Connecting To The Desktop On The Upgrade Side - NEC N8800-103F User Manual

5-142 Installing and Using Utilities
Because the Active Upgrade console itself runs on the Production Side of the system, you need to
establish a remote connection to the desktop on the Upgrade Side before you can complete any of
these upgrade tasks, as explained in "Connecting to the Desktop on the Upgrade Side" on page
5-142.
TIPS:
"Connecting to the Desktop on the Upgrade Side" on page 5-142
"Running Software Installers" on page 5-146
"Restarting the Upgrade Side" on page 5-148
"Viewing Active Upgrade Process Status" on page 5-156
"Merging the System" on page 5-151
"Aborting the Upgrade" on page 5-154
"Troubleshooting" on page 5-163

Connecting to the Desktop on the Upgrade Side

While the system is in split mode, the Active Upgrade console runs on the Production Side of the
system. To perform upgrade tasks, you must establish a remote connection to the Upgrade Side.
You can access the Upgrade Side using one of two methods:
Remote KVM
Allows you to control the keyboard, video, and mouse of the Upgrade Side using the Advanced
Video Redirection (AVR) feature of the VTM console. You might prefer this option if you
require access to the BIOS settings and troubleshooting information that are available in the
VTM console.
Remote Desktop
Allows you to control the keyboard, video and mouse of the Upgrade Side through the
Windows Remote Desktop component. You might prefer this option if you are more familiar
with it, or if it runs faster in your environment.
To use either connection method, click on the associated link (Figure 5- 15) in the navigation bar of
the Active Upgrade console. For more information, see TIPS.