Symantec Veritas Cluster Server One, Installation Manual

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136 Sample Policy Master upgrade scenarios
Upgrade scenario overview
Upgrade scenario overview
Table B-1 provides a summary of the Policy Master upgrade scenarios, and
points you to more information about each scenario. All of the upgrade
scenarios assume your
VCS One 2.0.1 configuration has
two policy master systems.
Table B-1 Upgrade scenarios
Upgrade scenario Description
Simplified upgrade (two
systems imported)
Use this upgrade scenario for a test environment or
production environment. After you upgrade to VCS One 5.0
using this scenario, you can roll your configuration back to
VCS One 2.0.1.
This scenario has no verification phase, and requires you to
import two new systems. This upgrade scenario has the
shortest down time, and the fewest steps.
See “ Performing a simplified upgrade and importing two
new systems ” on page 137.
Simplified upgrade (no
systems imported)
Use this upgrade scenario for a test environment only. After
you upgrade to VCS One 5.0 using this scenario, you cannot
roll your configuration back to VCS One 2.0.1.
This scenario has no verification phase, and does not
require you to import any new systems.
See “ Performing a simplified upgrade without importing
systems ” on page 139.
Verified upgrade (two
systems imported)
Use this upgrade scenario for a test environment or
production environment. After you upgrade to VCS One 5.0
using this scenario, you can roll your configuration back to
VCS One 2.0.1.
This scenario has a verification phase, and requires you to
import two new systems.
See “ Performing a verified upgrade and importing two new
systems ” on page 141.
Verified upgrade (no
systems imported)
Use this upgrade scenario for a test environment or
production environment. After you upgrade to VCS One 5.0
using this scenario, you must reload packages to roll your
configuration back to VCS One 2.0.1.
This scenario has a verification phase, and does not require
you to import any new systems.
“ Performing a verified upgrade without importing
systems ” on page 144.