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Chapter 1: Preparing to Upgrade Your Storage Management Software 1
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Preparing to Upgrade Your Storage Management Software
The following table shows the supported upgrade paths for controller trays and
controller-drive trays for storage management software version 10.83 and controller
firmware version 7.83.
Table 1 Supported Trays and Software Upgrade Paths
NOTE If you are upgrading from controller firmware version 7.75.26, you must first
upgrade to 7.75.28, and then upgrade to 7.83. All other supported upgrades are
performed directly without an intermediate step.
Upgrading the
Storage
Management
Software and
the Controller
Firmware
NOTE To make sure that your failover driver is compatible with the new hardware,
firmware, and software, refer to the SANtricity™ ES Storage Manager Failover Drivers
User Guide for Version 10.83. For the RHEL 6.1 and SLES operating systems, if you
are setting up a configuration to support Asynchronous Logical Unit Access (ALUA),
additional steps are required to install software patches.
These steps are required for a successful upgrade to storage management software
version 10.83 and controller firmware version 7.83. Perform the steps in order. You
might find it helpful to print the Upgrade Checklist and refer to it as you work through
the upgrade steps.
1. Make sure that the controller trays and the controller-drive trays in your storage
array are compatible with the software level and the firmware level to which you
are upgrading.
2. Check that the host bus adapters (HBAs), switches, driver versions, firmware
levels, and specific hardware restrictions are supported.
Tray Name
Installed Storage
Management Software
Version
Installed Controller
Firmware Version
Controller-drive trays
E2612, E2624, E2660 10.70 or later 7.70 or later
CE4900 10.60 or later 7.60 or later
E5412, E5424, E5460 10.80 or later 7.80 or later
Controller tray
CE7900, CE7922 10.30 or later 7.30 or later