Installing or Updating Powertech Antivirus
1. Download the Powertech Antivirus install file for your operating system from the HelpSystems
Community Portal. If you're a new user, you should have received an email message containing
the download link. If you don't have it, contact your Regional Manager.
2. Unzip the download file, then place the rpm file, or deb file for Ubuntu, on the host machine.
If you are updating Powertech Antivirus, you will run the product installer over the existing
installation. By default, the update folder is the same as the one used for your original
Powertech Antivirus installation. (If your current installation uses a different install path, that
path can be provided with the --prefix option.) Before updating, backup any user data.
Once the update is complete, a new license file will need to be placed in the installation folder.
Make sure to keep a copy of license.xml if a rollback to the previous version is needed.
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AIX users: Powertech Antivirus can be installed using the rpm command or using SMIT
(System Management Interface Tool). Using either method, first change to the directory
where the file is located (i.e. cd /home).
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If you are updating and need to identify the version that is currently installed, run the
following command: /opt/sgav/avsvcinfo
Installing or Updating with RPM
Follow these instructions to install or update Powertech Antivirus with RPM.
To install or update on Red Hat (non-FIPS mode), SLES, or
AIX with RPM
Run the following command to install:
rpm --install <rpm-file-name>
where <rpm-file-name> is the name of the .rpm installation file.
NOTE:
If your RHEL system is configured to use FIPS mode, run the following command to install:
rpm --install --nodigest --nofiledigest <rpm-file-name>
where <rpm-file-name> is the name of the .rpm installation file.
By default, the product will install to the /opt/sgav directory which will be created if it does not exist. To
install to a different directory, use the --prefix option. For example:
rpm --install <rpm-file-name> --prefix /home/sgav
will install to the /home/sgav directory.
Run the following command to update:
rpm --upgrade <rpm-file-name>
where <rpm-file-name> is the name of the latest version of the .rpm installation file.
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