Appendix D: vCloud Director Upgrade Considerations : Phase 1 Process
   
Phase 1 Process
Pre-Upgrade Considerations
The following process assumes that all vCloud components are turned off so that backups and snapshots are data consistent prior to any upgrade work.
Table 27. Pre-Upgrade Considerations
#
Component
Consideration
Resource
1
DNS
*Lower TTL on DNS.
*Redirect to maintenance page.
DNS Administrator
2
VCD Cells
*Suspend VCD scheduler and shutdown first cell.
*Repeat for subsequent cells.
*Backup and/or snapshot of virtual machines.
vCloud Administrator
 
vSphere Administrator
3
VMware Service Manager
*Backup Service Manager database.
*Shut down Service Manager.
*Backup and/or snapshot of virtual machine.
vCloud Administrator
vSphere Administrator
4
VCD Database
Backup VCD database.
Database Administrator
5
Chargeback Managers
Shutdown vCenter Chargeback servers and perform backup and/or snapshot of virtual machines.
vSphere Administrator
6
Chargeback database
Backup chargeback database.
Database Administrator