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2. Check to make sure the system_data index and index information are not listed.
When Media Index is reset for your upgrade process, you can install the latest version of
MediaCentral Platform Services. For more information, see one of the following topics:
Once the MediaCentral upgrade is complete, you must reconfigure your Media Index
configuration. See the following sections for more information:
- For installing Media Index in a single-server configuration, see “Configuring Media | Index
for a Single Server” on page 12.
- For installing Media Index in a cluster configuration, see “Configuring Media | Index for a
Cluster” on page 17.
- For configuring Media Index in a multi-zone environment, see “Setting Up Multi-Zone
Search” on page 27.
Media | Index Backup Locations
When upgrading the MediaCentral Platform Services software, users are required to create a backup
of all data using the USB key. However, indexes are not backed up by the system backup script. This
typically does not cause an issue since users generally do not need to back up their indexes. For
cluster configurations, the following notes also apply:
• In a cluster, the index should be configured with data redundancy to avoid data loss.
• In the case of a complete rebuild or of complete data loss within a cluster, Avid recommends that
you do not use a backup but re-index the data instead. This is because the backup will no longer
be in sync with what the index agents are expecting.
With the release of Elasticsearch v1.6, backups are only allowed on shared file locations, the backup
in Media Index v2.4 and higher requires manual configuration of the backup locations. Setting this
up correctly requires a file server to be mounted on all machines. Customers should contact Avid
Customer Care or Avid Professional Services for instructions and support from Avid Engineering in
setting this up.