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How to Upgrade Your Applications to Use the New Appliance Kit (APK)

Appliances can use the DHCP configuration mode which deprecates the volfix mode. When using the DHCP mode, an appliance configures itself through its default interface. This results in greater reliability, increased flexibility, and improved application starting time. Using the DHCP mode also cuts down on the amount of I/O generated by the grid controller.

To upgrade your appliances and applications to use the new DHCP configuration mode, you can:

This section contains the following topics:

Upgrading an Appliance to Use the DHCP Configuration Mode

Upgrading Applications to Use Your New DHCP-Based Appliances

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