HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 to 4100/6100/8100 Upgrade Assessment (5697-6985, July 2007)

Upgrade assessment chec klist
Use Table 1 as a guide for assessing your system. Answer the questions to determine how the upgrade
will affect your host configurations, SAN infrastructure, storage system configuration, and data center
phys ical requirements.
NOTE:
The control
ler pair for the EVA4100/6100/8100 is 1U (1.75”) taller than the controller pair for the
EVA3000/5000. Additional space must be created to make room for the new controllers. If space is not
available in the current configuration, other components may have to be moved.
Tab le 1 O verall assessment checklist
Component
Issue
Response/Comments
Howmanyrackscanbere-used?
Will the current racks accommodate
theheightdifferenceintheHSV2x0-B
controllers?
How many additional racks are
required?
Racks
Are any third party racks being used?
How many drive enclosures can be
reused?
How many new drive enclosures are
required?
How many I/O modules need to be
replaced?
Both I/O modules in each disk
enclosuremustbereplaced. Older
versions of I/O modules are not
supported.
Drive enclosures
HowmanyEMUsneedtobe
replaced?
It may be possible to reuse existing
EMUs. See “Identifying EMUs
requiring replacement” on page 9
to determine which EMUs can be
reused.
Howmanyloopswitchescanbe
reused?
See “Identifying backend loop
switches requiring replacement” o n
page 10 for information on identifying
FC switches that can be reused.
Loop switches
Howmanyadditionalloopswitches
are required?
HBAs and HBA
drivers
See Table 2.
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