Summary of upgrade from version 5.0 to version 5.5
Several upgrade tasks are new or require special consideration with the
upgrade from version 5.0 to version 5.5. 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.
- Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for VS 2015 Update 3 install: All GV STRATUS servers, K2 Summit systems, and all Windows 64-bit and 32-bit OS client PCs hosting GV STRATUS and EDIUS applications must install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for VS 2015 Update 3. For more details, refer to Upgrade Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for VS 2015 Update 3.
- Microsoft .NET upgrade: All GV STRATUS servers, K2 Summit systems, and all client PCs hosting a GV STRATUS application and/or an EDIUS application must upgrade to .NET 4.6.2, if that version of .NET is not already installed. For more details, refer to Upgrade Microsoft .NET.
- Site ID upgrade: Requires the run of SiteIdUpgradeUtility.exe on the GV STRATUS Core server and all remote sites in your GV STRATUS system. For more info, refer to Upgrade GV STRATUS Site ID.
- Custom Metadata fields for Scheduler tooltips and templates: After the upgrade, existing users and groups do not have these new fields assigned, so a user with the Media Manager role must assign the fields if appropriate. For more details, refer to Timeline Information settings and Saving event as a template.
- 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 the standalone Database Server:
- Requires the configuration of standalone Database Server on the GV STRATUS system. For more details, refer to Standalone Database Server set up process.
- Systems with K2 Central Shared Storage:
- Requires the configuration of K2 Summit MDI for the K2 Central system. For more details, refer to GV STRATUS Control Panel configuration for K2 Central.
- 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.