General

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General

Purpose and Scope

Document Outline

References

General

This module gives an overview of the Solution Upgrade from SCA BB 2.5 to SCA BB 3.1

Upgrading the Cisco Service Control solution is a complicated task due to the need to upgrade the software release on several network elements, while maintaining data and keeping the downtime to a minimum. Therefore, this process requires careful design and preparation. This document provides a blueprint for the upgrade process, as well as limitations and issues to consider, to be used while designing the upgrade process for a specific deployment.

• Purpose and Scope

• Document Outline

• References

Purpose and Scope

This document describes how to upgrade an existing installation of the Cisco Service Control solution to SCA BB 3.1. It provides an overview of the overall solution upgrade procedure, as well as the limitations of this procedure.

For detailed instructions of the upgrade procedure for each solution component, see the "References" section.

This document describes the simple approach to upgrading and the limitations imposed by it. In some cases, an approach may need to be adapted to address specific requirements.

Document Outline

The "Supported Upgrade Use Cases" module describes the service control deployments to which this document applies.

The "Supported Working Configurations" module describes the objectives and the limitations of the upgrade process.

The "Upgrade Procedure" module describes the step by step upgrade procedure.

References

The following documents provide detailed information about the upgrade procedures for the solution components:

•SCOS upgrade procedure:

–See "Upgrading SCE Platform Firmware" in the "Operations" chapter of the Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) Software Configuration Guide

•SCA BB upgrade procedure:

–See "Upgrading SCA BB" in the "Getting Started" chapter of the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband User Guide

•Subscriber Manager upgrade procedure:

–See "Upgrading the Subscriber Manager" in the "Installation and Upgrading" chapter of the Cisco Service Control Management Suite Subscriber Manager User Guide

•Collection Manager upgrade procedure:

–See "Upgrading to CM Version 3.1" in the "Installing the Collection Manager and Getting Started" chapter of the Cisco Service Control Management Suite Collection Manager User Guide