Administrator Guide

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5. Shutdown the 2.0.10 VSA after the export operation is complete.
6. Power on the VSA 2.1.0, and in the console, enter the following:
a. Enter the default user name and password.
b. Enter the same Appliance IP address, Subnet Mask, Primary DNS IP, and the Secondary DNS IP
used for 2.0.10 VSA.
7. Restart the VSA 2.1.0.
8. Import the configuration file that you have exported to the newly deployed VSA 2.1.0. To import the
file, run the following command.
.\fldc_vsa.exe import -1 <location of the configuration file> –esxu <user
name>
NOTE: Before you run the import command, ensure that you have entered the correct
directory path (represented by IP address name of the 2.0.10 guest appliance) that contains the
appropriate configuration file.
9. Restart the virtual machine.
10. Ensure the newly added VSA 2.1.0 rejoins the cluster by checking the Fluid Cache status web page.
11. Change the startup order to automatically power on the VSA 2.1.0 virtual machine. To change the
order, perform the following steps:
a. Click the Configuration tab.
b. Select Virtual Machine Startup / Shutdown under Software.
c. Click Properties in the upper-right corner of the window.
d. In the Startup Order categories, under Automatic, move the newly added 2.1.0 VSA to power on
first, and then move the 2.0.10 VSA to power on manually.
e. Ensure the Startup and Shutdown Delays are set to 0 seconds for the newly added 2.1.0 VSA.
12. Ensure the VSA 2.1.0 storage paths are active. To verify, perform the following steps:
a. Log in to the vSphere Client and select a server from the inventory panel.
b. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Storage in the Hardware panel.
c. Click Devices under View.
d. Select the required storage devices and view the paths.
13. Repeat steps 2 to 12 these steps for all the other hosts.
14. After all of the VSAs have been upgraded and the cluster is healthy you can delete the original v2.0.10
VSAs.
Upgrading Fluid Cache Cluster host components
Prerequisites for Upgrading Fluid Cache Host
Before upgrading the ESXI host, verify the following:
1. Ensure that only one Fluid Cache appliance is running on the ESXi host.
2. Ensure that the Fluid Cache cluster is in healthy state. To verify the state, go to the Overview page of
the Fluid Cache web page and verify the following:
For more information on the Fluid Cache web page, see Understanding Fluid Cache Web Page
a. In the Status section, ensure that the Cluster State is Active.
b. In the Peer CFMs section, ensure that the peer CFMS status are online.
c. In the Metadata Server Stats, ensure that all the Metadata Servers are online.
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