Cisco DCNM Installation and Upgrade Guide for SAN Deployment, Release 11.1(1)

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Cisco DCNM Installation and Upgrade Guide for SAN Deployment, Release 11.1(1)

Chapter Title

Upgrading Cisco DCNM

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Updated:
December 19, 2018

Chapter: Upgrading Cisco DCNM

Upgrading Cisco DCNM

This section includes instructions for upgrading your Cisco DCNM Appliance installation in the following scenarios:

The following table summarizes the upgrade options for Cisco DCNM Release .

Adhere to the following password requirements. If you do not comply with the requirements, the DCNM application might not function properly:

  • It must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least one alphabet and one numeral.

  • It can contain a combination of alphabets, numerals, and special characters.

  • Do not use any of these special characters in the DCNM password for all platforms:

    <SPACE> & $ % ‘ “ ^ = < > ; :

However, after the upgrade, since Postgres DBMS is restored from the backup that is taken on DCNM 10.4(2), you must logon to the Cisco DCNM Web UI using the password used on DCNM Release 10.4(2) appliance.

This chapter contains the following:

Retaining the CA Signed Certificate

Perform this procedure if you need to retain the CA signed SSL Certificate after upgrade.

Note that if you change the keystore password or alias, you need to update it in the standalone-san.xml document located at:

<DCNM_install_root>\dcm\wildfly-10.1.0.Final\standalone\configuration\standalone-san.xml

Update the password in the keystore tag and alias:

<keystore key-password>="fmserver_1_2_3 key-alias="updated-key-alias" keystore-password="updated-password" path="<DCNM_install_root>\dcm\wildfly-10.1.0.Final\standalone\configuration\fmserver.jks">

Procedure

Step 1

Backup the signed certificate from the location:

  • For Windows: <DCNM_install_root>\dcm\wildfly-10.1.0.Final\standalone\configuration\fmserver.jks

  • For Linux: <DCNM_install_root>/dcm/wildfly-10.1.0.Final/standalone/configuration/fmserver.jks

Step 2

Upgrade to Cisco DCNM Release 11.1(1).

Step 3

After upgrade, copy the certificate to the same location on the upgraded version of the Cisco DCNM.

Note 
You must load the certificates to the same location as mentioned in Step 1.
Step 4

Restart the DCNM Services.

Upgrading Cisco DCNM on Windows

Upgrading Cisco DCNM Windows using GUI

Procedure

Step 1

Stop the DCNM services.

Step 2

Run the Cisco DCNM software for Release executable file.

Upgrade Notification window appears
Step 3

Click OK to begin the upgrade.

Step 4

Click Done after the upgrade is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically.

Upgrading Cisco DCNM Windows Federation using GUI


Note
Ensure that both primary and secondary database properties are same.

Procedure

Step 1

Stop both the primary and secondary DCNM services.
Step 2

On the primary server, run the Cisco DCNM Release executable file.

Upgrade notification window appears.
Step 3

Click OK to begin the upgrade.

Step 4

On the primary server, click Done after the upgrade is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the primary server.
Step 5

On the secondary server, perform run the Cisco DCNM Release executable file.

Upgrade notification window appears.
Step 6

Click OK to begin the upgrade.

Step 7

On the secondary server, click Done after the upgrade is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the secondary server.

Upgrading Cisco DCNM Windows through Silent Installation


Note
Cisco DCNM supports Silent installation and upgrade only on Local Authorization mode and not on Remote Authorization mode.

Procedure

Step 1

Stop the DCNM services.
Step 2

Open the installer.properties file and update the following properties:

INSTALLATION_TYPE=UPGRADE
USE_EXISTING_DB=TRUE

ORA_DB_PATH=C:\\oraclexe\\app\\oracle\\product\\10.2.0\\server
#---------------Use Existing Oracle--------------
DCNM_DB_URL=jdbc\:oracle\:thin\:@<ip_address_of_oracle_machine>\:1521\:XE
DCNM_DB_NAME=XE
SELECTED_DATABASE=oracle
DCNM_DB_USERNAME=oracledbadmin1
DCNM_DB_USER_PASSWORD=oracledbadmin1
Step 3

Go to the directory where you downloaded the Cisco DCNM software and run the appropriate installer by using the following command:

dcnm-release.exe -i silent -f <path_of_installer.properties>

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start after the upgrade is complete.

You can check the status of the upgrade in the Task Manager process.

Upgrading Cisco DCNM Windows Federation through Silent Installation


Note
Cisco DCNM supports Silent installation and upgrade only on Local Authorization mode and not on Remote Authorization mode.

Note
Ensure that both primary and secondary database properties are same.

