HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Online Firmware Upgrade Best Practices (5697-6388, January 2007)

In dex
A
all disk statistics, capturing,22
analyzing storage system utilization,21
application I/O timeouts,16
application resiliency testing,27
conclusions,42
configuration,27
during heavy load,35
during light load,30
performance metrics,43
audience,7
C
controller resync, defined,11
conventions
document,8
customer testimonials,25
D
data analysis
large block transfers,24
small block transfers,23
storage system utilization,23
definition of terms,11
disk drive firmware online upgrade,12
document
conventions,8
related documentation,7
documentation
providing feedback,9
E
evaluating the SAN,13
EVAPerf
See HP Command View EVAPerf
H
help
obtaining,9
host I/O timeouts
HP-UX,13
IBM AIX,16
Linux,14
managing for an upgrade,13
OpenVMS,15
Solaris,15
Tru64,15
Windows,13
host port statistics, capturing,21
HP
technical support,9
HP Command View EVAPerf ,21
all disk statistics,22
host port statistics,21
virtual disk statistics,22
HP Continuous Access EVA environments,12
HP–UX host I/O timeouts,13
I
I/O load impact on upgrade,17
I/O timeouts
application,16
IBM AIX host I/O timeouts,16
L
large block transfers,24
Linux host I/O timeouts ,14
M
managing host I/O timeouts,13
O
offline upgrade, defined,11
online upgrade
defined,11
disk drive firmware,12
effect on application resiliency,27
evaluating the SAN for,13
how it works,11
impact of I/O load on,17
in HP Continuous Access EVA environments,
12
recommendations for a busy storage system,
24
selecting a n appropriate time for,17
understanding,11
OpenVMS host I/O time outs,15
R
recommendations for upgrading a busy storage
system,24
related documentation,7
S
SAN, evaluating for online upgrade,13
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