ServerNet Cluster Manual

Upgrading a ServerNet Cluster
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Steps for Upgrading Software Without System Loads
to Obtain G06.14 Functionality
q. Use the TSM Service Application to check the ServerNet cluster status. For
information about using TSM, refer to Section 5, Managing a ServerNet
Cluster.
3. Use SCF to make sure direct ServerNet communication is possible on both fabrics
between all nodes connected to the cluster switches:
>SCF STATUS SUBNET $ZZSCL, PROBLEMS
4. Select a node whose system console can be used to download the ServerNet II
Switch firmware and configuration. This will be the downloader node.
If you are upgrading a cluster that uses a split-star topology, you must select two
downloader nodes: one for the X1/Y1 cluster switches and one for the X2/Y2
cluster switches. (You cannot download firmware or a configuration across a four-
lane link to a remote cluster switch.)
5. On the X1/Y1 downloader node:
a. Use the Firmware Update action of the TSM Service Application to download
the T0569AAE firmware from the server to the X-fabric cluster switch. For
detailed steps, refer to Using the TSM Service Application to Download the
ServerNet II Switch Firmware or Configuration on page 4-99.
b. Use the Configuration Update action of the TSM Service Application to
download the T0569AAE configuration from the server to the X-fabric cluster
switch. For detailed steps, refer to Using the TSM Service Application to
Download the ServerNet II Switch Firmware or Configuration on page 4-99.
Note. In order to use the PROBLEMS option, T0294AAG (or a superseding SPR) must be
applied.
If the PROBLEMS option is not available, use the SCF STATUS SUBNET $ZZSCL
command on all nodes. SCF STATUS SUBNET $ZZSCL requires T0294AAA or a
superseding SPR. If remote passwords are configured, you can issue the SCF STATUS
SUBNET $ZZSCL command for a remote node (for example, \REMOTE) from the local
node as follows:
SCF STATUS SUBNET \REMOTE.$ZZSCL
This command eliminates the need to establish a logon window for each node.
Caution. All nodes attached to a cluster switch whose firmware and configuration will be
updated with T0569AAB or T0569AAE must be running a version of the operating system that
is compatible with the T0569 SPR to be downloaded. Any nodes that do not meet these
requirements might experience permanent loss of Expand traffic across the cluster switch
when the new firmware and configuration are loaded on the cluster switch. Ta bl e 4- 32
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page 4-99 describes the NonStop Kernel requirements for ServerNet nodes connected to
cluster switches that will be updated.
Note. In cluster switches running the T0569AAA firmware and configuration
preloaded at the factory, the fault LED can turn on when firmware is downloaded. This
is normal, and the fault LED will turn off when the new configuration is loaded.