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

Contents
Aboutthisguide .......................... 9
Intendedaudience...................................... 9
Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 9
HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 11
HPwebsites ........................................ 11
Documentationfeedback ................................... 11
1Gettingstarted .......................... 13
Upgradepaths ...................................... 13
Online versus offlineupgrades.............................. 13
Referencedocumentation.................................. 14
Requiredkits ....................................... 15
2Pre-upgradetasks......................... 17
Checkingcurrentsoftwareversions.............................. 19
CheckingtheHPCommandViewEVAversion....................... 20
Checkingthestoragesystemhardware ............................ 22
CheckingandupgradingyourSANinfrastructure(Optional)................... 24
Collecting SAN con figurationdatausingSANVisibility(Optional) .............. 24
InstallingSANVisibility............................... 24
UsingSANVisibility................................ 24
Creatingareport ................................. 27
Readingthereport................................. 28
Selectinganappropriatetimetoperformanonlineupgrade................... 29
AnalyzingstoragesystemI/OusingHPCommandViewEVAPerf............... 29
TipsforusingHPCommandViewEVAPerf....................... 30
HPCommandViewEVAPerfcommandoptions..................... 30
RunningHPCommandViewEVAPerf......................... 30
DisplayingEVAperformancedatausingWindowsPerformanceMonitor.......... 33
ManaginghostI/Otimeoutsforanonlineupgrade....................... 33
MicrosoftWindows .................................. 33
Checkingtimeoutvalues .............................. 34
HP-UX ........................................ 34
Defaulttimeoutvalues ............................... 34
Checkingtimeoutvalues .............................. 34
Changingtimeoutvalues .............................. 34
Linux......................................... 34
Solaris........................................ 35
Checkingorchangingtimeouts ........................... 35
Tru64 ........................................ 35
OpenVMS...................................... 35
IBMAIX ....................................... 35
Checkingorchangingtimeouts ........................... 35
ManagingapplicationI/Otimeoutsforanonlineupgrade.................... 36
Backupallstoragesystemdata ............................... 36
UpgradingHPCommandViewEVA(Optional)......................... 37
Upgradingusingthetypicalinstallation.......................... 37
Verifyingtheinstallation ................................ 37
UpgradingbrowsersandJRE(Optional)............................ 38
UpgradingtoWEBES4.5RU1(Optional) ........................... 38
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