Quantum DXi6900 User Manual page 377

Chapter 10: Utilities
Software Upgrades
Figure 243: Software Upgrade Utility - Software Upgrade Downloaded
2. To ensure the system is healthy before upgrading, read and follow the instructions in each of the pre-
upgrade actions. The pre-upgrade actions can differ depending on the type of upgrade, but typical
actions include the following:
Address and delete all outstanding administration alerts (see
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Resolve and close all outstanding service tickets (see
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Note: Quantum recommends taking the following actions before upgrading.
Stop all active backup jobs (see your backup application). Any backup jobs that are run during the
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upgrade will fail.
Unmount all cartridges from VTL partitions using your backup application.
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Make sure all replication jobs are complete (see
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synchronization jobs are nearly complete, Quantum recommends allowing them to complete before
upgrading.
Make sure space reclamation is complete (see
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reclamation is nearly complete, Quantum recommends allowing it to complete before upgrading.
Download a system diagnostics file and transfer the file to a safe repository off of the DXi (see
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System Diag File on page
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3. Confirm that you have completed all pre-upgrade actions by selecting the Ready to install check box.
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Replication on page
Space Reclamation on page
356). The system diagnostics file can help in resolving problems if they
Admin Alerts on page
Service Tickets on page
130). If replication or
363). If space
196).
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