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Upgrading Your System to a Cluster Configuration 73
Performing a Rolling Upgrade
Before you perform a rolling upgrade:
• Ensure that your cluster nodes are running Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
• Backup your data and system states.
• Run the Check System Compatibility Wizard to determine if your cluster nodes are
configured with the appropriate resources to run Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition.
• Ensure that your cluster service account user privileges are set to
Act as part of operating system
.
Upgrading Node 1
1
Click the
Start
button and select
Programs
→
Administrative Tools
→
Cluster Administrator
.
2
In
Cluster Administrator
, click one of the nodes in the cluster.
The following steps refer to the node you selected as node 1.
3
Right-click a node and then click
Pause
.
4
Right-click a cluster group and then click
Move Group
.
The Cluster Group is moved and restarted on node 2.
5
Repeat step 4 for the remaining cluster groups.
6
Insert the
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
CD into the CD drive.
7
Double-click
Install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition.
The
Windows Setup Wizard
window appears.
8
Follow the instructions in the Windows Setup Wizard to upgrade your operating system.
NOTE: If you are running IIS World Wide Web Publishing service on your cluster node, this service
is disabled during the upgrade to protect your system.
9
Verify that the upgraded node is functioning correctly.
a
Click the
Start
button and select
Programs
→
Administrative Tools
→
Cluster
Administrator
.
b
Move one or more cluster resource groups from node 2.
c
Verify that the resource group(s) can be brought online.
d
Close
Cluster Administrator
.
10
Remove the
Enterprise Edition
CD from the CD drive.
11
Go to "Upgrading Node 2."
NOTE: After you upgrade node 1, your cluster is running two separate operating systems. Dell
recommends that you do not modify your cluster configuration—such as adding or removing cluster
nodes or resources—until you upgrade both cluster nodes.
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