Upgrading appliance models
To upgrade appliances to models that do not require a higher-capacity virtual machine, simply purchase a license for the new model. The appliance detects any change in the license associated with it when it communicates with the licensing portal.
Upgrade to a model that requires a higher-capacity virtual machine by performing this task:
1. Purchase a license for the new model.
2. Deprovision the original appliance and its underlying virtual machine.
3. Provision a new virtual machine that meets the requirements of the new model.
4. Obtain the image for the new model, and install it on the virtual machine.
Downgrading a Cloud Accelerator model is as simple as downgrading the license to that of a lower-end model.