User`s guide

Chapter 20 Upgrading XgOS 381
Upgrading Windows Host Servers
When using vNICs in an HA configuration, system .DLL files are in use. This
prevents the upgrade process from accessing the .DLL files needed for upgrade. To
upgrade the Windows host drivers from 3.5.0 to 3.6.0 using HA vNICs, it is best if
you first uninstall the previous version of host drivers, restart your Windows host,
and then proceed with a clean installation of the Windows host drivers. Follow the
instructions in the Fabric Interconnect Hardware and Drivers Installation Guide.
▼ Upgrading Windows Host Servers
In release 3.6.0, host driver upgrade is not supported. Instead, uninstall the old
drivers and then install the new ones as follows:
1. Log in to the Windows server as administrator.
2. Get the updated Xsigo software.
Either download the software from the support site or put the CD into the drive.
3. Extract the software archive to any directory.
Note – Be sure to completely extract the software to a folder. Do not attempt to
install the drivers from a compressed folder.
4. Open a command prompt by clicking Start>Run> and entering cmd.
5. Change directory to the location of your existing Xsigo software.
For example: cd D:\xsigo
6. Run the setup.exe and follow the instructions for removing the Xsigo host
drivers.
7. Reboot the server.
8. Change directory to the location of your 3.6.0 system software
9. Run the setup.exe and follow the instructions for installing the new Xsigo host
drivers.
10. If this server supports services that depend on storage that is accessed across
vHBAs, configure dependencies for those services by issuing the following
command:
sc config <serviceName> depend= xgdependroot