Preparing for the active upgrade process, Software upgrade support, Chapter 2 preparing for the active upgrade process – NEC 320Fc User Manual
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Preparing for the Active Upgrade Process
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Chapter 2
Preparing for the Active Upgrade
Process
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Preparing for the Active Upgrade process involves the following tasks:
•
Learning about the
types of upgrades
that the Active Upgrade process supports.
•
Learning about the
prerequisites
and
recommendations
for your
Express5800/320Fc system.
•
Learning how the Active Upgrade console can
control your critical applications
.
•
Performing
pre-upgrade tasks
on your system, such as:
•
Installing the Active Upgrade console
.
•
Configuring Windows Firewall
for the Active Upgrade process.
•
Configuring a UPS-protected system
for the Active Upgrade process.
•
Gathering information
about your system.
•
Copying any software installation packages to the system
before the upgrade
starts.
•
Configuring Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates
.
•
Starting the Active Upgrade console
.
•
Understanding the Active Upgrade console
.
Software Upgrade Support
Active Upgrade technology currently supports the installation of
high-priority updates
(also known as hotfixes) for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. It
also supports the installation or upgrade of application software that meets the
following criteria:
•
The application’s
executable files
,
configuration files
, and
temporary files
(for
example, cache files) reside on internal
system disks
that are mirrored with RDR.
•
The application’s
persistent data files
reside on separate
data disks
, either internal
or external. (Data volumes that reside on the same physical disk as a system
volume are not supported.)