HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 MU5 Upgrade Instructions

10 Updating the HP 3PAR OS Offline
The offline update checks the HP 3PAR OS versions for update compatibility requirements and
installs any required patches. The update script is interactive and requires user input before
performing the update.
This is an offline update. All nodes are updated and then rebooted at the same time.
WARNING! No system host I/O activity is permitted during an offline update.
CAUTION: See “Pre-Update Tasks” (page 18) and verify all tasks are completed before proceeding
with the offline update.
To update the HP 3PAR OS running on the storage system:
1. To start a CLI session from the SPMAINT main menu, enter: =7 and press Enter.
2. To verify that the host is inactive, enter: statport -host -ni. There should not be any
Host ports entry in the list.
cli% statport -host -ni
r/w I/O per second KBytes per sec Svt ms IOSz KB
Port D/C Cur Avg Max Cur Avg Max Cur Avg Cur Avg Qlen
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total Data t 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Press the enter key to stop...
3. To verify that physical copies are not in progress, enter: showtask -all.
cli% showtask -all
No tasks.
4. To return to the SPMAINT main menu, enter: exit.
a. Type =4.5 and select the storage system (StoreServ) to reboot.
b. Type a to reboot all controller nodes and press Enter.
c. Type y to confirm system reboot and press Enter.
d. Type y to stop all I/O and reboot the system and press Enter.
NOTE: The CLI connection is terminated when the system reboots. Exit and restart the
interactive CLI after the server reboots to establish a new session and then continue the process.
5. After the system successfully reboots, enter: =7 and press Enter to start a CLI session from the
SPMAINT main menu.
6. Issue the statport -host -ni command to verify host is inactive. Host ports should not
be listed.
cli% statport -host -ni
r/w I/O per second KBytes per sec Svt ms IOSz KB
Port D/C Cur Avg Max Cur Avg Max Cur Avg Cur Avg Qlen
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24 Updating the HP 3PAR OS Offline