HP StoreVirtual 4000 9.5 HP P4000 SAN Solution Software Release Notes (AX696-9 - Page 10

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3. Click Start Download to begin the upgrade process. 4. Upgrade the CMC. 5. When the CMC is upgraded and restarted, return to the Upgrades tab. Click Continue for each management group that shows Upgrades Available. For the P4000 CLI: 1. Ensure that you have Administrator privileges before beginning the upgrade. 2. Use the appropriate package installer that is downloaded from the Upgrades feature. Double-click the .exe to start the installation wizard. 3. Click Install. Using Advanced upgrades Using the Normal Upgrade Selection Mode, all patches available are applied to the storage system. Using the Advanced Upgrade Selection Mode allows you to apply individual patches to the current version of SAN/iQ software, or to upgrade to a specific software version that is not necessarily the latest version. If patches are available for the current version of SAN/iQ, and have not been applied, they will be listed in the Package Selection window when upgrading storage systems. To use Advanced upgrades 1. Click Help→Preferences. 2. On the Preferences window, select Upgrades. 3. On the pane, select Advanced for the Upgrade Selection Mode. 4. Click OK. Upgrading software in an offline environment Downloading files 1. Install the Version 9.5 CMC on a computer that can connect to the Internet outside of a firewall. 2. Start the CMC. 3. Select Configuration Summary and click the Upgrades tab. Click Start Download to download all the upgrade and patch files to the computer where the CMC is installed. 4. Click Help→Preferences→Upgrades. 5. Note the download directory. This is where all the upgrade files were downloaded. The default location in Microsoft Windows is Program Files→HP→P4000→UI→downloads. 6. Close the CMC. 7. Return the computer to your own network. 8. Copy the downloaded files to a network share location or to portable media, or use the CMC on that computer to upgrade your storage systems. If you do copy the files to a network location, any CMC you use to do upgrades must point to that network location to see the files. a. Click Help→Preferences→Upgrades. b. Browse to the network location where you copied the files. c. Click OK to close the Preferences window and continue with the upgrade. Upgrading using an offline directory The option to use local media is only available if the CMC can't connect to the FTP server. 1. Start the CMC. 2. Select Configuration Summary and click the Upgrades tab. 3. Click Use Local Media. 4. Choose the network directory where you stored the files, and proceed with the upgrades. 10 Upgrading the SAN

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3.
Click
Start Download
to begin the upgrade process.
4.
Upgrade the CMC.
5.
When the CMC is upgraded and restarted, return to the Upgrades tab. Click
Continue
for each
management group that shows Upgrades Available.
For the P4000 CLI:
1.
Ensure that you have Administrator privileges before beginning the upgrade.
2.
Use the appropriate package installer that is downloaded from the Upgrades feature.
Double-click the
.exe
to start the installation wizard.
3.
Click
Install
.
Using Advanced upgrades
Using the Normal Upgrade Selection Mode, all patches available are applied to the storage system.
Using the Advanced Upgrade Selection Mode allows you to apply individual patches to the current
version of SAN/iQ software, or to upgrade to a specific software version that is not necessarily the
latest version.
If patches are available for the current version of SAN/iQ, and have not been applied, they will be
listed in the Package Selection window when upgrading storage systems.
To use Advanced upgrades
1.
Click
Help
→
Preferences
.
2.
On the Preferences window, select
Upgrades
.
3.
On the pane, select
Advanced
for the Upgrade Selection Mode.
4.
Click
OK
.
Upgrading software in an offline environment
Downloading files
1.
Install the Version 9.5 CMC on a computer that can connect to the Internet outside of a firewall.
2.
Start the CMC.
3.
Select
Configuration Summary
and click the
Upgrades
tab. Click
Start Download
to download
all the upgrade and patch files to the computer where the CMC is installed.
4.
Click
Help
→
Preferences
→
Upgrades
.
5.
Note the download directory. This is where all the upgrade files were downloaded. The default
location in Microsoft Windows is
Program Files
→
HP
→
P4000
→
UI
→
downloads
.
6.
Close the CMC.
7.
Return the computer to your own network.
8.
Copy the downloaded files to a network share location or to portable media, or use the CMC on
that computer to upgrade your storage systems. If you do copy the files to a network location,
any CMC you use to do upgrades must point to that network location to see the files.
a.
Click
Help
→
Preferences
→
Upgrades
.
b.
Browse to the network location where you copied the files.
c.
Click
OK
to close the Preferences window and continue with the upgrade.
Upgrading using an offline directory
The option to use local media is only available if the CMC can’t connect to the FTP server.
1.
Start the CMC.
2.
Select
Configuration Summary
and click the
Upgrades
tab.
3.
Click
Use Local Media
.
4.
Choose the network directory where you stored the files, and proceed with the upgrades.
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Upgrading the SAN