HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array updating product software guide (XCS 6.200) (5697-7958, February 2009)

Contents
Aboutthisguide .......................... 7
Intendedaudience...................................... 7
Productmodels ....................................... 7
Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 8
HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 8
HPwebsites......................................... 9
Documentationfeedback ................................... 9
1Gettingstarted .......................... 11
Upgradepaths ....................................... 11
Online versus offlineupgrades............................... 11
Referencedocumentation................................... 11
Requiredkits ....................................... 12
2Pre-upgradetasks......................... 13
Checkingcurrentsoftwareversions.............................. 15
CheckingtheHPCommandViewEVAversion....................... 16
Checkingthestoragesystemhardware ............................ 17
CheckingandupgradingyourSANinfrastructure........................ 18
Collecting SAN configurationdatausingSANVisibility................... 18
InstallingSANVisibility............................... 19
UsingSANVisibility ................................ 19
Creatingareport ................................. 22
Readingthereport................................. 24
Selectinganappropriatetimetoperformanonlineupgrade................... 25
AnalyzingstoragesystemI/OusingHPCommandViewEVAPerf............... 25
TipsforusingHPCommandViewEVAPerf....................... 26
HPCommandViewEVAPerfcommandoptions..................... 26
RunningHPCommandViewEVAPerf......................... 26
DisplayingEVAperformancedatausingWindowsPerformanceMonitor.......... 29
ManaginghostI/Otimeoutsforanonlineupgrade....................... 29
MicrosoftWindows .................................. 29
Checkingtimeoutvalues .............................. 30
HP-UX ........................................ 30
Defaulttimeoutvalues ............................... 30
Checkingtimeoutvalues .............................. 30
Changingtimeoutvalues .............................. 30
Linux......................................... 30
Solaris........................................ 31
Checkingorchangingtimeouts ........................... 31
Tru64 ........................................ 31
OpenVMS ...................................... 31
IBMAIX ....................................... 32
Checkingorchangingtimeouts ........................... 32
ManagingapplicationI/Otimeoutsforanonlineupgrade.................... 32
Backupallstoragesystemdata ............................... 32
UpgradingHPCommandViewEVA ............................. 32
Upgradingusingthetypicalinstallation.......................... 33
Verifyingtheinstallation ................................ 33
UpgradingbrowsersandJREs................................ 34
HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array updating product software guide (XCS 6.200)
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