Overview

Overview

Cisco HX Data Platform upgrade for clusters running on Microsoft Hyper-V is completed one node at a time in HX Connect UI. The following table provides a summary of the automated steps that DO NOT require manual intervention.

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Step

Result

1

Pre-upgrade validations

2

Enter HX Connect Maintenance Mode

  • Pause the Failover Cluster node that in addition triggers Live migration of clustered VMs.

  • Stop the storfs service on the controller VM.

3

Upgrade

  • Upgrade storfs packages in the controller VM.

  • Reboot the controller VM.

4

Exit Maintenance Mode

  • Start the storfs service on the controller VM.

  • Resume Failover Cluster Node that will trigger failback for the clustered VMs in Step #2.