installation and reference guide HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for XP family of Disk Arrays 3.02.00 (AA-RVJ6H-TE, March 2009)
Installing HP MPIO XP DSM on a clustered system
To install HP MPIO XP DSM on a clustered system, complete the following steps:
NOTE:
On a clustered system, you must install HP MPIO XP 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 XP DSM on the current node by following the steps 2–7 from the procedure
provided for Installing HP MPIO XP 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 XP DSM
You can upgrade HP MPIO XP 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 XP DSM on the following configurations:
• Upgrading HP MPIO XP DSM on a stand-alone system
• Upgrading HP MPIO XP DSM on a clustered system
Upgrading HP MPIO XP DSM on a stand-alone system
To upgrade HP MPIO XP 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 XP family of Disk Arrays.
4. Select the upgrade option.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade.
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