Merging the System
Merging the system:
•Stops your applications and services on the Production Side.
•Merges system resources so that the network and application data disks become available to the Upgrade Side.
•Restarts your applications (including the Active Upgrade console) from the Upgrade Side.
To merge the system
1.Verify that all installation processes are complete, and that you have exited any installation programs.
2.Optionally, terminate any Remote KVM or Remote Desktop sessions.
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You can remain logged on to the Upgrade Side if you want to maintain the current desktop session. After the merge, you will be using the Upgrade Side desktop.
3.Verify that the upgrade state, as reported in the status bar, is Production Side Split Ready.
If the status is Busy, you must wait for the current task to complete. If it is Broken, you might need to abort the upgrade.
4.Click Merge.
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Your screen might flicker and you might briefly lose control of your keyboard and mouse as the system is merged.
Depending on the complexity of your applications and the upgrade you performed, your applications should be back up and running in under a minute.
After the merge process completes, the upgrade state is
Fault Tolerant Merge Ready, indicating that the system is currently merged and the upgrade is ready to be committed. You can test your applications to verify that the upgrade was successful.
If the merge 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.