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Upgrading Communication Manager 6.x to Release 7.0.1

About this task

Use the procedure to upgrade System Platform-based simplex Communication Manager, Branch Session Manager, and associated devices to Release 7.0. The process automatically updates to Release 7.0.1 when you provide the Release 7.0.1 patch file. The procedure covers upgrades on the same server and on a different server.

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. On the System Manager web console, click Services > Solution Deployment Manager.
  2. In the left navigation pane, click Upgrade Management.
  3. Click the Communication Manager server that you want to upgrade.

    The system selects any dependent element for upgrade during the upgrade operation.

    The system selects the parent of the application that you select and all child applications of the parent. For example, the page displays the message Selected System Platform or child of System Platform, and System Platform and all child applications.

    If parent-child relation is not established, run Refresh Elements again for child elements to associate with the parent.

  4. To view and select the dependent elements:
    1. Click the element.
    2. On the Displaying Communication Manager Hierarchy page, select an element in the hierarchy.

      When you select an element, the system selects the parent of the element and all child elements of the element in the hierarchy. The page displays TN boards and media modules details in a table.

    3. Click Done.
  5. Click Upgrade Actions > Upgrade/Update.
  6. On the Upgrade Configuration page, select the Override preupgrade check check box.

    When you select the check box, the upgrade process continues even when the recommended checks fail in preupgrade check.

  7. To provide the upgrade configuration details, click Edit.
  8. On the Edit Upgrade Configuration page, and perform the following:
    1. In Service/Feature Pack for auto-install after migration, provide the Release 7.0.1 patch file.
    2. Complete the details, and click Save.
  9. On the Upgrade Configuration page, ensure that the Configuration Status field displays .

    If the field displays , review the information on the Edit Upgrade Configuration page.

  10. Click Save.
  11. On the Upgrade Configuration page, click Upgrade.
  12. To save the configuration, click Save Configuration.

    The update configuration is saved as a job in the Upgrade Jobs Status page.

  13. On the Job Schedule page, click one of the following:
    • Run Immediately: To perform the job.

    • Schedule later: To perform the job at a scheduled time.

  14. Click Schedule.
  15. Click Upgrade.
  16. On the Upgrade Management page, click .

    Last Action column displays Upgrade, and Last Action Status column displays .

  17. To view the upgrade status, perform the following:
    1. In the navigation pane, click Upgrade Job Status.
    2. In the Job Type field, click Upgrade.
    3. Click the upgrade job that you want to view.
  18. Verify that the upgrade of Communication Manager is successful.

    For upgrades on the same server, the system goes to the pause state.

  19. For upgrades on the same server, perform the following:
    1. Install the Appliance Virtualization Platform host.
    2. From the VM Management page, add the Appliance Virtualization Platform host.
    3. To continue with the upgrade, click Upgrade Actions > Resume.
    4. On the Resume Configuration page, select the target Appliance Virtualization Platform host and the datastore.
    5. Continue with the upgrade process.
  20. On Communication Manager Release 7.0.1, click Administration > Server (Maintenance) > Server Configuration, and configure the following parameters:

Next Steps

On Communication Manager 7.0, click Administration > Server (Maintenance), and reconfigure SNMP parameters.

After migration the system does not populate old SNMP values. Therefore you need to reconfigure SNMP parameters.