Re: iTools upgrade strategy

[cw@xxxxxxxxxx]

> > Greetings all,
> >
> > I have been prepping for a software upgrade, and before proceeding, 
> > I need help to come up with a strategy that will cause *no server 
> > down-time*. In the past, I would just build a drive at the office 
> > with the new software, migrated sites, test it, then swap the 
> > drives. I don't have a spare Xserve to test it off-line, I have 
> > mission-critical sites, and late-night access is not a good option 
> > in this case.
> >
> > Current Web server set-up:
> > [Co-located] Xserve Dual 1GB G4, 1GB RAM, OSXS 10.2.4, iTools 
> > 6.5.x, WebDNA 4.5.1, sendmail...
> >
> > [In case it's of use in the equation, the email is on a second 
> > Xserve on the same network - with extra IP's and drives available 
> > for testing.]
> >
> > -I have installed a new Xserve drive module, and installed Panther 
> > [*client*, updated it to 10.3.3],
>
> ...hmmm...surprised to know that Panther client actually works on Xserve.

Panther client installed and booted fine... I was under the 
assumption that by running the client on the Xserve, I would only 
lose some hardware monitor feature that I don't use anyway. iTools 
doesn't need it. Right? Is there something I need the server version 
for?

> At any rate, you should be aware that it is important to upgrade 
> iTools 6.5 to iTools 7.x *before* moving to Panther, since iTools 
> 6.x doesn't run on Panther. Further, iTools 7 is designed to upgrade 
> from iTools 6.5 automatically.
>
> So step one would be to upgrade the existing 10.2 iTools 6.5 system 
> to iTools 7.3.

Can this be done without pulling the server offline for more than a restart?

--
Thanks,
-Chris
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