Preface
Purpose of This Manual
The Express5800/320Fc: Active Upgrade™ User’s Guide describes the Active Upgrade process, which allows you to upgrade system software and applications on an Express5800/320Fc system while its critical applications remain online and accessible to users.
The manual provides an overview of the Active Upgrade process, specifies the requirements and procedures necessary to prepare the system for the upgrade process, and explains how to configure and execute the upgrade process using the Active Upgrade console. It also provides information about troubleshooting the Active Upgrade process if a problem occurs.
N O T E S
1.The information in this manual is also contained in the Active Upgrade Help file, which is available in the
Active Upgrade console and in the Start menu of your system in the Express5800/320Fc folder (after you install the Active Upgrade software).
2.For the latest information about Active Upgrade
technology, including any issues that were discovered after this release, see the Express5800/320Fc:
Active Upgrade User’s Guide online at http://support.necam.com/servers/ft
Audience
This manual is intended for system administrators who will prepare for and execute an Active Upgrade on an Express5800/320Fc system. It assumes that you are familiar with administering Express5800/320Fc systems.
Notation Conventions
This document uses the notation conventions described in this section.
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
Warnings, cautions, and notes provide special information and have the following meanings:
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