PowerConnect Cloud Upgrade
- Ben Bramley
Upgrade Steps for Non-Clustered Installations
Download the new PowerConnect Cloud package tarball file
Copy the tarball file to the target server where PowerConnect Cloud is running
scp powerconnect-cloud-x.x.x.tgz <target-server>:/tmp
Login to the target server as the PowerConnect user
Stop the PowerConnect Cloud agent
/opt/powerconnect/bin/powerconnect.sh stop
Backup the existing powerconnect folder
tar -cvpzf /<backup-folder>/powerconnect-backup.tar.gz -C /opt/powerconnect ./
Unpack the package to the PowerConnect folder
tar -zxvf powerconnect-cloud-x.x.x.tgz -C /opt/powerconnect
Switch to the PowerConnect folder
cd /opt/powerconnect
Make sure PowerConnect Cloud start script is executable
chmod +x bin/powerconnect.sh
Start PowerConnect Cloud
bin/powerconnect.sh start
Browse to http://<powerconnect-server>:3000 to access the PowerConnect Cloud web UI
Upgrade Steps for Clustered Installations
Download the new PowerConnect Cloud package tarball file
Copy the tarball file to the target servers where PowerConnect Cloud is running
scp powerconnect-cloud-x.x.x.tgz <target-server>:/tmp
Stop all members of the cluster before upgrading
Login to the target servers as the PowerConnect user
Stop the PowerConnect Cloud agent
/opt/powerconnect/bin/powerconnect.sh stopMake sure each cluster member is stopped before proceeding with the upgrade
Repeat the following steps for each cluster member
Backup the existing powerconnect folder
tar -cvpzf /<backup-folder>/powerconnect-backup.tar.gz -C /opt/powerconnect ./Unpack the package to the PowerConnect folder
tar -zxvf powerconnect-cloud-x.x.x.tgz -C /opt/powerconnectSwitch to the PowerConnect folder
cd /opt/powerconnectMake sure PowerConnect Cloud start script is executable
chmod +x bin/powerconnect.shStart PowerConnect Cloud
bin/powerconnect.sh startBrowse to http://<powerconnect-server>:3000 to access the PowerConnect Cloud web UI
Confirm all cluster members are visible in the PowerConnect Cloud web UI
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