After upgrading GigaVUE-FM, you must also upgrade any deployed GFM-HW1-
FM010,GFM-HW1-FM001-HW -VMs. Otherwise, maps may not work and the GFM-HW1-
FM010,GFM-HW1-FM001-HW -VMs will be unreachable. For information about
upgrading GigaVUE-FM, refer to the “
Bulk Upgrading GigaVUE-VM Nodes”
section in
the
GigaVUE Cloud Suite for VMware—GigaVUE V Series Guide
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How to Use the Snapshot Feature
Follow the steps below to upgrade to the current release version of GigaVUE-FM using the
snapshot feature.
A note about upgrading from very old versions of GigaVUE-FM:
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This procedure is only valid for upgrading from GigaVUE-FM v3.0 and above. For
upgrades from pre-3.0 releases, review the GigaVUE-FM v3.0 User’s Guide and
upgrade to release GigaVUE-FM v3.1.
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You cannot directly upgrade from a pre-3.3 releases to the current release. You
can only upgrade from GigaVUE-FM v3.3 or v3.4 release.
1. Prior to upgrading, ensure that the available
memory size is at least 8GB
prior to
upgrading to the new GigaVUE-FM release. If the available memory size is less than
8GB, it will cause out of memory issues. Also, at least 2 vCPU are required.
2. When upgrading from v3.1, it’s a good idea to use the vSphere client’s
Snapshot
feature to record the current state of the GigaVUE-FM virtual machine. Steps to use
Snapshot
feature are as follows:
a. Log into the vSphere client and navigate to the Datacenter or Cluster level where
the GigaVUE-FM installation is located.
b. Right-click the GigaVUE-FM entry in the vSphere client and select the
Take
Snapshot
option.
Upgrade GigaVUE-FM
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