Administrator Guide

Rolling Upgrade Process

Upgrading a Fluid Cache cluster can be performed by using the rolling upgrade procedure where an

existing VSA configuration is replaced with a new version 2.1.0 VSA on the ESXi host. The VSA

configuration is exported from an original v2.0.10 VSA to a new v2.1.0 VSA and then the cycle is repeated

for all nodes in the cluster.

Fluid Cache cluster Rolling upgrade includes the following steps:

1. Open a vSphere Client session to the vCenter Server on which Fluid Cache Cluster ESXi hosts are

mapped.

2. On each ESXi hosts in the cluster, deploy the 2.1.0 VSA appliance. To deploy the 2.1.0 VSA, perform

the following steps:

a. Go to File → Deploy OVF Template

The Deploy OVF Template window is displayed

b. In the Deploy OVF Template window, browse to the location of the VSA 2.1.0 OVA file and click

Next.

The OVF Template Details window is displayed

c. In the OVF Template Details window, click Next.

The Name and Location window is displayed.

d. In the Name and Location window, set a name for the VSA, and click Next.

The Storage window is displayed

e. Select a datastore and click Next.

The Disk Format window is displayed.

f. In the Disk Format window, select a provisioning method, and then click Next.

The Network Mapping window is displayed.

g. In the Network Mapping window, the following source networks must be configured to an

appropriate destination network.

h. Click Next.

The Ready to Complete window is displayed.

i. In the Ready to Complete window, review deployment settings, and then click Finish to start the

deployment.

3. Configure virtual functions for the newly deployed VSA 2.1.0. Perform the following steps to add the

virtual functions.

a. In the Add Hardware window, select PCI Device from the list of device types, and then click Next.

b. Select the same cache device configured for 2.0.10 from the drop-down list.

c. Click Next.

d. Repeat steps a to c for the Mellanox Virtual Function

e. In the Ready to Complete window, click Finish.

4. Export the 2.0.10 VSA configuration. Perform the following steps:

a. Open PowerShell, and run the following command:

.\fldc_vsa.exe export -1 <export location> -esx <ESXi host name> -esxu <

ESXi host user name> -vmg <VSA 2.0.10 IP Address>

b. Enter the ESXi host password.

c. If you see the following message, enter y.

There was a problem establishing a secure connection with the ESX host

This could happen if you are using an SSL certificate on the host that