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OWNGRADING
VCX S
ERVER
S
OFTWARE
Note that the downgrade procedure does not remove VCX version 7.1.
y
software from your VCX system.
Downgrading a
Single-Site System
(7.1.y to 7.1.x)
This procedure describes how to downgrade a pair of VCX servers
running these software configurations:
■
IP Telephony and Messaging
■
IP Telephony only
■
IP Messaging only
Switch VCX Version
To switch the VCX version, perform the steps in this section, first on the
primary server and then on the secondary server.
1
Log in as
root
and enter this command:
vcx-switchversion --manual 7.x
Example:
vcx-switchversion --manual 7.1.0c
The
vcx-switchversion
command:
■
Stops VCX services
■
Changes a link to point to the requested VCX version
■
Issues a warning that databases must be restored
CAUTION:
Do not reboot the system or restart VCX services until
databases have been restored. The VCX 7.1.x version has been selected
but the databases still contain 7.1.y versioned data. This combination will
not operate successfully.
2
Update the pointer to the configuration file using this command:
SetConfigFile /opt/3com/VCX/conf/VCXConfiguration.xml
Stop Database Replication
If the server is running IP Telephony and IP Messaging server software or
IP Telephony server software, you must stop database replication.
CAUTION:
If the server is running IP Messaging server software do not
perform the steps in this section.
Summary of Contents for VCX V7000
Page 26: ...26 CHAPTER 1 VCX SYSTEM MAINTENANCE OVERVIEW ...
Page 68: ...68 CHAPTER 3 MANAGING VCX SERVERS ...
Page 78: ...78 CHAPTER 4 BACKING UP AND RESTORING A VCX CONFIGURATION ...
Page 88: ...88 CHAPTER 5 MANAGING AUTHENTICATION AND DIRECTORY SERVICE DATABASES ...
Page 100: ...100 CHAPTER 6 MANUALLY CONFIGURING MULTI MASTER REPLICATION ...
Page 140: ...140 CHAPTER 8 MANAGING UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES ...
Page 250: ...250 APPENDIX B UPGRADING VCX SERVER SOFTWARE FROM V7 1 X TO V7 1 Y ...
Page 290: ...290 APPENDIX C UPGRADING VCX SERVER SOFTWARE FROM V6 0 TO V7 0 ...
Page 328: ...328 APPENDIX D DOWNGRADING VCX SERVER SOFTWARE ...
Page 339: ...CLI Command Descriptions 339 ...