Upgrading Linux 9000 Clients; Installing A Minor Kernel Update On Linux Clients - HP IBRIX 9300 Administrator's Manual

1. Restart all passive Fusion Managers.
a.
b.
c.
2. Restart the Active Fusion Manager by issuing the following commands on the active FM
server:
a.
b.
c.

Upgrading Linux 9000 clients

Be sure to upgrade the cluster nodes before upgrading Linux 9000 clients. Complete the following
steps on each client:
1. Download the latest HP 9000 client 6.2 package.
2. Expand the tar file.
3. Run the upgrade script:
./ibrixupgrade -f
The upgrade software automatically stops the necessary services and restarts them when the
upgrade is complete.
4. Execute the following command to verify the client is running IBRIX software:
/etc/init.d/ibrix_client status
IBRIX Filesystem Drivers loaded
IBRIX IAD Server (pid 3208) running...
The IAD service should be running, as shown in the previous sample output. If it is not, contact HP
Support.

Installing a minor kernel update on Linux clients

The 9000 client software is upgraded automatically when you install a compatible Linux minor
kernel update.
If you are planning to install a minor kernel update, first run the following command to verify that
the update is compatible with the 9000 client software:
/usr/local/ibrix/bin/verify_client_update <kernel_update_version>
The following example is for a RHEL 4.8 client with kernel version 2.6.9-89.ELsmp:
# /usr/local/ibrix/bin/verify_client_update 2.6.9-89.35.1.ELsmp
nl
Kernel update 2.6.9-89.35.1.ELsmp is compatible.
If the minor kernel update is compatible, install the update with the vendor RPM and reboot the
system. The 9000 client software is then automatically updated with the new kernel, and 9000
120 Upgrading the IBRIX software to the 6.2 release
Determine if the Fusion Manager is in passive mode by entering the following
command:
ibrix_fm -i
If the command returns "passive" (regardless of failover disabled or not), enter the
following command to restart Fusion Manager:
service ibrix_fusionmanager restart
Redo steps a and b for each Fusion Manager.
Enter the following command to set all instances of Fusion Manager to the nofmfailover
mode:
ibrix_fm -m nofmfailover -A
To restart Fusion Manager, enter the following command:
service ibrix_fusionmanager restart
Enter the following command to set all instances of Fusion Manager to the passive
mode:
ibrix_fm -m passive -A