HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide XCS 6.110 (5697-6782, June 2007)

Contents
Aboutthisguide .......................... 7
Intendedaudience...................................... 7
Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 8
HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 8
HPwebsites......................................... 9
Documentationfeedback ................................... 9
1Gettingstarted .......................... 11
Upgradepaths ....................................... 11
Online versus offlineupgrades............................... 11
Referencedocumentation................................... 11
Requiredkits ....................................... 12
2Pre-upgradetasks......................... 13
Checkingcurrentsoftwareversions.............................. 15
CheckingtheHPCommandViewEVAversion....................... 16
Checkingthestoragesystemhardware ............................ 18
CheckingandupgradingyourSANinfrastructure........................ 20
Collecting SAN configurationdatausingSANVisibility................... 20
InstallingSANVisibility............................... 20
UsingSANVisibility................................ 20
Creatingareport ................................. 23
Readingthereport................................. 25
Selectinganappropriatetimetoperformanonlineupgrade................... 25
AnalyzingstoragesystemI/OusingHPCommandViewEVAPerf............... 26
TipsforusingHPCommandViewEVAPerf....................... 26
HPCommandViewEVAPerfcommandoptions..................... 26
RunningHPCommandViewEVAPerf......................... 27
DisplayingEVAperformancedatausingWindowsPerformanceMonitor.......... 30
ManaginghostI/Otimeoutsforanonlineupgrade....................... 30
MicrosoftWindows .................................. 30
Checkingtimeoutvalues .............................. 31
HP-UX ........................................ 31
Defaulttimeoutvalues ............................... 31
Checkingtimeoutvalues .............................. 31
Changingtimeoutvalues .............................. 31
Linux......................................... 31
Solaris........................................ 32
Checkingorchangingtimeouts ........................... 32
Tru64 ........................................ 32
OpenVMS ...................................... 32
IBMAIX ....................................... 33
Checkingorchangingtimeouts ........................... 33
ManagingapplicationI/Otimeoutsforanonlineupgrade.................... 33
Backupallstoragesystemdata ............................... 33
UpgradingHPCommandViewEVA ............................. 33
Upgradingusingthetypicalinstallation.......................... 34
Verifyingtheinstallation ................................ 34
UpgradingbrowsersandJREs................................ 35
UpgradingtoWEBES5.0.................................. 35
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