Installing A Minor Kernel Update On Linux Clients; Upgrading Windows X9000 Clients; Upgrading Pre-6.0 File Systems For Software Snapshots - HP IBRIX X9720 System Administrator Manual

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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 X9000 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 X9000 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 X9000 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 X9000 client software is then automatically updated with the new kernel, and X9000
client services start automatically. Use the ibrix_version -l -C command to verify the kernel
version on the client.
NOTE:
To use the verify_client command, the X9000 client software must be installed.

Upgrading Windows X9000 clients

Complete the following steps on each client:
1.
Remove the old Windows X9000 client software using the Add or Remove Programs utility in
the Control Panel.
2.
Copy the Windows X9000 client MSI file for the upgrade to the machine.
3.
Launch the Windows Installer and follow the instructions to complete the upgrade.
4.
Register the Windows X9000 client again with the cluster and check the option to Start Service
after Registration.
5.
Check Administrative Tools | Services to verify that the X9000 Client service is started.
6.
Launch the Windows X9000 client. On the Active Directory Settings tab, click Update to
retrieve the current Active Directory settings.
7.
Mount file systems using the X9000 Windows client GUI.
NOTE:
If you are using Remote Desktop to perform an upgrade, you must log out and log back
in to see the drive mounted.

Upgrading pre-6.0 file systems for software snapshots

To support software snapshots, the inode format was changed in the X9000 6.0 release. The
upgrade60.sh utility upgrades a file system created on a pre-6.0 release, enabling software
snapshots to be taken on the file system.
The utility can also determine the needed conversions without actually performing the upgrade.
100 Upgrading the X9000 software to the 6.1 release

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