HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software Update 7.1.0-01 Release Notes (TB581-96073, June 2011)

• If the update includes changes to the agent, update the server, download the agent from the server
to the target host, and then update the agent on the host. For instructions, see the HP StorageWorks
P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
• The host name specified during Device Manager server installation must not exceed 32 single-byte
characters. If the host name exceeds 32 characters, rename the host, and then resume the
installation.
• After the server is updated, download the Host Data Collector from the server to the target host,
and then update the Host Data Collector on the host. For instructions, see the HP StorageWorks
P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
Windows precautions
• The user performing the update must be a member of the Administrator group.
• During the update, temporary files are created in the directory
Device-Manager-server-installation-folder\Server\inst\backup. For details
about the disk space required for these files, see Table 1 (page 22). These files are cleared when
a regular or corrected version of the product is installed.
• During the update, progress is output to the log file
Device-Manager-server-installation-folder\Server\logs\PATCHLOG.TXT. This
file is cleared when the next regular or corrected version of the product is installed.
Linux precautions
• The user performing the update must be a member of the Administrator group.
• Root permissions are required to perform the update.
• During the update, temporary files are created in the directory
Device-Manager-server-installation-directory/inst/backup. For details about
the disk space required for these files, see Table 2 (page 22). These files are cleared when the
next regular or corrected version of the product is installed.
• During the update, progress is output to the log file
Device-Manager-server-installation-directory/logs/PATCHLOG.TXT. This file
is cleared when the next regular or corrected version of the product is installed.
Update procedure for Windows
1. Confirm that the installed Device Manager server is one of the product versions listed in
“Prerequisites” (page 22).
NOTE: If you have a version earlier than 7.0.1-00 installed, you must upgrade to the minimum
version before performing the update.
Check the version of the Device Manager server by referring to the version information in the
GUI. For details, see the online help.
2. Back up the database.
For instructions, see the HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software
Administrator Guide.
3. Stop the following services:
• Device Manager server
• Common Component
For instructions on stopping these services, see the HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View
Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
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