ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 14.1 Installation Guide

4.2.5 Upgrading from older products

When a previous version level of the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager has been installed, you can save the setting data and have the current version of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager inherit the saved data.

4.2.5.1 Upgrading from a previous version level

This section explains how to upgrade from a previous version level of the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser.

Note

Before migration, refer to "Chapter 3 Restrictions and advisory notes" for confirmation.

4.2.5.1.1 Upgrading from a previous version level (non-cluster environment)

1. Back up the setting data of the previous version level of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager.

   See

   Refer to "9.1.1.2.3 Backup of Linux Manager" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide, for how to perform backup.

2. Uninstall the previous version level of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager.

   See

   Refer to "9.2 [Linux] Manager uninstallation" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Install Guide for the previous version level, for how to uninstall the Manager.

3. Install the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager.

   See

   Refer to "4.2 [Linux] Manager", for how to install and set up the Manager.

4. Restore the backup data created by step 1 (the setting data of the previous version level of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager).

   See

   Refer to "9.1.1.3.3 Restoring Linux Manager" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide, for how to restore.

5. Update the configuration information of the performance management function.

   When monitoring the performance for number of active disks,power consumption and temperature:

   When the performance management function is used for ETERNUS DX60/DX80/DX90, ETERNUS DX400 series, ETERNUS DX8000 series, ETERNUS2000, ETERNUS4000 (except models 80 and 100) and ETERNUS8000, start the Manager, then update the configuration information of those devices by referring to "7.2.11 Updating configuration information" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide.

   When migrating from ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 13.2:

   When the performance management function is used for devices that meet the following conditions, start the Manager, then update the configuration information of those devices by referring to "7.2.11 Updating configuration information" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide.

   Storage device	Firmware version
   ETERNUS4000 (except models 80 and 100) ETERNUS8000	V11L40 or later

   When migrating from ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 13.3 or later:

   There is no need to update the configuration information.

   
   

4.2.5.1.2 Upgrading from a previous version level (cluster environment)

1. Back up the setting data of the previous version level of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager.

   See

   Refer to "9.1.1.2.4 Backup of Linux Manager (cluster environment)" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide, for how to perform backup.

2. Uninstall the previous version level of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager.

   See

   Refer to "Appendix A High-availability admin servers" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Install Guide for the previous version level, for how to uninstall the Manager.

3. Install the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager.

   See

   Refer to "Appendix A High-availability admin servers", for how to install and set up the Manager.

4. Restore the backup data created by the step 1 (the setting data of the previous version level of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager).

   See

   Refer to "9.1.1.3.4 Restoring Linux Manager (cluster environment)" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide, for how to restore.

5. Update the configuration information of the performance management function.

   When monitoring the performance for number of active disks,power consumption and temperature:

   When the performance management function is used for ETERNUS DX60/DX80/DX90, ETERNUS DX400 series, ETERNUS DX8000 series, ETERNUS2000, ETERNUS4000 (except models 80 and 100) and ETERNUS8000, start the Manager, then update the configuration information of those devices by referring to "7.2.11 Updating configuration information" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide.

   When migrating from ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 13.2:

   When the performance management function is used for devices that meet the following conditions, start the Manager, then update the configuration information of those devices by referring to "7.2.11 Updating configuration information" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide.

   Storage device	Firmware version
   ETERNUS4000 (except models 80 and 100) ETERNUS8000	V11L40 or later

   When migrating from ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 13.3 or later:

   There is no need to update the configuration information.