186 APPENDIX A: UPGRADING VCX SERVER SOFTWARE FROM V7.0 TO V7.1
minutes and reenter the command. This could take several minutes and it
is important the link pointer is correct before proceeding.
Example Output
/opt/3com/VCX -> /opt/3com/VCX.7.1.xc
7Stop the Authentication and Directory service by entering the following
commands:
cd /opt/3com/VCX/scripts/rc3.d
./S20vcxdata stop
Upgrading the
Secondary IP
Messaging Server
Follow the steps in this section to upgrade the secondary IP Messaging
server.
1To start the upgrade process, enter these commands on the secondary IP
Messaging server:
cd /opt/installtemp
tar xvf vcx-ipmsg-7.1.xc.tar
cd upgrade-7.1.xc
./install-upgrade
The system may prompt you to confirm that a new operating system
version will be installed and indicates which disk partition will be used
after the upgrade. If you see such a prompt, answer y.
The system displays several status messages. The last two messages are:
------------------- Installation Completed Successfully -------------------
------------------- VCX version 7.1.xc is now available -------------------
2Switch to the new software version by entering the following command:
vcx-switchversion 7.1.xc
The system displays several status messages and provides prompts that
allow you enable UPS Monitoring.
3The UPS Monitoring prompt appears:
An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) can be used with VCX
systems to avoid disruption due to a power outage. VCX
provides a UPS monitoring service which tracks the UPS's
status and performs a safe shutdown when the its battery is
depleted during a long power outage. To use this feature,
you must have a compatible UPS installed and configured in
accordance with the VCX documentation.
Enable UPS monitoring? [N] :