HP c-Class Solaris manual Upgrading devices for IO Accelerator VSL 2.x.x to, Upgrade procedure

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Upgrading devices

Upgrading devices for IO Accelerator VSL 2.x.x to 3.x.x

This version of IO Accelerator VSL software supports new features, including the latest generation of IO Accelerator architecture and improved Flashback protection. These features require the latest version of the IO Accelerator firmware. Every device in a system running 2.x or later must be upgraded to the latest version of the firmware.

For example, if you have a system running 2.x.x IO Accelerator VSL software with devices previously installed and you want to install new devices that require the latest version of the firmware, then you must upgrade all of the existing devices to the latest firmware version.

CAUTION: You cannot revert device firmware to an earlier version after you have upgraded the device without voiding your warranty. If you experience problems with your upgrade, contact HP Customer Support.

CAUTION: Upgrading devices (previously configured for VSL 2.x.x) to work with VSL 3.x.x requires a low-level media format of the device. No user data is maintained during the process. Be sure to back up all data as instructed.

Multiple upgrade passes for some versions

Depending on the current firmware version of your devices, you may need to upgrade your device's firmware multiple times to preserve internal structures. See the IO Accelerator VSL software for the upgrade path.

Upgrade procedure

Be sure to follow the upgrade path and make sure that all previously installed IO Accelerator devices are updated with the appropriate 3.2.3-compatible firmware.

If you plan to use IO Accelerator Gen1 devices and IO Accelerator Gen2 devices in the same host, perform this upgrade on all existing IO Accelerator Gen1 devices before installing the new IO Accelerator Gen2 devices.

1.Prepare each existing IO Accelerator device for upgrade: a. Back up user data on each IO Accelerator device.

CAUTION: Upgrading IO Accelerator devices that were previously configured for VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to work with VSL 3.x.x requires a low-level media format of the device. No user data is maintained during the media format process. Be sure to backup all data on your IO Accelerator device as instructed before upgrading the firmware.

Do not back up the data onto another IO Accelerator device on the same system. The backup must be to a local disk or to an externally attached volume.

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Contents HP IO Accelerator 3.2.3 Solaris User Guide Page Contents Upgrading devices Contents summary About this guideIntroduction OverviewProduct naming Performance attributes IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836ARequired operating environment Supported firmware revisionsIntroduction Introduction Software installation Installation overviewInstalling the software and utilities Loading the IO Accelerator VSL facility driver Upgrading the firmware$ pfexec remdrv iomemory-vsl Dev/rdsk/c*d0p0Enabling PCIe power Using the device as a swapConfiguring a ZFS pool Maintenance Maintenance toolsCommand-line utilities Enabling PCIe power overrideEnabling the override parameter Uninstalling IO Accelerator VSL and utilities Unmanaged shutdown issuesOptions iomemory-vsl externalpoweroverride=value Disabling auto attachDisabling the IO Accelerator VSL Enabling the IO Accelerator VSL$ pfexec remdrv iomemo Monitoring and managing devices Introduction to monitoring and managing devicesManagement tools Example conditions to monitor Device LED indicators Performance and tuning Introduction to performance and tuningDisabling Dvfs Limiting Apci C-statesUtilities Utilities referenceFio-attach Fio-attach device optionsFio-beacon Fio-bugreportFio-beacon device options Tmp/fio-bugreport-20100121.173256-sdv9ko.tar.bz2Fio-detach Fio-format Fio-detach device optionsFio-format options device Fio-status Fio-status device optionsFfield Fio-sure-erase Fio-sure-erase options device Fio-update-iodrive Fio-update-iodrive options iodriveversion.fff Domainbusslot.func Monitoring IO Accelerator health Nand flash and component failureHealth metrics Health monitoring techniques Using module parameters ZFS pools and health monitoringEsxcfg-module --server server-name iomemory-vsl -g Upgrade procedure Upgrading devicesUpgrading devices for IO Accelerator VSL 2.x.x to $ modprobe iomemory-vsl Upgrading devices Subscription service ResourcesFor more information Support and other resources Before you contact HPHP contact information Customer Self RepairRéparation par le client CSR Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Support and other resources Support and other resources Support and other resources Acronyms and abbreviations Documentation feedback Index Index
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