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

NOTE:

ThesoftwareloadsinparallelontheFCdriveenclosures. Duringthesoftwaredowngrade,the

EMUs on the FC d rive enclosures might ﬂash red status indicators and sound an alarm. After the

software downgrade c ompletes, the ﬂashing red status indicators and alarm sound cease. The

process of downgrading the enclosure software continues in the background after the controller

software is downgraded.

During the EMU ﬁrmware downgrade, all of the disk drives are listed in the Unmappable H ardware

folder and all of the disk enclosure bays disappear. The ﬁrmware downgrade can take up to 10

minutes to complete. After the downgrade has completed, the disk enclosure bays are listed under

theDiskEnclosureelements.ThesoftwareloadsontheHSVcontrollers.Thecontrollerssynchronize

using the new software. The Scanning for disks message on the controllers’ OCPs indicates

that synchronization is taking place.

10. Click Finish after the controllers have restarted.

The HP Command View EVA client refreshes.

Aconﬁrmation message is displayed.

11. Click OK .

12. Refresh the browser.

• In Internet Explorer, press the Ctrl key and click Refresh in the tool bar.

• In N etscape Navigator, press the Shift key and click Reload in the tool bar.

13. Click the storage system icon in the Navigation pane to verify the version of the storage system

software.

14. Power down the controllers in the storage system you downgraded.

15. Power up the next storage system to be downgraded.

16. Repeat step 3through step 15 until you have downgraded all storage systems.

17. Reboot the man agem ent server.

All of the storage systems in your SAN have now been downgraded.

Downgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array