3Com VCX V7000 Maintenance Manual page 237

5 Enter the following command to exit the cworks account and return to
the root account:
exit
6 Obtain a copy of the
and place it in the
and Directory server. The variable
(for example,
The letter
7 Enter these commands:
cd /opt/installtemp
tar xvf vcx-dataserver-7.1.yc.tar
cd upgrade-7.1.y
./install-upgrade
The system may prompt you to confirm that a new operating system
version will be installed and indicates which disk partition will be used
after the upgrade. If you see such a prompt, answer y.
The system displays several status messages. The last two messages are:
------------------- Installation Completed Successfully -------------------
------------------- VCX version 7.1.yc is now available -------------------
8 Change to the new software version by entering this command:
vcx-switchversion 7.1.yc
The system displays several status messages and then reboots. When the
reboot process has been completed, the system starts VCX 7.1.yc
Authentication and Directory service.
9 After the system has completed the restart process, verify that the
upgrade has occurred by entering the following command:
ls -l /opt/3com/VCX
The symbolic link (VCX) should point to the new version of the VCX
software (7.1.yc). If the link does not point to the new version, wait a few
minutes and reenter the command. This could take several minutes and it
is important the link pointer is correct before proceeding.
Example Output:
10 Enter the following commands to stop the Authentication and Directory
server on Region 1:
cd /opt/3com/VCX/scripts/rc3.d
./S20vcxdata stop
Upgrading a Multi-Site VCX System with Branch Offices
vcx-dataserver-7.1.yc.tar
/opt/installtemp
vcx-all-7.1.3c.tar)
is always appended to the version number.
c
/opt/3com/VCX -> /opt/3com/VCX.7.1.yc
software upgrade file
directory on the Authentication
indicates the version of VCX software
y
that will replace the current version.
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