7110 - Upgrade Instructions

4 Upgrading a VA 7100/7400 to a VA 7410/7110

Preparing for the Upgrade

Gather the Required Hardware Components

The following hardware components are required when upgrading the array.

Before beginning the upgrade, make sure all necessary components are

available. The parts involved in the upgrade will vary depending on the

magnitude of the upgrade.

Note Use the product number when ordering parts for the upgrade.

Do not use replacement or exchange parts for performing the

upgrade.

Replacing Fibre Channel Cables When Upgrading a VA 7100

The VA 7100 uses large form factor SC Fibre Channel cables. When

upgrading to a VA 7110/7410, it will be necessary to replace these cables

with small form factor LC cables. Refer to Table 21 in the

HP StorageWorks

Virtual Array User and Service Guide

for a list of supported LC cables.

Checking for VA 7410/7110 Updates

Check the current VA 7410/7110 service notes for information on any product

updates. This includes firmware releases and other updates. This information

Component Quantity When Required

VA 7410 controller (A6218A)

VA 7110 controller (A7293A)

2 Required for every upgrade

DS 2405 disk enclosure

(A6250A)

1 - 6 Required when expanding the capacity of the array.

DS 2405 LCC

(A6255A)

2 per DS 2400

disk enclosure

Required when upgrading a VA 7400 with DS 2400

disk enclosures

Cache DIMMs

(A6186A - 512 MB)

(A6187A - 1024 MB)

Variable Required when increasing the amount of controller

cache. The VA 7410/7110 requires a minimum of 1024

MB of cache per controller.