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Upgrading System Manager on a different server by using Solution Deployment Manager client

About this task

You can upgrade System Manager on the same server or a different server.

The procedure describes the steps to upgrade System Platform-based System Manager on a different server.

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. To start the Solution Deployment Manager client, click Start > All Programs > Avaya > Avaya SDM Client or the SDM icon (Icon to open the Solution Deployment Manager client dashboard) on the desktop.
  2. Click VM Management.
  3. In the lower pane, click Upgrade Management.
  4. Click Add Elements, add the details of System Manager such as IP address, login credentials of System Manager and login credentials of the console domain.
  5. Click Save.
  6. On the Upgrade Elements page, select the System Manager that you added.
  7. Click Upgrade.
  8. On the Upgrade Management page, clear the Install on Same ESXi check box.
  9. In Host FQDN, select the host that you added.

    The system populates details such as resources and memory.

  10. Select the datastore on the host.
  11. In the Deploy OVA section, perform the following:
    1. Click Select the OVA.
    2. In OVA file, type the absolute path to the System Manager OVA file, and click Submit File.

      The system populates the network parameters and configuration parameters from the System Platform-based virtual machine.

    3. Select the flexi footprint.
    4. Provide the absolute path to the data migration utility.

      Provide the latest datamigration bin that is available for the System Manager release.

    5. Provide absolute path to the System Manager backup file.
    6. Provide absolute path to the latest service pack or the feature pack for System Manager.
      noteNote
      • For upgrades from System Manager Release 6.3.15 or later, the bin file is mandatory.

      • For upgrades from System Manager 6.3.14 or earlier, the bin patch file is optional.

        If you provide the service pack or feature pack, the datamigration utility automatically deploys the service pack or feature pack on System Manager Release 7.0.0.0 after data migration.

  12. In the Configuration Parameters section, provide FQDN, Timezone, and SNMP passwords.
    noteNote

    Use the same IP address and FQDN as that on the old System Manager.

  13. In the Network Parameters section, provide the Public and Out of Band Management details.
    noteNote

    Use the same IP address and FQDN as that on the old System Manager.

  14. Click Upgrade and accept the license terms.

    The existing virtual machine shuts down, deploys OVA, and restores the data on the new virtual machine.

  15. To view the status, in the Upgrade Status column, click Status Details.

    The complete process takes about 3 hours depending on the data on System Manager.