AX4 Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System- Master 1692795

Here is Your Customized DocumentYour Configuration is: Action to Perform - Upgrade Storage-System Model - AX4-5i (AX4-5I) Upgrade Type - Add expansion pack Management Tool - Navisphere Express Reporting Problems To send comments or report errors regarding this document, please email: [email protected]. For issues not related to this document, contact your service provider. Refer to Document ID: 1692795 Content Creation Date 2011/4/12 Content Creation Date 2011/4/12 . Content Creation Date 2011/4/12 . 7xx or higher................5..5.........050.........AX4-5 Series Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System This document describes how to upgrade your base dual-SP storage system to an expansion dual-SP system by installing the expansion pack enabler...23..... This means that if your storage system is running FLARE version 02. Installing the expansion pack enabler using Navisphere Express ..... Once the expansion pack enabler is installed.......................050. Topics in this document include: Before you start ....... all you need to do is upgrade the FLARE OE on your storage system to version 02......5xx or lower......7xx or higher... If the storage system is running Navisphere Express........... you can: Connect a maximum of 64 servers (hosts) to the storage system Add one to four DAE-AXs to the DPE-AX’s back-end bus Install SAS disks in the DPE-AX and/or DAE-AXs in a storage system running FLARE OE version 02..................................... Installing a enabler with the Software Assistant ........... you can use SAS disks in your storage system without installing the expansion pack enabler....050........23............5xx or lower and you want to use SAS disks in the DPE-AX and do not want to connect more than 20 servers and do not want to add DAE-AXs.... 2 3 5 8 1 ..............5...23.. Verifying the system software has been successfully installed .................050.....23. If the storage system is running FLARE version 02.. install the expansion pack enabler with either the upgrade software feature of Navisphere Express or the Software Assistant in the Navisphere Service Taskbar (NST)..... you need the expansion pack CD from the expansion pack option kit. we strongly recommend it. Any Microsoft Windows 2000 servers are connected to the storage system.Before you start To complete the upgrade procedure. it should have Service Pack 4 or higher installed on it. While this is not a requirement. 2 Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System . 6. If problems exist.Installing the expansion pack enabler using Navisphere Express ! CAUTION During the software installation procedure: You must not power down or reboot the storage system. Make sure that the storage system does not have any faulted or transitioning components before continuing. or remove any components. Browse the CD for the expansion tier enabler software file (. Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System 3 . 5. and click Upgrade. Start Navisphere® Express on the storage system. Prior to installing the software on the storage system. 3. and then after the reboot of SP A completes. 2. the software will ask you to fix them so it can continue the installation. click Upgrade Software. You can view the current state of storage-system components on the Navisphere Express View Components page. 4. On the System Software page. This causes any connected servers that are not configured for high availability (not connected to each SP) to lose access to the storage system until the operation is completed.ena file). Doing so may put the storage system in a state from which it cannot be restarted. In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under System. Navisphere Express performs a series of pre-installation checks to ensure that the storage system is in a ready state. 1. power down an SP. click Software. Insert the expansion pack CD into the drive on the host from which you are running Navisphere Express. it reboots SP B. For a dual-SP system: The software installation procedure reboots SP A. the storage system reboots automatically. and when it has finished. the other SP reboots. 4 Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System . On a dual-SP system. After the installation is complete. the power button on each SP remains solid/steady green. one SP reboots. Monitor the status of the installation in the Software Upgrade Status window.7. Wait until the reboot is complete before continuing. which could take several minutes. When the reboot is complete. You cannot start Navisphere Express on the storage system until the reboot is complete. Insert the expansion pack CD into the drive on the Windows server or host from which you will install the expansion pack enabler. For a dual-SP system: The software installation procedure reboots SP A.Installing a enabler with the Software Assistant ! CAUTION During the software installation procedure: You must not power down or reboot the storage system. 3. This causes any connected servers that are not configured for high availability (not connected to each SP) to lose access to the storage system until the operation is completed. 5. You can view the current state of storage-system components on the Navisphere Express View Components page. Doing so may put the storage system in a state from which it cannot be restarted. it reboots SP B. Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System 5 . Complete step 1 to determine if you can use the update process. and then after the reboot of SP A completes. On the Powerlink website. use the Navigator drop-down menu at the top right of the Powerlink home page. power down an SP. 4. or remove any components. On the CLARiiON Software Update (Standard) page: a. To access the CLARiiON Tools page. 2. 1. Make sure that the storage system does not have any faulted or transitioning components before continuing. navigate to the CLARiiON Tools page and select your CLARiiON system. In the navigation pane. click CLARiiON Software Update tools and then CLARiiON Software Update (Standard). 8. Start the Navisphere Service Taskbar by doing either one of the following: Click the Navisphere Service Taskbar icon on your desktop.b. or Select Start > All Programs or Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Service Taskbar version > Navisphere Service Taskbar version 7. select the Prepare for Installation wizard. Complete step 3 to install the Navisphere Service Taskbar (NST) on the Windows server or host from which you will install the storage-system software. In the NST click the Software Assistant tab. c. Select Yes to continue or No to quit the installation. The installation wizard prompts you to download and install the later version of the JRE from the Sun website. Click Connect. the NST may not work properly with a later JRE version. If the server is running a later version of the JRE. skip this step. After you accept the NST license agreement. If the storage system is a dual-SP system with one or more servers connected to its data ports. select Yes when asked if you want to continue with the installation. If the server is running an earlier version of the JRE. and manually remove the later version of the JRE. other applications that require this version may not work properly. b. 6. Important: If you select Yes. If you select No. Enter the IP address for an SP in the storage system. 6 Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System . If the Navisphere Connection screen opens: a. the installation wizard verifies that the server is running the supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version. complete step 2 to validate the server environment. the installation wizard asks if you want to continue with the installation. otherwise. or LDAP) and click OK. start the Install Software wizard and use it to install the desired software packages. and click Finish. being sure to do the following in the Prepare for Installation wizard: For a dual-SP system – If I/O between the servers and the storage system is shut down.c. the storage system reboots automatically. the other SP reboots. select the checkbox in the Override HA Status column for each server listed.ena file). Follow the recommended steps. You cannot start Navisphere Express on the storage system until the reboot is complete. you do not need to reconnect to it again during the NST session. On a dual-SP system. and when it has finished. Once you connect to a storage system. 11. you must disconnect the current storage system by selecting File > Disconnect. local. the power button on each SP remains solid/steady green. Enter your Navisphere login username. When the installation is complete. After the installation is complete. password. Wait until the reboot is complete before continuing. and scope (global. 10. 9. one SP reboots. on the Server readiness for software update page. which could take several minutes. To connect to a different storage system. Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System 7 . When the reboot is complete. You have to browse the expansion pack CD for the expansion tier enabler software file (. When the Prepare for Installation wizard is finished. select Notify your service provider with updated storage system configuration information. From the System Software page. under System. 2. Verify that the list of software contains an entry for each software package that you installed and that the status of the installation was successful.Verifying the system software has been successfully installed Use Navisphere Express to verify that the software was successfully installed. Verifying the software installation with Navisphere Express 1. Start Navisphere Express for the storage system. if it is not already running. click Last Installation Status. select Software. 8 Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System . 3. The entry for the expansion pack enabler is named ExpansionTier. 4. From the navigation pane. and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license. Upgrading a Base System to an Expansion System 9 . For the most up-to-date regulatory document for your product line. copying. 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