Scenario—Site A at HXDP 3.0 and Site B at HDXP 2.6
The following terms and abbreviations are used:
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Site A—Source cluster
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Site B—Target cluster
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dr_cleanup tool—Contact Cisco TAC to obtain this tool available in the 3.0 internal support package.
Prerequisites
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Before upgrading make sure, there are no VMs or groups in Recovered or Halted state.
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If the VMs are in Halted State, recover and unprotect the VMs or groups.
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If the VMs are in Recovered state, then unprotect the VMs or groups.
Step |
Site A |
Site B |
Result |
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1. |
At HXDP version 2.6 or lower. |
At HXDP version 2.6 or lower. |
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2. |
Upgrade to HXDP 3.0. |
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3. |
Before upgrading Site B, if a disaster happens on Site A. |
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Workloads are now running on Site B. |
4. |
Restore Site A. After Site A is restored, do the following:
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Sites are unpaired. |
5. |
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Upgrade to HXDP 3.0. |
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6. |
Pair the sites. |
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Site A and Site B can now be re-paired and workloads can be protected. |