We are planning how to update our production software environment that runs on blades. Upgrading the software and OS is complex and will take some time.
Our production environment runs on 3 blades
We have another 3 blades available which we currently use for testing
To avoid production downtime, is the following possible?
1) Switch the production software to the other 3 blades. Users would only notice a decrease in performance since the other 3 blades are of a lower specification.
2) When we have upgraded, switch back to the production blades.
Upgrading production environments is a common problem. Can HPs blade technology make this easier by enabling the above process?