Hold a firmware update on a node

Keep a node on the firmware it runs while someone is on site or the pole is down.

Length
1 min, 2 steps
For
Admin
Starts on
/nodes/wbc-01
Shown as
Dan Whitfield, authority adminIllustrative
Recorded in the portal with the illustrative Westmouth demo data. English captions.
  1. Firmware, offered

    WBC-01 runs v4.2.1 and has v4.3.0 offered. It installs at a check-in.

  2. Hold the update on this node

    It stays on what it runs and is not offered this update again until the next rollout.

Read the subtitles

Open WBC-01 from Shore nodes. Under Firmware it runs v4.2.1, and v4.3.0 is offered. Nothing is pushed: the node asks for it at a check-in, installs it and reboots.

Someone is up the lamp column this afternoon, so a reboot would be unwelcome. Choose Hold the update on this node, then confirm. It stays on what it runs, and is not offered this update again until the next rollout.

Try it in the portal

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Checked against the portal on 15 October 2026. Westmouth names, vessels, units and figures are illustrative. General guidance on using the portal, not legal, regulatory or financial advice.