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From the Grid tab, select the Upgrade tab, and then click Distribute -> Schedule Distribution from the Toolbar.
In the Schedule Distribution editor, complete the following:
Activate Distribution Schedule: Select this to enable the distribution schedule. Clear this if you are creating a distribution schedule you plan to activate at a later date. You can configure and save information in this editor even when you deactivate a scheduled distribution.
Grid Master Distribution Start Information: Enter a Grid Master distribution date, time, and time zone. The distribution date and time must be before those of the upgrade groups.
Date: Enter a start date of the Grid Master distribution in YYYY-MM-DD (year-month-day) format. You can click the calendar icon to select a date from the calendar widget.
Time: Enter a start time of the Grid Master distribution in hh:mm:ss AM/PM (hour:minute:second in AM or PM) format. You can also select a time from the drop-down list.
Time Zone: Select a time zone that applies to the start time you enter. If this time zone is different from the Grid time zone, the appliance converts the time you enter here based on the Grid time zone, after you save this schedule. When you display this schedule again, it displays the converted time. Selecting the time zone here does not affect any time zone settings in the Grid. (For information about selecting the Grid and member time zones, see Managing Time SettingsManagingManaging Time SettingsTimeManaging Time SettingsSettings.)
Admin Local Time: Displays the Grid Master distribution start date and time in the time zone of the administrator, as explained in Creating Local AdminsCreatingCreating Local AdminsLocalCreating Local AdminsAdmins.
In the upgrade group table, specify the following for each upgrade group by clicking the corresponding field in each row:
Start Distribution: Specify when the distribution occurs. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:
Date/Time: Select this to configure the distribution start date, time, and time zone.
After <group>: Select After Grid Master to start the distribution immediately after the completion of the Grid Master distribution. Select an upgrade group that must complete its distribution before the group you are configuring. When you select this option, you cannot enter a date, time, and time zone.
Date, Time, and Time Zone are enabled only when you select Date/Time for Start Distribution.Date: Enter a distribution start date in YYYY-MM-DD (year-month-day) format. You can click the calendar icon to select a date from the calendar widget.
Time: Enter a distribution start time in hh:mm:ss AM/PM (hour:minute:second in AM or PM) format. You can select a time from the drop-down list.
Time Zone: By default, the appliance displays the time zone of the first Grid member in the Upgrade Group. You can change this time zone if you want to enter the time using a different time zone. After you save the schedule though, the appliance converts the time you entered to the time zone of the upgrade group, if it is different. (For information about setting the Grid and member time zones, see ManagingManaging Time SettingsTimeManaging Time Settings Settings.) To change the default time zone of the upgrade group, change the time zone of the first group member, as explained in Adding Upgrade Groups, see Managing Upgrade Groups.
Admin Local Time: Displays the start date and time in the time zone of the administrator, as explained in Creating Local AdminsCreatingCreating Local AdminsLocalCreating Local AdminsAdmins.
Distribute to Members: Indicates whether the distribution within the group occurs simultaneously or sequentially. You cannot edit this field here. You define this when you create the upgrade group. To change this setting, see Modifying Upgrade Groups in Managing Upgrade Groups.
Save the configuration and click Restart if it appears at the top of the screen.
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Depending on your upgrade paths, you can upgrade to a new release immediately or you can schedule the upgrade. For information about how to upgrade immediately, see Upgrading the Grid Immediately below. Before you schedule an upgrade, ensure that you understand the limitations, as described in Managing Upgrade GroupsManagingManaging Upgrade GroupsUpgradeManaging Upgrade GroupsGroups. For information about how to schedule an upgrade, see Scheduling Upgrades below.
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You can schedule lite upgrades and full upgrades for certain NIOS versions. For limitations about scheduling a full upgrade, see Managing Upgrade GroupsManagingManaging Upgrade GroupsUpgradeManaging Upgrade Groups Groups. When you schedule an upgrade, you schedule the upgrade for the Grid Master and the upgrade groups, including the Default group. The Grid Master must always upgrade before the upgrade groups. Depending on your upgrade paths, you can schedule the upgrade for the Grid Master and upgrade groups at different times over a period of nine days. If you schedule an upgrade that takes more than nine days, the appliance displays a warning.
To schedule an upgrade:
From the Grid tab, select the Upgrade tab, and then click Upgrade -> Schedule Upgrade from the Toolbar.
In the Upgrade Schedule editor, complete the following:
Activate Upgrade Schedule: Select this to enable the upgrade schedule. Clear it if you are creating an upgrade schedule that you plan to activate at a later date. You can configure and save information in this editor even when you deactivate a distribution.
