Re: [cciug] 4.0 upgrade question

From: Paul D. Smith (pausmith@nortelnetworks.com)
Date: Tue Feb 22 2000 - 16:05:54 EST


%% Scott Mackillip <mmackill@aud.alcatel.com> writes:

  sm> Does anyone see any reason that I need to do all the machines in one
  sm> weekend? I plan on upgrading the registry server within two weeks or so,
  sm> and the first VOB server will follow within two weeks of that. However,
  sm> the view server(s) and any clients will be (potentially) a few months
  sm> later.

  sm> comments?

  sm> Gotchas?

Once a view server is upgraded to 4.0, it can no longer see 3.x VOBs.
So, if you don't do _all_ your VOB servers before you start the view
servers, make _sure_ that people using the upgraded view servers
absolutely will not need any of the un-upgraded VOBs.

You will even see lots of (non-fatal) errors during rmview, etc. if the
older VOBs are mounted on the upgraded view servers.

Another thing we just discovered: a 4.0 system cannot setview or
startview a view hosted on a 3.x view server... and also a 4.0 view
server cannot winkin unpromoted DOs from a 3.x view, even though the VOB
is 4.0! That's a real drag: it puts a serious crimp in any kind of
localized live testing :-/. So, if you do much view sharing/winkin
you'll pretty much need to upgrade all the view servers at the same
time.

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