Manually Upgrading DataCore Servers

The automated installation wizard may be bypassed and a manual upgrade performed.

  1. Log in as the local administrator on one of the DataCore Servers to be upgraded, copy or download the self-extracting executable to this server and run the executable.
  2. Accept the EULA and click OK to begin the extraction. The DataCoreServer.exe file will be extracted to the C:\Program Files\DataCore\DataCoreDeployment\SANsymphony folder.
  3. Exit the wizard by clicking Exit and navigating to the folder specified above.
  4. Stop the DataCore Server from the DataCore Servers panel and wait for the status to change from "running" to "stopped"; then set the DataCore Executive Service to Manual start. Do not stop the DataCore Executive Service.
  5. Click the DataCoreServer.exe executable.
  6. If prompted, enter the login credentials for the DcsAdmin account. This information should match the original credentials entered for the previous version and must be identical on all DataCore Servers and DataCore Management Consoles in the server group.
  7. If the DataCore.Executive.CorePMFdll.config was modified, restore the saved version.
  8. Restart the DataCore Server when prompted.
  9. On the newly upgraded DataCore Server, open a command prompt and run ‘net start dcsx’ and then open the DataCore Management Console.
  10. Perform a rescan by right-clicking the DataCore Server in the left pane and selecting Rescan Ports from the actions menu.
  11. Start the DataCore Server from the DataCore Servers panel and wait for the status to change from 'stopped' to 'running'.
  12. In the Microsoft Windows Services panel, reset the DataCore Executive Service to Automatic start.
  13. Wait until all mirrored virtual disks (vDisks) have recovered and are marked 'on-line'. If recoveries remain to be completed, rescan ports. Check that all running hosts see the path to this DataCore Server before proceeding with the pre-upgrade instructions on the next DataCore Server, and then continue the upgrade of that server. Repeat for all servers in the configuration.
  14. Create mini support bundles for each server in the server group and submit to DataCore Technical Support (see the Post-Upgrade Steps instructions).