4.0.0 HP Polyserve Matrix Server Upgrade Guide (T5392-96049, April 2010)

1 Overview
This document describes upgrades to the following products:
• HP PolyServe Matrix Server 4.0.0.
• HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server 4.0.0.
• HP PolyServe Software for Windows File Serving 4.0.0.
Upgrades are supported only from the 3.6.x versions of these products. If you are
running an earlier version, you will first need to upgrade to the 3.6.x releases and
then upgrade to Matrix Server 4.0.0.
Supported operating systems
The Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-bit) operating systems
with Service Pack 2 (SP2) are supported.
Upgrade checklist
This checklist can be used for upgrades from the 3.6.x releases.
DescriptionAction
See “Back up the existing matrix” on page 5.Back up membership partitions and PSFS
filesystems.
See “Upgrade scenarios” on page 6.Determine the upgrade method.
Perform the upgrade using the appropriate method:
Review “Upgrade considerations” on page 7
and then upgrade each server as described un-
der “Rolling upgrade procedure” on page 9.
• Rolling upgrade with new OS
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