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Avid ISIS 2000 Upgrade Guidelines
This section provides a summarized list of what tasks need to be performed when upgrading
Avid ISIS 2000. All Avid ISIS upgrades are to be performed by Avid ISIS Avid Certified
Support Representatives (ACSR).
The following list provides the order in which tasks need to be performed.
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If you have not already noted the host names, passwords, IP address, and other important
network details, see
“Preupgrade Information” on page 134
. Although this information
needs to be gathered before you start, the pages that include the blank tables are at the end of
this document.
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Do not perform an Avid ISIS system upgrade if your network is not in optimum working
order, see
•
If you have documented the preupgrade information and your Avid ISIS is healthy, you can
start the Avid ISIS system upgrade, see
“Software Upgrade Process” on page 124
•
After you finish the upgrade, confirm everything is functioning properly, see
System Verification” on page 132
.
Health Check
Before any changes are made to the system, perform the following quick checks to verify that the
system is in good working order. Do
not
perform an upgrade if there are any issues with the
system. Correct all problems before performing the upgrade.
Things to check before upgrading:
1. Log into the ISIS Management Console and click Storage Elements. All Storage Elements
should be green, investigate any error statuses.
2. Ping the ISIS 2000 System Director and any other ISIS system on the network. The System
Director should be accessible from any client or switch on the Avid ISIS system.
3. Ping the default gateway from System Director. This should be accessible from any point in
the network. You can ping directly from the Tools > Network Utilities page in the
Management Console.
Summary of Contents for ISIS 2000
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