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

About using the installer to upgrade when the root
disk is encapsulated
When you use the installer to upgrade from a previous version of SFCFS and the
system where you plan to upgrade has an encapsulated root disk, you may have
to unecapsulate it.
Table 10-3
Upgrading using installer when the root disk is encapsulated
Action requiredEnding versionStarting version
Do not unencapsulate. The
installer runs normally.
Reboot after upgrade.
5.1 SP14.x or 4.x MPx
Do not unencapsulate. The
installer runs normally.
Reboot after upgrade.
5.1 SP15.0 or 5.0 MPx or 5.0.1 or
5.0.1 RPx
Preparing to upgrade
Before you upgrade, you need to prepare the systems and storage. Review the
following procedures and perform the appropriate tasks.
Creating backups
Save relevant system information before the upgrade.
To create backups
1
Log in as superuser.
2
Before the upgrade, ensure that you have made backups of all data that you
want to preserve.
3
Copy the fstab file to fstab.orig:
# cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.orig
Preparing to upgrade Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System
About using the installer to upgrade when the root disk is encapsulated
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