How-to upgrade NetWorker Client for UTORrecover

 Instructions for Linux

As of December 2, 2024. The latest supported NetWorker Client version is 19.10.0.5

  1. Login to the client you are planning to upgrade.

  2. Uninstall (as admin) any previous version of the NetWorker software prior to installing the new version.

    1. Ubuntu/Debian:

      1. Search for the installed package:

        apt search lgtoclnt
      2. Verify the version is 19.10.0.5 or later

        Sorting... Done Full Text Search... Done lgtoclnt/now 19.2.1.2 amd64 [installed,local] NetWorker Client
      3. Remove the old version client package:

        apt purge lgtoclnt

        output:

  3. Fetch the installer from the VSS Users Storage. Replace $USER with your VSS Username.

    1. Ubuntu:

    2. Red Hat based:

  4. Alternatively, fetch the installer from the UTORrecover SharePoint site: https://utoronto.sharepoint.com/sites/its-eis-UTORrecover

  5. Proceed to install the package:

    1. Ubuntu:

    2. Red Hat based:

  6. Check if lgto package has been installed successfully:

    1. Ubuntu:

      output:

    2. Red Hat based:

      output:

  7. After the install, make sure the NetWorker client is running:

  8. Submit an echo request by following this link How-to check NetWorker client connectivity for UTORrecover.

  9. The echo request result should be marked as Processed to be successful.

 

Instructions for Windows

  1. Login to the host as Administrator you are planning to upgrade.

  2. Uninstall any previous version of the NetWorker software prior to installing the new version. How-to uninstall the Windows NetWorker software for UTORrecover

  3. Fetch the installer from the VSS Users Storage with WinSCP or an equivalent SCP/SFTP client using the following settings:

    1. host: vskey-stor.eis.utoronto.ca

    2. VSS username and password.

  4. Navigate to /ut-vss-lib/networker/win as shown below. Then download the right installer for your OS.

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  5. Follow the installation instructions.

  6. Submit an echo request by following this link How-to check NetWorker client connectivity for UTORrecover.

  7. The echo request result should be marked as Processed to be successful.

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