Cisco Unified Presence, Release 7.x -- How to Upgrade Software in Cisco Unified Operating System
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- Cisco Unified Operating System Administration for Cisco Unified Presence
- About Software Upgrades
- How to Upgrade and Install Software
- How to Manage Locale-Specific Upgrades
About Software Upgrades
With this version of Cisco Unified Presence, you can install upgrade software on your server while the system continues to operate. Two partitions exist on your system: an active, bootable partition and an inactive, bootable partition. The system boots up and operates entirely on the partition that is marked as the active partition.
When you install upgrade software, you install the software on the inactive partition. The system continues to function normally while you are installing the software. When you are ready, you activate the inactive partition and reboot the system with the new upgrade software. The current active partition will then get identified as the inactive partition when the system restarts. The current software remains in the inactive partition until the next upgrade. Your configuration information migrates automatically to the upgraded version in the active partition.
If for any reason you decide to back out of the upgrade, you can restart the system to the inactive partition that contains the older version of the software. However, any configuration changes that you made since upgrading the software will get lost.
Note: You can only make changes to the database on the active partition. The database on the inactive partition does not get updated. If you make changes to the database after an upgrade, you must repeat those changes after switching the partition.
- Pre-Upgrade Tasks
- Additional Upgrade Considerations
- Disabling Throttling to Decrease the Time Required to Upgrade
Pre-Upgrade Tasks
Before you begin the upgrade, perform the following tasks:
- Read the release notes and documentation for the new release and be sure you understand the supported upgrades, new features, and how the upgrade interacts with the other products associated with your system.
Document Location Hardware and Software Compatibility Information for Cisco Unified Presence
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6837/products_device_support_tables_list.html
Release notes for Cisco Unified Presence
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6837/prod_release_notes_list.html
- Ensure that you have the necessary license files for the new release. If your Cisco Unified Presence server is operating in Evaluation mode following a fresh installation, you cannot upgrade it until you enable Cisco Unified Presence in permanent Production mode. You must upload the Cisco Unified Presence server license file that you previously acquired.
- Before you begin the upgrade, back up your system.
Related Topics
- See the Deployment Guide for Cisco Unified Presence for information about Cisco Unified Presence licensing modes
- Getting More Information
Additional Upgrade Considerations
When you are upgrading Cisco Unified Presence, also consider the following:
- You can perform software installations and upgrades by using the Software Upgrades menu options, or using the Command Line Interface. The system can only upload and process software that Cisco approves.
- If you have a Cisco Unified Presence cluster comprisng multiple nodes, you must upgrade all nodes in the cluster. If you have a multi-node cluster, where Node A is the publisher server and Node B is the subscriber server, you must upgrade Node A prior to upgrading Node B. The system transfers specific files and a copy of the database from Node A to Node B during an upgrade. Also, you cannot perform a fresh installation on Node A and then perform an upgrade on Node B.
- You must also enable the SIP trunk in Cisco Unified Presence Administration.
- After upgrading Cisco Unified Presence, you must map line appearances to users to support presence; the system does not base presence on line appearances mapping to the primary extensions of users.
- Make sure that the Call Detail Record (CDR) Maintenance task is not running during an upgrade. If not configured explicitly, the CDR maintenance tasks runs for two hours at midnight everyday. To change the CDR maintenance time, change the Cisco AMC service parameter in Cisco Unified Presence Administration.
Note: If you have to upgrade Cisco Unified Communications Manager as part of your Cisco Unified Presence upgrade, note the following:
- You must stop and restart Cisco Unified Presence Sync Agent service. To restart the Sync Agent service, navigate to Cisco Unified Serviceability and select Tools > Control Center - Network Services.
- You must configure a SIP PUBLISH trunk on Cisco Unified Communications Manager to communicate with Cisco Unified Presence.
Related Topics
Disabling Throttling to Decrease the Time Required to Upgrade
To preserve system stability during upgrades, the system throttles the upgrade process, which may take considerably longer to complete in Cisco Unified Presence 7.0(1) and later than it did in earlier releases.
However, if the upgrade process is taking much longer than you would like, you can disable throttling. Although disabling throttling decreases the time it takes to perform the upgrade, it may degrade system performance. For more information about throttling and the causes of slow upgrades, see the "Effects of I/O Throttling" section. To disable throttling, use the following command in the CLI before you start the upgrade: utils iothrottle disable.
Note: If you want to reenable throttling after you start the upgrade, you must cancel the upgrade, reenable throttling, and then restart the upgrade.
Effects of I/O Throttling
This section describes how throttling affects the upgrade process, identifies possible causes of slow or stalled upgrades, and provides actions you can take to speed up the upgrade.
