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Exalogic Virtual: Upgrade Kit for 2.0.6.3.x to 2.0.6.4.0 Upgrade (Doc ID 2746710.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 10, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software - Version 2.0.6.3.201020 to 2.0.6.3.201020
Linux x86-64
Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software - Version 2.0.6.3.201020 to 2.0.6.3.201020
Linux x86-64
Oracle Virtual Server x86-64










Purpose

This document provides a detailed step-by-step procedure to perform an upgrade on Exalogic Virtual racks running Oct 2020 PSU or higher to 2.0.6.4.0. This upgrade involves the following high-level steps:

Note: The upgrade involves reimaging of compute nodes to 2.0.6.4.0 and an upgrade of UEK2 kernel to UEK4 on all OL6-based vServers (including Control vServer and Guest vServers). This procedure does not modify the firmware/software on NM2 switches or ZFS storage appliance from pre-upgrade level.

Scope

The upgrade procedure in this MOS Note only applies to Exalogic Virtual racks running October 2020 PSU (2.0.6.3.201020) or higher 2.0.6.3.x PSU.

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In this Document
Purpose
Scope
Details
 Run pre-requisite checks before starting upgrade
 Prepare to Upgrade
 Stage the Upgrade kit bundle on cn01
 Run Upgrade steps
 Step 0: Setup
 CHECKING OVERALL STATUS OF UPGRADE
 Step 1: Prerequisite Check
 Step 2: Backup Compute Node Configuration
 Step 3: Setup a PXE vServer
 Step 4: Upgrade Compute Node
 Step 4.a. Pre-Image
 Step 4.a.i. Pre-Image: Pre-Image Check
 Step 4.a.ii. Pre-Image: Guest VM Upgrade
 Step 4.a.iii. Pre-Image: Mark Guest VM Upgrade as Completed
 Step 4.b. Image
 Step 4.c. Post-Image
 Step 4.d. Mark Complete
 Step 5: Apply UEK4 Kernel Patch to Control Stack
 Backup the Control Stack first
 Proceed to Upgrade the Control Stack to UEK4
 Step 6: Shutdown Control Stack
 Step 7: Startup Control Stack on 2.0.6.4.0 compute nodes
 Step 8: Setup PXE Server on OVS 3.4.4 compute node
 Step 9: Create ELLC Mount Points
 Step 10: Upgrade remaining Compute Nodes
 Running Upgrade steps.
 Step 10.a. Pre-Image
 Step 10.a.i. Pre-Image: Pre-Image Check
 Step 10.a.ii. Pre-Image: Guest VM Upgrade
 Step 10.a.iii. Pre-Image: Mark Guest VM Upgrade as Completed
 Step 10.b. Image
 Step 10.c. Post-Image
 Step 10.d. Mark Complete
 Step 11: Shutdown PXE vServer
 Step 12: Shutdown Control vServers
 Step 13: Start Control vServers on cn01 and cn02
 Step 14: Clean up
 Run Post-upgrade steps
 Known Issues
References

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