Pre-Upgrade Tasks - NEC Express5800/320Ma User Manual

If your application runs as a standard service that already accounts for
interdependencies (with other services) and requires no special handling, you can
specify it on the Application Services page of the Active Upgrade console during
the configuration process. On the Application Services page, you can select each
service you want to manage from the list of services on your system, and, when
you start the upgrade process, the Active Upgrade console automatically starts and
stops these services at the appropriate times. See
to Control" on page 3-9
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Custom actions
If you have a custom application or integrated applications from several different
software vendors, and you have special executable files that start and stop these
applications, you can specify the executable files on the Custom Actions page of
the Active Upgrade console during the configuration process. Using the controls on
the Custom Actions page, you can specify when your executable files will run
during the upgrade process, and, if you have several files, you can specify the order
in which they will run. See
information.
Related Topics
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"Software Upgrade Support" on page 2-1
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"Selecting Application Services to Control" on page 3-9
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"Configuring Custom Actions" on page 3-12

Pre-Upgrade Tasks

To prepare for upgrading the system, do the following:
1. Ensure that your system meets the requirements and recommendations discussed
in "Software Upgrade Support" on page
and "Recommendations" on page
2. If necessary, plan for the brief downtime associated with restarting your critical
applications while
3. Run backups of the system.
for more information.
"Configuring Custom Actions" on page 3-12
2-5.
merging the system.
Preparing for the Active Upgrade Process
"Selecting Application Services
2-1, "System Prerequisites" on page
Pre-Upgrade Tasks
for more
2-2,
2-7