HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3 MU1 Upgrade Instructions Abstract The instructions in this guide are for qualified technicians authorized by HP to upgrade storage system software. Authorized technicians include HP field engineers, HP Partner and Channel Partners, certified self-maintaining customers, and authorized third-party field technicians.
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Contents 1 Introduction...............................................................................................4 2 Supported Update Types and Paths...............................................................6 3 Pre-Installation Requirements........................................................................7 Verifying the Service Processor Software Level..............................................................................7 Check the SP Release Level....................................
1 Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide instructions to complete a field upgrade to HP 3PAR OS version 3.1.3.230 (MU1) with the HP 3PAR OS Release 3.1.3 MU1 CD. WARNING! Performing an online update requires extensive planning. Review the HP 3PAR Upgrade Pre-Planning Guide before performing an online update. NOTE: The InServ Storage Server is rebranded as HP 3PAR Storage System.
NOTE: After completing the OS update, apply any relevant patches. For an installation update checklist included in this document, see “HP 3PAR OS Update Checklist” (page 30). Any host using the CLI or SNMP clients must be upgraded to the new levels.
2 Supported Update Types and Paths HP 3PAR OS updates can be performed either online or offline. Online updates allow the hosts connected to the system to continue I/O activity, but for offline updates host I/O activity must be stopped. The following types of updates are supported: • Simple Update - used when the OS maintenance level changes. An update is applied to all the nodes and nodes reboot, one at a time, automatically. • Advanced Update - used when the OS maintenance level changes.
3 Pre-Installation Requirements The following requirements must be satisfied before updating to HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3 MU1: • Stop all system administration activities while performing an HP 3PAR OS online update. This includes any provisioning activity, physical or virtual copy activity, and snap removal and dynamic optimization. All active tasks must complete or be stopped before proceeding. • The update path from HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2.278 (GA) plus Patch P01, 3.1.2.322 (MU1), 3.1.2.422 (MU2), 3.1.2.
5. Confirm that the following basic processes are running.
4 Installing the HP 3PAR OS onto the Service Processor via CD To install the HP 3PAR OS update from HP 3PAR OS Release 3.1.3 MU1 CD onto the SP: 1. Insert the HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3 MU1 Software CD into the SP media drive. 2. From the SPMAINT main menu, enter: =1.16.2 (Update SP Software Revision). 3. Enter the number corresponding to CDROM. 4. After the message Stage successfully completed displays, press Enter to return to the SPMAINT main menu. 5. Enter: =1.1 (Display SP Version). 6.
5 Installing the Service Processor update via SPOCC To install the SP software update via SPOCC: 1. Login to SPOCC with the SP IP address. Enter the SP IP address into a supported browser: https:// 2. Click the Support tab, then click Health Check. A system health check is performed. View the report and resolve issues, if any. 3. To return to the SPOCC main page, click the Home tab. 4. Click the Update tab, then click Update Service Processor. 5.
6 Deploying the HP 3PAR OS to the Service Processor via the Secure Service Collector The following software upgrade can be applied to the SP via the Secure Service Collector database. CAUTION: The SP level must be at SP-4.2.0.GA-29 before uploading a package. Using an earlier SP version to upload a package might cause a failure and require a rebuild of the SP software. CAUTION: Do not use a collector server SSH remote session to connect to the SP to perform an update.
7 HP 3PAR OS Update Task Overview The HP 3PAR OS update process includes the following phases: Pre-Update Tasks: • “Verifying the HP 3PAR OS Software Level” (page 13) • “Verifying the Health of the Storage System” (page 13) • “Performing Validation Routines” (page 14) • “Staging the HP 3PAR OS from Service Processor” (page 16) Update Tasks: • “Updating the HP 3PAR OS Online” (page 18) • “Updating the HP 3PAR OS Offline” (page 20) Post-Update Tasks: • “Verifying the Storage System Configuration”
8 Pre-Update Tasks The following tasks must be performed before starting the HP 3PAR OS update process. Verifying the HP 3PAR OS Software Level The current HP 3PAR OS level must meet the supported update path requirements in Table 2 (page 6). NOTE: The SP needs to be placed in Maintenance Mode for the OS upgrade. Once the upgrade of the OS is complete, Maintenance Mode should be turned off. For instructions on turning Maintenance Mode on, see “Maintenance Mode” (page 31).
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1. From the SPMAINT main menu, check the status of the system on which validation routines are to be performed. To check the status of the system, enter: =4.7.1 on the SPMAINT main menu and press Enter. 4.7.1 StoreServ Upgrade Status Configured StoreServs 1 ==> s945 --> 1699945 0 ==> Abort Operation Please select a StoreServ to operate on 2. Select the system and press Enter. 4.7.1 StoreServ Upgrade Status StoreServ: s945 Current Version: 3.1.2.
Check License Check Local Check PD check_rcopy Check VV Check Upgrade Cleanup BIOS Symlinks Check Cluster Name Exists [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ PASSED PASSED PASSED PASSED PASSED PASSED PASSED PASSED ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] is in an acceptable state to perform a software upgrade total_scripts: 9 passed: 9 failed: 0 Press to continue 6. Press Enter to continue. Staging the HP 3PAR OS from Service Processor This feature allows you to stage the specified HP 3PAR OS 3.1.
