HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 updating product software guide (VCS 3.110) (5697-7959, February 2009)

5. Click Start Data Collec tion. If you have selected the option to collect switch performance data, it
will take at least 10 minutes to collect the data.
Whendatacollectioniscomplete,therawdataissenttoHP.Thereportisprocessedandthe
formatted report returned to you within one business day.
6. When you receive the formatted report, save it to a temporary location on the manag em ent server.
Creating a report m anually
1. Click the Data Collection tab.
2. Select the fabric for which you want to create a report from the Choose Fabric for data collection list.
Check For All F
abrics to create reports for all the fabrics.
3. Click Start Data Collection. If you have selected the option to collect switch performance data, it
will take at least 10 minutes to collect the data.
4. Click Raw Dat
aLocation. The location of the report is displayed.
5. Send the report to the following e-mail address: [e-mail]
The report will be processed and the formatted report returned to you within one business day.
6. When you receive the formatted report, save it to a temporary location on the manag em ent server.
Reading the report
1. Locate the returned report file and double-click on it. The contents are extracted and copied to
a local folder. If you used the default location during installation, this will be in the \Program
Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP SANVisibility\ExtractedProcessReports folder .
2. Select the report folder and double-click on the index.html file to open the report in your browser.
3. In the left navigation pane, click High Level Fabric Summary.
The High Level Fabric Summary window opens. See Figure 8.
4. For each switch, compare the indicated firmware (FW) version to the switch firmware supported by
VCS 3.110. This information is included in Part II. Fabric infrastructure rules of the H P StorageWorks
S AN Design Reference Guide.SeeTable 2 on page 14 for the link to this document. If the firmwar e
isnotattheindicatedversionorlater,upgradethefirmware.
5. For each HBA, compare the indicated driver and firmware versions to the versions supported by
VCS 3.110. This information is included in the appropriate HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise
Virtual Array connectivity release notes, d e pending on the operating system. See Table 2 on page 14
for the link to these do cuments. If the firmware is not at the indicated version or later, upgrade the
firmware.
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Pre-upgrade tasks