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Hp enterprise virtual array updating product software guide (xcs 10000000) (667991-001, july 2011)

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1 Getting started...........................................................................................5

Upgrade overview....................................................................................................................5

Upgrade paths.........................................................................................................................5

Reference documentation...........................................................................................................6

Required kits............................................................................................................................6

2 Preparing for the upgrade ..........................................................................9

Checking the controller software version......................................................................................9

Checking management software versions.....................................................................................9

Checking the array hardware...................................................................................................11

Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure.......................................................................12

Collecting SAN configuration data using SAN Visibility..........................................................13

Installing SAN Visibility..................................................................................................13

Using SAN Visibility......................................................................................................13

Obtaining a report from HP............................................................................................16

Creating a report automatically..................................................................................17

Creating a report manually........................................................................................18

Reading the report........................................................................................................19

Evaluating your configuration...................................................................................................20

XCS 10000000 upgrade considerations...................................................................................21

Selecting a time to perform an online upgrade...........................................................................23

Analyzing array I/O using HP Command View EVAPerf..........................................................23

Guidelines for using HP Command View EVAPerf..............................................................23

HP Command View EVAPerf command options.................................................................24

Running HP Command View EVAPerf...............................................................................24

Identifying virtual disk activity.........................................................................................25

Managing host I/O timeouts for an online upgrade....................................................................27

HP-UX...............................................................................................................................27

IBM AIX............................................................................................................................28

Linux Red Hat and SUSE.....................................................................................................28

Mac OS X........................................................................................................................29

Microsoft Windows............................................................................................................29

OpenVMS........................................................................................................................30

Solaris..............................................................................................................................30

VMware...........................................................................................................................30

Xen Citrix..........................................................................................................................30

Managing application I/O timeouts for an online upgrade..........................................................31

Managing external devices......................................................................................................31

Managing an SVSP configuration for an online upgrade.............................................................31

Backing up all array data........................................................................................................31

Upgrading HP P6000 Command View......................................................................................31

Upgrading on a management server....................................................................................32

Verifying installation on the management server.....................................................................33

Upgrading the management module.........................................................................................33

Verifying installation on the management module...................................................................35

Upgrading browsers and JRE...................................................................................................35

HP Insight Remote Support software..........................................................................................35

Upgrading HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager (optional)...................................................36

Monitoring array stability.........................................................................................................36

Preparing the HP P6000 Continuous Access environment for an upgrade.......................................38

Upgrading disk drive firmware in an HP P6000 Continuous Access environment........................39

Checking the disk grouping policy............................................................................................39

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