Performing The Upgrade; Restoring The Node Configuration; Completing The Upgrade - HP IBRIX X9720 System Administrator Manual

1. Run /usr/local/ibrix/setup/save_cluster_config. This script creates a tgz file
named <hostname>_cluser_config.tgz, which contains a backup of the node
configuration.
2. Save the <hostname>_cluser_config.tgz file, which is located in /tmp, to the external
storage media.

Performing the upgrade

Complete the following steps on each node:
1. Obtain the latest Quick Restore image from the HP kiosk at
kiosk (you will need your HP-provided login credentials).
2. Burn the ISO image to a DVD.
3. Insert the Quick Restore DVD into the server DVD-ROM drive.
4. Restart the server to boot from the DVD-ROM.
5. When the X9000 Network Storage System screen appears, enter qr to install the X9000
software on the file serving node.
The server reboots automatically after the software is installed. Remove the DVD from the
DVD-ROM drive.

Restoring the node configuration

Complete the following steps on each node, starting with the previous active management console:
1. Log in to the node. The configuration wizard should pop up. Escape out of the configuration
wizard.
2. Attach the external storage media containing the saved node configuration information.
3. Restore the configuration. Run the following restore script and pass in the tgz file containing
the node's saved configuration information as an argument:
/usr/local/ibrix/setup/restore <saved_config.tgz>
4. Reboot the node.

Completing the upgrade

Complete the following steps:
1. Remount all X9000 Software file systems:
<ibrixhome>/bin/ibrix_mount -f <fsname> -m </mountpoint>
2. Remount all previously mounted X9000 Software file systems on Windows X9000 clients using
the Windows client GUI.
3. If automated failover was enabled before the upgrade, turn it back on from the node hosting
the active management console:
<ibrixhome>/bin/ibrix_server -m
4. Confirm that automated failover is enabled:
<ibrixhome>/bin/ibrix_server -l
In the output, HA should display on.
5. From the node hosting the active management console, perform a manual backup of the
upgraded configuration:
<ibrixhome>/bin/ibrix_fm -B
6. Verify that all version indicators match for file serving nodes. Run the following command from
the active management console:
<ibrixhome>/bin/ibrix_version –l
108 Upgrading the X9000 software to the 5.6 release
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