Preparing To Upgrade Your Storage Management Software; Upgrading The Storage Management Software And The Controller Firmware - Silicon Graphics InfiniteStorage 4000 Series System Upgrade Manual

Preparing to Upgrade Your Storage Management Software

Upgrading the
Storage
Management
Software and
the Controller
Firmware
Chapter 1: Preparing to Upgrade Your Storage Management Software
The following table shows the supported upgrade paths for controller trays and
controller-drive trays for storage management software version 10.83 and controller
firmware version 7.83.
Table 1 Supported Trays and Software Upgrade Paths
Tray Name
Controller-drive trays
E2612, E2624, E2660
CE4900
E5412, E5424, E5460
Controller tray
CE7900, CE7922
NOTE If you are upgrading from controller firmware version 7.75.26, you must first
upgrade to 7.75.28, and then upgrade to 7.83. All other supported upgrades are
performed directly without an intermediate step.
NOTE To make sure that your failover driver is compatible with the new hardware,
firmware, and software, refer to the SANtricity™ ES Storage Manager Failover Drivers
User Guide for Version 10.83. For the RHEL 6.1 and SLES operating systems, if you
are setting up a configuration to support Asynchronous Logical Unit Access (ALUA),
additional steps are required to install software patches.
These steps are required for a successful upgrade to storage management software
version 10.83 and controller firmware version 7.83. Perform the steps in order. You
might find it helpful to print the Upgrade Checklist and refer to it as you work through
the upgrade steps.
1. Make sure that the controller trays and the controller-drive trays in your storage
array are compatible with the software level and the firmware level to which you
are upgrading.
2. Check that the host bus adapters (HBAs), switches, driver versions, firmware
levels, and specific hardware restrictions are supported.
Installed Storage
Management Software
Version
10.70 or later
10.60 or later
10.80 or later
10.30 or later
1
Installed Controller
Firmware Version
7.70 or later
7.60 or later
7.80 or later
7.30 or later
1