HP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 6.240)

Contents
1 Getting started...........................................................................................6
Upgrade overview....................................................................................................................6
Online upgrade...................................................................................................................6
Offline upgrade (shutdown upgrade)......................................................................................6
Upgrade paths.........................................................................................................................7
Reference documentation...........................................................................................................7
Required kits............................................................................................................................8
2 Pre-upgrade tasks.....................................................................................10
Checking current controller software version...............................................................................10
Checking current software versions............................................................................................10
Checking the HP Command View EVA version.......................................................................11
Checking the storage system hardware......................................................................................12
Checking the battery .........................................................................................................14
Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure.......................................................................14
Collecting SAN configuration data using SAN Visibility..........................................................15
Installing SAN Visibility..................................................................................................15
Using SAN Visibility......................................................................................................15
Creating a report..........................................................................................................19
Creating a report automatically..................................................................................20
Creating a report manually........................................................................................20
Reading the report........................................................................................................21
Evaluating your configuration...................................................................................................22
XCS 6.240 upgrade considerations..........................................................................................23
Selecting an appropriate time to perform an online upgrade........................................................23
Analyzing storage system I/O using HP Command View EVAPerf.............................................23
Tips for using HP Command View EVAPerf........................................................................24
HP Command View EVAPerf command options.................................................................24
Running HP Command View EVAPerf...............................................................................24
Identifying virtual disk activity....................................................................................25
Managing host I/O timeouts for an online upgrade....................................................................27
HP-UX...............................................................................................................................27
Default timeout values....................................................................................................27
IBM AIX............................................................................................................................27
Checking or changing timeouts.......................................................................................27
Linux................................................................................................................................28
Mac OS X........................................................................................................................29
Microsoft Windows............................................................................................................29
Checking timeout values................................................................................................29
NetWare..........................................................................................................................29
OpenVMS........................................................................................................................30
Solaris..............................................................................................................................30
Checking or changing timeouts.......................................................................................30
Tru64...............................................................................................................................30
VMware...........................................................................................................................30
Xen Citrix..........................................................................................................................31
Managing application I/O timeouts for an online upgrade..........................................................31
Managing external devices......................................................................................................31
Back up all storage system data................................................................................................32
Upgrading HP Command View EVA..........................................................................................32
Upgrading using the typical installation................................................................................32
Verifying the installation......................................................................................................32
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