HP 3PAR OpenVMS Implementation Guide (763874-002)

2 Upgrading HP 3PAR OS
Online HP 3PAR OS upgrade (3.1.1 MU1 to 3.1.2 MU3)
Upgrade HP 3PAR OS from 3.1.1 MU1 to 3.1.1 MU2, and then perform the steps mentioned in
the following section to upgrade the HP 3PAR OS from 3.1.1 MU2 to 3.1.2 MU3.
Online HP 3PAR OS upgrade (3.1.1 MU2 to 3.1.2 MU3)
Prerequisite
1. The following HP 3PAR OS components must be ready and accessible before you update the
HP 3PAR array:
• HP 3PAR OS Patch 3.1.1.P18
• HP 3PAR OS Patch 3.1.1.P33
• HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2.484 (MU3) or later
2. HP recommends you to back up all the data from HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system.
3. HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage is loaded with HP 3PAR OS -3.1.1.410 (MU2)
4. All OpenVMS host persona set to 2-Generic-ALUA.
5. Knowledge of HP 3PAR CLI 3.1.2 and HP 3PAR Service Processor Onsite Customer Care -
SPOCC or SP.
NOTE: HP recommends that you choose a non peak IO window with a minimum IO load from
the hosts before upgrading HP 3PAR array to new HP 3PAR OS version.
To upgrade from 3.1.1 MU2 to 3.1.2 MU3 perform the following:
1. Load HP 3PAR OS Patch 3.1.1.P18.
2. Load HP 3PAR OS Patch 3.1.1.P33.
a. Open a CLI session. Run Sethost –ovrd –persona 12 <Host Name> command
to change the host persona.
3. Load HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2.484 (MU3) or later.
NOTE:
• Use SPOCC Update Menu→Load Update to load the HP 3PAR OS.
• Use SPOCC Update Menu→Install HP 3PAR OS Update to install the HP 3PAR OS.
Online HP 3PAR OS upgrade (3.1.2 MU1/MU2 to 3.1.2 MU3)
HP 3PAR OS online upgrade from 3.1.2 MU1 to 3.1.2 MU2/MU3 is supported.
Online HP 3PAR OS upgrade (3.1.2 MU3 to 3.1.3)
HP 3PAR OS online upgrade from 3.1.2 MU3 to 3.1.3 is supported.
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