Please refer to the steps below on how to upgrade Falconstor CDPVA from 8.0 to 9.0
Verify the existing version of CDPVA
[root@CDPVA etc]# cat redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.5 (Santiago)
#!/bin/sh
cdp="192.168.1.110"
username="root"
password="IPStor101"
#Login to CDP
iscon login -s $cdp -u $username -p $password
Command: login executed successfully.
#Get CDP version
iscon getserverversion -s $cdp
Version 8.0, Build 8916
Steps to perform upgrade from 8.0 to 9.0
- Download Upgrade-7.3.258c-VA-IPStor-9.00-9557.OEL7U4.VMDK & preflight_check-V6.199.sh from FalconStor Portal
- Upload the Upgrade-7.3.258c-VA-IPStor-9.00-9557.OEL7U4.VMDK to the same folder of the CDPVA which we are going to upgrade
- Upload the preflight_check-V6.199.sh to CDPVA with SCP
scp preflight_check-V6.199.sh [email protected]:/tmp
- Assign Execute permission for the preflight_check-V6.199.sh and execute it
chmod 777 preflight_check-V6.199.sh
./preflight_check-V6.199.sh
- Click OK
- Ensure that the precheck is complete successfully
- Click OK to proceed with the upgrade
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CDPVA will be shutdown
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Review the existing HDD configuration of CDPVA and do the changes as below
Change the Hard Disk 2 from SCSI0:1 to any free SCSI address, like SCSI0:4
Change the Hard Disk 1 from SCSI0:0 to SCSI0:1
Add the uploaded upgrade disk and assign SCSI0:0
- Power On the CDPVA and enter root credential
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Click OK
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Click OK
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Click YES
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Click OK
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Wait the new boot image to transfer to the system drive of CDPVA, and CDPVA will shutdown by itself
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Reconfigure the Hard Disks
Remove the uploaded Upgrade Disk
Change the Hard Disk 2 from SCSI0:4 to any free SCSI address, like SCSI0:1
Change the Hard Disk 1 from SCSI0:1 to SCSI0:0
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Power On the CDPVA and login with root to start the actual upgrade
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Verify that CDPVA had been upgraded successfully
[root@CDPVA ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.4 (Maipo)
#!/bin/sh
cdp="192.168.1.110"
username="root"
password="IPStor101"
#Login to CDP
iscon login -s $cdp -u $username -p $password
Command: login executed successfully.
#Get CDP version
iscon getserverversion -s $cdp
Version 9.0, Build 9557
- Login to FalconStor Management Console (Please update to the latest version) to verify that all the settings are remain and the schedule snapshot & replication jobs are running