11-11-2010 12:21 AM
Hi all
We are about to upgrade 5 x 4 RU VSMS (currently 6.2) and VSOM (installed at one of the VSMS ver 4.2) to the latest version.
I ve been through the documentation about installing and upgrading CVSM 6.3 but i'm not feeling comfortable enough in order to start the upgrade procedure.
First of all, is it safe to upgrade directly to 6.3 from 6.2?
Second, the current packages installed are:
Cisco_VSBWT-6.2.0-16d
Cisco_VSBase-6.2.0-15d
Cisco_VSDocs-6.2.0-15d
Cisco_VSDrivers-6.2.0-15d
Cisco_VSMS-6.2.0-15d
Cisco_VSOM-4.2.0-12
Cisco_VSRecorder-6.2.0-15d
Cisco_VSTools-6.2-15
Cisco_VSVM-6.2.0-15
As i understand, i need to uninstall each one of them and replace them with the new installation under version 6.3
And,what about mysql? Will the above procedure cause any unpredictable issues?
Last, it will be really handy if there was a procedure that would upgrade all the installed cameras centrally, instead of doing this to each one individually!
In general! Has anyone of you been through this procedure before? Any feedback,field notes are more than welcomed!
Looking forward for your replies!
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11-11-2010 05:36 AM
Hello,
You can most certainly upgrade from 4.2/6.2 directly to 6.3. The Installing and Upgrading document is good, and as long as it is followed precisely, you shouldn't run into any problems. I see failed or partially failed upgrade cases come in now and then, and almost everytime, it is because one of the serveral steps was overlooked. It is not hard to miss a step.
As you already know, you can find the upgrade manual here. Below are some tips that will hopefully give you a little more confidence to make the leap.
rpm -qa | grep -i cisco | xargs rpm -e
The above command will first list all rpms with cisco in the name (-i means case insensitive) and pass all the names to rpm -e which removes them all.
rpm -ivh Cisco_*.rpm
IMPORTANT: At this time you need to go back to the upgrade process. DO NOT proceed to step 7 of the installation steps. Remember, you are doing an upgrade ;- )
/etc/init.d/cisco start
When finished, I like to add two more commands for verification:
/etc/init.d/cisco status
vscheck
If there are any processes that aren't running after the first command, then try restarting them with the following command:
/etc/init.d/cisco restart
The vscheck command will show you the installed files and should now all show 6.3
I hope this helps you feel a little more comfortable with your upgrade.
Thanks,
Sean
11-11-2010 05:36 AM
Hello,
You can most certainly upgrade from 4.2/6.2 directly to 6.3. The Installing and Upgrading document is good, and as long as it is followed precisely, you shouldn't run into any problems. I see failed or partially failed upgrade cases come in now and then, and almost everytime, it is because one of the serveral steps was overlooked. It is not hard to miss a step.
As you already know, you can find the upgrade manual here. Below are some tips that will hopefully give you a little more confidence to make the leap.
rpm -qa | grep -i cisco | xargs rpm -e
The above command will first list all rpms with cisco in the name (-i means case insensitive) and pass all the names to rpm -e which removes them all.
rpm -ivh Cisco_*.rpm
IMPORTANT: At this time you need to go back to the upgrade process. DO NOT proceed to step 7 of the installation steps. Remember, you are doing an upgrade ;- )
/etc/init.d/cisco start
When finished, I like to add two more commands for verification:
/etc/init.d/cisco status
vscheck
If there are any processes that aren't running after the first command, then try restarting them with the following command:
/etc/init.d/cisco restart
The vscheck command will show you the installed files and should now all show 6.3
I hope this helps you feel a little more comfortable with your upgrade.
Thanks,
Sean
11-11-2010 06:52 AM
Hi Sean,
I must admit that your answer has exceeded my expectations !
I would like to thank you for spending your time answering to my doubts.
It's time to get ready then and proceed with the upgrade.
I will come back on this if anything unusual (i hope not) comes up!
Once more,thank you
01-04-2011 12:35 AM
Hi Sean,
Happy new year to everybody!
As i am preparing for the upgrade to 6.3.1 i still have some questions:
1) i'm downloading the required RPM file from cisco but i'm not able to find the 6.3.1 version of the following ones:
a) Cisco_VSBWT-6.2.0-16d
b)Cisco_VSBase-6.2.0-15d
c)Cisco_VSDocs-6.2.0-15d
d)Cisco_VSDrivers-6.2.0-15d
e)Cisco_VSRecorder-6.2.0-15d
f) Cisco_VSTools-6.2-15
2) I can only find the new versions for these:
Cisco_VSMS-6.2.0-15d
Cisco_VSOM-4.2.0-15
Cisco_VSVM-6.2.0-15
So, maybe the ones missing are not needed anymore or shall i use some older versions of them (such as 6.3) ???
Thanking you
01-04-2011 01:21 AM
Hello,
Cisco_VSMS-6.3.1-21d_sles10-sp1.zip contains the files below. Depending on your OS you can download the VSMS package from http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/release.html?mdfid=281550158&flowid=7133&softwareid=281933881&release=6.3.1&rellifecycle=&relind=AVAILABLE&reltype=latest
Cisco_Tomcat-6.0.18-2.noarch.rpm
Cisco_VSBase-6.3.1-21d-sles10-sp1-i686.rpm
Cisco_VSBWT-6.3.1-12.noarch.rpm
Cisco_VSDocs-6.3.1-21d-noarch.rpm
Cisco_VSDrivers-6.3.1-21d-sles10-sp1-i686.rpm
Cisco_VSMS-6.3.1-21d-sles10-sp1-i686.rpm
Cisco_VSRecorder-6.3.1-21d-sles10-sp1-i686.rpm
Cisco_VSTools-6.3.1-21.noarch.rpm
jre-6u17-linux-i586.rpm
MD5SUMS
upgrade_main.sh
vsm_install_upgrade.pdf
Best Regards
Necati Cehreli
01-04-2011 01:28 AM
Hi Necati,
That makes sense now, i will just download the VSMS-6.3.1-21d_sles10-sp1.zip along with the VSOM,VSVM rpr and initiate the upgrade!
Thank you for your prompt reply
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