HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 Impact Assessment Checklist for Upgrading to VCS v4.001 (5697-5524, March 2006)

VCS v4.001 upgrade task responsibilities
The following table provides an overview of the major tasks involved in upgrading the storage system to
VCS v4.001 and identifies who typically per forms each task. Many of the tasks can be per formed prior
to the arrival of HP ser vices to perform the VCS v4 .001 upgrade. Completing these tasks in advance will
reduce the amount of time required to upgrade the storage system.
Task Responsibility
1. Complete the VCS v4.001 upgrade assessment checklist.
This ensures that you have recorded the changes that must
be made to your environment.
Customer performs prior to the upgrade.
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2. Purchas
e and install any n ew 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 software 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 4.001)
storagesystemsonthesamehost. Itmaybenecessary
to use separate HBAs and fabric rezoning to implement
coexistence on the host. See Table 4.
Customer performs prior to the upgrade.
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4. Backup all data on the storage system.
Although the VCS v4.001 upgrade does not require
the restoration of data following the upgrade, it is still
recommended that a complete backup be per formed.
Customer performs prior to the upgrade.
5. Up
grade to VCS v4.001
HP ser
vice representative
6. Recreate all I/O paths to the storage system Vdisks. Customer per forms following the upgrade.
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This ser vice can be performed by HP for an additional fee. Contact HP services for more information.
Table 4 Support for coexistence of ac tive/active (AA) and ac tive/passive (AP) failover
Operating system
Coexistence of AA and AP
supported on t h e same host?
Coexistence sup ported on th e
same HBA?
HP-UX Yes Yes
Window s
Yes Yes
Linux
No No
OpenVMS
Yes Yes
Tru64 Unix
Yes Yes
IBM AIX
Yes
No
Sun Solaris
Yes
No
NetWare
Yes Yes
VMware No No
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This ser vice can be performed by HP for an additional fee. Contact HP services for more information.
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