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This KB applies to upgrading all SoftNAS 5 deployments to latest in both AWS and Azure.
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- In the SoftNAS StorageCenter interface for Instance A, navigate to the SnapReplicate / SNAP HA menu. Click Action and then Replicate Now as shown below to perform a quick 1 minute replication cycle. When finished it should read SNAPREPLICATE-COMPLETE on all volumes
- Next, Deactivate SnapHA
- Next, In the SoftNAS StorageCenter interface for Instance B, navigate to Settings > Software Updates > Apply update now
- Once update complete successfully, In the SoftNAS StorageCenter interface for Instance A, navigate to the SnapReplicate / SNAP HA menu, activate SnapHA and allow replication to come to SNAPREPLICATE-COMPLETE on all volume(s) again.
- Next, In the SoftNAS StorageCenter interface for Instance B, navigate to the SnapReplicate / SNAP HA menu. Click Action and then Takeover as shown below to switch over the NAS services from Instance A to Instance B
- Next, please repeat step #4 on new target (Instance A)
- Once update complete successfully, In the SoftNAS StorageCenter interface for Instance A, navigate to the SnapReplicate / SNAP HA menu, Activate SnapHA
- Test NAS access
- Done