Installation Notes And Best Practices - HP P2000 Release Note
1gbe iscsi msa and 10gbe iscsi msa controller firmware
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- Reference manual (448 pages) ,
- Deployment manual (74 pages) ,
- Firmware release notes (10 pages)
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Installation notes and best practices
WARNING!
interrupted or there is a power failure, the module could become inoperative. If this occurs, contact
technical support. The module may need to be returned to the factory for reprogramming.
CAUTION:
Before upgrading firmware, ensure that the system is stable and is not being reconfigured
or changed in any way. If changes are in progress, monitor them and wait until they are completed
before proceeding with the upgrade.
NOTE:
To install this firmware, you must download the firmware package from the HP website and
save the file to your local filesystem.
As with any firmware upgrade, it is a recommended best practice to ensure that you have a full
backup prior to the upgrade.
When planning for a firmware upgrade, schedule an appropriate time to perform an online
upgrade.
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For single domain systems, I/O must be halted.
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For dual domain systems, because the online firmware upgrade is performed while host I/Os
are being processed, I/O load can impact the upgrade process. Select a period of low I/O
activity to ensure the upgrade completes as quickly as possible and avoid disruptions to hosts
and applications due to timeouts.
When planning for a firmware upgrade, allow sufficient time for the update.
In single-controller systems, it takes approximately 30 minutes for the firmware to load and
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for the controller to automatically restart. Depending on the environment, it may take as long
as one hour to complete.
In dual-controller systems, the second controller takes approximately an additional 30 minutes
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to update, but may take as long as one hour, depending on the environment.
During the installation process, monitor the system to determine update status and know when
the update is complete.
After the installation process is complete and all controllers have automatically restarted, verify
system status in the SMU or CLI and confirm that the new firmware version is displayed as running
on all controllers.
Updating array controller firmware may result in new event messages that are not described in
earlier versions of documentation. For comprehensive event message documentation, see the most
current version of the HP P2000 G3 MSA System Event Descriptions Reference Guide.
The Smart Component update process logs messages to \CPQSYSTEM\Log\cpqsetup.log
on the system drive in Windows and /var/cpq/Component.log in Linux.
The Smart Component update process manages the FTP & Partner Firmware Update (PFU)
enable/disable settings.
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Do not cycle power or restart devices during a firmware update. If the update is
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