Installation Options; Checking The Current Version Of The Storage Management Software - Silicon Graphics InfiniteStorage 4000 Series System Upgrade Manual

Installation Options

Checking the
Current Version of
the Storage
Management
Software
Chapter 1: Preparing to Upgrade Your Storage Management Software
Install only the packages that are required for the type of installation you are
performing.
Table 3 Installation Options and Related Software Packages
Installation Option SMruntime
Typical installation X
Storage management X
2
station
Host station X
A host station acting X
as a storage
management station
(out-of-band
3
management)
Host with in-band X
management
1
The RDAC/MPP failover driver is proprietary to NetApp and is available for
download to the Linux OS.
2
The storage management station is a computer that runs storage management
software that adds, monitors, and manages the storage arrays on a network.
3
Out-of-band management is a method to manage a storage array over the network
through an Ethernet connection, from a storage management station that need not
have an I/O path connection to the controllers.
The operating system-specific commands are listed below. To check the level of the
current storage management software, type the command that corresponds to your
operating system, and press Enter. The <package name> placeholder refers to the
name of the software package that is installed.
In the Linux operating system, type this command, and press Enter:
rpm -qi <package name>
In the Windows operating system, perform these tasks.
a. Select Start >> Run.
b. Type reged32, and press Enter.
The Register Editor window appears.
c. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> STORAGE.
The host software versions are listed under the storage directory.
SMclient SMutil SMagent
X X X
X
X
X X
X X
RDAC
Failover
1
Driver
X
X
X
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