3.1 Upgrade Requirements

Note:

Any third party software that the customer has installed will be removed after an upgrade.

The following levels of access, materials, and information are needed to run an upgrade:

• Target-release DIU ISO image file

  Example: SDS-9.0.2.0.0_98.15.0-x86_64.iso

• VPN access to the customer’s network
• GUI access to the SDS network OAM&P VIP with administrator’s privileges
• SSH/SFTP access to the SDS network OAM&P XMI VIP as the admusr user.

  Note:

  All logins into the SDS active and DR site servers are made using the external management (XMI) VIP unless otherwise stated.

  Note:

  For a major upgrade, along with DIU ISO, the tar file and TPD OL7 DIU ISO is required.
• User logins, passwords, IP addresses, and other administration information. For more information, see the Logins, Passwords, and Site Informationsection.
• Direct access to server IMI IP addresses from the user’s local workstation is preferable in the case of a back out.

  Note:

  If direct access to the IMI IP addresses is not available, then access to target server can be made using a tandem connection through the active primary SDS (that is, an SSH connection is made to the active primary SDS XMI first, then from the active primary SDS, an 2nd SSH connection can be made to the target server’s IMI IP address).