Cisco Systems PGW 2200 Switch User Manual


 
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Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch Release 9.8 Software Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 5 Migrating to Solaris 10 and Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch Software Release 9.8
Cautions and Notes
The disks in the system must be at least 18 GB in size.
You (or the person doing the upgrade) must be an experienced Solaris system administrator. You
must be familiar with system administration tasks such as mounting file systems and running tar to
save and restore files.
Use Table 5-1 to determine the appropriate steps to upgrade your system.
Cautions and Notes
Before starting the upgrade, consider the following cautions and notes:
Caution Before starting the upgrade, make sure the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch software is shut down, and the
system administrator is logged in as root.
Caution Always start the migration or upgrade from the standby Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch host.
Caution Resolve any major alarms on the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch before proceeding with the upgrade or
migration.
Caution Do not make any provisioning changes to the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch during the upgrade to the
Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch software Release 9.8.
Caution When upgrading a redundant system, verify that the pom.dataSync parameter (located in
/opt/CiscoMGC/etc/XECfgParm.dat) is set to false on both Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch hosts in order
to maintain calls and preserve your configuration.
Table 5-1 Solaris 10 and Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch Release 9.8 Migration Conditions
Condition Action
If you are upgrading the disk drive but not
upgrading the software...
Follow the procedure in the “Replacing Hard Disks
on an Existing Solaris 10 Platform” section on
page 5-33.
If you are migrating from Solaris 8 to Solaris 10... You must install the Sun Solaris 10 Operating
System and Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch software
Release 9.8 on your Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch
platform.
If you are migrating from the old
Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch software releases to
Release 9.8(1)
See Table 5-2 to determine the migration
procedure.