete, access the Data Protection Central system as in Step 1.
  3. Verify that the contents of the DPC operating system Update version file shows the correct OS update version:
cat /etc/dpc-osupdates

#Created by OS upgrade. Do not modify
#Tue Apr 29 13:55:53 EDT 2025
version=1.1.22-1
buildDateTime=2025-03-27 09:55:59UTC
installDateTime=2025-04-29 13:55:53EDT
name=dpc-osupdates
  1. Verify that all Data Protection Central services have started:
/usr/local/dpc/bin/dpc status
Version: 19.12.0-2

msm-ui-main: active
msm-monitor: active
msm-elg: active
mongod: active
rabbitmq-server: active
nginx: active
dpc-sso: active

Additional Information

Instructions for downloading the Data Protection Central operating system Update to Data Protection Central systems.

  1. Access the Data Protection Central downloads area on the Dell Support website.
  1. Locate the latest Data Protection Central operating system Update.
  2. Click the hyperlink to begin the download process.
  3. Once the download is complete, move the Data Protection Central operating system Update file to the Data Protection Central system.
  4. Proceed with the installation instructions from the Resolution section of this KB article.

Affected Products

Data Protection Central

Products

Data Protection Central
Article Properties
Article Number: 000034881
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2025
Version:  9
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