This section contains the following information:
Overview
Throttling may cause the upgrade to take longer. Throttling is enabled by default and is necessary if you perform the upgrade during normal business hours.
Disabling Throttling
To disable throttling, use the following command: utils iothrottle disable
Note: If you want to reenable throttling after you start the upgrade, you must cancel the upgrade, reenable throttling, and then restart the upgrade.
Server Models
The Server model you have also impacts the upgrade speed. Upgrades on servers that have SATA hard drives, such as MCS-7816 and MCS-7825, take longer than servers with SAS/SCSI hard drives, such as MCS-7835 and MCS-7845.
Write-Cache
A disabled write-cache on the server also causes the upgrade process to run more slowly. Multiple factors can cause the write-cache to become disabled, including dead batteries on older servers.
Before starting an upgrade, verify the status of the write-cache on the MCS-7835/45 disk controllers. You do not need to verify the write-cache status on the MCS-7816, MCS-7825 servers. To verify write-cache status, access the Cisco Unified Operating System Administration, and select Show > Hardware.
If you determine that your write-cache is disabled because of a dead battery, you need to replace the hard disk controller cache battery. Follow your local support procedures to get this battery replaced.
See the following examples of output from the Show > Hardware menu for details on determining the battery and write-back cache status.
In the following example write-cache is enabled. The example indicates that 50 percent of the cache is reserved for write and 50 percent of the cache is reserved for read. If the write-cache was disabled, 100 percent of the cache would be reserved for read or the Cache Status would not equal "OK". Also, the battery count equals "1". If the controller battery was dead or missing, it would indicate "0".
Example:
7835/45-H1 and 7835/45-H2 Servers with Write-Cache Enabled
Smart Array 6i in Slot 0
- Bus Interface: PCI
- Slot: 0
- Cache Serial Number: P75B20C9SR642P
- RAID 6 (ADG) Status: Disabled
- Controller Status: OK
- Chassis Slot:
- Hardware Revision: Rev B
- Firmware Version: 2.80
- Rebuild Priority: Low
- Expand Priority: Low
- Surface Scan Delay: 15 sec
- Cache Board Present: True
- Cache Status: OK
- Accelerator Ratio: 50% Read / 50% Write
- Total Cache Size: 192 MB
- Battery Pack Count: 1
- Battery Status: OK
- SATA NCQ Supported: False
The following example indicates that the battery status is enabled and that the write-cache mode is enabled.
Example:
7835/45-I2 Servers with Write-Cache Enabled
RAID Details :
Controllers found: 1
- Controller information
- Controller Status : Okay
- Channel description : SAS/SATA
- Controller Model : IBM ServeRAID 8k
- Controller Serial Number : 20ee0001
- Physical Slot : 0
- Copyback : Disabled
- Data scrubbing : Enabled
- Defunct disk drive count : 0
- Logical drives/Offline/Critical : 2/0/0
- -------------------------------------
- Controller Version Information
- -------------------------------------
- BIOS : 5.2-0 (15421)
- Firmware : 5.2-0 (15421)
- Driver : 1.1-5 (2412)
- Boot Flash : 5.1-0 (15421)
- -----------------------------------
- Controller Battery Information
- -----------------------------------
- Status : Okay
- Over temperature : No
- Capacity remaining : 100 percent
- Time remaining (at current draw) : 4 days, 18 hours, 40 minutes
- ----------------------------------
- Controller Vital Product Data
- ----------------------------------
- VPD Assigned# : 25R8075
- EC Version# : J85096
- Controller FRU# : 25R8076
- Battery FRU# : 25R8088
Logical drive information
Logical drive number 1
- Logical drive name : Logical Drive 1
- RAID level : 1
- Status of logical drive : Okay
- Size : 69900 MB
- Read-cache mode : Enabled
- Write-cache mode : Enabled (write-back)
- Write-cache setting : Enabled (write-back) when protected by battery
- Number of chunks : 2
- Drive(s) (Channel,Device) : 0,0 0,1
Logical drive number 2
- Logical drive name : Logical Drive 2
- RAID level : 1
- Status of logical drive : Okay
- Size : 69900 MB
- Read-cache mode : Enabled
- Write-cache mode : Enabled (write-back)
- Write-cache setting : Enabled (write-back) when protected by battery
- Number of chunks : 2
- Drive(s) (Channel,Device) : 0,2 0,3
How to Upgrade and Install Software
You can access the upgrade file during the installation process from either a local DVD or from a remote FTP or SFTP server. Be aware that directory names and filenames that you enter to access the upgrade file are case-sensitive.
- Obtaining the Upgrade File
- Upgrading and Installing from Local Source
- Upgrading and Installing From Remote Source
Obtaining the Upgrade File
Before you begin the upgrade process, you must obtain the appropriate upgrade file from Cisco.com.
