Upgrading a Standard Microsoft Failover Cluster

Shut down the Unwired Platform components in the cluster, then upgrade those nodes in a precise sequence.

Prerequisites
  1. Verify that all nodes in your Unwired Platform cluster are at the same version.
  2. Complete the worksheet for your chosen scenario. Obtain the Excel workbook file with the scenario worksheets by clicking: ../misc/SMP23_Worksheets.zip.
  3. Back up your existing installation. See Backup and Recovery of SAP Mobile Platform in System Administration.
Task
  1. Preparing for the First Data Tier Upgrade
    Shut down Sybase Unwired Platform version 2.2.x services on cluster nodes in an exact sequence, take cluster resources offline on the active node, and make sure the first data tier is the active node.
  2. Upgrading the First Data Tier
    Run the Runtime installer on the system where the first data tier to be upgraded is located.
  3. Preparing for the Second Data Tier Upgrade
    Make the passive node active, go to the desktop of that node, and ensure that cluster resources are offline.
  4. Upgrading the Second Data Tier
    Run the Runtime installer on the system where the second data tier to be upgraded is located.
  5. Preparing for Unwired Server Upgrades
    Bring data tier services back online.
  6. Upgrading Unwired Server 2.2.x to SAP Mobile Server 2.3 SP04
    Upgrade all of the Unwired Server nodes in your cluster.
  7. Verifying the Upgraded Cluster
    When you have completed upgrading and verifying all the individual cluster nodes, verify the functionality of the full cluster to ensure that the upgrade process has been completely successful.
Parent topic: Performing an Upgrade From Sybase Unwired Platform 2.2.x to SAP Mobile Platform 2.3 SP04