Upgrade Guide with ISO and Template¶
Important
For VOSS-4-UC release 20.1.1, refer to the VOSS-4-UC 20.1.1 Release Changes and Impact document for details on model and workflow changes. Customizations related to these changes may be affected.
From Release 19.2.1 onwards, the minimum RAM hardware requirements for all unified nodes is 16GB.
Refer to the topic on Memory (RAM) Increase for Large End User Capacity in the Platform Guide for steps to upgrade your virtual machine.
When upgrading from any of the following versions, first obtain and apply the patch corresponding to your version from
https://voss.portalshape.com > Downloads > VOSS-4-UC > [version_number] > patches:
version numbers:
- 19.1.2 -
EKB-3853-19.1.2_patch
- 19.2.1 -
EKB-3853-19.2.1_patch
- 19.3.1 -
EKB-3853-19.3.1_patch
- 19.3.2 -
EKB-3853-19.3.2_patch
- 19.1.2 -
Note
Normal operations will be interrupted during an upgrade. Carry out the upgrade in a maintenance window. Refer to the type of upgrade for details on the upgrade duration.
Upgrade Planning¶
Multinode Upgrade¶
- Upgrade a Multinode Environment with the ISO and Template
- Download Files and Check (Prior to Maintenance Window)
- Security and Health Check Steps (Prior to Maintenance Window)
- Schedules, Transactions and Version Check (Maintenance Window)
- Pre-Upgrade Steps (Maintenance Window)
- Upgrade (Maintenance Window)
- Post-Upgrade, Security and Health Steps (Maintenance Window)
- Database Filesystem Conversion (if required, Maintenance Window)
- Database Schema Upgrade (Maintenance Window)
- Template Upgrade (Maintenance Window)
- Post Template Upgrade Tasks (Maintenance Window)
- Restore Schedules (Maintenance Window)
- Release Specific Updates (Maintenance Window)
- Log Files and Error Checks (Maintenance Window)
- Upgrading from 18.1.3 to 20.1.1 - summary
Standalone Upgrade¶
- Upgrade a Standalone Environment with the ISO and Template
- Download Files and Check (Prior to Maintenance Window)
- Security and Health Steps standalone (Prior to Maintenance Window)
- Schedules, Transactions and Version Check (Maintenance Window)
- Pre-Upgrade Steps standalone (Maintenance Window)
- Upgrade standalone (Maintenance Window)
- Post-Upgrade, Security and Health Steps standalone (Maintenance Window)
- Database Filesystem Conversion standalone (Maintenance Window, if required)
- Database Schema Upgrade standalone (Maintenance Window)
- Template Upgrade standalone (Maintenance Window)
- Post Template Upgrade Tasks standalone (Maintenance Window)
- Restore Schedules standalone (Maintenance Window)
- Release Specific Updates standalone (Maintenance Window)
- Log Files and Error Checks standalone (Maintenance Window)