Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 SP1 Cluster File System Installation Guide (5900-1510, April 2011)

If you want to upgrade CP server systems that use VCS or SFHA to 5.1 SP1, make
sure you upgraded all application clusters to 5.1 SP1. Then, upgrade VCS or SFHA
on the CP server systems.
About the different ways that you can upgrade
Symantec offers you several different ways to upgrade. You need to decide which
upgrade method best suits your environment, your expertise, and the downtime
required.
Table 10-1
Available upgrade methods
Methods available for upgradeUpgrade types and considerations
Script-based—you can use this to upgrade
for the supported upgrade paths
Web-based—you can use this to upgrade for
the supported upgrade paths
Manual—you can use this to upgrade from
the previous release
Response file—you can use this to upgrade
from the previous release
Typical upgrades—uses a Veritas provided
tool or you can perform the upgrade
manually. Requires some server downtime.
Script-based with some manual steps—you
can use this to upgrade from the previous
release
Phased upgrades—uses a Veritas provided
tool and some manual steps. Requires less
server downtime than a regular upgrade.
Note: Script- and Web-based upgrades ask for very similar system information
for upgrades.
Supported upgrade paths
The following tables describe upgrading to 5.1 SP1.
Preparing to upgrade Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System
About the different ways that you can upgrade
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