installation and reference guide HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active) Disk Arrays 3.02.00 (AA-RW8AF-TE, March 2009)
Installing HP MPIO MSA DSM on a clustered system
To install HP MPIO MSA DSM on a clustered system, complete the following steps:
NOTE:
On a clustered system, you must install HP MPIO MSA DSM on one node at a time. Repeat this on
all the nodes in a cluster.
1. Complete the pre-installation checklist (Table 2) and the pre-installation procedure, see Preparing
for installation.
2. Using the Cluster Administrator:
a. Move all cluster resources owned by the current node to another node in the cluster.
b. Pause the current cluster node.
c. Disable failback for all the groups containing resources managed by the current node.
3. Install HP MPIO MSA DSM on the current node by following the steps 2–7 from the procedure
provided for Installing HP MPIO MSA DSM on a stand-alone system.
4. Using Cluster Administrator, resume the current cluster node.
NOTE:
Repeat steps 2–4 for all the nodes in a cluster.
5. Using Cluster Administrator:
a. Restore failback for all the groups containing resources as needed.
b. Redistribute cluster resources as desired.
Upgrading HP MPIO MSA DSM
You can upgrade HP MPIO MSA DSM from an existing version to the current version on a stand-alone
system or a clustered system.
This section describes how to upgrade HP MPIO MSA DSM on the following configurations:
• Upgrading HP MPIO MSA DSM on a stand-alone system
• Upgrading HP MPIO MSA DSM on a clustered system
Upgrading HP MPIO MSA DSM on a stand-alone system
To upgrade HP MPIO MSA DSM from a previous version on a stand-alone system, complete the
following steps:
1. Complete the pre-installation checklist (Table 2) and the pre-installation procedure, see Preparing
for installation.
2. Run Launch.exe from the installation location.
3. In the launch window, click Install HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for MSA1000/1500 (Active-Active)
Disk Arrays.
4. Select the upgrade option.
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