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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 Document Required? Location HP EVA documentation HP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide HP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array Release Notes HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under storage, click Disk Storage Systems; under P6000 Yes EVA Disk Arrays, select either HP 4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Arrays, HP 4100 Enterprise Virtual Array, HP 6100 Enterprise Virtual Array, or HP 8100 Enterprise Yes Virtual Array. Under the appropriate section, click the document title. HP P6000 Command View documentation HP P6000 Command View User http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Guide Under storage, click Storage Software; under Storage Device HP P6000 Command View Installation Guide Yes Management Software, select HP P6000 Command View Software. Under the appropriate section, click the document title. HP Storage System Scripting Utility Reference HP P6000 replication software documentation HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager Installation Guide HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager Administrator Guide http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under storage, click Storage Software→Storage Replication Software→HP P6000/EVA Replication Software. Under the appropriate section, click the document title. HP P6000 Continuous Access Implementation Guide SAN infrastructure documentation HP SAN Design Reference Guide Yes http://www.hp.com/support/manuals 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. Upgrade paths 7

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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
Location
Required?
Document
HP EVA documentation
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/man
uals
HP 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
Yes
HP 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
Yes
HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array
Compatibility Reference
Virtual Array
. Under the appropriate section, click the
document title.
HP P6000 Command View documentation
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/man
uals
HP P6000 Command View User
Guide
Under
storage
, click
Storage Software
; under
Storage Device
Management Software
, select
HP P6000 Command View
Yes
HP 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
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/man
uals
HP 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
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/man
uals
Yes
HP 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:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.s
o
f
t
w
ar
e
.hp
.co
m
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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