HP P6000 Cluster Extension Software Installation Guide (5697-0987, June 2011)

Upgrading P6000 Cluster Extension Software for Windows

This version of P6000 Cluster Extension Software supports upgrading from version 2.01.00 or later.

You can also upgrade P6000 Cluster Extension concurrently with P6000 Command View. Use one

of the following procedures:

• Upgrading from P6000 Cluster Extension 2.01.00 or later (Windows Server 2003), page 19

• Upgrading from P6000 Cluster Extension 2.01.00 or later (Windows Server 2008/2008

R2), page 21

• Upgrading P6000 Cluster Extension with P6000 Command View upgrade, page 22

Upgrading from P6000 Cluster Extension 2.01.00 or later (Windows Server

2003)

IMPORTANT:

Perform the upgrade procedure on each node locally. P6000 Cluster Extension does not support

remote upgrades.

1. Download the P6000 Cluster Extension Software from SUM. You can access SUM from the ITRC

website: http://www.itrc.hp.com.

2. Verify that the new version of P6000 Cluster Extension supports the version of P6000 Command

View that is installed on your management servers.

Compatibility information is available on the HP SPOCK website: http://www.hp.com/storage/

spock. If you need to upgrade P6000 Command View to support the new version of P6000

Cluster Extension, use the procedure in “Upgrading P6000 Cluster Extension with P6000

Command View upgrade” on page 22.

3. Use the clxpmu.exe tool to capture and record the SMI-S configuration information for each

P6000/EVA management server that is used with P6000 Cluster Extension. Ensure that the SMI-S

Extension. After the upgrade, you must enter this information using the P6000 Cluster Extension

configuration tool.

a. Open a command window and run clxpmu.exe.

The clxpmu tool is available in the following directory: INSTALL_DIR\bin.

The clxpmu selection dialog appears.

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