Post Upgrade System Verification
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Post Upgrade System Verification
After upgrading a system it is important to do a series of checks to verify that all upgraded
components are functioning optimally.
To verify the upgrade:
1. Verify network connectivity for all components:
a.
Ping
all
Engines.
b.
Ping System Director from any client.
c.
Ping the virtual System Director.
2. Verify the System Director is functioning properly by checking the following:
a.
Check if any new errors are getting generated in the event logs.
b.
Lights in System Director’s Control Panel should be green, some lights will be blue.
c.
Metadata should be replicating between the two System Directors. The Standby should
be toggling between receiving and replicated. Check the Metadata Status tab on the
standby. The date stamp in the saved and replicated fields should be current and
updating frequently.
d.
Check the RAID status on the System Director.
On the System Director, click Start > Programs > Intel -> Intel Rapid Storage
Technology right-click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology icon in the task bar. The icon
should be a green check mark when the drives are healthy.
3. Perform System Director Active to Standby Failover — Turn off one of the System
Directors and verify in the System Director Control Panel that the Active Mode indicator has
turned red. Turn the System Director back on and see that Active Mode displays Standby.
4. Run PathDiag on a client. To set PathDiag Tool:
a.
Do one of the following:
-
(Windows) Select Start > All Programs > AvidUnityISIS > PathDiag.
-
(Macintosh) Select Go > Applications, and then double-click the AvidUnityISIS
folder.
b.
Click Start > Avid Unity ISIS Program group> Path Diag.
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