19.0 Upgrade Checklist

Use the upgrade checklist in this section to plan your Cloud Manager upgrade.

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Preparation and Upgrade Tasks

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  1. Back up the CMAS cloudmanager database instance.

Section 20.1, Backing Up the PostgreSQL Database

  1. (Optional) Back up the CMAS components, including custom files you might have created for it.

Section 20.2, Backing Up the Application Server Components and Custom Files

  1. Install the upgrade package for Application Server.

Section 20.3, Install the Cloud Manager Package

  1. Configure the updated Application Server.

Section 20.4, Running the Cloud Manager Configuration Script

  1. Ensure that you understand the planning requirements for the CMOS upgrade.

Section 21.0, Orchestration Components Upgrade Overview

  1. Back up the CMOS components.

Section 22.1, Backing Up Orchestration Components Prior to Upgrading

  1. Check the current version of CMOS components running in your Cloud Manager system.

Section 22.2, Checking the Current Version of Cloud Manager Orchestration Components

  1. Ensure that all running jobs are complete and take a snapshot of the current configuration of the Orchestration Server.

Section 22.3, Snapshotting the Existing Orchestration Server Installation

  1. Install the upgrade packages for Orchestration components:

    • Orchestration Server

    • Orchestration Console

    • Orchestration Agent

    • Monitoring Server

    • Monitoring Agent

Section 22.4, Upgrading Orchestration Components

  1. Configure the updated Orchestration components.

Section 22.5, Configuring the Upgraded Orchestration Components

  1. Configure the remote audit database.

Section 22.6, Configuring the Remote Audit Database after Orchestration Components Are Upgraded

  1. Run Discovery on VM Hosts and Images.

Section 22.7, Running Discovery on VM Hosts and Images

  1. Update resource pool data on the Cloud Manager Application Server.

Section 20.5, Using the Configurator Tool to Update Resource Pool Data on the Cloud Manager Application Server