Patching the network elements – Nortel Networks Application Server 53r 5300 00 User Manual

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MCP core software load patch installation

Procedure Steps

Step

Action

Log on to the primary System Manager as the AA role
(ntappadm) using SSH.

Change directory:

cd /var/mcp/install

Run the patching script:

./mcpPatch.pl

The progress of the patching process displays. The database is
patched first, followed by the System Manager.

When the database and System Manager are patched, the
System Manager restarts.

Log on to the MCP System Management Console.

The System Manager is started and in the Active state, running
on the desired load.

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Patching the Network Elements

Use this procedure to patch the Network Elements. If a Network Element
is supported in a fault tolerant mode such as a Session Manager, one
instance will be in active state and the other one will be in hot standby
state. When the active instance is shut down to be patched, the standby
instance becomes active to prevent loss of service.

For non-fault tolerant Network Elements, such as Provisioning Manager,
the service provided by the Network Element is impacted during the patch.

For more information about Network Elements and their associated service
impacts during patch upgrades, see

Table 11 "Service impacts to Network

Elements during patching" (page 79)

Table 11
Service impacts to Network Elements during patching

Network Element

Client impact

Subscriber impact

Accounting
Managers

When the accounting manager
is stopped, billing information
continues to be cached on the
session manager servers as
disk space allows. After the
Accounting Manager is back in
service, the cached information

None.

Application Server 5300

Nortel AS 5300 Installation

NN42040-300

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4 November 2008