HP 6100 HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Produ - Page 3

Contents 1 Getting started 9 Upgrade overview ...9 Upgrade paths ...10 Reference documentation ...10 Required kits ...11 2 Pre-upgrade tasks 13 Checking current controller software version 13 Checking current software versions 13 Checking the HP Command View EVA version 15 Checking the storage system hardware 15 Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure 17 Collecting SAN configuration data using SAN Visibility 17 Installing SAN Visibility 18 Using SAN Visibility ...18 Creating a report ...21 Reading the report ...23 Evaluating your configuration ...24 Selecting an appropriate time to perform an online upgrade 24 Analyzing storage system I/O using HP Command View EVAPerf 25 Tips for using HP Command View EVAPerf 25 HP Command View EVAPerf command options 26 Running HP Command View EVAPerf 26 Managing host I/O timeouts for an online upgrade 29 HP-UX ...29 Default timeout values 29 IBM AIX ...30 Checking or changing timeouts 30 Linux ...30 Mac OS X ...31 Microsoft Windows ...31 Checking timeout values 31 NetWare ...32 OpenVMS ...32 Solaris ...32 Checking or changing timeouts 32 Tru64 ...32 VMware ...33 Xen Citrix ...33 Managing application I/O timeouts for an online upgrade 33 Back up all storage system data 34 Upgrading HP Command View EVA 34 Upgrading using the typical installation 35 Verifying the installation ...35 Upgrading browsers and JREs ...36 HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 6.220) 3