Install BT Updater Enterprise

Introduction

BT Updater is an application that downloads and installs updates for BeyondTrust products and includes the following features:

  • View the currently installed software version.
  • Set up a subscription to download product updates.
  • ​Lock the software at specified versions, when necessary.

While the BT Updater can be configured to download and install a variety of product updates, it does not include scheduling the Security Update Package Installer (SUPI) for updates.

This guide provides instructions to install and configure BT Updater.

Security

BT Updater enforces the following security measures:

  • productupdates.beyondtrust.com is secured by an SSL certificate.
  • On download, the hash of the file and file length are verified to ensure the file matches the requested download.
  • After extraction of the package, the certificate on the file is checked to ensure it is a BeyondTrust certificate.

Requirements

Operating System

Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 (64-bit only)

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019 (BT Updater version 2.11 or later)

Windows Server 2022

Processor

Intel Dual Core 2.0GHz or compatible (minimum)

Memory

16GB Minimum (Requires x64 operating system)

Hard Drive

20GB

Server Requirements

Server Roles | Web Server IIS | Web Server | Application Development

  • .NET Extensibility 3.5
  • .NET Extensibility 4.7.2 +
  • ASP.NET 3.5
  • ASP.NET 4.7
  • ISAPI Extensions
  • ISAPI Filters

Features | .NET Framework 3.5

  • HTTP Activation

Features | .NET Framework 4.7.2 + | WCF Services

  • HTTP Activation

Features | Windows Process Activation Service

  • Process Model
  • .NET Environment 3.5
  • Configuration APIs
Certificate A self-signed certificate in IIS is required to use https://

For more information, please see BT Updater Release Notes.

Installation

 

Before installing, verify you can access the product updates landing page at https://productupdates.beyondtrust.com/landing.html.
If you are unable to access this page, please see the Add Imperva IP Addresses to Allow List section of this guide. The link for Incapsula’s IP addresses provided on the landing page is no longer valid.

To install BT Updater Enterprise, follow the below steps.

  1. Open a command prompt as an administrator.
  2. Run the following command:
    C:\BeyondTrust-Release-UpdaterInstaller.exe ENABLE_ENTERPRISE=1