Preparing for the Active Upgrade Process 2-1Chapter 2Preparing for the Active UpgradeProcess2-Preparing for the Active Upgrade process involves the following tasks:• Learning about the types of upgrades that the Active Upgrade process supports.• Learning about the prerequisites and recommendations for yourExpress5800/320Fc system.• Learning how the Active Upgrade console can control your critical applications.• Performing pre-upgrade tasks on your system, such as:• Installing the Active Upgrade console.• Configuring Windows Firewall for the Active Upgrade process.• Configuring a UPS-protected system for the Active Upgrade process.• Gathering information about your system.• Copying any software installation packages to the system before the upgradestarts.• Configuring Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates.• Starting the Active Upgrade console.• Understanding the Active Upgrade console.Software Upgrade SupportActive Upgrade technology currently supports the installation of high-priority updates(also known as hotfixes) for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Italso supports the installation or upgrade of application software that meets thefollowing criteria:• The application’s executable files, configuration files, and temporary files (forexample, cache files) reside on internal system disks that are mirrored with RDR.• The application’s persistent data files reside on separate data disks, either internalor external. (Data volumes that reside on the same physical disk as a systemvolume are not supported.)
