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NOTE Install all storage area network (SAN) hardware before you work with the
storage management software.
3. Start the existing storage management software with the procedure for your
operating system.
4. Check that the storage array has Optimal status.
5. Save and print the storage array profile from the current Array Management
Window of the storage management software for each storage array.
a. In the Array Management Window, select Monitor >> Report >> Storage
Array Profile.
b. Click Save As
c. Select the All sections radio button.
d. Type a file name in the File name text box.
e. Click Save.
The storage array profile is used for this information:
— Configuration information that you might provide to your Technical Support
representative
— The current NVSRAM and controller firmware versions
— The current environmental services module (ESM) firmware version
6. Locate the cache and processor memory size (MB) in the storage array profile,
and record the listed size for later verification.
7. Locate the host interface in the storage array profile, and record the number listed
in the Preferred ID area for each Fibre Channel interface for later verification.
8. Make sure that your storage array has the minimum system requirements for your
operating system.
See the system requirements topics for each operating system in this document.
9. Make sure that your failover driver is compatible with the new hardware,
firmware, and software. Refer to the topics under SANtricity ES Storage Manager
Failover Drivers User Guide for Version 10.83.
NOTE Read the "dependence" section in the SANtricity ES Storage Manager
readme.txt file.
10. Make sure that the current version of storage management software can be
upgraded to SANtricity ES Storage Manager Version 10.83.
11. Install storage management software version 10.83 for your operating system
(OS). Use the procedure for your OS to install the storage management software.
12. Make sure that the installation was successful. Use the procedure for your
operating system to start the storage management software.