HP EVA P6550 HP P6000 EVA Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 11200000) (5697 - Page 3

Contents 1 Getting started 5 Upgrade overview...5 Upgrade paths...5 Reference documentation...6 Required kits...7 HP Support Center...7 2 Preparing for the upgrade 9 Task checklist...9 Checking the controller software version 10 Checking management software versions 11 Checking the array hardware 12 Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure 14 Collecting SAN configuration data using SAN Visibility 14 Installing SAN Visibility 14 Using SAN Visibility...15 Obtaining a report from HP 17 Creating a report automatically 18 Creating a report manually 18 Reading the report...19 Evaluating your configuration 21 XCS 11200000 upgrade considerations 21 Selecting a time to perform an online upgrade 23 Analyzing array I/O using HP P6000 Performance Data Collector 24 Guidelines for using HP P6000 Performance Data Collector 24 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector command options 24 Running HP P6000 Performance Data Collector 25 Identifying virtual disk activity 25 Managing host I/O timeouts for an online upgrade 27 HP-UX...27 IBM AIX...28 Linux Red Hat and SUSE...28 Mac OS X...29 Microsoft Windows...29 OpenVMS...30 Solaris...30 VMware...30 Xen Citrix...31 Managing application I/O timeouts for an online upgrade 31 Managing external devices...31 Managing an SVSP configuration for an online upgrade (if installed 31 Backing up all array data...31 Upgrading HP P6000 Command View 32 Upgrading on a management server 32 Verifying installation on the management server 33 Upgrading the management module 33 Verifying installation on the management module 35 Upgrading browsers and JRE 35 HP Insight Remote Support software 35 Upgrading HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager (optional 36 Monitoring array stability...36 Preparing the HP P6000 Continuous Access environment for an upgrade 38 Contents 3