Upgrading SFCFSHA using the web-based installer

This section describes upgrading SFCFSHA with the web-based installer. The installer detects and upgrades the product that is currently installed on the specified system or systems.

To upgrade SFCFSHA

  1. Perform the required steps to save any data that you want to preserve. For example, make configuration file backups.
  2. If you want to upgrade a high availability (HA) product, take all service groups offline. List all service groups:
    # /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hagrp -list

    For each service group listed, take it offline:

    # /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hagrp -offline service_group -any
  3. Start the web-based installer.

    See Starting the web-based installer.

  4. On the Select a task and a product page, select Upgrade a Product from the Task drop-down menu.

    The product is discovered once you specify the system. Click Next.

  5. Indicate the systems on which to upgrade. Enter one or more system names, separated by spaces. Click Next.
  6. Installer detects the product that is installed on the specified system. It shows the cluster information and lets you confirm if you want to perform upgrade on the cluster. Select Yes and click Next.
  7. On the License agreement page, select whether you accept the terms of the End User License Agreement (EULA). To continue, select Yes I agree and click Next.
  8. Click Next to complete the upgrade.

    After the upgrade completes, the installer displays the location of the log and summary files. If required, view the files to confirm the installation status.

  9. If you are prompted to restart the systems, enter the following restart command:
    # /usr/sbin/shutdown -r now
  10. After the upgrade, if the product is not configured, the web-based installer asks: "Do you want to configure this product?" If the product is already configured, it does not ask any questions.
  11. Click Finish. The installer prompts you for another task.
  12. If you want to upgrade CP server systems that use VCS or SFHA to 6.1, make sure that you upgrade VCS or SFHA on the CP server systems. Then, upgrade all application clusters to version 6.1. For instructions to upgrade VCS or SFHA, see the VCS or SFHA Installation Guide.

If you want to upgrade from 4.x, you may need to create new VCS accounts if you used native operating system accounts.