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Chapter 7 Backing Up, Restoring, and Downgrading the GSSM Database
Downgrading Your GSS Devices
To restore an earlier version of your GSS software, perform the following steps:
1.
Verify that the roles of the designated primary and standby GSSMs have not
changed. The changing of roles between the designated primary GSSM and
the standby GSSM is intended to be a temporary GSS network configuration
until the original primary GSSM is back online. See the
“Verifying the GSSM
Role in the GSS Network”
section of
Appendix A, Upgrading the GSS
Software
.
2.
Perform a backup of your primary GSSM as described in the
“Performing a
Full Primary GSSM Backup”
section.
3.
Obtain an earlier software version as described in the
“Obtaining the
Software Upgrade”
section of
Appendix A, Upgrading the GSS Software
.
4.
Install the earlier software version as described in the
“Upgrading Your GSS
Devices”
section of
Appendix A, Upgrading the GSS Software
.
5.
After you downgrade the software on your primary GSSM,see the
“Restoring
Your Primary GSSM from a Previous Backup”
section. Restore the GSSM
database backup that was previously saved from the downgraded GSS
software release.