Upgrading everRun Enterprise Software

This topic describes how to upgrade everRun Enterprise software.

To upload an upgrade kit

1. In the everRun Availability Console, click Upgrade Kits in the left-hand navigation panel.
2. On the Upgrade Kits page, click the Add a Kit button beneath the masthead, which opens the everRun Enterprise - Kit Upload Wizard.
3. In the everRun Enterprise - Kit Upload Wizard dialog box, click Choose File (in Google Chrome) or Browse (in Firefox or Internet Explorer), and then browse to select a .kit file.
4. After you have selected a .kit file, click Upload or Finish (they perform the same function).The message Uploading file (DO NOT CLOSE WIZARD) appears while the file is uploading. The upload may require up to two minutes for a file stored locally, to ten or more minutes for a file stored over a network.

5. After the upload is complete, the message Kit uploaded successfully.  Click OK to close Wizard appears. Click OK to close the wizard.

   The Upgrade Kits page now lists the state and version number of the upgrade kit. The Upgrade and Delete buttons also appear with the Add a Kit button.

6. If more than one upgrade kit is loaded, select it.

7. Click Upgrade to upgrade the everRun system.

   First, the everRun software upgrades and reboots the secondary PM. The newly upgraded PM becomes primary, and then the everRun software upgrades and reboots the other PM.

   Note: This procedure also updates the AVCLI software on the everRun Enterprise system. If you have installed AVCLI on a remote management computer, you must manually upgrade AVCLI to the most recent version on the remote computer. You can obtain AVCLI software from the Drivers and Tools section of the everRun Enterprise Downloads and Support page at http://www.stratus.com/go/support/everrun. For information about how to manually install AVCLI on a remote computer see AVCLI Command Overview.