Preupgrade Checklist for OpenVMS Cluster Environments

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Preupgrade Checklist for OpenVMS Cluster Environments

Be sure you have performed the preupgrade tasks described in Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System before you upgrade your OpenVMS Cluster system.

Use the checklist in Preupgrade Checklist for OpenVMS Cluster Environments to ensure that you perform all necessary tasks prior to upgrading your system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment.

Table 1 Preupgrade Checklist for OpenVMS Cluster Environments
Task Section

Before upgrading the operating system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment, review relevant OpenVMS Alpha operating system and OpenVMS Cluster documentation.
Review Documentation

Familiarize yourself with mixed-version and mixed-architecture support, and migration support, in OpenVMS Cluster systems.
Mixed-Version Support in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment

If you are adding a new OpenVMS Alpha computer system to an existing OpenVMS Cluster, choose one of two options for upgrading.
Adding a New System to an OpenVMS Alpha Cluster

Perform the preliminary tasks required for the type of upgrade you want to perform:
Concurrent upgrade

Rolling upgrade

Types of Upgrades
Concurrent Upgrade

Rolling Upgrade

Begin the upgrade.
Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System