Contents
1 Getting started...........................................................................................5
Upgrade overview....................................................................................................................5
Upgrade paths.........................................................................................................................5
Reference documentation...........................................................................................................6
Required kits............................................................................................................................6
2 Preparing for the upgrade ..........................................................................8
Checking the controller software version......................................................................................8
Checking management software versions.....................................................................................8
Checking the array hardware...................................................................................................10
Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure.......................................................................11
Collecting SAN configuration data using SAN Visibility..........................................................12
Installing SAN Visibility..................................................................................................12
Using SAN Visibility......................................................................................................12
Obtaining a report from HP............................................................................................15
Creating a report automatically..................................................................................16
Creating a report manually........................................................................................17
Reading the report........................................................................................................18
Evaluating your configuration...................................................................................................19
XCS 10001000 upgrade considerations....................................................................................20
Selecting a time to perform an online upgrade...........................................................................22
Analyzing array I/O using HP Command View EVAPerf..........................................................22
Guidelines for using HP Command View EVAPerf..............................................................22
HP Command View EVAPerf command options.................................................................23
Running HP Command View EVAPerf...............................................................................23
Identifying virtual disk activity.........................................................................................24
Managing host I/O timeouts for an online upgrade....................................................................26
HP-UX...............................................................................................................................26
IBM AIX............................................................................................................................27
Linux Red Hat and SUSE.....................................................................................................27
Mac OS X........................................................................................................................28
Microsoft Windows............................................................................................................28
OpenVMS........................................................................................................................28
Solaris..............................................................................................................................29
VMware...........................................................................................................................29
Xen Citrix..........................................................................................................................29
Managing application I/O timeouts for an online upgrade..........................................................29
Managing external devices......................................................................................................30
Managing an SVSP configuration for an online upgrade.............................................................30
Backing up all array data........................................................................................................30
Upgrading HP P6000 Command View......................................................................................30
Upgrading on a management server....................................................................................31
Verifying installation on the management server.....................................................................32
Upgrading the management module.........................................................................................32
Verifying installation on the management module...................................................................33
Upgrading browsers and JRE...................................................................................................34
HP Insight Remote Support software..........................................................................................34
Upgrading HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager (optional)...................................................35
Monitoring array stability.........................................................................................................35
Preparing the HP P6000 Continuous Access environment for an upgrade.......................................36
Upgrading disk drive firmware in an HP P6000 Continuous Access environment........................37
Checking the disk grouping policy............................................................................................37
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