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Upgrading a System Using an Upgrade Kit

This topic describes how to upload an upgrade kit and then use the kit to upgrade everRun software. (If you want to upgrade a system with a DVD, see Upgrading a System To Release 7.4.x with a DVD.)

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  1. The everRun software upgrade also upgrades the AVCLI software on the everRun system; however, 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 Downloads 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.
  2. Upgrading from Release 7.3.4 to 7.4.x may take approximately two hours depending on the complexity of your configuration and the number of VMs to be migrated during the upgrade. You cannot use the everRun Availability Console while the upgrade is in progress, but the everRun Availability Console may display informational or error messages as needed.

To upgrade the system using 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 - Kit Upload Wizard.
  3. In the everRun - 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 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 the one to use.

  7. Click Qualify to verify that your system meets the requirements of the upgrade kit. (This step is recommended, but not required.) After a minute or two, a message appears stating whether or not the kit qualified successfully. If the qualification succeeds, continue with the next step.

    If the qualification fails, log on to the host operating system of each PM and see the /var/opt/ft/log/unity_upgrade.log file to determine the cause. For example, if there is not enough disk space to complete the upgrade, a message will indicate Insufficient free space and report the amount of space needed. If you need help resolving a qualification issue, search for the qualification error message in the Knowledge Base in the Stratus Customer Service Portal at https://support.stratus.com.

  8. 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.

Related Topics

The Upgrade Kits Page

AVCLI Command Descriptions (see Kit Information)

The everRun Availability Console

Using the everRun Availability Console

Upgrading a System with External Storage from Release 7.3.4 to 7.4.x

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