How to Enable Support for the Latest Ubuntu Kernel

Ubuntu updates its kernel on a regular basis resulting into the drivers sent with release being outdated. While turning off the automatic kernel updating process of the Ubuntu system helps, Arcserve also offers support for the updated kernels when required.

Important! Despite the best effort to support the latest Ubuntu kernel, major kernel change may still delay or cancel the corresponding drivers.

As a Storage manager, you can review below scenarios to enable using Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) with the latest Ubuntu kernel:

• If your Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) server has active internet connection, the updated drivers is downloaded and deployed unattended. You can use the software without additional efforts.
• If your Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) server does not have internet access, you can download and deploy the updated driver package manually.
• If you have multiple Arcserve UDP Agent (Linux) servers, you can deploy the updated driver package on one server, and then configure the other server to use as a staging server.

Perform the following steps to deploy the updated driver package:

• Review the Prerequisites
• Deploy the Updated Ubuntu Driver Package Manually
• (Optional) Using Staging Server for Updating Drivers
• (Optional) Configuring HTTP Proxy