HP 4400 User Manual

Contents
1 Getting started...........................................................................................5
Upgrade overview....................................................................................................................5
Upgrade paths.........................................................................................................................5
Reference documentation...........................................................................................................6
Required kits............................................................................................................................6
2 Preparing for the upgrade ..........................................................................9
Checking the controller software version......................................................................................9
Checking management software versions.....................................................................................9
Checking the array hardware...................................................................................................11
Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure.......................................................................12
Collecting SAN configuration data using SAN Visibility..........................................................13
Installing SAN Visibility..................................................................................................13
Using SAN Visibility......................................................................................................13
Obtaining a report from HP............................................................................................16
Creating a report automatically..................................................................................17
Creating a report manually........................................................................................18
Reading the report........................................................................................................19
Evaluating your configuration...................................................................................................20
XCS 10000000 upgrade considerations...................................................................................21
Selecting a time to perform an online upgrade...........................................................................23
Analyzing array I/O using HP Command View EVAPerf..........................................................23
Guidelines for using HP Command View EVAPerf..............................................................23
HP Command View EVAPerf command options.................................................................24
Running HP Command View EVAPerf...............................................................................24
Identifying virtual disk activity.........................................................................................25
Managing host I/O timeouts for an online upgrade....................................................................27
HP-UX...............................................................................................................................27
IBM AIX............................................................................................................................28
Linux Red Hat and SUSE.....................................................................................................28
Mac OS X........................................................................................................................29
Microsoft Windows............................................................................................................29
OpenVMS........................................................................................................................30
Solaris..............................................................................................................................30
VMware...........................................................................................................................30
Xen Citrix..........................................................................................................................30
Managing application I/O timeouts for an online upgrade..........................................................31
Managing external devices......................................................................................................31
Managing an SVSP configuration for an online upgrade.............................................................31
Backing up all array data........................................................................................................31
Upgrading HP P6000 Command View......................................................................................31
Upgrading on a management server....................................................................................32
Verifying installation on the management server.....................................................................33
Upgrading the management module.........................................................................................33
Verifying installation on the management module...................................................................35
Upgrading browsers and JRE...................................................................................................35
HP Insight Remote Support software..........................................................................................35
Upgrading HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager (optional)...................................................36
Monitoring array stability.........................................................................................................36
Preparing the HP P6000 Continuous Access environment for an upgrade.......................................38
Upgrading disk drive firmware in an HP P6000 Continuous Access environment........................39
Checking the disk grouping policy............................................................................................39
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HP 4400 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	4400
Category	Controller
Language	English