HP 3PAR T-Class Installation and Deinstallation Guide

8 Deinstalling the Storage System
This chapter describes methods for deinstalling a T-Class Storage System. Use these procedures
when removing storage systems from an operating site and when relocating systems without data
to an alternate site.
Preparing for deinstallation
Prior to deinstalling a storage system:
• Obtain the drive magazine transport containers and packaging materials
One transport container holds up to 30 magazines
• Obtain storage system shipping containers, one per cabinet to be deinstalled
• Obtain the storage system cabinet key, if necessary
A key is necessary to unlock the rear door of each cabinet
• Obtain the storage system fascia key, if necessary
A key may be necessary to unlock the front fascias of each cabinet
• Verify that the System Administrator has prepared the storage system for system shutdown
• Complete the storage system inventory
Storage System Inventory
To complete the storage system inventory, record the following information for each system to be
deinstalled:
• Customer name and site information
• System serial numbers (use the showsys -d) CLI command
• Software currently running on the system
• HP 3PAR Operating System version (use the showversion –b –a) CLI command
• Drive cage firmware version (use the showcage) CLI command
• Disk drive firmware version (use the showpd –i) CLI command
• HP 3PAR CBIOS version (use the shownode -verbose) CLI command
• Storage system hardware configuration
• Number of cabinets
• Number of controller nodes
• Amount of data cache in the controller nodes (use the shownode) CLI command
• Amount of control cache in the controller nodes (use the shownode) CLI command
• Number and type of Fibre Channel adapters in each node (showport -i)
• Number of drive cages
• Number of drive magazines (use the showcage –d) CLI command
• Number and sizes of drives on the magazines (use the showpd) CLI command
• Physical condition of system hardware and cabinet (note presence of scratches, dents, missing
screws, broken bezels, damaged ports, and so on)
• Destination address or addresses and list of the equipment going to each address
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