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

Upgrade paths
For details about supported upgrade and downgrade paths, see Table 3.1, Upgrade support for
controller software versions, and Table 3.2, Downgrade support for controller software versions,
respectively, in the HP Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference. See Table 1 (page 7)
for the link to this document.
IMPORTANT:
• If upgrading from XCS 5.1x0, all source and destination DR groups must be in synchronous
mode before upgrading. Check each DR group to verify this setting before proceeding.
• Customer self upgrade is supported from XCS 5.1xx to 6.110 or later. To determine if your
configuration supports customer self upgrade from XCS 5.1xx to 6.110 or later, see customer
advisory c01035921, entitled HP Enterprise Virtual Array XCS 6.110 Release (for customers
upgrading from XCS 5.1x0).
Reference documentation
Table 1 (page 7) identifies the documentation you should have available when upgrading the
storage system.
Table 1 Reference documentation
LocationRequired?Document
HP EVA documentation
http://www.hp.com/support/manualsHP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise
Virtual Array User Guide
Click Disk Storage Systems under storage, and then select
either HP 4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Arrays, HP
YesHP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise
Virtual Array Release Notes
4100 Enterprise Virtual Array, HP 6100 Enterprise Virtual
Array, or HP 8100 Enterprise Virtual Array under EVA Disk
Arrays.
YesHP Enterprise Virtual Array
Compatibility Reference
HP Command View EVA documentation
http://www.hp.com/support/manualsHP Command View EVA User Guide
Click Storage Software under storage, and then select HP
Command View EVA Software under Storage Device
Management Software.
YesHP Command View EVA Installation
Guide
HP Storage System Scripting Utility
Reference
HP EVA replication software documentation
http://www.hp.com/support/manualsHP Replication Solutions Manager
Installation Guide
Click Storage Software under storage, and then select HP
Continuous Access EVA Software under Storage Replication
Software.
HP Replication Solutions Manager
Administrator Guide
HP Continuous Access EVA
Implementation Guide
SAN infrastructure documentation
http://www.hp.com/support/manualsYesHP SAN Design Reference Guide
Click Storage Networking under Storage, and then select
HP SAN under HP SAN Solutions.
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