Merging the System4-16 Express5800/320Fc: Active Upgrade™ User’s GuideMerging the system:• Stops your applications and services on the Production Side.• Merges system resources so that the network and application data disks becomeavailable to the Upgrade Side.• Restarts your applications (including the Active Upgrade console) from theUpgrade Side.To merge the system1. Verify that all installation processes are complete, and that you have exited anyinstallation programs.2. Optionally, terminate any Remote KVM or Remote Desktop sessions.N O T EYou can remain logged on to the Upgrade Side if you wantto maintain the current desktop session. After the merge,you will be using the Upgrade Side desktop.3. Verify that the upgrade state, as reported in the status bar, isProduction Side | Split | Ready.If the status is Busy, you must wait for the current task to complete. If it is Broken,you might need to abort the upgrade.4. Click Merge.N O T EYour screen might flicker and you might briefly lose controlof your keyboard and mouse as the system is merged.Depending on the complexity of your applications and the upgrade you performed, yourapplications should be back up and running in under a minute.After the merge process completes, the upgrade state isFault Tolerant | Merge | Ready, indicating that the system is currently merged and theupgrade is ready to be committed. You can test your applications to verify that theupgrade was successful.If the merge process fails the first time, you can click Retry to try again. If the problempersists, you can click Abort to abort the upgrade process, or see Troubleshooting forinformation about resolving the problem.
