Configuring rolling upgrades of DS-Clients

Working with DS-Client accounts : Configuring rolling upgrades of DS-Clients

Rolling upgrade is the process where software is developed continuously with updates which are released in between the major releases. These include hotfixes, patches, and service packs. These updates are compatible with earlier versions where a complete re-installation of the software is not required.

If your environment has multiple DS-Clients, and you want to upgrade them selectively in stages, you can do so in a controlled manner by performing a rolling upgrade.

Before you begin

• Ensure that all the required upgrade packages (hotfixes, patches, service packs, or upgrades) are in their corresponding folders in DS-System.

• Set the value of the AutoUpgrade parameter to -1. (On the Setup menu, click Advanced Configuration.)

To configure rolling upgrades of DS-Clients:

1. On the Setup menu, click Rolling Upgrade.

2. In the Rolling Upgrade dialog box, select the required DS-Clients for upgrade.

F1 Help: "Rolling Upgrade"

3. In the Select priority level box, select a priority level and click Apply Priority.

4. To set the priority level as the default priority level for new DS-Clients added to DS-System, select Add the default upgrade priority for all new DS-Clients added to the DS-System check-box.

5. In the Rolling upgrade period boxes, specify the time period during which the upgrade should run.

6. In the Define time difference between two priority levels box, specify the dates to specify the period during which the upgrade should be run in the Rolling upgrade period From... To... field.

NOTE: When specifying the rolling upgrade period and time interval between two priority levels, take into account the number of DS-Clients being upgraded and the size of the upgrade packages.

7. Click Save, and then click Close.

DS-Clients with auto-upgrade enabled will automatically download and apply the upgrade package from the DS-System. If a DS-Client with a priority level 1 is not upgraded for any reason and DS-Clients with a lower priority level are scheduled for an upgrade, the DS-Client with priority level 1 will be upgraded first.