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Veritas Access Appliance Upgrade Guide

Last Published: 2024-01-15

Product(s): Appliances (8.1)

Platform: Veritas 3340,Veritas 3350

Introduction
Performing pre-upgrade tasks
Upgrading the Access Appliance
1. Downloading the appliance software release updates
  1. Downloading software updates directly to an Access Appliance node
  2. Downloading software updates to an Access Appliance node using a client share
2. Upgrading Access Appliance
  1. Installing an appliance software update on the Access Appliance
  2. Reviewing the license requirements
Post upgrade tasks

Upgrading Access Appliance

The following table summarizes the steps that you need to complete to upgrade the Access Appliance:

Table: Upgrade roadmap

Task	Description
Complete the pre-upgrade tasks.	Run the preupgrade tasks manually. See Performing manual preupgrade tasks. Review the guidelines if continuous replication is configured. See Performing preupgrade tasks when replication is configured. If you are upgrading from version 7.4.3 or 7.4.3.x to version 8.1, you can optionally run a check to determine if the appliance is ready for an upgrade before starting the upgrade process. See Running the preupgrade check for appliance versions 7.4.3 and 7.4.3.x.
Download the software upgrade package.	For a rolling upgrade or a parallel upgrade, download the software package to one of the nodes in the cluster. For a node-by-node upgrade, download the software upgrade package to each node that you want to upgrade. See Downloading software updates directly to an Access Appliance node. See Downloading software updates to an Access Appliance node using a client share.
Install the software update.	For a rolling upgrade or a parallel upgrade, install the software update on the node where you downloaded the upgrade package. For a node-by-node upgrade, install the software update on each node that you want to upgrade. See Installing an appliance software update on the Access Appliance.
Review the licensing requirements.	Ensure that you comply with the product licensing requirements after upgrading the appliance. See Reviewing the license requirements.
Complete post upgrade tasks	Review and complete any required or recommended tasks. See Renewing internal certificate.