Procedure

Step 1

Stop both the primary and secondary DCNM services.
Step 2

On the primary server, open the installer.properties file and update the following properties:


INSTALLATION_TYPE=UPGRADE
USE_EXISTING_DB=TRUE
Step 3

Go to the directory where you downloaded the Cisco DCNM software and run the appropriate installer by using the following command:

dcnm-release.exe -i silent -f <path_of_installer.properties>

You can check the status of the upgrade in the Task Manager process.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the primary server.
Step 4

On the secondary server, open the installer.properties file and update the following properties:

INSTALLATION_TYPE=UPGRADE
USE_EXISTING_DB=TRUE

ORA_DB_PATH=C:\\oraclexe\\app\\oracle\\product\\10.2.0\\server
#---------------Use Existing Oracle--------------
DCNM_DB_URL=jdbc\:oracle\:thin\:@<ip_address_of_oracle_machine>\:1521\:XE
DCNM_DB_NAME=XE
SELECTED_DATABASE=oracle
DCNM_DB_USERNAME=oracledbadmin1
DCNM_DB_USER_PASSWORD=oracledbadmin1
Step 5

Go to the directory where you downloaded the Cisco DCNM software and run the appropriate installer by using the following command:

dcnm-release.exe -i silent -f <path_of_installer.properties>

You can check the status of the upgrade in the Task Manager process.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the secondary server.

Upgrading Cisco DCNM on Linux

Upgrading Cisco DCNM Linux using GUI

Procedure

Step 1

Stop the DCNM services.
Step 2

Run the Cisco DCNM software for Release executable file.

Upgrade Notification window appears
Step 3

Click OK to begin the upgrade.

Step 4

Click Done after the upgrade is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically.

What to do next

After you upgrade from Cisco DCNM Release 11.2(1) on Linux Standalone server, ensure that you clear the browser cache and Java console cache before you launch the Web UI and download the SAN Client. The Java console remembers the previous version of the SAN client data. If you do not clear Java console cache, you will not be able to use the latest downloaded SAN Client.

Upgrading Cisco DCNM Linux Federation using GUI


Note
Ensure that both primary and secondary database properties are same.

Procedure

Step 1

Stop both the primary and secondary DCNM services.
Step 2

On the primary server, run the Cisco DCNM Release executable file.

Upgrade notification window appears.
Step 3

Click OK to begin the upgrade.

Step 4

On the primary server, click Done after the upgrade is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the primary server.
Step 5

On the secondary server, perform run the Cisco DCNM Release executable file.

Upgrade notification window appears.
Step 6

Click OK to begin the upgrade.

Step 7

On the secondary server, click Done after the upgrade is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the secondary server.

Upgrading Cisco DCNM Linux through Silent Installation


Note
Cisco DCNM supports Silent installation and upgrade only on Local Authorization mode and not on Remote Authorization mode.

Note

You must use the same database for Release as in the existing DCNM set up.

Procedure

Step 1

Stop the DCNM services.
Step 2

Open the installer.properties file and update the following properties: 

INSTALLATION_TYPE=UPGRADE
USE_EXISTING_DB=TRUE
Step 3

Go to the directory where you downloaded the Cisco DCNM software and run the appropriate installer by using the following command:

dcnm-release.bin -i silent -f <path_of_installer.properties>

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start after the upgrade is complete.

You can check the status of the upgrade process by using the following command: ps -ef | grep ‘LAX’ . The prompt will return after the silent install is complete.

Upgrading Cisco DCNM Linux Federation through Silent Installation


Note
Cisco DCNM supports Silent installation and upgrade only on Local Authorization mode and not on Remote Authorization mode.

Note
Ensure that both primary and secondary database properties are same as in the previous Release set up.

Procedure

Step 1

Stop both the primary and secondary DCNM services.
Step 2

On the primary server, open the installer.properties file and update the following properties: 


INSTALLATION_TYPE=UPGRADE
USE_EXISTING_DB=TRUE
Step 3

Go to the directory where you downloaded the Cisco DCNM software and run the appropriate installer by using the following command:

dcnm-release.bin -i silent -f <path_of_installer.properties>

You can check the status of the upgrade process by using the following command: ps -ef | grep ‘LAX’ . The prompt will return after the silent install is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the primary server.
Step 4

On the primary server, click Done after the upgrade is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the primary server.
Step 5

On the secondary server, open the installer.properties file and update the following properties:

INSTALLATION_TYPE=UPGRADE
USE_EXISTING_DB=TRUE
Step 6

Go to the directory where you downloaded the Cisco DCNM software and run the appropriate installer by using the following command:

dcnm-release.bin -i silent -f <path_of_installer.properties>

You can check the status of the upgrade process by using the following command: ps -ef | grep ‘LAX’ . The prompt will return after the silent install is complete.

The Cisco DCNM Release services will start automatically on the secondary server.

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