10.3 Resetting Your Custom Theme after an Upgrade

An appliance update ignores your custom theme directory, but updates files in the default theme location. After an upgrade or update, you must verify that your themes are still valid and manually update your theme files as necessary.

NOTE:If you edited the default theme, you must reapply the settings after upgrade. Go to the default theme location (/vastorage/ptm/themes/ directory). Refer to the files you saved in Save Customized Default Theme Files.

After a patch or online update, manually update your theme:

  1. Enable the SSH service on the appliance:

    1. Log in to the Appliance Management Console as the vaadmin user, then click System Services.

    2. Select the SSH service.

    3. Select Action > Start.

    4. Click Close to exit System Services.

  2. Start an SSH session and log in as the vaadmin user to the appliance.

  3. Navigate to the /vastorage/ptm/themes/TransformationManager directory.

  4. Copy the latest version of the CSS and image files that you modified from the TransformationManager location to a working location.

  5. Merge your custom settings to these new files.

  6. Copy the updated files to your theme directory (/vastorage/ptm/themes/MyCompanyTheme).

  7. If you are using a custom theme (not an edited default theme), edit the /etc/opt/microfocus/ps_transform_mgr/config/transformationmanager-themes.cfg file to point again to your custom theme.

  8. Restart the PlateSpin Transformation Manager service to allow the theme changes to take effect.

    Do one of the following:

    • In your SSH session, enter the following at a terminal console:

      rcps_transform_mgr restart

    • Log in to the Appliance Management Console, click System Services, select PlateSpin Transformation Manager (ps_transform_mgr), then select Action > Restart.

  9. Log in to the PTM Web Interface to verify your UI changes.

    To make additional changes, return to the appliance to update your custom theme files as appropriate, then restart the service to apply the changes.

  10. After the theme changes are complete, end your SSH session.

  11. Disable the SSH service:

    1. Log in to the Appliance Management Console as the vaadmin user, then click System Services.

    2. Select the SSH service.

    3. Select Action > Stop.

    4. Click Close to exit System Services.

    5. Log out of the Appliance Management Console, then close your web browser.