HP StoreVirtual Storage Upgrade Guide HP Part Number: AX696-96256 Published: March 2013 Edition: 3
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Contents 1 Upgrading HP StoreVirtual Storage...............................................................4 Upgrade planning....................................................................................................................4 Setting upgrade preferences.......................................................................................................5 Checking for available upgrades................................................................................................
1 Upgrading HP StoreVirtual Storage HP recommends that you always upgrade to the latest version of the HP StoreVirtual Storage including: • Firmware • LeftHand OS • CMC • CLI • DSM for MPIO • Application Aware Snapshot Manager Beginning with Version 9.0, the CMC enables online upgrades for HP StoreVirtual Storage. Use the CMC to check for, download, and install the latest versions and patches.
Table 1 Upgrade planning checklist (continued) Task Description cause all iSCSI sessions on that storage system to be terminated and recovered to one of the remaining storage systems in the cluster. Consequently, application I/O to the volume may stop until the iSCSI session is recovered. Consider upgrading during off-peak time (if possible) to avoid application impact. Schedule time for the upgrade.
Checking for available upgrades 1. On the CMC menu bar, click one of the following buttons, depending on the state of your system: • Upgrades Available—The Upgrades tab opens and displays a list of available upgrades. If you are using HP StoreVirtual DSM for Microsoft MPIO, Application Aware Snapshot Manager, or the CLI, the current versions of these components are listed. Go to “Completing the upgrade” (page 6).
3. DSM for MPIO NOTE: If you are running Version 7.x of the DSM for MPIO, the installer prompts you to first uninstall that version before installing the current version. 4. 5. LeftHand OS Remaining HP StoreVirtual Application Integration Solution Pack components, if applicable IMPORTANT: During the upgrade, do not make any configuration changes to the management groups in the Configuration Interface. Otherwise, the upgrade may fail.
a. b. c. Select Click here to stay at the current software version. Select Ignore upgrades. Click OK. After setting these options, you will only receive notifications for patches for the LeftHand OS version you are using. Upgrading the CLI NOTE: 1. 2. 3. 4. Ensure that you have Administrator privileges before starting the upgrade. Start the CMC. Select Configuration Summary and select the Upgrades tab.
Upgrading LeftHand OS You can upgrade storage systems within a management group or upgrade all available systems. When upgrading a management group, the system determines how many storage systems can be upgraded simultaneously while ensuring quorum and volume availability. When upgrading storage systems in the Available Systems list, all storage systems in the list are upgraded.
Tracking the upgrade progress The Upgrade Progress window opens, showing the upgrade progress for each storage system. When the upgrade is complete, the Upgrade Summary window opens and displays the results of the upgrade: • To see information about the upgrade, click Installation Succeeded. • If the upgrade failed, click Installation Failed for more information. • To save the upgrade information to a file, click Export Information.
9. Click Menu on the installer window to open the installer main window. 10. Click Exit to close the installer. NOTE: After the Application Aware Snapshot Manager is installed, a reminder window opens. This reminder states that you must open the Authentication Console to configure user names and passwords for management groups for the Application Aware Snapshot Manager to work properly with other backup applications.
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