Storage Foundation 8.0 Configuration and Upgrade Guide - AIX

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (8.0)
Platform: AIX
  1. Section I. Introduction and configuration of Storage Foundation
    1. Introducing Storage Foundation
      1. About Storage Foundation
        1.  
          About Veritas Replicator Option
      2.  
        About Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      3.  
        About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools (SORT)
    2. Configuring Storage Foundation
      1.  
        Configuring Storage Foundation using the installer
      2. Configuring SF manually
        1.  
          Configuring Veritas File System
      3.  
        Configuring DMP support for booting over a SAN
      4.  
        Configuring SFDB
  2. Section II. Upgrade of Storage Foundation
    1. Planning to upgrade Storage Foundation
      1.  
        About the upgrade
      2.  
        Supported upgrade paths
      3. Preparing to upgrade SF
        1.  
          Getting ready for the upgrade
        2.  
          Preparing for an upgrade of Storage Foundation
        3.  
          Creating backups
        4. Pre-upgrade planning when VVR is configured
          1.  
            Considerations for upgrading SF to 7.4 or later on systems with an ongoing or a paused replication
          2. Planning an upgrade from the previous VVR version
            1.  
              Planning and upgrading VVR to use IPv6 as connection protocol
        5.  
          Verifying that the file systems are clean
        6.  
          Upgrading the array support
      4.  
        Using Install Bundles to simultaneously install or upgrade full releases (base, maintenance, rolling patch), and individual patches
    2. Upgrading Storage Foundation
      1.  
        Upgrading Storage Foundation with the product installer
      2. Upgrade Storage Foundation and AIX on a DMP-enabled rootvg
        1.  
          Upgrading from prior version of SF on AIX 7.1 to SF 8.0 on a DMP-enabled rootvg
        2.  
          Upgrading the operating system from AIX 7.1 to AIX 7.2 in Veritas InfoScale 8.0
      3.  
        Upgrading SF on a Virtual I/O server (VIOS) from 6.2.1 or later to 8.0
      4.  
        Upgrading the AIX operating system
      5. Upgrading Volume Replicator
        1. Upgrading VVR without disrupting replication
          1.  
            Upgrading VVR sites for InfoScale 7.3.1 or earlier
          2.  
            Upgrading VVR sites with InfoScale 7.4 or later
          3.  
            Post-upgrade tasks for VVR sites
      6.  
        Upgrading SFDB
    3. Performing an automated SF upgrade using response files
      1.  
        Upgrading SF using response files
      2.  
        Response file variables to upgrade SF
      3.  
        Sample response file for SF upgrade
    4. Performing post-upgrade tasks
      1.  
        Optional configuration steps
      2.  
        Recovering VVR if automatic upgrade fails
      3.  
        Resetting DAS disk names to include host name in FSS environments
      4.  
        Upgrading disk layout versions
      5.  
        Upgrading VxVM disk group versions
      6.  
        Updating variables
      7.  
        Setting the default disk group
      8.  
        Verifying the Storage Foundation upgrade
  3. Section III. Post configuration tasks
    1. Performing configuration tasks
      1.  
        Switching on Quotas
      2.  
        Enabling DMP support for native devices
      3. About configuring authentication for SFDB tools
        1.  
          Configuring vxdbd for SFDB tools authentication
  4. Section IV. Configuration and Upgrade reference
    1. Appendix A. Support for AIX Live Update
      1.  
        Support for AIX Live Update (Technology preview)
    2. Appendix B. Installation scripts
      1.  
        Installation script options
      2.  
        About using the postcheck option
    3. Appendix C. Configuring the secure shell or the remote shell for communications
      1.  
        About configuring secure shell or remote shell communication modes before installing products
      2.  
        Manually configuring passwordless ssh
      3.  
        Setting up ssh and rsh connection using the installer -comsetup command
      4.  
        Setting up ssh and rsh connection using the pwdutil.pl utility
      5.  
        Restarting the ssh session
      6.  
        Enabling rsh for AIX
    4. Appendix D. Changing NFS server major numbers for VxVM volumes
      1.  
        Changing NFS server major numbers for VxVM volumes

About the upgrade

This release supports upgrades from 6.2.1 and later versions. If your existing installation is from a pre-6.2.1 version, you must first upgrade to version 6.2.1, then follow the procedures mentioned in this document to upgrade the product.

The installer supports the following types of upgrade:

  • Full upgrade

  • Automated upgrade using response files

Table: Veritas InfoScale product mapping after upgrade describes the product mapping after an upgrade.

Table: Veritas InfoScale product mapping after upgrade

Product (6.2.x and earlier)

Product (7.0 and later)

Component (7.0 and later)

SF Basic

No upgrade supported

Not applicable

SF

Veritas InfoScale Storage

SF

SF

Veritas InfoScale Foundation

SF

SF

Veritas InfoScale Enterprise

SF

Note:

From 7.0 onwards, the existing Veritas InfoScale product upgrades to the higher version of the same product. For example, Veritas InfoScale Enterprise 7.4.1 gets upgraded to Veritas InfoScale Enterprise 7.4.2.

During the upgrade, the installation program performs the following tasks:

  1. Stops the product before starting the upgrade

  2. Upgrades the installed packages and installs additional packages

    Slf license key files are required while upgrading to version 7.4 and later. The text-based license keys that are used in previous product versions are not supported when upgrading to version 7.4 and later. If you plan to upgrade any of the InfoScale products from a version earlier than 7.4, first contact Customer Care for your region to procure an applicable slf license key file. Refer to the following link for contact information of the Customer Care center for your region: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/contact-us.html.

    If your current installation uses a permanent license key, you will be prompted to update the license to 8.0. Ensure that the license key file is downloaded on the local host, where you want to upgrade the product. The license key file must not be saved in the root directory (/) or the default license directory on the local host (/etc/vx/licenses/lic). You can save the license key file inside any other directory on the local host.

    If you choose not to update your license, you will be registered with a keyless license. Within 60 days of choosing this option, you must install a valid license key file corresponding to the entitled license level.

  3. You must configure the Veritas Telemetry Collector while upgrading, if you have do not already have it configured. For more information, refer to the About telemetry data collection in InfoScale section in the Veritas Installation guide.

  4. Restores the existing configuration.

    For example, if your setup contains an SF installation, the installer upgrades and restores the configuration to SF. If your setup included multiple components, the installer upgrades and restores the configuration of the components.

  5. Starts the configured components.