HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array application note: Migrating to active/active controllers in OpenVMS environments (434885-001, October 2006)

Migrating to active/active controllers in OpenVMS environments 7
Upgrading the MSA to active/active
When upgrading your firmware to active/active determine which of the following matches your existing
configuration:
Upgrading existing single MSA1000 controllers to active/active
Upgrading existing dual MSA1000 controllers to active/active
Follow the steps in the “For existing OpenVMS installations” section of the MSA1000/1500 Firmware
Updating Guide.
Step Description Check
1
Install the additional MSA array controller and I/O module using instructions shipped
with the controller. This can be done while the OS is still booted.
NOTE: Before installing the additional array controller, be sure that both controllers
have the same cache size installed.
After installing the additional array controller, allow the auto-cloning process to
compare the firmware on the two controllers and clone the firmware from the previously
updated controller to the additional controller.
The message, MSA STARTUP COMPLETE displays on the controller LCD panel when
the additional controller reboots.
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2
Ensure that the additional controller has a unique controller identifier assigned, as
described in the MSA1000/1500 Firmware Updating Guide.
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3
To make the additional controller visible to the OS, at the server console, enter:
MCR SYSMAN IO AUTO/LOG
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4
Follow the steps in the “For existing OpenVMS installations” section of the
MSA1000/1500 Firmware Updating Guide.
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