HP StoreVirtual Storage Upgrade Guide HP Part Number: AX696-96330 Published: September, 2013 Edition: 4
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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 versions of software for the HP StoreVirtual Storage including: • Firmware • LeftHand OS • CMC • CLI • DSM for MPIO • Application Aware Snapshot Manager HP also recommends that you stay on active versions of software. You can identify active versions at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock Beginning with Version 9.0, the CMC enables online upgrades for HP StoreVirtual Storage.
Table 1 Upgrade planning checklist (continued) Task Description management group, the group should be configured for Network RAID 10 (two-way mirror) or higher. Network RAID 0 volumes should be disconnected (logged off) from the application servers. Rebooting the storage system will 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.
Table 2 Upgrade preferences Preference Options Download • Automatic—The system automatically downloads upgrade files when they become available. • On Request—(Default) When upgrades are available, you must click Start Download from the Upgrades tab to download upgrade files. Download Impact • Maximize network performance—(Default) Reduces bandwidth used for file downloads (downloads are about 20% slower). • Maximize download speed—Uses available bandwidth for file downloads.
see all notifications that are identified on the ftp site. As notifications become outdated, they will expire and no longer be displayed. NOTE: If a message displays that there is a problem connecting to the download site, check your Internet connection and click Check for Upgrades again. If your system is current, Software Up to Date will display instead of Upgrades Available or Check for Upgrades.
10. Review the Upgrades pane to see if any management groups or available systems have upgrades available. You must be logged in to the management group to see the upgrade status. 11. Click Start Download for individual management group or available systems. The applicable files are downloaded to your download directory. To verify or change the download directory, see “Setting upgrade preferences” (page 5). Completing the upgrade Upgrade the HP StoreVirtual Storage components in the following order: 1.
1. 2. 3. Select Click here to stay at current software version. Select Only notify me of patches available for my current version of software. Click OK. After setting these options, you will only receive notifications for patches for the LeftHand OS version you are using. Continue using an earlier CMC version to manage an earlier LeftHand OS version To prevent a CMC upgrade and continue running an earlier version: 1. Start the CMC. 2. Open the Upgrades tab and do the following: a.
4. When the Upgrade window opens, the location of the downloaded Solution Pack executable is displayed. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the directory where the Solution Pack executable was downloaded and then double-click the executable to start the installer. 5. Click Install to open the menu of Solution Pack components. 6. Select the DSM for MPIO component. 7. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard. 8. Click Finish to complete the wizard. 9.
NOTE: If you add HP StoreVirtual 4330 FC storage systems to a Version 9.5 or 10.0 management group, upgrade the management group to Version 10.5 or later, and then want to use Fibre Channel in the management group, you must set up zoning and server access to support Fibre Channel. See the HP StoreVirtual Storage User Guide “Getting Started” chapter. Tracking the upgrade progress The Upgrade Progress window opens, showing the upgrade progress for each storage system.
4. When the Upgrade window opens, the location of the downloaded Solution Pack executable is displayed. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the directory where the Solution Pack executable was downloaded and then double-click the executable to start the installer. 5. Click Install to open the menu of Solution Pack components. 6. Select the Application Aware Snapshot Manager component. 7. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard. 8. Click Finish to complete the wizard. 9.
Table 4 Troubleshooting (continued) Issue Solution https://knowledge.verisign.com/support/ ssl-certificates-support/index?page=content&id=AR1747& actp=search&viewlocale=en_US Blank windows appear when installing the CMC on an HP-UX 11 server. If blank windows appear during an installation of the CMC and you are using the HP-UX Window Manager (SXM/CDE), check the default font. If it is white, change it to black and begin the installer again.
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