If you plan to download the upgrade file, complete the following tasks:
- Download the appropriate upgrade file from Cisco.com.
- Copy the upgrade file to a writable CD or DVD. Because of their size, some upgrade files may not fit on a CD and will require a DVD.
- Do not rename the patch file before you install it because the system will not recognize it as a valid file.
- Do not decompress the file. If you do, the system may not be able to read the upgrade files.
Related Topics
Upgrading and Installing from Local Source
You can install software from a CD or DVD that is located in the local disc drive and then start the upgrade process.
Before You Begin
- Review the software upgrade process and ensure that you have completed the prerequisite system backup procedures.
- Obtain the upgrade file from cisco.com.
Procedure
- Insert the CD or DVD into the disc drive on the local server that is to be upgraded.
- Log in to Cisco Unified Operating System Administration.
- Select Software Upgrades > Install/Upgrade.
- Select DVD/CD from the Source list.
- Enter the path to the patch file on the CD or DVD in the Directory field. If the file is in the root directory, enter a slash (/).
- Enter the server name in the Server field.
- Enter your user name in the User Name field.
- Enter your password in the User Password field.
- Select the transfer protocol from the Transfer Protocol field, for example, SFTP.
- Click Next to continue the upgrade process.
- Select the upgrade version that you want to install and click Next.
- Monitor the progress of the download, which includes the filename and the number of megabytes that are getting transferred.
- When the download completes, verify the checksum value against the checksum for the file that you downloaded that is shown on Cisco.com.
- Perform one of the following actions:
If you want to: Action Install the upgrade and automatically reboot to the upgraded partition
Select Reboot to upgraded partition.
Install the upgrade and then manually reboot to the upgraded partition at a later time
Select Do not reboot after upgrade.
15. Click Next.
16. Click Finish when the installation completes.
Troubleshooting Tips
- You must reboot the system in order to activate the upgrade.
- If the upgrade file is located on a Linux or Unix server, you must enter a forward slash at the beginning of the directory path that you want to specify. For example, if the upgrade file is in the patches directory, you must enter /patches. If the upgrade file is located on a Windows server, check with your system administrator for the correct directory path.
- The two checksum values must match to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the upgrade file. If the checksum values do not match, download a fresh version of the file from Cisco.com and try the upgrade again.
Related Topics
Upgrading and Installing From Remote Source
You can install software from a network drive or remote server and then start the upgrade process.
Before You Begin
Review the software upgrade process and ensure that you have completed the prerequisite system backup procedures.
Procedure
- Log in to Cisco Unified Operating System Administration.
- Select Software Upgrades > Install/Upgrade.
- Select Remote Filesystem from the Source list.
- Enter the path to the patch file on the remote system in the Directory field.
- Enter the server name in the Server field.
- Enter your user name in the User Name field.
- Enter your password in the User Password field.
- Select the transfer protocol from the Transfer Protocol field, for example, SFTP.
- Click Next to continue the upgrade process.
- Select the upgrade version that you want to install and click Next.
- Monitor the progress of the download, which includes the filename and the number of megabytes that are getting transferred.
- When the download completes, verify the checksum value against the checksum for the file that you downloaded that is shown on Cisco.com.
- Perform one of the following actions:
If you want to: Action Install the upgrade and automatically reboot to the upgraded partition
Select Reboot to upgraded partition.
Install the upgrade and then manually reboot to the upgraded partition at a later time
Select Do not reboot after upgrade.
14. Click Next.
15. Click Finish when the installation completes.
Troubleshooting Tips
- You must reboot the system in order to activate the upgrade.
- If the upgrade file is located on a Linux or Unix server, you must enter a forward slash at the beginning of the directory path that you want to specify. For example, if the upgrade file is in the patches directory, you must enter /patches. If the upgrade file is located on a Windows server, check with your system administrator for the correct directory path.
- To ensure the authenticity and integrity of the upgrade file, the two checksum values must match. If the checksum values do not match, download a fresh version of the file from Cisco.com and try the upgrade again.
Related Topics
How to Manage Locale-Specific Upgrades
Locale Installation
Cisco provides locale-specific versions of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Locale Installer on www.cisco.com. Installed by the system administrator, the locale installer allows the user to view/receive the chosen translated text or tones, if applicable, when a user works with supported interfaces.
User Locales
User locale files provide translated text and voice prompts, if available, for phone displays, user applications, and user web pages in the locale that the user selects. User-only locale installers exist on the web.
Network Locales
Network locale files provide country-specific phone tones and gateway tones, if available. Network-only locale installers exist on the web. Cisco may combine multiple network locales in a single locale installer.
