Offline Update; Hybrid Update; Changing To Core Pid Format - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V Administrator's Manual

7. After the fabric has reconverged, use the cfgEnable command to update zoning.
8. Update their bindings for any devices manually bound by PID. This might involve changing them to the
new PIDs, or preferably changing to WWN binding.
For any devices automatically bound by PID, two options exist:
a. Execute a custom procedure to rebuild its device tree online. Examples are provided in the
"Converting port number to area
b. Reboot the device to rebuild the device tree. Some operating systems require a special command to
do this, for example "boot –r" in Solaris.
9. For devices that do not bind by PID or have had their PID binding updated, mark online or reassociate
the disk devices with the multipathing software and resume I/O over the updated fabric.
10. Repeat with the other fabric(s).

Offline update

The following steps are intended to provide SAN administrators a starting point for creating site-specific
procedures.
1. Schedule an outage for all devices attached to the fabric.
Back up all data and verify backups.
2.
3. Shut down all hosts and storage devices attached to the fabric.
4. Disable all switches in the fabric.
5. Change the PID format on each switch in the fabric.
6. re-enable the switches in the updated fabric one at a time. In a core/edge network, enable the core
switches first.
7. After the fabric has reconverged, use the cfgEnable command to update zoning.
8. Bring the devices online in the order appropriate to the SAN. This usually involves starting up the
storage arrays first, and the hosts last.
9. For any devices manually bound by PID, bring the device back online, but do not start applications.
Update their bindings and reboot again if necessary. This might involve changing them to the new
PIDs, or might (preferably) involve changing to WWN binding.
10. For any devices automatically bound by PID, reboot the device to rebuild the device tree (some
operating systems require a special command to do this, such as "boot –r" in Solaris).
1 1. For devices that do not bind by PID or have had their PID binding updated, bring them back up and
resume I/O.
12. Verify that all I/O has resumed correctly.

Hybrid update

It is possible to combine the online and offline methods for fabrics where only a few devices bind by PID.
Because any hybrid procedure is extremely customized, it is necessary to work closely with the SAN service
provider in these cases.

Changing to core PID format

In Fabric OS release v4.2.0 and later, Native PID format is not supported; the default format is the Core
PID format.
In Fabric OS v3.1.2 and later, Core PID format is the default configuration.
In Fabric OS v2.6.2 and later, Native PID format is the default configuration.
Although the PID format is listed in the configuration file, do not edit the file to change the setting there.
Instead, use the CLI configure command. When you use the configure command, switch databases
that contain PID-sensitive information are automatically updated. If you change the setting in the
configuration file and then download the edited file, the PID format will be changed, but the database
entries will not, and so they will be incorrect.
ID" on page 391 section of this chapter.
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