8100 Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 6.250) (5697-1716, February 2012)

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Upgrade paths

For details about supported upgrade and downgrade paths, see Table 3.1, Upgrade support for

controller software versions, and Table 3.2, Downgrade support for controller software versions,

respectively, in the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference. See Table 1 (page

7) for the link to this document.

Reference documentation

Table 1 (page 7) identifies the documentation you should have available when upgrading the

storage system.

Table 1 Reference documentation

LocationRequired?Document

HP EVA documentation

http://www.hp.com/support/manualsHP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise

Virtual Array User Guide

Under storage, click Disk Storage Systems; under P6000

EVA Disk Arrays, select either HP 4000/6000/8000

YesHP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise

Virtual Array Release Notes

Enterprise Virtual Arrays, HP 4100 Enterprise Virtual Array,

HP 6100 Enterprise Virtual Array, or HP 8100 Enterprise

YesHP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array

Compatibility Reference

Virtual Array. Under the appropriate section, click the

document title.

HP P6000 Command View documentation

http://www.hp.com/support/manualsHP P6000 Command View User

Guide

Under storage, click Storage Software; under Storage Device

Management Software, select HP P6000 Command View

YesHP P6000 Command View Installation

Guide

Software. Under the appropriate section, click the document

title.

HP Storage System Scripting Utility

Reference

HP P6000 replication software documentation

http://www.hp.com/support/manualsHP P6000 Replication Solutions

Manager Installation Guide

Under storage, click Storage Software→Storage Replication

Software→HP P6000/EVA Replication Software.

HP P6000 Replication Solutions

Manager Administrator Guide

Under the appropriate section, click the document title.

HP P6000 Continuous Access

Implementation Guide

SAN infrastructure documentation

http://www.hp.com/support/manualsYesHP SAN Design Reference Guide

Under storage, click Storage Networking; under HP SAN

Solutions, click HP SAN . Under the appropriate section,

click the document title.

Required kits

Before you begin the Enterprise Virtual Array upgrade, you must download the XCS 6.250 controller

software from the following website:

http://www.software.hp.com

Click Storage and NAS under Product, and select HP EVA XCS v6.250. Follow the instructions to

enter your information and download the .ISO image.

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