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NEC 320Fc User Manual

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Pre-Upgrade Tasks

2-20

Express5800/320Fc: Active Upgrade™ User’s Guide

Figure 2-3. Automatic Updates Icon in System Tray

To verify the list of updates

1. Click the Automatic Updates icon to display the Automatic Updates dialog box.

2. Select Custom Install (Advanced) and click Next. The next page displays the list

of the updates you downloaded.

3. Check the list of updates against the list of updates that have been evaluated by

NEC Corporation of America for compatibility. Make note of the updates you can
install during the Active Upgrade process.

4. Click Cancel to exit the Automatic Updates utility. Do not select or install updates

at this time.

N O T E

You should plan to install all security-related hotfixes, but
do not install other types of hotfixes, such as Microsoft
QFE patches that fix a particular problem, before
obtaining validation from NEC Corporation of America
See

“Recommendations” on page 2-5

and

http://www.necam.com/support/servers/ft/hotfixes.htm

for more information.

After you have verified and recorded the list of updates you need to install, you are
ready to run the Active Upgrade console. To install your updates, click the Automatic
Updates icon in the system tray on the Upgrade Side after you have split the
system
. See

“Running Software Installation Programs” on page 4-10

for more

information.

Related Topics

“Copying Software Installation Packages to the System” on page 2-16

“Pre-Upgrade Tasks” on page 2-7

Configuring the Active Upgrade Process