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Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:45:35 -0700
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
To: "Larry Scheer" <larry.scheer@onstor.com>
Subject: Re: Upgrade of Mightydog to 3.3
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All these "this step is no longer needed" really shows how far our
upgrade has come in the last year+.

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:32:22 -0700 "Larry Scheer"
<larry.scheer@onstor.com> wrote:

> I am looking at the upgrade procedures now. You want to do the
> software upgrade procedure and not the standalone procedure.
> 
>  
> 
> In that section step 5 is not needed. I am proposing instead of
> blindly doing a system copy all -i and waiting 20 - 30 minutes for
> that operation to complete customers do a system version -s and if
> the stanby flash has version 3.0 or later to proceed with the system
> upgrade -s (step 6)  If the standby flash has a release earlier than
> 3.0 the perform the system copy all -i.
> 
>  
> 
> Step 7 is not needed and should be eliminated. System upgrade has a
> built-in verification phase. A successful upgrade will have the
> message "Verification completed successfully." 
> 
>  
> 
> Step 8. Is needed and the command is: system reboot -y -s
> 
>  
> 
> The above command eliminates the need for step 9.
> 
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: John Rogers 
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 2:09 PM
> To: Dennis Arellano; dl-Cougar
> Subject: RE: Upgrade of Mightydog to 3.3
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks Dennis. I don't see in here any of the prerequisite steps.
> Probably because they haven't been completely determined. I would like
> to also know what th prerequisite stapes are and instructions on how
> to perform them. For example the fs version upgrade.
> 
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: Dennis Arellano 
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 2:03 PM
> To: John Rogers; dl-Cougar
> Subject: RE: Upgrade of Mightydog to 3.3
> 
>  
> 
> John,
> 
>  
> 
> Here is the current draft of the Upgrade Procedures in the Release
> Notes. This has not been reviewed. The Known Problems listing is
> incomplete. I am waiting on a decision regarding which defects will be
> published.
> 
>  
> 
> Dennis
> 
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: John Rogers 
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 1:27 PM
> To: dl-Cougar
> Subject: Upgrade of Mightydog to 3.3
> 
>  
> 
> We are looking good for a Saturday upgrade. I would like to have a
> documented upgrade procedure, a list of known defects, and a contact
> person that will be available during the upgrade should something go
> wrong.
> 
>  
> 
> John
> 
