How to Remove or Unlock or Default an CAS OS Image from the CAS via CLI

Products

• Content Analysis Software - CA

Issue/Introduction

• Want to delete CAS OS from CLI
• Want to Unlock/lock CAS OS from CLI
• Want to set default system CAS OS from CLI

Resolution

You can delete the CAS OS image/installed system from CAS via the command line interface (CLI).  Here is an example of how to delete a version of CAS OS that is currently installed on your system.  Please note that it is not necessary to delete an image before performing an upgrade or installing a new version of CAS OS.

 

CAS# installed-systems view

1. Version : 2.3.5.1, Release ID : 227900, Locked : false, Booted : true
   BuildType : Release, CreationTime : 2018-11-20T00:27:24+0000, BootTime : 2019-04-13T02:21:45.435+0000
   DisplayName : CAS 2.3.5.1, Release ID: 227900
2. Version : 2.2.4.1, Release ID : 215634, unlocked : false, Booted : true
   BuildType : Release, CreationTime : 2018-10-18T00:27:24+0000, BootTime : 2019-04-13T02:21:45.435+0000
   DisplayName : CAS 2.3.5.1, Release ID: 215634

Default system to run on next hardware restart: 1
Current running system: 1
System to replace next: None

CAS#

 

CAS# installed-systems ?
Possible completions:
  cancel          Cancel the currently downloading image
  default         Set default image
  delete          Delete an image
  load            Install an image on the system
  lock            Lock an image
  replace         Set image to be replaced next
  unlock          Unlock an image
  unset-replace   Unset image to be replaced next
  view            Show installed appliance systems
CAS# installed-systems unlock 1
  ok

CAS# installed-systems delete 2

ok

CAS# installed-systems default 1
  ok

CAS# installed-systems view
1. Version : 2.4.1.1, Release ID : 234756, Locked : false, Booted : true
   BuildType : Release, CreationTime : 2019-04-09T21:06:15+0000, BootTime : 2019-05-16T21:22:37.709+0000
   DisplayName : CAS 2.4.1.1, Release ID: 234756
2. Version : 2.3.5.1, Release ID : 227900, Locked : false, Booted : true
   BuildType : Release, CreationTime : 2018-11-20T00:27:24+0000, BootTime : 2019-05-14T20:59:59.792+0000
   DisplayName : CAS 2.3.5.1, Release ID: 227900
3. Version : 1.3.7.8, Release ID : 225795, Locked : false, Booted : true
   BuildType : Release, CreationTime : 2018-10-09T18:06:31+0000, BootTime : 2019-01-11T00:09:06.540+0000
   DisplayName : CAS 1.3.7.8, Release ID: 225795
Default system to run on next hardware restart: 1
Current running system: 1
System to replace next: None
CAS#

 

 

Same way you can use all option if you want to change default system to boot or lock CAS OS. You just need to make sure you select right number. After executing each option it is good to view order of installed-system and the perform other operation.