Summary of upgrade from version 2.7 to version 2.8

GV STRATUS servers are affected by the version 2.7 to version 2.8 upgrade, as follows:

Workflow Server — A GV STRATUS server dedicated to hosting the Workflow Engine Service, the Rules Engine Service, and the Xcode Control Engine Service. These services support rules-based operations. The Workflow Server is a new type of GV STRATUS server for version 2.8.

Several upgrade tasks are specific to the version 2.7 to version 2.8 upgrade. Apply upgrade tasks as appropriate for your system design, as follows:

All systems:
- Rules: If you configured export and delete rules before the upgrade, after the upgrade you can additionally configure transfer rules. If you license your GV STRATUS system and install the Harmonic ProMedia™ Carbon (formerly Carbon Coder™) application, you can also configure an export rule with transcode functionality.
A1, B1, C1 systems:
- Add one or more Workflow Servers to your system.
  If you currently have the GV STRATUS Rules Engine and the GV STRATUS Workflow Engine installed on your Core Server and you are adding a Workflow server, you must do the following:
  - Uninstall the GV STRATUS Rules Engine and the GV STRATUS Workflow Engine from the Core Server.
  - Reconfigure your rules on the Workflow Server