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  3. Veritas NetBackup™ OpsCenter Administrator's Guide
  5. Installing OpsCenter
  7. About clustering OpsCenter
  9. Clustering OpsCenter on Windows
  11. Upgrading OpsCenter cluster on Windows
Veritas NetBackup™ OpsCenter Administrator's Guide

Upgrading OpsCenter cluster on Windows

Use the following procedure to upgrade OpsCenter cluster on Windows.

Note:

To upgrade to OpsCenter Server in a clustered mode, first install the OpsCenter Server on the active node and then on the passive nodes. Also, you need to install OpsCenter Server manually on all the nodes.

To upgrade OpsCenter cluster on Windows

  1. From the active node of the OpsCenter cluster that you want to upgrade, insert the OpsCenter DVD in the DVD drive.

    • If auto-run is enabled, the OpsCenter Installation Wizard appears.

    • If auto-run is not enabled, click Start > Run. On the Run dialog box, in the Open text box, type D:\Browser.exe and press Enter:

      Where D is the DVD drive.

      The OpsCenter Installation Wizard appears.

  3. On the OpsCenter Installation Wizard, click the Installation link.
  4. Click the OpsCenter Server Installation link to install OpsCenter server.
  5. Click Next.
  6. The Welcome panel of the Installation Wizard appears. The Installation Wizard detects an existing installation of OpsCenter Server on the system. Depending on the installed version, the following message may be displayed on the Welcome panel:

    The installer has detected that OpsCenter Server old_version is already installed on your system that will now be upgraded to new_version.

    Click Next to continue.

  7. Read the license agreement, check I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.

    You may opt to check or uncheck Participate in the NetBackup Product Improvement Program. This option is checked by default.

    If this option is checked, OpsCenter will automatically upload installation deployment and product usage information to the OpsCenter development and support teams in a secured manner. This data would be used to guide future product development and also analyze issues. For more information, refer to the About the NetBackup Product Improvement Program section in the NetBackup Installation Guide.

  8. Select Install a clustered OpsCenter Server to install OpsCenter Server in clustered mode. You need to install OpsCenter Server manually on each node of the cluster.

    This option is enabled if you have VCS installed.

  9. In the Installation Method section, click Typical to use the default settings and installation location. Typical is selected by default.

    Also compare the space that is required for installation with the actual space available in the installation directory.

    Note:

    The Custom option is disabled when you upgrade OpsCenter . You cannot customize the default settings, locations, or port numbers while upgrading from OpsCenter.

    Click Next.

  10. Specify a location for saving the old OpsCenter database. The default location is C:\Program Files\Symantec\OpsCenter_SavedData. Click Browse to specify a different location.

    In case the directory C:\Program Files\Symantec\OpsCenter_SavedData does not exist, you are prompted to create it. Click Yes to create the directory.

    Note:

    Ensure that the database location has adequate space by going through the Disk space requirements section on this page. A green checkmark appears in the Required column if there is adequate disk space.

  11. On the License Keys panel, enter the demo or permanent key that you have received with the purchase of OpsCenter and click Add Key.

    Note:

    You can also add the license keys from the OpsCenter console.

    See About managing licenses.

    The license keys that are already installed on the system are also displayed in the box that is shown on this panel. The license type information is also shown along with the key.

    More information about licenses is available.

    See About the OpsCenter licensing model.

  12. Click Next. The Import Authentication Settings panel is displayed.
  13. On the Import Authentication Settings panel.

    Do not import users

    Select this option if you do not want to import users from the earlier OpsCenter versions into OpsCenter database. Only default OpsCenter user is created who can logon to OpsCenter and reset passwords for all other existing passwords.

    Note:

    Starting from OpsCenter 7.6, Veritas Product Authentication Service (VxAT), which consists of Root Broker and Authentication Broker, is no longer a shared component and is installed along with OpsCenter server. This authentication service is very specific to OpsCenter and therefore, it is called OpsCenter AT.

    Import users

    Select this option if you want to import users from earlier OpsCenter versions into OpsCenter database.

    See About importing authentication settings during OpsCenter upgrade., for more details.

  14. Click Next. The Cluster Settings panel is displayed.
  15. On the Cluster Settings panel, enter the following information:

    Cluster Group Name

    This option is disabled.

    Virtual host Name

    This option is disabled.

    Virtual IP address

    This option is disabled.

    Subnet mask

    This option is disabled.

    Path to Shared data

    This option is disabled.

    Public Network

    Select LAN as a public network.

    You can select different public network for active and passive nodes.

  16. Click Next. The installer shows the summary of the settings that you have selected for OpsCenter Server installation.

    Check Save Summary to field to save the installation summary. Click Browse to save the installation summary in your preferred location.

  17. Click Install.

    The installer starts installing the OpsCenter Server software.

    Note:

    In clustered mode, the default OpsCenter database location on Windows is the following location on the shared drive:

    OpsCenter\Server\db

  18. After successful installation, you can view the OpsCenter console or view installation logs.
  19. Click Finish. Repeat this procedure for the passive nodes.

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