HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.02.00 for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes, April 2008

Further Information
• The most recent documentation and white papers (including any updates to these Release
Notes) are available on http://docs.hp.com in the HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite
section under High Availability, and in the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment section.
• Support information, including current information on patches and known problems, is
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Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements
HP recommends that you read these HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Release Notes and
any other related Installation Guides, Release Notes, Read Before Installing Guides, or READMEs
before beginning an installation. Requirements and known issues for individual products included
in the HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite bundles are documented in their respective
Release Notes. See “Documentation for this Version” (page 21) for information on SG SMS related
documentation.
NOTE: For information on devices that are supported with HP Serviceguard Storage
Management Suite products, see Device Support for Veritas Products on HP-UX, available at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html#VxFS
Upgrading to a Different SG SMS Bundle
Upgrades to HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite bundles can fall into any one of three
categories:
• Rolling Upgrade - The upgrade is done online
• Offline Upgrade - The cluster nodes must be taken offline and all nodes must be upgraded
with the same SG SMS bundle - for an alternative offline upgrade procedure that minimizes
downtime, see “Cluster Offline Upgrade Option” (page 25).
• Uninstall - The SG SMS bundle must be uninstalled before the upgraded SG SMS bundle
can be installed, then the software must be reconfigured (the cluster must also be
reconfigured, if a CFS bundle is installed).
The arrows (→) in the rows in Table 1-4: “Supported SG SMS Bundle Upgrade Paths” (page 24),
show the supported upgrade paths for various SG SMS bundles:
• The SG SMS version identifier, and dependencies (HP-UX version, Serviceguard version,
Veritas™ Storage Foundation version), are listed at the top of the column for each SG SMS
version - followed by the bundles (alpha-numeric identifier) that are available within that
SG SMS version.
• The different SG SMS bundle “families” are listed in horizontal rows, where the numerical
portion of the bundle identifier remains constant across SG SMS bundle versions.
• You can do rolling upgrades of most SG SMS bundles within the same bundle family
(indicated by the letter “R”) for bundles that do not include Veritas™ CVM.
• Upgrade paths that require an Offline Upgrade, are indicated by the letter “O”.
• “Skipping ahead” within the same bundle family, for example upgrading from a T2771BA
bundle to a T2771CB bundle, is supported. Performing a rolling upgrade to skip ahead is
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