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On line upgrade.
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I've been using them almost exclusively for at least 6 months.
Only 1 failed and it just aborted without impact to the system.
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Only 1 failed and it just aborted without impact to the system.
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What's most important is that you realise ... There is no spoon.
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I did 350 from 9.0.3.34 to 10.0.4.26/MCD 4.0 SP 4 with 5 that failed. 3 of those were due to the site losing power between the start of the upgrade and the activation time, and 2 failed "safe" in that they didn't activate the new release and stayed running at 9.0; a 2nd attempt on those worked.
danramirez
Programmer
bribob,
I have managed to upload the new release of software on the MBG and I have checked that it's there under the correct file version structure.
what is it next? do I have to tell the MCD about ftp IP and credentials and then just set a new scheduled task on the MCD?
Can you point me to the correct documents so I can have a look before screwing this up. I will test on our lab first.
cheers,
daniel
I have managed to upload the new release of software on the MBG and I have checked that it's there under the correct file version structure.
what is it next? do I have to tell the MCD about ftp IP and credentials and then just set a new scheduled task on the MCD?
Can you point me to the correct documents so I can have a look before screwing this up. I will test on our lab first.
cheers,
daniel
Dan,
You will still use the SI tool to initiate the upgrade, except you will point the MCD towards the MBG (FTP server) instead of an FTP server located off site. Keep in mind that the online upgrade will format your inactive partition and restore the backup file which is generated when you start the SI process. Any changes made after the restore which are made to the active partition will not carry over.
How critical is it that the site remain up for the entire process? I find that the biggest delay in upgrading is actually getting the files to the controller. If you've got them onsite on the MBG, an offline upgrade should go relatively quickly.
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You will still use the SI tool to initiate the upgrade, except you will point the MCD towards the MBG (FTP server) instead of an FTP server located off site. Keep in mind that the online upgrade will format your inactive partition and restore the backup file which is generated when you start the SI process. Any changes made after the restore which are made to the active partition will not carry over.
How critical is it that the site remain up for the entire process? I find that the biggest delay in upgrading is actually getting the files to the controller. If you've got them onsite on the MBG, an offline upgrade should go relatively quickly.
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wireman50 - your question is a good one as it would explain a lot about a recent adventure of mine.
I think your assumption is on the right track, I too would like an answer to this question
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What's most important is that you realise ... There is no spoon.
I think your assumption is on the right track, I too would like an answer to this question
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What's most important is that you realise ... There is no spoon.
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JMarine0811
MIS
Am I correct in assuming that you can only use a separate FTP server for an online upgrade?"
Never tried any other way other than FileZilla or through IIS-FTP.
Never tried any other way other than FileZilla or through IIS-FTP.
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