Managing Upgrade Tasks On The Upgrade Side - NEC Express5800/R320a-E4 User Manual

5-152 Installing and Using Utilities
If the split process fails the first time, you can click Retry to try again. If the problem persists, you
can click Abort to abort the upgrade process, or see "Troubleshooting" for information about
resolving the problem.
When the system is split, you can:
Manage upgrade tasks on the Upgrade Side.
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Manage your applications on the Production Side.
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Verify the Upgrade Side before merging the system.
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To perform upgrade tasks, you must establish a remote connection to the Upgrade Side, as
explained in "Managing Upgrade Tasks on the Upgrade Side" on page 5-152.
TIPS:
After you establish a connection to the Upgrade Side, you can optionally check the status of your
application services on the Upgrade Side, to verify that they have been stopped by the Active
Upgrade Console. Refer to "Verifying the Status of Application Services" on page 5-180.
TIPS:
Managing Upgrade Tasks on the Upgrade Side, page 5-152
Managing Your Applications on the Productions Side, this page
Verifying the Upgrade Side Before Merging the System, page 5-163
Merging the System, page 5-165
Viewing Active Upgrade Process Status, page 5-173
Aborting the Upgrade, page 5-171
Troubleshooting, page 5-179

Managing Upgrade Tasks on the Upgrade Side

While the system is in split mode, you can perform any of the following upgrade tasks on the
Upgrade Side:
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Run software installers and updaters (see "Running Software Installers" on page 5-157, and
"Software Upgrade Support" on page 5-104 for restrictions).
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Restart the operating system, if necessary (see "Restarting the Upgrade Side" on page 5-160).
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Perform limited testing of the installed updates (see "Verifying the Upgrade Side Before
Merging the System" on page 5-163
If necessary, you can also completely abort the upgrade process from the Active Upgrade Console
on the Production Side.