Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Setup Guide

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Appendix A.5 Upgrading the version in a cluster system environment

This section describes the procedures for upgrading JP1/Software Distribution Manager in a cluster system environment. When upgrading JP1/Software Distribution added to a new version, the settings displayed in the dialog boxes are inherited from the previous version. Change these settings, as necessary.

Organization of this subsection
(1) If using Embedded RDB

(1) If using Embedded RDB

If you are using Embedded RDB, the databases being used by the running system and the standby system must be overwritten when upgrading the cluster system environment JP1/Software Distribution to a new version. The procedure to do this is outlined below.

To upgrade the version when using Embedded RDB:

  1. Place the following generic service resources in offline status.#
    • Asset Information Synchronous Service
    • Microsoft Internet Information Services
  2. Delete the settings for Registry Copy, a generic service resource of Remote Install Server.
  3. Place Remote Install Server generic service resources in offline status.
  4. Execute the command netmdb_stop.bat in the JP1/Software Distribution Manager installation target directory \BIN.
    Check the message to confirm that Embedded RDB has stopped.
  5. Place HiRDB/ClusterService_JN1 generic service resources in offline status.
  6. Execute the jamemb_dbstop.bat command in the JP1/Software Distribution installation target directory \jp1asset\exe.#
    Check the message to confirm that Embedded RDB has stopped.
  7. Place HiRDB/ClusterService_AM1 generic service resources in offline status.#
  8. Perform an overwrite installation of JP1/Software Distribution Manager in the running system server.
  9. Place HiRDB/ClusterService_JN1 generic service resources in online status.
  10. In Database Manager, execute the database upgrade from Upgrade database.
    In the Cluster system environment settings dialog box, enter the same values as you would when creating a new database.
  11. Place HiRDB/ClusterService_AM1 generic service resources in online status.#
  12. From the Start menu, choose Software Distribution Manager, Asset Information Manager, Setup, and then Database Manager. Then, execute the database upgrade from Upgrade the database.#
  13. Execute the command netmdb_stop.bat in the JP1/Software Distribution Manager installation target directory \BIN.
    Check the message to confirm that Embedded RDB has stopped.
  14. Place HiRDB/ClusterService_JN1 generic service resources in offline status.#
  15. Execute the jamemb_dbstop.bat command in the JP1/Software Distribution installation target directory \jp1asset\exe.#
    Check the message to confirm that Embedded RDB has stopped.
  16. Place HiRDB/ClusterService_AM1 generic service resources in offline status.#
  17. Working as the cluster system administrator, move the group and make its owner the standby system server.
  18. Perform an overwrite installation of JP1/Software Distribution Manager in the standby system server.
  19. Repeat steps 9 through 16 in the standby system.
  20. Working as the cluster system administrator, move the group and make its owner the running system server.
  21. Place the following generic service resources in offline status.
    • HiRDB/ClusterService_AM1#
    • HiRDB/ClusterService_JN1
    • Remote Install Server
  22. Enter the appropriate settings into the Remote Install Server generic service resource Registry Copy.
    Enter the settings as instructed in 11.1.2 Creating an environment that enables failover of JP1/Software Distribution.
  23. Place the following generic service resources in online status.#
    • Microsoft Internet Information Services
    • Asset Information Synchronous Service

#: These tasks are required if you are using Asset Information Manager Subset.