Response file variables to upgrade VCS
Table: Response file variables specific to upgrading VCS lists the response file variables that you can define to upgrade VCS.
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Table: Response file variables specific to upgrading VCS
| Variable | List or Scalar | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CFG{opt}{upgrade} | Scalar | Upgrades VCS filesets. |
| (Required) | ||
| CFG{accepteula} | Scalar | Specifies whether you agree with EULA.pdf on the media. |
| (Required) | ||
| CFG{systems} | List | List of systems on which the product is to be upgraded. |
| (Required) | ||
| CFG{defaultaccess} | Scalar (optional) | Defines if the user chooses to grant read access for VCS cluster information to everyone. |
| CFG{key} | Scalar (optional) | Stores the keyless key you want to register. |
| CFG{vcs_allowcomms} | Scalar | Indicates whether or not to start LLT and GAB when you set up a single-node cluster. The value can be 0 (do not start) or 1 (start). |
| (Required) | ||
| CFG{opt}{keyfile} | Scalar | Defines the location of an ssh keyfile that is used to communicate with all remote systems. |
| (Optional) | ||
| CFG{opt}{pkgpath} | Scalar | Defines a location, typically an NFS mount, from which all remote systems can install product filesets. The location must be accessible from all target systems. |
| (Optional) | ||
| CFG{opt}{tmppath} | Scalar | Defines the location where a working directory is created to store temporary files and the filesets that are needed during the install. The default location is /opt/VRTStmp. |
| (Optional) | ||
| CFG{secusrgrps} | List | Defines the user groups which get read access to the cluster. |
| (Optional) | ||
| CFG{opt}{logpath} | Scalar | Mentions the location where the log files are to be copied. The default location is /opt/VRTS/install/logs. |
| Note: The installer copies the response files and summary files also to the specifiedlogpathlocation. | ||
| (Optional) | ||
| CFG{opt}{rsh} | Scalar | Defines that rsh must be used instead of ssh as the communication method between systems. |
| (Optional) | ||
| CFG{opt}{online_upgrade} | Scalar | Set the value to 1 for online upgrades. |
| CFG{edgeserver_host} | String | Use this parameter to configure the edge server. |
| Enter telemetry.veritas.com to use the Veritas | ||
| Cloud Receiver, which is a preconfigured, | ||
| cloud-based edge server deployed by Veritas. | ||
| Optional or required: required | ||
| Note: An edge server is used to collect licensing and platform related information from InfoScale products as part of the Veritas Product Improvement Program. The information collected helps identify how customers deploy and use the product, and enables Veritas to manage customer licenses more efficiently. | ||
| CFG{edgeserver_port} | Scalar | Use this parameter to configure the port number of |
| the edge server. | ||
| Enter 443, which is the port number used by the | ||
| Veritas Cloud Receiver. | ||
| Optional or required: required | ||
| Note: An edge server is used to collect licensing and platform related information from InfoScale products as part of the Veritas Product Improvement Program. The information collected helps identify how customers deploy and use the product, and enables Veritas to manage customer licenses more efficiently. |