installation and reference guide HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for SAN Virtualization Services Platform 3.01.00 (5697-8031, March 2009)
Upgrading HP MPIO SVSP DSM on a stand-alone system
To upgrade HP MPIO SVSP 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 SAN Virtualization Services
Platform.
4. Select the upgrade option.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade.
6. Restart the system.
NOTE:
After the upgrade, reboot the host and present back all the SVSP devices.
Upgrading HP MPIO SVSP DSM on a clustered system
To upgrade HP MPIO SVSP DSM from a previous version to the current version on a clustered system,
complete the following steps:
NOTE:
On a clustered system, HP MPIO SVSP DSM must be upgraded on one node at a time for all nodes
in the cluster.
1. Complete the pre-installation checklist (Table 2) and the pre-installation procedure, see Preparing
for installation.
2. Using 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 groups containing resources managed by the current node.
3. Upgrade HP MPIO SVSP DSM on the current node by following steps 2–6 from the procedure
provided for Upgrading HP MPIO SVSP 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 groups containing resources, as needed.
b. Redistribute cluster resources as desired.
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