Upgrade an Existing GigaVUE-FM Deployment

Before starting an upgrade to GigaVUE-FM version, be sure to get the latest image, upgrade information, and release notes from the customer portal. Be sure to review the release notes for the latest release prior to upgrading your instance of GigaVUE-FM.

Once the GigaVUE-FM image is obtained, download it to a server within your environment from which the current instance of GigaVUE-FM can upload it. It is important to save your current running configuration using the facilities provided by the hypervisor before upgrading.

Note:  When upgrading from any version of GigaVUE-FM lower than 5.4.00, be aware of the minimum memory requirements in the new release. Earlier releases specified 4GB of memory for the OVA template; whereas versions after 5.4.00 require 8GB. If the existing virtual or physical hardware running GigaVUE-FM is configured with less memory than required, then increase the amount of memory available to the GigaVUE-FM machine.

Ensure that GigaVUE-FM time is set correctly to ensure accuracy of the trending data that is captured.

You can upgrade the existing deployment of GigaVUE-FM either from the CLI or from the GigaVUE-FM UI.

Note:  When upgrading GigaVUE-FM, you must also upgrade GigaVUE-VM. For the steps to upgrade GigaVUE-VM, refer to the “Bulk Upgrading GigaVUE-VM Nodes” section in the GigaVUE Cloud Suite for VMware Configuration Guide.