Product specifications

Managing the Engine
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Upgrading ISIS | 7500 Engine Components
On an ISIS | 7500 system, you can use the Engines page to upgrade the software for all Storage Managers and all
Switch Blades installed in an Engine and connected to the shared storage network. You can also upgrade individual
Storage Managers and switches.
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You might lose network connectivity temporarily when you upgrade Switch Blades while the upgrade process
reboots the switches.
To upgrade all Storage Managers and switches in an Engine:
1. In the Engine list, select the Engine to upgrade.
2. Do one of the following:
t Click Upgrade Blades.
t Click Upgrade Switches.
The Upgrade Storage Managers dialog box or the Upgrade Switch Blades dialog box opens.
3. Select the upgrade installer from the list in the right column.
The Command text box displays the location of the upgrade installer.
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Do not enter any text in the Command or Options fields except under the supervision of qualified Avid
support personnel. Doing so can result in system degradation and data loss.
4. Click Upgrade.
The ISIS Management Console installs the necessary upgrades for all Storage Managers or for all Switch
Blades for the selected Engine. You can monitor the progress of the upgrade either in the Details panel of the
Engine page or in the Avid ISIS System Monitor tool.
Upgrading Individual ISIS | 7500 Engine Components
You can upgrade individual Storage Managers and Switch Blades in the Engine page. You can also upgrade
Storage Managers by using the Storage Managers page and Switch Blades by using the Switch Blades page. For
more information on Storage Manager upgrades, see
“Upgrading Storage Managers” on page 39. For more
information on Switch Blade upgrades, see
“Upgrading ISIS | 7500 Switch Blades” on page 44.
To upgrade individual Storage Managers and switches in an Engine:
1. In the Details panel of the Engine page, do one of the following:
t Select the switch you want to upgrade.
t Select the Storage Manager you want to upgrade.
2. Click Upgrade.
The Upgrade Storage Elements dialog box or the Upgrade Switches dialog box opens.
3. Select the upgrade installer from the list in the right column.
The Command text box displays the location of the upgrade installer.
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Do not enter any text in the Command or Options fields except under the supervision of qualified Avid
support personnel. Doing so can result in system degradation and data loss.
4. Click Upgrade.