HP EVA P6550 HP P6000 EVA Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 11200000) (5697 - Page 44

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To avoid generating unnecessary events and alerts during the upgrade, enable UISM in HP P6000 Command View. This will be used by HP Insight Remote Support to indicate the array is in service mode. 1. Open HP P6000 Command View and select the array for which you want to enable UISM. 2. Select System options. 3. Select Configure User-Initiated Service Mode (UISM) under the Service section. The Configuring User-Initiated Service Mode window opens. 4. In the Reason box, enter text to indicate that you are updating controller software. NOTE: This is a free form field. 5. If desired, verify and change the amount of time you expect the array to remain in service mode. The default is 30 minutes. 6. Select Start service mode to notify HP Insight Remote Support that the array will be in service mode. Step 3. Disabling array system passwords Estimated time to complete: 10-15 minutes If you use passwords on the controllers, use the following procedure to disable or clear them. Disabling passwords in HP P6000 Command View NOTE: You must know the World Wide Name (WWN) of the array to disable password access. To disable password access to an array in HP P6000 Command View: 1. Open HP P6000 Command View in your browser. 2. Click Server Options in the Session pane. The Management Server Options window opens. 3. Click Manage storage system password access. The Storage System Password Access window opens. 4. Click Disable. The Disable Password Access to Storage System window opens. 5. Select the array World Wide Node Name from the drop-down list. 6. Click Disable Password. A confirmation box opens. 7. Click Yes to disable the password. Step 4. Halting all host access to the array for an offline upgrade IMPORTANT: For information about upgrade paths, see Tables 3.1.2 and 3.1.3, in the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference. Estimated time to complete: Varies by host: (must be performed for each host accessing the array). For the offline upgrade, all host I/O to the array must be stopped. Stop all applications accessing the array and shut down hosts, if necessary. 44 Upgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array

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To avoid generating unnecessary events and alerts during the upgrade, enable UISM in HP P6000
Command View. This will be used by HP Insight Remote Support to indicate the array is in service
mode.
1.
Open HP P6000 Command View and select the array for which you want to enable UISM.
2.
Select
System options
.
3.
Select
Configure User-Initiated Service Mode (UISM)
under the Service section.
The Configuring User-Initiated Service Mode window opens.
4.
In the Reason box, enter text to indicate that you are updating controller software.
NOTE:
This is a free form field.
5.
If desired, verify and change the amount of time you expect the array to remain in service
mode. The default is 30 minutes.
6.
Select
Start service mode
to notify HP Insight Remote Support that the array will be in service
mode.
Step 3. Disabling array system passwords
Estimated time to complete:
10–15 minutes
If you use passwords on the controllers, use the following procedure to disable or clear them.
Disabling passwords in HP P6000 Command View
NOTE:
You must know the World Wide Name (WWN) of the array to disable password access.
To disable password access to an array in HP P6000 Command View:
1.
Open HP P6000 Command View in your browser.
2.
Click
Server Options
in the Session pane.
The Management Server Options window opens.
3.
Click
Manage storage system password access
.
The Storage System Password Access window opens.
4.
Click
Disable
.
The Disable Password Access to Storage System window opens.
5.
Select the array World Wide Node Name from the drop-down list.
6.
Click
Disable Password
.
A confirmation box opens.
7.
Click
Yes
to disable the password.
Step 4. Halting all host access to the array for an offline upgrade
IMPORTANT:
For information about upgrade paths, see Tables 3.1.2 and 3.1.3, in the
HP P6000
Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference
.
Estimated time to complete:
Varies by host: (must be performed for each host accessing the array).
For the offline upgrade,
all host I/O to the array must be stopped
. Stop all applications accessing
the array and shut down hosts, if necessary.
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Upgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array