Grid Master Upgrade Start Information: Enter a Grid Master upgrade date, time, and time zone. The date and time must be before those of the upgrade groups.
Date: Enter a start date of the Grid Master upgrade in YYYY-MM-DD (year-month-day) format. You can click the calendar icon to select a date from the calendar widget.
Time: Enter a start time of the Grid Master upgrade in hh:mm:ss AM/PM (hour:minute:second in AM or PM) format. You can select a time from the drop-down list.
Time Zone: Select a time zone that applies to the start time you enter. If this time zone is different from the Grid time zone, the appliance converts the time you enter here based on the Grid time zone, after you save this schedule. When you display this schedule again, it displays the converted time. Selecting the time zone here does not affect any time zone settings in the Grid. (For information about setting the Grid and member time zones, see Managing Time SettingsManagingManaging Time SettingsTimeManaging Time SettingsSettings.)
Admin Local Time: Displays the Grid Master upgrade date and start time in the time zone of the administrator, as explained in Creating Local AdminsCreatingCreating Local AdminsLocalCreating Local AdminsAdmins.
In the upgrade member table, specify the following by clicking the corresponding field in each row:
Group: The name of the upgrade group. You can assign a different upgrade group by selecting the group from the drop-down list.
Group Members: When you expand an upgrade group, this field displays the group members.
Warning: This field turns yellow when there is a conflict among the upgrade groups. Hover your mouse over the field and the tooltip displays the member that contains the conflict. It also displays recommended upgrade groups in the Group column so you can change the group assignment to resolve the conflict. The tooltip can display one of the following: GMC, DNS Primary, DHCP Logging Member, or DHCP Failover. For information about how to resolve a conflict, see Resolving Upgrade Warnings below. Select an upgrade group from the drop-down list in the Group column to assign a different upgrade group. Click Validate and Refresh to validate the new group assignment.
Start Upgrade: Specify when the upgrade occurs. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:
Date/Time: Select this to configure the upgrade start date, time, and time zone.
After <group>: Select After Grid Master to start the distribution immediately after the completion of the Grid Master distribution. Select an upgrade group that must complete its distribution before the group you are configuring. If you select this option, you cannot enter a date, time, and time zone.
Date, Time, and Time Zone are enabled only when you select Date/Time for Start Upgrade.
Date: Enter an upgrade start date in YYYY-MM-DD (year-month-day) format. You can click the calendar icon to select a date from the calendar widget.
Time: Enter an upgrade start time in hh:mm:ss AM/PM (hour:minute:second in AM or PM) format. You can select a time from the drop-down list.
Time Zone: By default, the appliance displays the time zone of the first Grid member in the Upgrade Group. You can change this time zone, if you want to enter the time using a different time zone. After you save the schedule though, the appliance converts the time you entered to the time zone of the upgrade group, if it is different. (For information about setting the Grid and member time zones, see Managing Time SettingsManagingManaging Time Settings Time Managing Time Settings Settings.) To change the default time zone of an upgrade group, change the first group member in the Upgrade Group list, as explained in Adding Upgrade Groups, see Managing Upgrade Groups#ModifyingUpgradeGroupsModifyingManaging Upgrade Groups#ModifyingUpgradeGroupsUpgradeManaging Upgrade Groups#ModifyingUpgradeGroups Groups.
Admin Local Time: Displays the data and time in the time zone of the administrator, as explained in Creating Local AdminsCreatingCreating Local AdminsLocalCreating Local AdminsAdmins.
Upgrade Members: Indicates whether the upgrade within the group occurs simultaneously or sequentially. You cannot edit this field here. You define this when you create the upgrade group. To change this setting, see Managing Upgrade Groups#ModifyingUpgradeGroupsModifyingManaging Upgrade Groups#ModifyingUpgradeGroups Upgrade Managing Upgrade Groups#ModifyingUpgradeGroups Groups.
Save the configuration.
The appliance does not save the schedule and displays an error message if the schedule contains the following:
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Once a member is upgraded, the appliance starts counting down and displays the time that is left for you to revert this member. You can revert the member before the revert time window expires. The default time window to revert a member is 24 hours. You can view the time that is left to revert the member in the Member List view, as described in Grid and MemberStatusMemeber status below. You can also use the CLI commands setdefault set default_revert_window to configure the default revert time window for the Grid. For information about this command, refer to the Infoblox CLI Guide. Once a member exits the revert time window, you must revert the entire Grid in order to revert the member.
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