Before you run the software upgrade from the latest Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Utilities CD or Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Update CD, you must perform the fol- lowing steps:
1.Back up your configuration data in the registry so that it is available after you com- plete this process. Otherwise, it will be lost.
2.Uninstall the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration Utility. For instructions, see Chapter 11, “Installing, Configuring, and Removing Microsoft Windows SAN Software Components.”
3.Uninstall the Dell PowerVault 5xF download utility.
a.Click Start—> Settings—> Control Panel.
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c.Highlight Dell PowerVault 5xF Utilities.
d.Click Add/Remove, and follow the instructions on the screen.
4.Uninstall all of the following software components.
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NOTE: If you see error messages during any of the uninstall procedures, record the error message and perform the failed task manually after you reboot the sys- tem in step 5. For example, if the uninstall shield reports that files or directories have not been deleted, open Windows Explorer and delete them after rebooting the server.