Ha Upgrade Overview; Ha Upgrade Tasks - EMC2 Data Domain DD9500 System Installation And Upgrade Manual

Upgrading an Existing Data Domain System to HA

HA upgrade overview

78 Data Domain DD9500 System 5.7.1 High Availability (HA) System Installation and Upgrade Guide
Upgrading an existing Data Domain system to an HA pair consists of the following tasks:
Table 18 HA upgrade tasks
Task
If necessary, perform a controller upgrade to
convert an existing Data Domain system to a
DD9500.
If necessary, upgrade the DD OS version on
the existing system to the same version that is
installed on the new DD9500 node.
If necessary, migrate data from SATA shelves
to SAS shelves.
If any data connections exist in slot 11 of the
existing node, move those connections to
ports on a different I/O module.
Install a 10 GbE I/O module in slot 11 of the
existing node.
Install the new DD9500 node in the rack.
Connect the data cables on the new node to
match the cabling configuration of the
existing node.
Disable the DDFS on the existing node.
Power down the existing node.
Cable the new node to the disk shelves.
Cable the interconnect between the two
nodes.
Power on the existing node, then the new
node.
Apply the HA license on the existing node.
Configure HA from the existing node.
Re-enable the DDFS on the existing node.
Additional information
This task is beyond the scope of this document.
The Data Domain Operating System 5.7 Controller
Upgrade Guide provides details on how to
upgrade an older system to a DD9500.
This task is beyond the scope of this document.
This task is beyond the scope of this document.
The Data Domain Operating System 5.7
Administration Guide provides details on how to
perform a storage migration.
This task is beyond the scope of this document.
Installing the HA interconnect I/O module on
page 79
Install the System in the Rack. on page 27
Connect data cables on both nodes on page 66
Run the following command: filesys
disable.
Run the following command: system
poweroff.
Connecting the expansion shelves and the
controllers on page 48
Connecting the HA interconnect on page 63
1. Plug in the power cord for the Data Domain
controller.
2. If there is a power button on the controller,
press it.
Run the following command: license add
<HA-license-code>.
Configure HA for upgrades on page 79
Run the following command: filesys enable.