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тАО01-07-2011 10:40 AM
тАО01-07-2011 10:40 AM
I have a SAN with 5.3.1a FabricOS on all switches. Now i should upgrade it to higher version of FOS. I see two ways to upgrade:
1. Fabric A: upgrade each switch to 6.0.1a, then eact switch to 6.1.2b, etc, to latest version then continue to Fabric B.
2. Fabric A: upgrade one switch to 6.0.1a then to 6.1.2b, etc, to the latest version. Continue with the next one, and so on until the last switch in fabric; then continue the same procedure with Fabric B.
How do you think, which way is preferred?
Regards,
Philipp.
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тАО01-07-2011 04:35 PM
тАО01-07-2011 04:35 PM
SolutionHP Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise and Professional Plus will take all the switches in a fabric and raise them in parallel. Look at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/dc_fabricmgr/index.html for more information. You can use the Professional version, however it will only manage one fabric at a time. Once you upgrade all switches on Fabric A, you would need to remove them from the DCFM Pro, tell it about all the Fabric B switches, and repeat the process.
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тАО01-08-2011 12:59 AM
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Re: SAN upgrade path
Regards,
Philipp.
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тАО01-08-2011 01:27 AM
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Re: SAN upgrade path
I believe the recommendation we got then was to upgrade them one step, one by one. Or at least to upgrade one switch from each model you have.
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тАО01-08-2011 03:03 AM
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Re: SAN upgrade path
Regards,
Philipp.
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тАО01-08-2011 03:12 AM - last edited on тАО11-10-2011 01:46 PM by Kevin_Paul
тАО01-08-2011 03:12 AM - last edited on тАО11-10-2011 01:46 PM by Kevin_Paul
Re: SAN upgrade path
GOod luck!
HP Has a tool that they may be able to provide you that can help you out with the upgrade process. It is called SAN Loader.
WIth this you do not have to install an FTP/SCP server.
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Storage-Area-Networks-SAN/SAN-loader-utility/m-p/4109173#M28531
If you contact HP support they may be able to provide it to you.
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тАО01-08-2011 03:21 AM
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Re: SAN upgrade path
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тАО01-08-2011 05:03 AM - last edited on тАО11-10-2011 01:47 PM by Kevin_Paul
тАО01-08-2011 05:03 AM - last edited on тАО11-10-2011 01:47 PM by Kevin_Paul
Re: SAN upgrade path
Some more info here about DCFM:
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Storage-Area-Networks-SAN/How-to-manage-B-Class-switch-after-upgrade-to-6-2-0a/m-p/4427889#M38184
DCFM Pro is free :)