How to Update the IGEL Cloud Gateway

You can update your IGEL Cloud Gateway (ICG) from the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS). For this, you need the installer file.

ICG installers are available under https://www.igel.com/software-downloads/ .

Prerequisites

UMS 5.09.100 or higher
New version of ICG has been downloaded from https://www.igel.com/software-downloads/
Root access to the host running the ICG

Steps

To update the ICG, proceed as follows:

Start the UMS Console.
Go to UMS Administration > UMS Network > Igel Cloud Gateway.
Select the ICG instance you wish to update.
In the toolbar in the upper right, click the icon.
The update wizard opens.
Enter the following update parameters:

SSH host: The host the ICG is running on (Default: localhost)
SSH port: SSH port (Default: 22)
SSH user: SSH user

The SSH user needs to have at least sudo privileges. For more on how to grant privilege, seeGiving a User sudo Privileges .

Root access to the SSH server is a security risk!

If you permit root login for SSH, it is recommended to disable root login when the ICG installation has finished.

Authentication method: You can select to authenticate through password or SSH Key.

If SSH key is selected as authentication method, provide the local path to the file containing the SSH key under SSH Keypath. Only ECDSA keys are supported.

Enter the sudo password under Admin Password.

If password is selected as authentication method, enter the password for the SSH user under SSH password.

Path to installer: The path to the .bin file containing the installer.

Click Next.
The ICG is now being updated. This may take a moment.
When the update is complete, the update wizard shows a success message.
Click Finish to finish and to close the update wizard.