Perform client initiated upgrade with VxUpdate
Manually initiate deployment jobs when you are logged into the server locally and want to force an immediate update. You can also use a deployment job to initiate an immediate upgrade for emergency binaries.
Among the reasons for a client initiated upgrade using VxUpdate is mission critical systems with specific maintenance windows. One example of these systems is database servers with limited available down time.
To perform client initiated upgrade manually from the administration console
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, navigate to NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Clients
- In the right pane, right-click the client that you want to upgrade. Select Upgrade Host.
- In the Upgrade Host dialog box, update the following fields:
Package: Select the package that you want to deploy from the drop-down menu.
Type: Select the deployment type from the drop-down menu.
Precheck
Note:
The precheck schedule type does not exist for EEB packages.
Stage
Install
Media server: Specify the media server from drop-down.
The media server must be version NetBackup 8.1.2 or later. Since the repository resides on the primary server, the primary server is the default value for the media server field.
Selected hosts: Displays the list of selected hosts.
You can also perform client initiated upgrade using the command line option. For more information, refer Perform client initiated upgrade with VxUpdate section within the NetBackup Upgrade Guide.