Cisco DNCS System Release 2.7 3.7 4.2 Installation Guide
Chapter 4 Maintenance Window Activities
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Stop System Components
Maintenance Window
CAUTION:
You need to be in a maintenance window to complete
the remaining procedures in this chapter, as well as in
the following chapter.
the remaining procedures in this chapter, as well as in
the following chapter.
Suspend Billing Transactions
If you have not already done so, contact the billing vendor and ask that all
transactions be suspended until after the upgrade is complete.
transactions be suspended until after the upgrade is complete.
Stop All Third Party Utilities
All third-party utilities should be stopped for the upgrade to succeed. Consult with
the system operator about which third party utilities may be running on the system
and stop them.
the system operator about which third party utilities may be running on the system
and stop them.
Important: If third party utilities are not stopped, the upgrade may fail.
Stopping the System Components and Migrating the Database and Key Files
Follow these instructions to migrate the database from an existing system.
1 From the dncs remote terminal window on the current EC, complete the
1 From the dncs remote terminal window on the current EC, complete the
following steps to stop the Application Server processes:
a Type the following command and press Enter. The Application Server
a Type the following command and press Enter. The Application Server
processes stop.
appStop
b Type the following command and press Enter. The initd process on the
Application Server is shut down.
appKill
2
If applicable, from the dncs window, use the siteCmd command to access the
RNCS EC and complete the following steps:
a Type the following command and press Enter. The RNCS EC processes stop.
RNCS EC and complete the following steps:
a Type the following command and press Enter. The RNCS EC processes stop.
siteCmd [lionn hostname] lionnStop
b Type the following command and press Enter. The initd process on the
LIONN shuts down.
siteCmd [lionn hostname] lionnKill