Please select a StoreServ to operate on 3. Select the appropriate storage system and press Enter. SPI0000C29C5F586 4.7.8 Stage Update on Storage System Available OS Updates and Patches 1 ==> OS-3.1.3.230-MU1 Select 0 to abort Please select an OS update or patch to stage on the Storage System NOTE: If you select a storage system which is running HP 3PAR OS version earlier than 3.1.3, staging cannot proceed and following error displays: s321 is currently at OS level 3.1.2.278.
9 Updating the HP 3PAR OS Online This procedure updates the HP 3PAR OS while the customer is actively using the storage system. A complete understanding of all the host connectivity is required and proper planning must be completed before performing an online update. For planning assistance, review the HP 3PAR Operating System Upgrade Pre-Planning Guide. To obtain a copy of this documentation, go to http://www.hp.com/go/3par, navigate to your product page, click Support for your product, then click Manuals.
7. Start a CLI session from the SPMAINT main menu. To verify that all nodes are in an OK state and InCluster, enter: shownode. cli% shownode Control Cache Node --Name--Available(%) 0 1200227-0 100 1 1200227-1 100 2 1200227-2 100 3 1200227-3 100 8.
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.
total Data t 0 0 Press the enter key to stop... 7. 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - Type exit and press Enter to exit the interactive CLI and return to SPMAINT main menu to begin an HP 3PAR OS offline update. 8. From the SPMAINT main menu, type =4.7.3, and select the menu number corresponding to the system to update, then press Enter. 9. Choose the option 3 for offline upgrade type and press Enter. 10. Select the menu number corresponding to 3.1.3.230-MU1 and press Enter. 4.
18. At this point, wait for five minutes before running the system health check process to ensure the upgrade fully completes all associated tasks, see “Verifying the Health of the Storage System” (page 13). Upgrades using SPOCC, a post update task is run automatically after the upgrade for customer users on StoreServ 7000 series. For the other storage systems, post update tasks must be run manually. Check the status of post update task details in the upgrade log.
11 Post-Update Tasks The following tasks must be performed to complete the HP 3PAR OS update process. Verifying the Storage System Configuration WARNING! Communication errors between the SP and the StoreServ could result in the cluster being partially added to the SP. If this occurs, the cluster must be removed and added again for the SP to monitor and collect files from the system.
can be Default, Minimal, Maximal, or Custom. If the parameter is already defined, skip this step. CAUTION: Daisy-chained DC3 cages must be upgraded one at a time with the upgradecage command. Wait for two minutes before continuing on to the next cage. Do not use the admithw command if daisy-chained DC3 cages are present. See the HP 3PAR F-Class Storage System Upgrade Guide for additional information about using the daisy-chaining method. 4. 5. 6.
12 Updating the HP 3PAR OS using SPOCC The HP 3PAR OS can be updated to version 3.1.3 by using SPOCC. Supported browsers for SPOCC are Internet Explorer, versions 9 and 10 and Firefox, version 23. To update the OS using SPOCC: 1. Login to SPOCC with the SP IP address. Enter the SP IP address into a supported browser: https://. 2. Click the Support tab and click Health Check. A system health check is performed. View the report and resolve issues, if any. 3.
NOTE: • The persistent ports feature helps to ensure that connectivity is not lost as nodes are rebooted during the online upgrade process. HP recommends that this feature be configured. • If the persistent ports feature is not configured correctly and you are performing an online update, you will need to compare your host configuration to the supported configurations that are listed on the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK)for HP Storage Products website at:http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.
13 Known Issues A VV in an AO configuration might occasionally display incorrect RAID type and device type information (Issue ID 80428) A VV which is split between tiers by Adaptive Optimization (AO) might show the wrong RAID type and device type (SSD, FC, NL) information. This is a display issue and does not affect the primary tier CPG from which new VV growth is taken. This might also occur if the setcpg command is used to change the primary CPG of a VV in an AO config.
If a StoreServ is subsequently downgraded to an earlier release such as 3.1.2, the 3.1.3 filesystem is moved to an alternate boot path on the local node drive while the primary path is installed with the target version. This allows the StoreServ to be reverted to the 3.1.3 release, if desired. Because this alternate filesystem is visible to the 3.1.2 monitoring software, the checkhealth warnings (Filesystem is over 80% full) and service alerts (Free node disk space) are triggered.
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A HP 3PAR OS Update Checklist This checklist is provided as an assurance tool for the service technician. This checklist does not include important information about the update process so do not attempt to update a storage system before reading the entire document.
B Maintenance Mode Setting the Service Processor to Maintenance Mode may be required to perform some tasks. Maintenance Mode can be set to on or off using SPOCC or SPmaint. Setting Maintenance Mode Using SPOCC 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. On the SPOCC home page, click the SPmaint menu option in the left pane. Click InServ Configuration Management. Click Modify. Select the ON radio button to the right of the Maintenance Mode feature.
