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Incremental Release Upgrades

An incremental release is for customers that require specific new features or bug fixes. It is a step toward the next annual Long-Term Support release. Incremental releases contain a large number of changes and require more frequent updating. There are long-term support considerations when choosing the incremental release track.

For more release track information, refer to the Release Notes.

Important

Prior to upgrading from HACloud 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, you must first:

  1. In the Appliance Administration console, under System Services, start the SSH service.

  2. Use the command line utility, scp, to copy /etc/products.d/csp.prod to your local system.

  3. Edit csp.prod, changing the 3 to a 4 and save.

  4. Use scp to copy this file to the appliance, overwriting the existing file.

  5. In the Appliance Administration console, under System Services, stop the SSH service.

To upgrade to an incremental release

To install updates or upgrades, first ensure all nodes in the deployment are in a Ready state using the Cluster view in the Appliance Administration console. Then perform the following steps.

  1. In the Cluster view, click Cordon All Nodes. The status of each node will change to Ready/SchedulingDisabled.

  2. On each node in the cluster, update one node at a time by repeating the following steps:

    a. Register the new activation key

    • In the Appliance Administrative console, open Online Update.
    • On the upper task bar, click Register. Select Deregister on the Registration dialog box to deactivate the previous activation key.
    • Continue with the registration by entering the new activation key, available from the Software Licenses and Downloads (SLD) website along with your email and other information.
    • Wait for the list of updates to load.

    b. Upgrade to the incremental release

    • Select Update Now to upgrade to the incremental release.
    • Click OK on the Update Now dialog. Wait while the upgrade is performed.
    • Click Reboot.
    • Log in to the Appliance Administration console again.

    c. In the Appliance Administration console click Cluster. Under Cluster Status, wait until the updated node shows a status of Ready,SchedulingDisabled. It can take up to 15 minutes for the node to become ready. Throughout the cluster update process, it is normal to see warnings and errors in the lower sections of the Cluster view. These will clear once the entire update process is complete.

    d. Click Online Update again to check for and install any new updates that are available. If updates were installed and a reboot was required, wait for the node to show Ready,SchedulingDisabled again in the Cluster View.

    e. Move on to the next node in the cluster.

  3. Once all of the nodes in the cluster have been updated, in the Cluster view click Scale Cluster on any node.

  4. Wait for the cluster to return to a healthy state with all nodes showing Ready,SchedulingDisabled. This process can take up to 15 minutes.

  5. In the Cluster view, click Uncordon All Nodes.

  6. Once all nodes return to a Ready status, the cluster is ready for use. This process can take up to 15 minutes.