FW 07.01.02/HAFM SW 08.06.00 HP StorageWorks Director Release Notes (AA-RTDVH-TE, August 2005)

The upgrade process checks for sufficient memory before activating the new firmware
image. The firmware upgrade does not complete without sufficient m emory. Please
contact HP Customer Support if you receive this message.
Some customer environments use application or host software that is affected by the
restart of the director CTP during a HotCAT download operation. Applications that rely
on inband man agement servers are especially prone to problems caused by processor
restart. For example, an application m ay be configured to poll the director or switch
at regular i ntervals. The polling process cou ld occur during a restart period, causing
the application software to react a dversely. As a solution, shut down those applications
driving inband requests during a firmware upgrade, then restart the applications after
upgrade completion.
Upgrading firmwareonadirectorfrom04.xx.xxto05.xx.xx
An issue has been identified in release 04.xx.xx if the contents of the nonvolatile storage
(NVRAM) on the a ctive CTP become corrupted. Once the configuration has been
loaded, this corruption is not detected until an IPL/IML, power cycle, or firmware code
load. If th
eNVRAMintheactiveCTPhascorruptedcontents,thefirmware load can
cause the configuration to reset to factory defaults, which could cause a system outa ge.
By using the following procedure to upgrade firmware, configuration is preser ved and a
system outage is avoided. This issue was corrected with firmware 05.02.00-13 and later.
NOTE:
Step 4 of the following procedure is not required if you are upgrading from 05.xx.xx or
later.
To safely upgrade firmware on a director, perform the following:
1. Upgrade HAFM software on the HAFM server/appliance to 07.01.00 (minimum).
2. Download firmware 05.0 2.00-13 using the Firmware Library option under the
Product Manager Maintenance menu.
3. Back up the director configuration using the Backup & Restore Configuration option
under the Product M anager Maintenance menu.
4. Using the Product Manager, execute a CTP swap:
a. From Product/Element Manager Hardware view, verify that an amber LED
indicator is not displayed for either CTP card.
b. Right-click the CTP ca rd you believe to be active. From the right-click pop-up
menu, choose FRU Properties. Verify that it is the active CTP card.
c. Right-click the active CTP card a nd choose Switchover from the pop-up
menu.
The director loses its Ethernet connection for a short period during the
switchover process.
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