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Pre-migration Preparation

All of the procedures outlined in this chapter preserve the data on the cluster’s external storage

systems. On a case-by-case basis, some of the procedures allow the cluster to be upgraded while

continuing to service clients. These upgrades are called “rolling upgrades.” During these rolling

upgrades, however, the cluster will be operating in a degraded state since one of the servers will

be unavailable to clients. Other installations will require a new installation of the operating

system without giving an option to load Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server over

Windows NTS/E. Read each migration procedure thoroughly before starting it. As needed, some

of these procedures require all nodes of the cluster to be turned off at the same time causing the

cluster to be unavailable to clients during the upgrade.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to backup your data before beginning any of the migration scenarios in

this paper.

Note: When migrating to an HA/F200 configuration, the firmware level on each RA4000

Controller must be updated to the same level.

IMPORTANT: If upgrading to version 3.1a of Secure Path for Windows 2000 on RAID Array

4000/4100 then please make sure to upgrade to SmartStart 5.00 and Compaq StorageWorks

RA4100 San Solution Support Software - 5.01. This newer version of Secure Path is not

compatible with older drivers found on SmartStart 4.90 or earlier.

Updating the Controller Firmware Version Levels

Verify the RA4000 Controller Firmware Version Levels by running the online Array

Configuration Utility on Node 1 or by running the Array Configuration Utility from the Compaq

SmartStart CD. Selecting the RA4000 Controller and then click on the More Information tab. The

online Array Configuration Utility is installed by running the Compaq Support Paq for Windows

NT or Windows 2000.

To upgrade the RA4000 Controller firmware:

a. Create the Options ROMPaq diskettes from the Diskette Builder Utility by

inserting the SmartStart CD and selecting Start and then Run. In the dialog box

that displays, type X:\dskbldr\setup.exe where X is the drive letter associated

with your CD-ROM drive.

b. You can acquire the latest Options ROMPaq from the Compaq website

(http://www.compaq.com/support).

c. Power down Node 1 and Node 2.

d. Insert the Options ROMPaq diskette into Node 1 and restart the node. Run

Options ROMPaq and choose to update the firmware on the RA4000 Controllers.

e. Power down the storage and Node 1 after the firmware update completes.