Upgrading the Steward process

Last published : Sep 11, 2026
The Steward process can be configured in both secure and non-secure mode. The following procedures provide the steps to upgrade the Steward process.
Upgrading Steward configured in secure mode to 7.0
To upgrade Steward configured in secure mode:
  1. Log on to the Steward system as a root user.
  2. Stop the Steward process.
    \# steward -stop -secure
    1. Uninstall the VRTSvcs and VRTSperl filesets.
    2. Install the VRTSvcs and VRTSperl filesets.
    3. Start the Steward process.
    \# steward -start -secure
Upgrading Steward configured in non-secure mode to 7.0
To upgrade Steward configured in non-secure mode:
  1. Log on to the Steward system as a root user.
  2. Stop the Steward process.
    \# steward -stop
    1. Copy and replace the Steward binary from a node in the VCS cluster to the Steward system. The file resides in the /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/ directory. Make sure that the source from where you copy the binary is also running the same version of AIX as the destination system.
    2. Start the Steward process.
    \# steward -start
Refer to About the Steward process: Split-brain in two-cluster global clusters in the Cluster Server Administrator's Guide for more information.
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