Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.19 Release Notes, October 2009 (T1907-90051)

Performing a Rolling Upgrade Using DRD
CAUTION: All the limitations listed in Appendix A of Using Serviceguard Extension
for RAC also apply to a rolling upgrade with DRD. In addition, there are special
conditions that apply to upgrading a system to Serviceguard A.11.19. You should read
the entire section on “Rolling Software Upgrades” in Appendix A of Using Serviceguard
Extension for RAC, and the corresponding section of Appendix D in the latest version
of Managing Serviceguard, before you proceed.
Limitations of Rolling Upgrades using DRD
CAUTION: Stricter limitations apply to an upgrade to A.11.19; do not proceed with
an upgrade to A.11.19 until you have read and understood the “Special Considerations
for Upgrade to Serviceguard A.11.19” in Appendix D of the latest version of Managing
Serviceguard.
IMPORTANT: Not all paths that are supported for upgrade are supported for an
upgrade using DRD, and there are additional requirements and restrictions for paths
that are supported.
Do not proceed until you have read the “Announcements”, “Compatibility”, and
“Installing Serviceguard” sections of the latest version of the Serviceguard release notes
and the corresponding sections of these SGeRAC release notes, made sure your cluster
meets the current requirements, and taken any necessary preparation steps as instructed
in the release notes.
You must also make sure you have read and understood the “Restrictions for DRD
Upgrades” (page 17).
In addition, all the limitations for rolling upgrades listed in Appendix A of Using
Serviceguard Extension for RAC also apply to rolling upgrades using DRD. You should
also read the section on “Rolling Software Upgrades” in that Appendix before you
proceed.
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