Important Information#

Unified-Node-Cluster Modular-Node-Cluster Single-Unified-Node

This section provides important information for the upgrade. Please review all of the following before starting this upgrade.

Time to install/migrate

When installing 24.2.PB2-Delta-Bundle-patch.script, database index migration on large scale systems may take a significant amount of time. This occurs during the database index migration phase, indicated via the following console output:

Installing patch 13 of 23 - voss-deviceapi_delta_install.script

Migration times can be substantial; on a system with 10 million resources, it may take up to 2 hours. This migration initiates at console output Migrating database indexes, and completes at console output Migrating database indexes: SUCCESS:

Migrating database indexes
Migrating database indexes: SUCCESS

Snapshots

It is recommended that you take snapshots of all nodes that are part of the cluster before applying the patch. These snapshots can be used in case you need to roll back. See Rollback in this document.

Microsoft customers

Ensure that you have the latest version of Windows PowerShell installed. For details, refer to Run PowerShell proxy server setup script in the Automate Core Feature Guide.

Adaptations

It is recommended that you verify the compatibility of any installed adaptations with this patch bundle, in a lab, before installing in production.

Some adaptations might need to be re-installed post patch bundle installation.

screen Command

It is recommended that commands in installation steps are run in a terminal opened with the screen command.

Post-upgrade patch installs

Ensure that you perform any mandatory post-upgrade patch installs (if required) for all deployment types.

Provisioning Cisco VG410 Gateway?

If you’re going to be provisioning Cisco VG410 Gateway, you will need to re-import the device/cucm/GateType model to support this new VG410 Gateway after upgrading to this release.