Software Updates

the upgrade process preserves your data and existing configurations however, we recommend that you create a backup after the belden horizon data operations software has been installed on a device, this upgrade process can be used throughout the lifetime of the device you have several options to upgrade belden horizon data operations (bhdo) if you need to download an updated version of bhdo, follow up with your belden account executive important for a seamless upgrade experience, you must follow the correct upgrade path skipping a significant lts version may cause issues with the upgrade process when you upgrade, you must upgrade to version 3 16 10 or 3 16 11 , or 4 0 8 for specific upgrade paths, see docid\ fq6hyjsfhhqiwaf1yjaff important before you upgrade, note that you can u pgrade to an internal prerelease version however, if you do so remember that you will not be able to upgrade again from that prerelease version upgrade to the same version you're currently on, if needed for example, if your current version is 3 3 1, you can upload the 3 3 1 upd file again to your belden horizon data operations instance use a template to apply configuration and setup settings from an existing edge device to a fresh installation or to update another device see docid\ me1x3i4rpt iignpcy1ga for more information you cannot downgrade to a lower version upgrade if your controller is ide you must have a sata controller to upgrade caution software upgrades on unvalidated virtualbox versions may result in a corrupted and unrecoverable belden horizon data operations instance belden horizon data operations supports oracle virtualbox versions up to version 7 2 0 upgrade paths refer to the following table for specific upgrade paths depending on your current version and the latest belden horizon data operations version the general upgrade path is earlier belden horizon data operations version > 3 5 6 > 3 11 6 > 3 16 11 > latest belden horizon data operations version important before upgrading, make sure to review the list of planned docid\ dwzbxd8qukasr1egr2c3r so that you can migrate to any recommended replacement drivers current version latest version ( 4 0 8 ) 3 2 x 3 2 3 > 3 2 8 > 3 2 11 > 3 2 12 > 3 5 6 > 3 11 6 > 3 16 11 3 3 1 and 3 3 2 3 5 6 > 3 11 6 > 3 16 11 3 5 4 and 3 5 5 3 5 6 > 3 11 6 > 3 16 11 3 5 6 3 11 6 > 3 16 11 3 11 0 to 3 11 5 3 11 6 > 3 16 11 3 16 x 3 16 11 3 16 11 4 0 8 4 0 x 4 0 8 belden horizon data operations belden horizon data manager compatibility refer to the following table to review which versions of belden horizon data operations and belden horizon data manager are compatible belden horizon data operation version (right) 3 0 x 3 1 x 3 2 x 3 3 x 3 5 x 3 11 x 3 16 x 4 0 x belden horizon data manager version (below) 2 x yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes upgrade belden horizon data operations you have three options for upgrading belden horizon data operations uploading a local file this is the recommended method upgrading through litmus edge manager downloading an upgrade file choose this when the first two methods are unavailable uploading the belden horizon data operations upd file in a chrome browser can sometimes cause an out of memory error if this occurs, use a different browser or the download with url option in belden horizon data operations backup checklist for backup purposes, you have the option of downloading a backup while doing an upgrade all configurations and settings are maintained and carried over after upgrading to a new version download all tags in a csv file from devicehub > tags see docid\ nrpe2viswydkgecoswzq0 download flows files from flows manager see docid\ ouih3fm xdqybmr4ou52w for more information export all flows from your analytics groups see docid\ ez ysrgxqpqdzg1hhzpe9 for more information export the opc ua hierarchy configuration json file from the opc > hierarchy pane see docid\ nr6rbbmsoqoer 9qvtfgv for more information create a template from the template tab in system > backup / restore see the download a template section in docid 9u 5kwy504bkcelhg6vyp create a support bundle from the support section in system > support see docid\ xhty3n6mvancfp jg9zfx make a backup of your system from the backup / restore configuration section in settings > backup / restore see docid 3pd38oj5fftb79fips5e8 option 1 upload local file you have three options for upgrading litmus edge uploading a local file this is the recommended method upgrading through litmus edge manager downloading an upgrade file choose this when the first two methods are unavailable uploading the litmus edge upd file in a chrome browser can sometimes cause an out of memory error if this occurs, use a different browser or the download with url option in litmus edge before you begin verify the current software version running on belden horizon data operations in system > info under the general section contact your bhdo representative to get the correct version of the upd file you want to upgrade to upload a new version of belden horizon data operations software once you have the correct upd file, complete the following steps to upload it to your bhdo instance to upload a new version of belden horizon data operations in belden horizon data operations, navigate to system > device management the device management pane appears from the software update section, click upload file select the upd file and click open a pop up warns you of the device reboot and prompts you to confirm the upload click ok you have the option to skip the downloading of a backup but is not recommended the software loads and installs the progress of the upload will display once finished, the system reboots once the system has restarted, close your browser and open the browser again clear your browser cache log in to belden horizon data operations and navigate to system > info verify the software version is the updated version option 2 upgrade through belden horizon data manager if you have access to belden horizon data manager, see the following for upgrading remotely docid vz97 sexn9n740e3z20y docid\ ckvfsx7gxdglniph vt i option 3 download upgrade file if the two options above are not available, then you can download the upgrade file from a url before you begin follow up with your bhdo representative to download the correct upd file locally to your computer and get the checksum value you will need then, upload the file to your preferred file storage service you will use the url to access the file when entering the download url in belden horizon data operations download the upgrade file in belden horizon data operations to download the upgrade file in belden horizon data operations in belden horizon data operations, navigate to system > device management the device management pane appears in the software update section, click download from url the download software update dialog box appears enter or paste the download url and checksum value in the required fields then, click start download when the download successfully completes, the file displays in the update files section for the downloaded file, click update follow the prompts to download a backup before proceeding with the upgrade you have the option to skip the downloading of a backup but is not recommended