HP P6000 EVA Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 11001100) (5697-2328, November 2012)
Checking management software versions
Estimated time to complete: 10–15 minutes
When to perform: Anytime before the upgrade
When upgrading the system software, you must upgrade related management software to the
required version. Use Table 3 (page 11) to collect version information for your current software.
NOTE: For details on array software compatibility, see Table 1.0, HP P6000 software solution
compatibility and Table 2.0, HP P6000 Command View interoperability support, in the HP P6000
Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference. See “Reference documentation” (page 6) for
the link to this document.
Table 3 Management software version worksheet
Upgrade procedureLocating version information
1
Minimum required
version
Current
version
Software
“Upgrading HP P6000 Command
View” (page 32)
10.1HP P6000
Command
1. Open HP P6000 Command
View.
View
(required)
2. Click Help in the Session
pane. The HP P6000
Command View Online Help
window opens and the version
is displayed.
“Upgrading HP P6000 Replication
Solutions Manager (optional)” (page
37)
5.5HP P6000
Replication
Solutions
1. Open or browse to HP P6000
Replication Solutions
Manager.
Manager
(if installed)
2. Select Help→About from the
menu bar. The version of HP
Replication Solutions Manager
server is displayed.
“Upgrading browsers and JRE” (page
36)
1.5.0_04 or later
2
JRE 1. Open the Windows control
panel.
2. Double-click the Java icon.
3. On the General tab, click
About.
The version of Java is
displayed.
“Upgrading browsers and JRE” (page
36)
From your browser, select Help >
About Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer
8.0 or later; Firefox
4.0 or later
Web
browser
(required)
1
You can also use Windows Add or Remove Programs to view the software version.
2
For Windows servers. For clients running other operating systems, see Table 5.0, the Browser support table, in the HP
P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference. See Table 1 (page 6) for the location of this document.
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