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Preparing for the Active Upgrade Process 2-1
Chapter 2
Preparing for the Active Upgrade
Process
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Preparing for the Active Upgrade process involves the following tasks:
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Learning about the types of upgrades that the Active Upgrade process supports.
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Learning about the prerequisites and recommendations for your
Express5800/320 Fc system.
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Learning how the Active Upgrade console can control your critical applications .
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Performing pre-upgrade tasks on your system, such as:
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Installing the Active Upgrade console .
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Configuring Windows Firewall for the Active Upgrade process.
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Configuring a UPS-protected system for the Active Upgrade process.
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Gathering information about your system.
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Copying any software installation packages to the system before the upgrade
starts.
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Configuring Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates .
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Starting the Active Upgrade console .
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Understanding the Active Upgrade console .
Software Upgrade Support
Active Upgrade technology currently supports the installation of high-priority updates
(also known as hotfixes) for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. It
also supports the installation or upgrade of application software that meets the
following criteria:
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The application’s executable files , configuration files , and temporary files (for
example, cache files) reside on internal system disks that are mirrored with RDR.
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The application’s persistent data files reside on separate data disks , either internal
or external. (Data volumes that reside on the same physical disk as a system
volume are not supported.)