Installing and upgrading HP Insight Management 7.3 on Windows Server 2012 Failover Clusters

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Appendix C: Applying Insight Management Incremental Updates
This appendix describes how to apply an Insight Management incremental update (patch) to Insight Management in a
Failover Cluster.
An Insight Management incremental update is a patch that is applied to a major release. For example, an Insight
Management 7.3 update is a patch for Insight Management 7.3. Insight Management 7.3 must already be installed before
installing an Insight Management 7.3 update. After installing the Insight Management Incremental Update, the Insight
Management Software Patches can be installed, if applicable. See Appendix D: Applying Insight Management Software
Patches for more information about installing an Insight Management Software Patch.
Best Practice:
Applying the Incremental Update as part of a release upgrade is recommended due to time efficiency.
Testing for this paper focuses on major releases such as Insight Management 7.3. Not all updates are tested in a cluster
environment. Only install an update if you have good cause to do so.
You can install an update at the following times:
• During a fresh install of a major Insight Management release.
• During an upgrade to a major Insight Management release.
• After installing an Insight Management major release, you can apply an incremental update to an existing Insight
Management installation.
The rest of this appendix contains an overview of installing an update at each of these three times. Also, it contains
information about running the incremental update installer.
Option 1: Installing an Incremental Update during a fresh install
The main body of this white paper describes installing Insight Management in a cluster. It also discusses applying an
incremental update during a fresh install. The steps from the main body of the white paper are summarized as follows.
1. Create a two-node Failover Cluster with Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator and Microsoft SQL Server
Enterprise installed.
2. Install Insight Management 7.3 on the primary system. Immediately afterwards, install the Insight Management 7.3
update on the primary system. Make sure that the secondary system is down while installing Insight Management 7.3
and the update.
3. Install Insight Management 7.3 on the secondary system. Immediately afterwards, install the Insight Management
update on the secondary system. Make sure the primary system is down while installing Insight Management 7.3 and
the update.
4. Add cluster resources for Insight Management, complete the Insight Management configuration, and validate the
installation.
Option 2: Installing an Incremental Update during an upgrade to a major release
Appendix B: Upgrading clustered Insight Management describes upgrading Insight Management in a cluster. It also
discusses installing an incremental update during an upgrade to a new major release of Insight Management. The steps
from Appendix B: Upgrading clustered Insight Management is summarized as follows:
1. Back up the cluster including the Insight Management and SQL Server shared disks.
2. Install any prerequisites for the new software on both cluster nodes.
3. Upgrade the primary system. Install Insight Management 7.3 on the primary system. Immediately afterwards, install
the Insight Management 7.3 update on the primary system. Make sure that the secondary system is down while
installing Insight Management 7.3 and the update.
4. Restore the Insight Management and SQL shared disks to their pre-upgrade states.
5. Upgrade the secondary system. Install Insight Management 7.3 on the secondary system. Immediately afterwards,
install the Insight Management 7.3 update on the secondary system. Make sure that the primary system is down while
installing Insight Management 7.3 and the update.
6. Use Failover Cluster Manager to update cluster resources for the new software.
7. Start Systems Insight Manager on the primary system.
8. Perform validation and final configuration steps.
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