Installation guide

Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Release Notes 31
Firmware Rollbacks
Each release or patch of the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software
spools the latest firmware on the management host during the software or patch
installation. When you register an array with the management software, it sends an
alarm if you need to upgrade/install the baseline for the firmware. To begin the
procedure: From the Storage System Summary page or Array Administration page,
click the Install Firmware Baseline button. (For more information, see “Upgrading
Array Firmware / Installing the Firmware Baseline” on page 27).
In the unlikely event that updating the firmware on an array results in a
performance or operational issue, you may want to revert back to the previous
version of the array firmware by either rolling back to the previous version of the
management software or backing out the firmware patch and then performing the
Update Array function. Rollbacks or backouts must be planned in advance and
implemented using tools and functions of the operating system on the management
software host.
Each host platform that supports the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager
software offers its own facilities and methods (some by third-party) for applying and
backing out updates to installed software. On Solaris, for example, Live Upgrade can
be used to perform upgrades of installed software such that the user can revert back
to the previous version of the software by re-activating the previous environment
and rebooting. Solaris also can apply and backout patches through the use of the
patchadd and patchrm commands.
Refer to the operating system documentation for more information about
implementing software rollback features. Such practices should be part of
comprehensive software lifecycle management procedures and policies for your
production environment.