Deployment workflows
The new approach for upgrading the Resiliency Platform (Resiliency Manager and IMS) involves saving configuration to the data disk of the previous version virtual appliance and then attaching the data disk to a new, freshly deployed virtual appliance.
The Resiliency Platform virtual appliances would be created along with the OS disk. It is required to attach an existing data disk while upgrading the Resiliency Platform virtual appliances. While deploying the new virtual appliances, attach a new empty disk.
This approach is similar to that of deploying the Replication Gateway virtual appliance. It is now applicable to Resiliency Manager and IMS too. Once the disk is attached, the workflow for both the Resiliency Platform upgrade and bootstrap process is same.
Below is the deployment workflow introduced for Resiliency Manager and IMS virtual appliance:
Steps for deploying the new Resiliency Platform virtual appliances
- Download the virtual appliances and deploy the current version virtual appliances.
- After successfully deploying the appliances, attach an empty disk for the appliances. The required disk size for RM is minimum 100 GB and IMS is 40 GB.
- Power on the virtual appliances.
- Resiliency Platform validates the attached disk. Even after power on, the disk can be attached. You will be prompted to attach the disk if not attached.
- Start the bootstrap process to further continue with the configuration.
Steps for upgrading Resiliency Platform virtual appliances
- Download the virtual appliances and deploy the current version virtual appliances.
- After successfully deploying the appliances, attach all the existing data disks of the previous version appliances.
- Power on the virtual appliances.
- Resiliency Platform validates all the attached data disk. Even after power on, the disk can be attached. You will be prompted to attach the data disk if not attached.
- Start the bootstrap process followed by the upgrade process to further continue with the configuration.
Note:
Ignore any disk or filesystem related messages given by the operating system while executing the Resiliency Platform virtual appliance upgrade or deployment bootstrap process.
See About deploying the Resiliency Platform virtual appliances.