Upgrading Linux X9000 Clients; Upgrading Windows X9000 Clients - HP StorageWorks x9720 Administrator's Manual

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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.
Upgrade X9000 clients:
For Linux clients, see
For Windows clients, see
7.
Verify that all version indicators match for file serving nodes and X9000 clients. Run the
following command from the active management console:
<ibrixhome>/bin/ibrix_version –l
If there is a version mismatch, run the /ibrix/ibrixupgrade -f script again on the
affected node, and then recheck the versions. The installation is successful when all version
indicators match. If you followed all instructions and the version indicators do not match,
contact HP Support.
8.
Verify the health of the cluster:
<ibrixhome>/bin/ibrix_health -l
The output should show Passed / on.
9.
For an agile configuration, on all nodes hosting the passive management console, return the
management console to passive mode:
<ibrixhome>/bin/ibrix_fm -m passive
10.
If you received a new license from HP, install it as described in the "Licensing" chapter in this
document.
1 1.
Upgrade firmware on X9720 systems. See

Upgrading Linux X9000 clients

Be sure to upgrade the management console and file serving nodes before upgrading Linux X9000
clients. Complete the following steps on each client:
1.
Expand the upgrade tarball or mount the upgrade DVD.
2.
Run the upgrade script:
./ibrixupgrade -f
The upgrade software automatically stops the necessary services and restarts them when the
upgrade is complete.
3.
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.

Upgrading Windows X9000 clients

Complete the following steps on each client:
"Upgrading Linux X9000 clients" (page
"Upgrading Windows X9000 clients" (page
"Upgrading firmware on X9720 systems" (page
75).
75).
Upgrading Linux X9000 clients
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