1. Bundled Software for the Server
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Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software
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Preparing for the Active Upgrade Process
Preparing for the Active Upgrade process involves the following tasks:
1. Learning about the prerequisites for your Express5800/ft series system.
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Software Upgrade Support
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Prerequisites
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Recommendations
2. If necessary, plan for the brief downtime associated with restarting your applications while merging the
system.
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Managing Applications during the Upgrade Process
3. Configure Remote Desktop Connection if necessary.
Either one of remote desktop connection or remote KVM must be enabled so that the Production Side
can communicate with Upgrade Side during upgrade.
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Configuring Remote Desktop Connection
4. Verify the prerequisites to use Remote KVM Console and configure if required.
Either one of remote desktop connection or remote KVM must be enabled so that the Production Side
can communicate with Upgrade Side during upgrade.
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Configuring Remote KVM Console
5. Prepare the IP address to allocate to the Upgrade Side’s system.
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Preparing an IP address to assign to the Upgrade Side
6. Install the Active Upgrade Console
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Installing the Active Upgrade Console
7. If necessary, enable the exception for Active Upgrade Console in Windows Firewall properties
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Configuring Windows Firewall for the Active Upgrade Process
8. If necessary, copy any required software installation packages to the system.
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Copying Software Upgrade Packages to the System
9. Verify if your system is prepared for Active Upgrade process.
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Verifying preparation
10. When you are finished preparing for the upgrade, start the Active Upgrade Console.
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Starting and Exiting the Active Upgrade Console