FW V06.02.00/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks Director Release Notes (AA-RTDVF-TE, September 2004)

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11HP StorageWorks Director release notes
Upgrading firmware on a director from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx
An issue has been identified in release 04.xx.xx if the contents of the nonvolatile
storage (NVRAM) on the active 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 the NVRAM in the active CTP has corrupted contents, the
firmware load can cause the configuration to reset to factory defaults, which could
cause a system outage. By using the following procedure to upgrade firmware,
configuration is preserved 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 05.02.00-13 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 Manager Maintenance menu.
4. Using the Product Manager, execute a CTP swap:
Note: You must have maintenance authorization rights to access the HAFM Product/
Element Manager menu options used in this procedure.
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 card 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 and choose Switchover from the pop-up
menu.