18 K2 Storage System Version 3.2.74 Release Notes October 19, 2008
Upgrading software on the K2 Storage System
ahead to “Step 4: Disable OpForce service” and begin the upgrade on the K2 Media
Server.
Do this step if:
• You are upgrading a non-redundant K2 Storage System with multiple servers. This
means you have just one K2 Media Server that takes the role of media file system/
database server and one or more other K2 Media Servers dedicated to other roles,
such as FTP server.
• You are upgrading a redundant K2 Storage System. This means you have two K2
Media Servers (primary and backup) that take the role of media file system/
database server.
NOTE: If the K2 Storage System has multiple K2 Media Servers, you must upgrade
all to the same version.
If you are upgrading a non-redundant K2 Storage System with multiple servers, do the following:
1. Upgrade the server that takes the role of media file system/database server first.
The upgrade starts with the next step “Step 4: Disable OpForce service”.
2. After the media file system/database server is upgraded and when instructed to do
so in “Step 14: Upgrade remaining K2 Media Servers” later in this section, upgrade
your other servers.
If you are upgrading a redundant K2 Storage System, do the following:
Apply the remainder of this step and subsequent steps to your two K2 Media Servers
that take the role of media file system/database server. If you have additional servers,
upgrade them later, when instructed to do so in “Step 14: Upgrade remaining K2
Media Servers”.
To prevent triggering failover mechanisms, you must manage primary/backup roles
and upgrade media file system/database servers in the proper sequence, as follows:
1. Determine the current primary/backup roles of the servers. You can use Server
Control Panel (via the K2 System Configuration application or on the local K2
Media Server) or NetCentral to make this determination.
2. Shut down the backup server.
3. Upgrade the primary server, beginning with the next step “Step 4: Disable OpForce
service”.
Step 4: Disable OpForce service
If you have not already done so, it is recommended that you disable the OpForce
service, to make system startup faster. Refer to the procedure in the K2 Storage
System Instruction Manual.
Step 5: Make recovery disk image
Do not do this step if:
• You previously made a disk image of the K2 Media Server at its current software
version. Skip ahead to “Step 6: Install “High Priority” Windows updates
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