1. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual, Release OS8.8.x
  2. Upgrading the Software
  3. Upgrading Software on Clustered Controllers
  4. Preparing to Upgrade Clustered Controllers (BUI)

Preparing to Upgrade Clustered Controllers (BUI)

Complete Preparing for a Software Upgrade.

Note:

For the purpose of this procedure, the first controller to be upgraded is referred to as controller A and its peer is controller B. If one of the controllers is in a Stripped state (it has no active resources), upgrade that controller first to avoid availability delays. If both controllers in a cluster have active resources, choose either controller to upgrade first.

Use the following procedure to prepare to upgrade clustered Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance controllers.

  1. On your local system, download the software update as described in Downloading Software Updates.

    The update package is a single compressed file named with the version number, such as ak-nas-2013-06-05-0-0.0.pkg.zip. You can rename the file if needed; the version number is recorded within the image. The updates can vary in size, but are typically several hundred megabytes in size.

  2. On controller A, from the Configuration menu, select Cluster, and check the active resources and status of each peer.

    For information about the cluster states, see Cluster Takeover and Failback in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.8.x.

  3. If the management interface is unlocked unlock icon , click the lock icon Image showing the lock icon next to the management interface.
  4. From the Maintenance menu, select System, and click the add icon Image showing the add entry icon next to Software Updates.
  5. In the Add Software Update dialog box, browse and select the update you want to install.

    A progress bar is displayed showing the progress of the upload.

  6. Repeat steps 2-5 on controller B.

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