HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1PA-TE, March 2005)

Preparing the Host System
93HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration Guide
Verifying/Installing Required Versions
Refer to the Release Notes for OpenVMS to determine compatibility with the
HSG60 controller.
Solution Software Upgrade Procedures
Use the following procedures for upgrades to your Solution Software. It is
considered best practice to follow this order of procedures:
1. Perform backups of data prior to upgrade.
2. Verify operating system versions, upgrade operating systems to supported
versions and patch levels.
3. Quiesce all I/O and unmount all file systems before proceeding.
4. Upgrade solution software.
5. Upgrade ACS software.
Note: Solely for the purpose of performing upgrades to the ACS firmware, this
Solution Software Kit supports previous ACS V8.6 and V8.7. Do not mix ACS versions
in the same SAN.
Refer to the HP StorageWorks HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller and Array
Controller Software Maintenance and Service Guide and the Solution Software
Release Notes for the latest information on upgrades.
1. Verify that you have one of the following:
— TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (version 5.0 or later) with FTP and Telnet
utilities enabled
— TCPware (refer TCPware web site for the latest version)
— MultiNet TCP/IP for OpenVMS (version 4.0 or later)
2. Your OpenVMS host’s resources must meet the minimum requirements
specified in Table 2, Minimum System Requirements, of your Release Notes.
3. Remove previous versions of the Agent from your computer.
If you are removing the Agent version 1.1b, delete the file,
change_register.com, from the SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SWCC$AGENT] directory.
4. Read the release notes that are in the file, HSG80VMS.TXT.