
Preparing for the Active Upgrade Process 2-1
Chapter 2
Preparing for the Active Upgrade
Process
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Preparing for the Active Upgrade process involves the following tasks:
• Learning about the types of upgrades that the Active Upgrade process supports.
• Learning about the prerequisites and recommendations for your
Express5800/320Ma system.
• Learning how the Active Upgrade console can control your critical applications.
• Performing pre-upgrade tasks on your system, such as:
• Installing the Active Upgrade console.
• Configuring Windows Firewall for the Active Upgrade process.
• Configuring a UPS-protected system for the Active Upgrade process.
• Gathering information about your system.
• Copying any software installation packages to the system before the upgrade
starts.
• Configuring Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates.
• Starting the Active Upgrade console.
• Understanding the Active Upgrade console.
Software Upgrade Support
Active Upgrade technology currently supports the installation of high-priority updates
(also known as hotfixes) for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. It
also supports the installation or upgrade of application software that meets the
following criteria:
• The application’s executable files, configuration files, and temporary files (for
example, cache files) reside on internal system disks that are mirrored with RDR.
• The application’s persistent data files reside on separate data disks, either internal
or external. (Data volumes that reside on the same physical disk as a system
volume are not supported.)
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