Note: The Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) or Cisco-approved, customer-provided server can support multiple locales. Installing multiple locale installers ensures that the user can select from a multitude of locales. Changes do not take effect until you reboot every server in the cluster. Cisco strongly recommends that you do not reboot the servers until you have installed all locales on all servers in the cluster. Minimize call-processing interruptions by rebooting the servers after regular business hours.
Cisco Unified Presence Locale Files
When installing Cisco Unified Presence locales, you must install both of the following files:
- User Locale files-Contain language information for a specific language and country and use the following convention:
- ps-locale-language-country-version.cop
- Combined Network Locale file-Contains country-specific files for all countries for various network items, including phone tones, annunciators, and gateway tones. The combined network locale file uses the following naming convention:
- ps-locale-combinednetworklocale-version.cop
Installing Locales
You can install more than one locale file from either a local or a remote source. Perform one of the following actions:
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Install locale files from a local source |
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Install locale files from a remote source |
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Activate the newly installed locales |
Restart the server. |
Locale Installer Error Messages
See Table: Locale Installer Messages and Descriptions for a description of the messages that can occur during Locale Installer activation. If an error occurs, you can view the messages in the installation log.
Table: Locale Installer Messages and Descriptions
| Message | Description |
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[LOCALE] File not found: <language>_<country>_user_locale.csv, the user locale has not been added to the database. |
This error occurs when the system cannot locate the CSV file, which contains user locale information to add to the database, which indicates an error with the build process. |
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[LOCALE] File not found: <country>_network_locale.csv, the network locale has not been added to the database. |
This error occurs when the system cannot locate the CSV file, which contains network locale information to add to the database This indicates an error with the build process. |
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[LOCALE] CSV file installer installdb is not present or not executable |
You must ensure that an application called installdb is present. It reads information that a CSV file contains and applies it correctly to the target database. If this application is not found, it did not get installed with the Cisco Unified Communications application (very unlikely), has been deleted (more likely), or the server does not have a Cisco Unified Communications application, such as Cisco Unified Communications Manager or Cisco Unified Presence, installed (most likely). Installation of the locale will terminate because locales will not work without the correct records in the database. |
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[LOCALE] Could not create /usr/local/cm/application_locale/cmservices/ipma/com/cisco/ipma/client/locales/maDialogs_<ll>_<CC>.properties.Checksum.
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These errors could occur when the system fails to create a checksum file, which an absent Java executable, /usr/local/thirdparty/java/j2sdk/jre/bin/java, an absent or damaged Java archive file, /usr/local/cm/jar/cmutil.jar, or an absent or damaged Java class, com.cisco.ccm.util.Zipper, causes. Even if these errors occur, the locale will continue to work correctly, with the exception of Cisco Unified Communications Manager Assistant, which cannot detect a change in localized Cisco Unified Communications Manager Assistant files. |
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[LOCALE] Could not find /usr/local/cm/application_locale/cmservices/ipma/LocaleMasterVersion.txt in order to update Unified CM Assistant locale information. |
This error occurs when the system does not find the file in the correct location, which is most likely due to an error in the build process. |
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[LOCALE] Addition of <locale-installer-file-name> to the database has failed! |
This error occurs because the collective result of any failure that occurs when a locale is being installed causes it; it indicates a terminal condition. |
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[LOCALE] Could not locate <locale-installer-file-name> |
The system will not migrate this locale during an upgrade.
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[LOCALE] Could not copy <locale-installer-file-name> to migratory path. This locale will not be migrated during an upgrade! |
You cannot copy the downloaded locale installer file to the migration path. This is noncritical error indicates that after the Cisco Unified Communications application has been upgraded, you need to either reapply the locale installer or download and apply a new locale installer. |
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[LOCALE] DRS registration failed |
The locale installer could not register with the Disaster Recovery System. A backup or restore record will not include the locale installer. Record the installation log and contact Cisco TAC. |
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[LOCALE] DRS unregistration failed |
The locale installer could not deregister from the Disaster Recovery System. A backup or restore record will not include the locale installer. Record the installation log and contact Cisco TAC. |
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[LOCALE] Backup failed! |
The Disaster Recovery System could not create a tarball from the downloaded locale installer files. Re-apply the local installer before attempting to back up.
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[LOCALE] No COP files found in restored tarball! |
Corruption of backup files may prevent successful extraction of locale installer files. Note: Manual reapplication of the locale installer will restore the locale fully. |
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[LOCALE] Failed to successfully reinstall COP files! |
Corruption of backup files may damage locale installer files. Note: Manual reapplication of the locale installer will restore the locale fully. |
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[LOCALE] Failed to build script to reinstall COP files! |
The platform could not dynamically create the script used to reinstall locales. Note: Manual reapplication of the locale installer will restore the locale fully. Record the installation log and contact TAC. |
