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322 IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview
12.5 Active/Passive High Availability: Updates
For the initial release of the SDMC, you must update it by performing the
following steps:
1. The active node must be updated.
2. A manual failover must be performed.
3. The new active node that was previously passive must now be updated.
4. Another manual failover must be performed.
Updates only need to be downloaded once, as the update repository is mirrored
between the two SDMC nodes.
Both nodes should be updated in sequence in a timely fashion.
Updates will not take effect until the failover occurs.
A backup/snapshot should be taken of both nodes prior to updating the SDMC
nodes.
12.6 Active/Passive High Availability: Upgrades
For the initial release of the SDMC, you must upgrade it by performing the
following steps:
1. Download and select to install the upgrade on the active node (node A).
2. A manual failover must be performed after the Update Manager finishes
installing the upgrade. It is not active until node A is rebooted.
3. On the new active node (node B) that was previously passive, search for
updates (should be in the mirrored storage). Select to install them.
4. Reboot node A.
5. A second manual failover must be performed that will make node A active
again.
6. Reboot node B.
7. Collect software inventory for both nodes again.
The upgrade need only to be downloaded once, as the update repository is
mirrored between the two SDMC nodes.