Update to the feature release 11.24.x

Hello,
 

I just decided to install a maintenance release though.. Can I do download from this page

 

I would run the install of that package from the path C:\Program Files\CommVault\Simpana\SoftwareCache at the loacation of the old SoftwareCache . Is it ok?

That’s right.  You can download the latest release and install it manually.

I will also echo @Laurent ‘s point that you should move the Software Cache to a network share to free up the space AND keep it off the local disk.  IF anything happens to the CS itself, the cache is elsewhere (and you won’t have to redownload everything).

No problem to delete the software cache, and you can do it through the Commcell Console/Add remove software, and you get the ‘Delete software cache’ button.

But I would recommend you to setup a remote software cache to some other location, where you can get and keep your previous sources in case you need them.

When the remote software cache is synchronized and populated, you could disable that remote cache, then delete cache content from your CS, then you can initiate the download software to your new version. When complete, you’d have new updated sources on your CS, and old sources somewhere else.

Now, regarding the upgrade itself, though it should work this way through the console, I would recommend you to initiate it manually, opening an explorer to your valid and updated software cache location, and run as administrator the setup.exe from there, and chose the upgrade as you want.

From there, you’d master all the steps of the upgrade, whereas from the console, when it’s initiated, you don’t have much feedback/output on the process, except a installation progress bar on the Commserve itself.  

edit : tip for you, type the Windows key on your keyboard, and input CAPTURE and enter.

This is a handful and free windows built-in screen capture program with simple annotation and drawing possibilities. (there are other free handful tools for download anywhere)