Upgrading Aurora Edit and Aurora Edit
LD systems
This section contains the tasks necessary for the upgrade to this release of software
using both the SiteCon
fi
g application for an Aurora Edit or Aurora Edit LD system
in a shared con
fi
guration or installing the application manually in Local mode.
Upgrading Aurora Edit and Edit LD devices with SiteConfig
This section contains the tasks for using SiteCon
fi
g to upgrade Aurora Edit and Aurora
Edit LD devices to this release of software. Work through the tasks sequentially to
complete the upgrade.
NOTE: These upgrade instructions assume that current software is at version 6.5
or higher. If you have a lower version of software, contact Grass Valley Support
before upgrading.
NOTE: When upgrading from a version lower than 6.5, the software installs with
a 30 day trial license. You need a permanent license to operate beyond the trial
period.
CAUTION: If you upgrade and then decide you do not want to stay with this
version of software, you must use the recovery disk image process to downgrade
to your previous version.
About upgrading Aurora Edit and Aurora Edit LD with SiteConfig
With the upgrade instructions in this document, you use SiteCon
fi
g from a network
connected control point PC and remotely upgrade software simultaneously on your
Aurora product devices. This is the recommended process for software upgrades.
NOTE: Do not use the upgrade instructions in this document if upgrading with
SiteCon
fi
g for the
fi
rst time.
If SiteCon
fi
g was not used for your previous software upgrade, do not use the upgrade
instructions in these release notes. Instead, use the SiteCon
fi
g Migration Instructions.
Before you upgrade software using SiteCon
fi
g, each of your Aurora product devices
must be migrated to become a SiteCon
fi
g managed device. This includes installing
SiteCon
fi
g support on the device, manually uninstalling any and all Aurora components,
and qualifying the device for communication with SiteCon
fi
g. These instructions are
in the SiteCon
fi
g Migration Instructions. Also refer to the SiteCon
fi
g User Manual or
SiteCon
fi
g Help Topics.
The upgrade instructions in this document apply to the following devices:
•
Aurora Edit workstation of any storage option: Shared storage, NAS storage, and
stand-alone.
•
Aurora Edit LD computer
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