Veritas 5.0.1 Installation Guide HP-UX 11i v3 (5900-2464, September 2012)

Upgrading From VxVM 5.0 on HP-UX 11i v3 to VxVM 5.0.1 Using
Integrated VxVM 5.0.1 Package for HPUX 11i v3
You can upgrade from VxVM 5.0 HP-UX 11i v3 to VxVM 5.0.1 using the integrated VxVM 5.0.1
package for HP-UX 11i v3 from the ignite depot.
To upgrade from VxVM 5.0 HP-UX 11i v3 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3 using the integrated
VxVM 5.0.1 package for HP-UX 11i v3 from the ignite depot, complete the following steps:
1. Integrate the VxVM 5.0.1 package with the latest HP-UX fusion.
For information on the procedure to integrate the VxVM 5.0.1 package, see the Cold-Installing
VxVM 5.0.1 and VxFS 5.0.1 with HP-UX 11i v3 white paper
2. Stop activity to all Storage Management for Oracle volumes. For example, stop any applications
such as databases that access the volumes, and unmount any file systems that have been
created on the volumes.
3. Upgrade the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system to the latest fusion using the integrated VxVM
5.0.1 package. This installs the VxVM 5.0.1 package with the operating system. All disk
groups created using VxVM 5.0 on HP-UX 11i v3 will be accessible.
Upgrading from VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v2 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX
11i v3
Following are some of the guidelines that you must consider prior to upgrading from VxVM 4.1
on HP-UX 11i v2 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3:
• Disk group version 120 is the default disk group version for VxVM 4.1, whereas disk group
version 140 is the default disk group version for VxVM 5.0.1.
• All disk group versions supported by VxVM 4.1 (90, 110, and 120) are also supported by
VxVM 5.0.1. Consequently, all the disk groups created using VxVM 4.1 can be imported
after upgrading to VxVM 5.0.1. Some new features and tasks work only on disk groups with
the current disk group versions. To use new features, the disk group versions need to be
upgraded.
• VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3 supports shared disk groups only on disk group version 140.
VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v3 does not support shared disk groups.
To Upgrade from VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v2 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3
To upgrade from VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v2 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3, complete the
following steps:
1. Stop activity to all VxVM volumes. For example, stop any applications such as databases that
access the volumes, and unmount any file systems that have been created on the volumes.
2. Upgrade from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3. For more information on upgrading to HP-UX
11i v3, see the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide at: http://www.docs.hp.com.
After the OS upgrade is complete, Base-VXVM 4.1 will be the default VxVM software available
in the system. Shared disk groups with disk group versions less than or equal to 120 will not
be accessible, as shared disk group is not supported in VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v3.
3. If patches to VxVM 5.0.1 for HP-UX 11i v3 are required, the patches must be applied prior
to upgrading the product.
4. Install the VxVM 5.0.1 package.
# swinstall –x autoreboot=true -s <depot_path> Base-VxVM-501
Upon successful completion of the upgrade, VxVM 4.1 will be replaced by VxVM 5.0.1. Disk
groups created in VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v2 will be accessible you upgrade the system to VxVM
5.0.1.
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