HP StorageWorks P4000 Series SAN Solution Upgrade Instructions (AX696-96010, March 2010)

Contents
1 P4000 SAN Solution upgrade ............................................................. 7
Planning the upgrade .................................................................................................................. 7
Upgrading software - requirements and best practices ..................................................................... 9
Best practices ...................................................................................................................... 9
Selecting the type of upgrade .......................................................................................... 9
Procedures for upgrading ............................................................................................. 10
Download the upgrade components ............................................................................... 11
Increase the size of the OS disk on both VSAs and Failover Managers ................................ 11
Upgrade software on storage nodes ............................................................................... 12
Verify management group version .................................................................................. 12
Run the 8.5 Service Console scheduled task .................................................................... 13
Check for patches ........................................................................................................ 13
Upgrade flowcharts .................................................................................................................. 13
2 Support and other resources .............................................................. 19
Contacting HP .......................................................................................................................... 19
Subscription service ............................................................................................................ 19
Related information ................................................................................................................... 19
HP websites ....................................................................................................................... 19
HP product documentation survey ............................................................................................... 20
P4000 SAN/iQ software upgrade user guide 3