NEC Express5800/R320a-E4 User Manual page 270
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5-110 Installing and Using Utilities
Pre-Upgrade Tasks
To prepare for upgrading the system, do the following:
1.
Ensure that your NEC Express5800/ft series system meets the
requirements and recommendations discussed in "Software Upgrade
Support" on page 5-104, "Prerequisites" on page 5-106, and
"Recommendations" on page 5-108.
2.
If necessary, plan for the brief downtime associated with restarting your critical
applications while merging the system.
3.
Run backups of the system.
4.
Verify the integrity of all RDR disks, as follows:
a.
In RDR Utility, click Logical Disk Information.
b.
Right-click an RDR virtual disk.
c.
Select Verify RDR Virtual Disk.
d.
Repeat for each RDR disk.
5.
Upgrade the BMC firmware, if necessary, to support Active Upgrade technology.
6.
Configure Remote Desktop Connection if necessary as described in "Configuring Remote
Desktop Connection" on page 5-111.
7.
Verify the prerequisites to use Remote KVM Console and configure if required.
8.
Prepare the IP address to allocate to the Upgrade Side's system.
9.
Install the Active Upgrade Console as described in "Installing the Active Upgrade Software"
on page 5-112.
10. If applicable, enable the exception for Active Upgrade Console in Windows Firewall properties,
as shown in "Configuring Windows Firewall for the Active Upgrade Process" on page 5-112.
11. Gather information about your system using the worksheet in "Gathering Information" on page
5-114.
12. If necessary, copy any required software installation packages to the system, as described in
"Copying Software Installation Packages to the System" on page 5-116.
When you are finished preparing for the upgrade, start the Active Upgrade Console. Follow the
on-screen instructions (and this document) to configure the process, and, when applicable, run the
Readiness Check to verify if your system is ready to upgrade.
TIPS:
Installing the Active Upgrade Software, page 5-112
Software Upgrade Support, page 5-104
Prerequisites, page 5-106
Recommendations, page 5-108
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