Summary of upgrade from version 5.5 to version 5.7

Several upgrade tasks are new or require special consideration with this upgrade. Apply upgrade tasks as appropriate for your system design, as follows:

• All systems:
  • SiteConfig: Before upgrading GV STRATUS, upgrade your SiteConfig application and Discovery Agent to the latest version. For more info, refer to Grass Valley products compatible with GV STRATUS.
  • GV STRATUS Web Client and GV STRATUS Web Apps: These new SiteConfig roles must be assigned to Express/Core server before upgrading the GV STRATUS system. For more details, refer to Add software roles for upgrade to version 5.7, Express server components, and Core Server components.
  • Web Access: After the upgrade, existing users and groups do not have this role assigned, so you must assign the role if appropriate. For more info, refer to GV STRATUS roles matrix.
  • Internal system account: If the internal system account for your GV STRATUS system is on a fully qualified domain or is not the default GVAdmin account, configure settings at GV STRATUS Control Panel Core | STRATUS Core Services | Primary Site as appropriate for your system.
• Systems with Windows 2008 servers:
  • Requires removal of specific Windows updates before the upgrade. For more details, refer to Uninstall Windows updates on Windows 2008 servers.
• Systems with Grass Valley SMB Storage:
  • Requires the configuration of K2 Summit MDI for the Grass Valley SMB Storage. For more details, refer to GV STRATUS Control Panel configuration for SMB storage.