Upgrading Stand-Alone Servers To Protectier V3.1.X.x - IBM TS7600 with ProtecTIER Software Upgrade Manual

Upgrading stand-alone servers to ProtecTIER v3.1.x.x

Use the procedures below to upgrade stand-alone servers to ProtecTIER v3.1.x.x.
Before you begin
If you are upgrading a 3958 DD1 server that is being used for replication,
installation of the second dual-port Ethernet adapter (Feature Code 3448) must be
completed before performing the ProtecTIER upgrade.
About this task
The procedures below are for stand-alone servers. If you are working on clustered
servers, follow the procedures in "Upgrading clustered servers to ProtecTIER
v3.1.x.x" on page 21.
Note: The ProtecTIER upgrade software is provided on the IBM System Storage
ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition V3.1.
Procedure
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IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER: Software Upgrade Guide
1. Log in to the server:
a. Connect a USB keyboard and monitor (if not already present) to the server.
b. Verify that the server is powered-on:
v If it is powered-on, go to step 2.
v If it is not powered-on do so now, wait for the boot cycle to complete,
then go to step 2.
Notes:
v During the boot cycle one or more warning or failure messages,
including ones specific to Eth4 and Eth5, might display. These messages
are expected.
v During the boot cycle, the ProtecTIER file systems are mounted. If the
message: Running... displays, press <enter> to proceed to the login
prompt.
2. At the login: prompt, log in with the ID root and the password admin.
3. Use the RAS Menu to verify that RAS has been configured and is running on
the server. Enter the command:
rasMenu <enter>
The RAS Menu displays:
+------------------------------------------+
RAS Text Based Menu running on <servername>
+------------------------------------------+
1) Check if RAS is running
2) Start RAS
3) Stop RAS
4) Get RAS Version
5) Get PT Code Version
6) Display Firmware Levels
7) Manage Configuration (...)
8) check PT Services Status (...)
9) System Health Monitoring (...)