The following process is exclusive to CMS servers installed from an Avaya provided OVA image. When you install or upgrade to the new release, you follow a procedure to manually update the Linux RPMs.

It is important to update the Linux RPM packages because the updates might contain new Linux operating system updates for security and system operation. Avaya provides the Linux RPM updates on the CMS ISO image used for upgrades.

Avaya also releases RPM updates outside of normal CMS releases. In this case, a PSN describes how to update a CMS release with a new set of Linux RPMs. This PSN will contain specific update instructions for specific CMS releases. Check the Avaya Support site to see if there are any new Linux RPM updates for your release of CMS.