HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide XCS 6.110 (5697-6782, June 2007)

1 Getting started
This chapter provides information about required kits and reference documentation. E nsure that you
have met the outlined requirements a n d p ossess all of the required materials before you beg i n the
installation procedures described in this g uide.
Upgrade paths
The XCS 6.110 u
pgrade p aths are shown in Table 2.
Table 2 XCS 6.110 Upgrade Paths
Current XCS Ve
rsion
Upgrade Path
to XCS 6.110
Upgrade type
6.100
Upgrade directly to 6.110
Online or offline
6.000
Upgrade directly to 6.110
Online or offline
5.100
Upgrade directly to 6.110
Online or offl
ine
5.11 0
Upgrade directly to 6.110
Online or offline
Online versus offline upgrades
Online upgrade to XCS 6.110 is supported from XCS 6.100, 6.000, and 5.1xx. An online upgrade does
not require you to halt I/O or shut down the ser vers accessing the storage system. Bec ause of the minimal
disruption to system operation, the online procedure is recommended. It will be necessary to identify the
best time to perform the upgrade to minimize the impact on hosts and applications.
If necessary, the upgrade can be performed offline. For an offline upgrade, you must stop all host I/O to
the storage system. Stop all applications accessing the storage system and shut down hosts, if necessary.
Reference
documentation
Table 3 identifies the documentation you should have available when upgrading the storage system.
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