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

Table 7 VCS 3.110 System Software Upgrade Checklist
Step 1. Checking the health of the Enterprise Virtual Array,page47
Time required: 20–30 minutes
 HP Command View EVA indicates no hardware problems.
 No ha rdware components in the Unmappable Hardware folder.
 No critical events entered in the controller event log within the last 48 hours.
 Storage s yste
mconfiguration is stable and no configuration changes have been made within the last 48
hours.
Step 2. Disabling ISEE, page 50
Time required: 10–15 minutes
 Disabl e ISEE (if used).
Step 3. Clearing storage system passwords,page51
Time required: 10–15 minutes
 Clear the OCP password .
 D isable password access in H P Command View EVA.
Step 4. Haltin
g all host access to the storage system for an offline upgrade (optional),page53
Time required: Varies by host. Must be performed for each host accessing the storage system
 Halt all applications accessing the storage system.
 Stop all I/O t
othestoragesystem.
Step 5. Upgrading controller firmware to VCS 3.110,page53
Time required: 25–30 minutes
Things you will need:
• HP StorageWorks EVA 3000/5000 controller media kit.
 Upgrade VCS firmware to version 3.110.
Step 6. Upgrading disk drive firmware, page 58
NOTE:
If you are not using HP Command View EVA 6.0, you can only upgrade disk drive firmware offline
to an ungrouped d isk.
Time required: Varies depending on the number of disk drives that must be upgraded. It can take 30 seconds
to 3.5 minutes per drive.
Things you will need:
• Disk drive code bundled image file, which can be downloaded from the following web site:
h
ttp://www
.hp.com/support/evadiskfirmware.
 Download t
he disk drive firm ware file.
 Up grade th
ediskdrivefirmware.
Step 7. Entering passwords on the HSV controllers, page 63
Time required: 10–15 minutes
 Enter the OCP password.
 Enab le password access in HP Command View EVA.
Step 8. Resuming storage system operation,page64
Time required: Varies
 Restart applications acc essing the storage system if an offline upgrade was performed.
 WhenrunningHPContinuousAccessEVA,enablefailsafemodeonallDRgroups.
 If you changed any host LUN timeout values, reset them to their original values.
 Enable ISEE (if used).
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Upgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array