Step 3: Start the automatic bootstrap process
The upgrade process is divided into 3 major parts for all the virtual appliances in which the Prepare for upgrade is the first step. Detaching the data disk and attaching it to the new virtual appliance is the next step. The last step is to start automatic bootstrap process. Below are the steps:
Start the automatic bootstrap process
- While you are in the vSphere client, launch the web console of the RM appliance.
- On the login prompt, provide the default password. Change the password and repeat the same step on the other RM appliances.
- If the appliance detects a data disk from a previous version, you can see a screen showing the network configuration details. Confirm that these details correspond to the correct appliance and proceed to start the bootstrap process.
- Complete the bootstrap process. The upgrade process should start automatically.
- To upgrade the Resiliency Manager refer to Applying update on Resiliency Managers.
In case of multiple Resiliency Managers in the domain, the update needs to be applied on all the Resiliency Managers in synchronization.
Perform steps 1-5 on all the IMSs as well.
Note:
If you apply update to the Resiliency Manager, then you must apply update to the IMS as well. If you do not update the IMS, the IMS stops reporting data to the Resiliency Manager.
Once the RM and IMS virtual appliances are upgraded to latest version, the Replication Gateway needs to be replaced with the new Replication Gateway appliance. Refer See Steps to replace the Replication Gateway appliance.
For more information on upgrading Resiliency Managers, refer the section called “Applying update on Resiliency Managers”
More Information:
Step 1: Step 1: Prepare for upgrade
Step 2: Step 2: Upgrading the Resiliency Platform (Detach / attach the disk)
Apply updates: About applying updates to Resiliency Platform