Perform an Upgrade of Lighthouse

When you upgrade to a version of Lighthouse that is several releases newer than your current version, and your current version is:

  • Earlier than 24.12, you must upgrade through each intermediate major until you reach 24.12.

  • 24.12 or later, you can upgrade directly to later versions that are no more than three major versions ahead of your currently installed version.

Check the Release Notes to confirm the supported upgrade path for your Lighthouse version.

Upgrade a Primary Lighthouse

  1. In the Settings Pane, select > SYSTEM > System Upgrade.

  2. Select the Upgrade Method from:

    • Fetch image from HTTP/HTTPS Server: Enter the URL for the system image in the Image URL text-entry field.

    • Upload Image: Navigate to the directory that contains the appropriate upgrade image file and drag and drop the image onto the target page section or click select file to open a dialog.

  3. Click Perform Upgrade.

When the upgrade starts, the System Upgrade page displays feedback about the state of the process.

Caution: The Advanced Options section should only be used as part of an Opengear Support call.

Upgrade Multi Instance Lighthouse

Note: The upgrade must be performed through the Primary Lighthouse instance.

When the primary Lighthouse is updated, any secondary instance Lighthouses are updated after the primary has successfully booted. Secondary Lighthouse upgrades are performed in parallel (not in a queue) to speed up the overall process.

Note: If any Lighthouse fails to successfully upgrade along the way, the upgrade stops.

Before a multiple instance upgrade is attempted, compatibility and status checks are performed on primary/secondary instances to pre-empt possible failure points.

Where there are multiple instances of Lighthouse, when a system upgrade is being performed the status of secondary instances is flagged in the > SYSTEM > System Upgrade page.

During a system upgrade, notification/status elements are flagged in the following scenarios:

  • When an upgrade is attempted, a pass/fail notification on the instance.

  • When an upgrade is attempted on a secondary instance, a pass/fail notification on the associated primary instance.

Note: Information about the upgrade progress and status is visible by navigating to the Jobs page.