A.11 Manual Completion of Server Upgrade

This procedure is performed to recover a server that did not properly complete an upgrade. This procedure should be performed only when directed by MOS or by another procedure within this document. In the normal upgrade scenario, the steps in this procedure are automatically performed by the upgrade process.

1. In the primary SDS NOAM VIP, edit the Max Allowed HA Role. Expand Status & Manage and click HA. Locate the server to be completed and verify if the Max Allowed HA Role is in Standby mode.

   Figure A-106 HA

   
   

   

   
   
2. Click Edit.

   Figure A-107 Edit

   
   

   

   
   
3. Change the Max Allowed HA Role to Active.
4. Click OK.

   Figure A-108 HA Status Active

   
   

   

   
   
5. In the primary SDS NOAM VIP, verify the Max Allowed HA Role changes to Active.

   Figure A-109 Max allowed HA Role

   
   

   

   
   
6. In the primary SDS NOAM VIP, re-start the server. Expand Status & Manage click Server. Select the server to be completed and click Restart.

   Figure A-110 Restart

   
   

   

   
   

   After a few minutes, the Appl State changes to Enabled.

7. In the primary SDS NOAM VIP, verify server completion. Expand Administration navigate to Software Management click Upgrade. Verify the Upgrade State changes to Accept or Reject and the status message changes to Success: Server manually completed.

   Figure A-111 Accept or Reject