HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 Impact Assessment Checklist for Upgrading from VCS V3.028 to VCS V4.004 (5697-5839, May 2006)
VCS v4.004 upgrade task responsibilities
The following table provides an overview of the major tasks involved in upgrading the storage system to
VCS v4.004 and identifies who typically per forms each task. Many of the tasks can be performed prior
to the arrival of HP services to perform the VCS v4.004 upgrade. Completing these tasks in advance will
reduce the amount of tim e required to upgrade the storage system.
Task Responsibility
1. Complete the VCS v4.004 upgrade assessment check list.
This ensures that you have recorded the changes that must
be m ade to your environment.
Customer performs prior to the upgrade.
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2. Purchas
e and install any new HBAs and drivers that
may be req
uired.
Contact y
our HP sales representative for assistance in
ordering
new HBAs.
Customer performs prior to the upgrade.
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3. Install new multi-path and/or driver software required.
This soft ware will be used to connect to the storage system
following the VCS upgrade.
Many operating systems support the coexistence of
active/passive (VCS 3 .0xx) and active/active (VCS
v4.004) storage systems on the same host. It may be
necessary to use separate HBAs and fabric rezoning to
implement coexistence on the h ost. See Table 4.
Customer performs prior to the upgrade.
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4. Backup all data on the storage system.
Although the VCS v4.004 upgrade does not require
the restoration of data following the upgrade, it is still
recommended that a complete backup be performed.
Customer performs prior to the upgrade.
5. Up
grade to VCS v4.004
HP ser
vice representative
6. Recreate all I/O paths to t he storage system Vdisks. Customer performs following the upgrade.
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This service can be performed by HP for an additional fee. Contact HP ser vices for more information.
Table 4 Support for coexistence of a ctive/active (AA) and active/passive ( AP) failover
Operating system
Coex
istence of A A and AP
supported on the same host?
Coexistence supported on the
same HBA?
HP-UX Yes Yes
Window s
Yes Yes
Linux
No No
Open
VMS
Yes Yes
Tru64 Unix
Yes Yes
IBM AIX
Yes
No
Sun Solaris
Yes
No
NetWare
Yes Yes
VMware No No
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