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Removing the Appliance Virtualization Platform patch from the ESXi host CLI

About this task

Use the procedure to restore the Appliance Virtualization Platform software to the earlier version.

In this procedure, the command installs the older release on the new release that you want to replace.

noteNote

You can remove the Appliance Virtualization Platform patch only from the host CLI. You cannot use System Manager Solution Deployment Manager or the Solution Deployment Manager client.

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. To stop all virtual machines that are running on the Appliance Virtualization Platform host, at the prompt, type /opt/avaya/bin/stopallvms.py.
  2. Type vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter.
  3. To rollback to the earlier version, type the following:
    /opt/avaya/bin/rollback_bootbank.sh /vmfs/volumes/server-local-disk/< file name of the earlier AVP patch.zip>

    For example:

    /opt/avaya/bin/rollback_bootbank.sh /vmfs/volumes/server-local-disk/avaya-avp-7.0.0.1.0.5.zip
  4. To reboot the system, type /opt/avaya/bin/avpshutdown.sh -r.

    Ensure that the system is not in the maintenance mode.

  5. To disable the maintenance mode, type esxcli system maintenanceMode set --enable false.
  6. To restart virtual machines on the Appliance Virtualization Platform host, type /sbin/vmware-autostart.sh start.
  7. To enable SSH by using the Solution Deployment Manager client, on VM Management, click More Actions > Enable SSH.

    You can also enable SSH by using the VMware vSphere client.

Next Steps

Verify the Appliance Virtualization Platform software release and the ESXi version.