NEC 320Fc - Manual (Page 30)

Pre-Upgrade Tasks
2-8 Express5800/320Fc: Active Upgrade™ User’s Guide
4. Verify the integrity of all RDR disks, as follows:
a. In the RDR Utility click Logical Disk Information.
b. Right-click an RDR virtual disk.
c. Select
Verify RDR Virtual Disk. A message appears stating that the operation
completed successfully, meaning that the command has been executed.
d. Repeat for each RDR disk.
5. If necessary, upgrade the BMC and VTM firmware to support Active Upgrade
technology.
6. If necessary, create a user account for yourself in the local Administrators group on
the system.
To install and run the Active Upgrade console, your user account must be in the
Administrators group. Furthermore, because the Upgrade Side of the system has
no access to the network while the system is in split mode, your administrator
account must be a
local system account, not a domain account.
8. Install the Active Upgrade console as described in “Installing the Active Upgrade
Software” on page 2-9 .
7. Install Java Runtime Environment as described in “Installing Java Runtime
Environment” on page 2-13 .
9. If necessary, enable access for Remote Desktop connections from the Production
Side to the Upgrade Side of the system while the system is in split mode, as follows:
a. Open the System control panel.
b. Click the Remote tab to display remote settings.
c. Under Remote Desktop, click the check box next to Allow users to remotely
connect to this computer to activate it.
d. Click OK or Apply to save the setting.
(You need to use either Remote Desktop or Remote KVM to connect to the
Upgrade Side to perform upgrade tasks. For more information, see
“Connecting to
the Desktop on the Upgrade Side” on page 4-6 .)
10. If applicable, enable the exceptions for Active Upgrade console and Remote
Desktop in Windows Firewall properties, as shown in “Configuring Windows
Firewall for the Active Upgrade Process” on page 2-10 .
11. If applicable, ensure that the CPU- I ⁄ O enclosure with A-side, UPS-protected
power (CPU enclosure 0, I/O enclosure 10) is the primary, active enclosure, as
shown in
“Configuring a UPS-Protected System for the Active Upgrade Process”
on page 2-11 .
12. Gather information about your system using the worksheet in “Gathering
Information” on page 2-15 .
13. If necessary, copy any required software installation packages to the system, as
described in “Copying Software Installation Packages to the System” on page 2-18 .