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ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 14.2 Installation Guide

4.3.5 Upgrading from older products

When the Softek Storage Cruiser Manager or 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 the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager inherit the saved data.


4.3.5.1 Upgrading from Softek Storage Cruiser

See "Appendix D Procedure for Upgrading from Softek Storage Cruiser".


4.3.5.2 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.

  • When a version of 14.1 or earlier of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager is uninstalled from environments in which the following products are installed, SystemWalker MpWksttr might be uninstalled (if ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager was installed before these products). In this case, after ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager has been uninstalled, refer to the manual of the following products, and reinstall SystemWalker MpWksttr.

    • Systemwalker Centric Manager

    • Systemwalker Resource Coordinator Virtual server Edition

    • ServerView Resource Coordinator VE 2.1.0 to 2.1.3

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

    See

    Refer to "9.1.1.2.5 Backup of Windows 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 the following section in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Install Guide for the previous version level, for how to uninstall the Manager.

    • If the previous version level is 13.0 or 13.1:

      Refer to "9.2 [Windows] Manager uninstallation"

    • If the previous version level is 13.2 or later:

      Refer to "9.3 [Windows] Manager uninstallation"

  3. Reinstall SystemWalker MpWksttr if necessary.

    See

    For details on the method used, refer to the manual of the following products:

    • Systemwalker Centric Manager

    • Systemwalker Resource Coordinator Virtual server Edition

    • ServerView Resource Coordinator VE 2.1.0 to 2.1.3

  4. Install the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Manager.

    See

    Refer to "4.3 [Windows] Manager", for how to install and set up the Manager.

  5. 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 "9.1.1.3.5 Restoring Windows Manager" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide, for how to restore.

  6. Set the fibre channel switch SNMP-MIB setting.

    If the performance management function is used for devices that match the conditions in the table below, before the Manager is started, set the SNMP-MIB settings for the relevant device as indicated in "4.2.1.1 Settings" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide.

    Device

    SNMP-MIB setting

    ETERNUS SN200 model 340
    Brocade 24000

    If No is set for the setting concerning HA-MIB use

    ETERNUS SN200 model 540
    Brocade 48000

    If No is set for the setting concerning HA-MIB use

    Brocade DCX

    If No is set for the setting concerning HA-MIB use

    Brocade DCX-4S

    If No is set for the setting concerning HA-MIB use

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

    When monitoring the performance for a RAIDGroup in a Thin Provisioning Pool created by the Thin Provisioning function or for a Thin Provisioning Volume

    When the performance management function is used for ETERNUS DX80 S2/DX90 S2, ETERNUS DX400/DX400 S2 series, ETERNUS DX8000 series, ETERNUS4000 (except for models 80 and 100), or ETERNUS DX8000, 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 monitoring the performance for number of active disks, power consumption and temperature:

    When the performance management function is used for ETERNUS DX60, DX80/DX80 S2, DX90/DX90 S2, ETERNUS DX400/DX400 S2 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 monitoring the performance for an iSCSI-CA or an iSCSI-RA port

    When the performance management function is used for an ETERNUS DX60, DX80/DX80 S2, DX90 S2, ETERNUS DX400/DX400 S2 series, ETERNUS DX8000 series, ETERNUS4000 models 400 or 600, or ETERNUS8000 models 800, 1200, or 2200 where an iSCSI-CA or iSCSI-RA port is installed, 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 13.0:

    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

    ETERNUS3000 models 80 and 100

    V20L85 or later or V30L15 or later

    ETERNUS4000 models 80 and 100

    V30L15 or later

    ETERNUS4000 (except models 80 and 100)
    ETERNUS8000

    V10L50 or later

    When migrating from ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 13.1 or 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.

Information

When migrating from ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 13.0 or 13.1, a tool tip displayed on the performance control window tree will show a RAID level of "RAID1+0" as "RAID0+1". The"RAID0+1" is only a different name, referring to RAID configuration, the same as "RAID1+0".

The "RAID1+0" will be displayed by updating the configuration information of the performance control.

Refer to "7.2.11 Updating configuration information" in the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide, for how to update the configuration information.