4.1.0 HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server administration guide (T5392-96074, October 2010)

• If you need to reboot the machine, all of the instances will be affected.
Upgrade procedure
To perform the upgrade, complete these steps:
1. Move the Virtual SQL Server (VSQL) associated with the instance to maintenance
mode. Select the Virtual SQL Server on the PolyServe Management Console,
right-click, and select Maintain.
2. If the instance being upgraded is disabled on any backup nodes, select the
instance on the PolyServe Management Console, right-click, and select Enable
before proceeding.
3. Upgrade the SQL instance on the backup node.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each backup Virtual SQL Instance.
5. Upgrade the instance on the primary node.
6. Return the Virtual SQL Server to operational mode. Select the Virtual SQL Server
associated with the instance on the PolyServe Management Console, right-click,
and select Operate.
Multiple instance upgrades
You may want to perform a multiple-instance upgrade on consolidated servers that
hold many instances. These servers typically use one of the configurations described
earlier and the same general procedures can be used. However, you should be
aware of the following:
• A manual upgrade will probably necessitate a reboot, which will affect all of the
instances on the server. To avoid this, we recommend that you use an unattended
install, which does not require a reboot.
• Because the instances have a shared location, during the upgrade there can be
more than one version of SQL Server on the machine.
General machine upgrades
This procedure applies to the following types of upgrades:
• Operating system, include service packs and hotfixes
• Firmware
• Third-party software
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