Hitachi CBXSS - Preparing for the Upgrade

15–4 Upgrading a Hitachi Unified Storage 130 system
Hitachi Unified Storage Hardware Service Guide
Preparing for the upgrade
To prepare for the upgrade:
1. Stop all I/O between the host computer and the Hitachi Unified Storage.
2. Back up all data from the Hitachi Unified Storage.
3. Obtain the following tools for performing the upgrade:
- Phillips screwdriver (number 2)
- Allen wrench (number 3)
- Allen wrench (number 4)
- Spanner (number 22)
- M8 socket wrench (number 13)
- Wrist strap
- Category 5 Ethernet cross-over cable
- Maintenance personal computer (PC) with a boot drive of C
4. Obtain the parts required to perform the upgrade (see Table 15-1).
5. Obtain the Hitachi Unified Storage Hardware Installation and
Configuration Guide. This guide has information about racks you will find
valuable when mounting the Hitachi Unified Storage hardware.
Table 15-1: Parts required for upgrading to a CBL
Component Model
Unit per
assembly
(1) Controller Box DF850-MH 1
Cache Memory Choose from the following (see Note):
DF-F850-16GB
Cache Memory (4 G bytes) (4) 1
DF-F850-32GB
Cache Memory (8 G bytes) (4)
1
Host I/O Module Choose from the following (see Note)
DF-F850-HF8G
Host I/O Module (8G-FC) (1) 4
DF-F850-HS10G
Host I/O Module (10G-iSCSI) (1)
4
Drive Box Choose from the following (see Note)
DF-F850-DBS
Drive Box (2.5-inch) (1) 1
DF-F850-DBL
Drive Box (3.5-inch) (1)
1
NOTE: Prior to the upgrade, order the required cache memory, Host I/O
Module, and Drive Box according to the customer’s configuration. When
ordering parts, a DVD with the latest firmware is supplied with the parts.