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/SUP22_Worksheets.zip.
  3. Back up your existing installation. See Backup and Recovery of Unwired Platform in System Administration.
  4. Make sure all applications on any Unwired Server that you are upgrading have domain assignments. See Ensuring That Applications Have Domain Assignments.
Task
  1. Preparing for the First Data Tier Upgrade
    Shut down Unwired Platform services on cluster nodes in an exact sequence and take cluster resources offline on 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
    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: Upgrading