8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array updating product software guide (XCS 6.200) (5697-7958, February 2009)

About this guid e

This guide provides information to help you:

• Upgrade the Enterprise Virtual Array controller ﬁrmware and disk drive ﬁrmware

• Upgrade supporting components, such as HP Command View EVA and other management

software

This guide does not provide information about upgrading or changing the Enterprise Virtual Array

hardware.

NOTE:

The procedures in this guide are for upgrading from XCS 5.1xx, 6.000, 6.100 or 6.11 0 to XCS 6.200.

IMPORTANT :

To upgrade from an HSV200-A or HSV210-A controller to an HSV200-B or HSV210-B controller, HP

requires that you also upgrade the I/O modules (A and B) to AD623C and AD624C on each shelf. If

you are upgrading to an EVA6100 (HSV200-B) or EVA8100 (HSV210-B) and you do not already have

the 30-10022-01 loop switches installed, you must also upgrade the loop switches to 30-10022-01. See

the HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array user guide for more information.

Intended audience

This guide is intended for use by Enterprise Virtual Array customers involved in upgrading system software

on EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 storage systems. You should have experience with the following:

• Enterprise Virtual Arrays

• Storage area networks

• HP Command View EVA

• HP Command View EVAPerf (used for online upgrades)

Product models

This guid

e includes information for the following Enterprise Virtual Array products:

• EVA4000/6000/8000

• EVA4100/6100/8100

These arr

ays are referenced as EV A4x00/6x00/8x00 throughout the document.

HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array updating product software guide (XCS 6.200)