Installing and upgrading HP Insight Management 7.2 on Windows Server 2012 Failover Clusters

White paper | HP Insight Management 7.2
76 | March 2013
• Upgrade directly from Insight Software 6.2 or a succeeding
release to Insight Management 7.2.
Complete the steps under Install Insight Management 7.2 Release
on the Secondary System followed by the steps under Install Insight
Management 7.2 Incremental Update and Insight Management
Software Patches on the Secondary System.
Install Insight Management 7.2 Release on the Secondary System.
h. Insert HP Insight Management DVD #1 into the DVD drive. If the DVD has an
AutoRun feature, the End User License agreement appears. If AutoRun is not
enabled on the primary system, execute autorun.exe from the DVD root
directory. Read the End User License agreement and continue following the
installation instructions.
i. Run the Insight Management Advisor to confirm that all the installation
requirements are met. Select Filter, and then Customize. Select the same
products that you chose on the primary system. Only select products which
are supported in a highly available environment. See Table 1 for the list of
Components supported in a highly available environment. Click OK and Run
Now.
Note that in testing for this paper, Insight Software Advisor reported
an erroneous result SQL Server does not exist or
access denied, which can be ignored.
j. When ready, select Run Insight Installer. The installer will mark the
components that are supported and suitable for your purpose. Review the list
of selected components. Click the Customize button to change the selection..
Select the same products that you chose on the primary system. Review the
list of supported components in a cluster environment.
Do not select those components that are not supported in a clustered
environment. See
Table 1 for the list of Components supported in a highly
available environment.
De-select HP Insight Control server deployment and HP Insight Remote
Support Advanced software if they are pre-selected because they are not
supported. Click Next. Depending on the components you choose, you may
need to configure parameters that are not described in the following steps.
See the ICG for instructions on how to configure these parameters.
k. Repeat Steps 3.i through 3.t of Upgrade the primary system.
Install Insight Management 7.2 Incremental Update and Insight Management Software
Patches on the Secondary System
l. If you installed an incremental update on the primary system, also install it on
the secondary system. See Appendix C: Applying Insight Management
Incremental Updates for more information about installing an update. See
How to run the Incremental Update Installer in Appendix C for details about
running the incremental installer.
m. If you installed Insight Management Software patches on the primary system,
also install them on the secondary system. See Appendix D: Applying Insight
Management Software Patches for more information about installing a patch.
That is the end of Secondary System upgrade.