InfoScale™ 9.0 Storage Foundation Configuration and Upgrade Guide - AIX

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (9.0)
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 InfoScale Operations Manager
      3.  
        About 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 7.3 to SF 9.0 on a DMP-enabled rootvg
        2.  
          Upgrading the operating system from AIX 7.2 to AIX 7.3 in Veritas InfoScale 9.0
      3.  
        Upgrading SF on a Virtual I/O server (VIOS) from 7.3.1 or later to 9.0
      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
          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

Upgrading Storage Foundation with the product installer

This section describes upgrading from Storage Foundation products to 9.0.

To upgrade Storage Foundation

  1. Log in as superuser.
  2. Unmount any mounted VxFS file systems.

    The installer supports the upgrade of multiple hosts, if each host is running the same version of VxVM and VxFS. Hosts must be upgraded separately if they are running different versions.

  3. If replication using VVR is configured, verify that all the Primary RLINKs are up-to-date: 
    # /usr/sbin/vxrlink -g diskgroup status rlink_name

    Note:

    Do not continue until the Primary RLINKs are up-to-date.

  4. Load and mount the disc. If you downloaded the software, navigate to the top level of the download directory.

  5. From the disc (or if you downloaded the software) , run the installer command. 
    # ./installer
  6. Enter G to upgrade and select the Full Upgrade.
  7. You are prompted to enter the system names (in the following example, "sys1") on which the software is to be upgraded. Enter the system name or names and then press Return.
    Enter the system names separated by spaces: [q,?] sys1 sys2

    Depending on your existing configuration, various messages and prompts may appear. Answer the prompts appropriately.

  8. The installer asks if you agree with the terms of the End User License Agreement. Press y to agree and continue.
  9. Stop the product's processes. 
    Do you want to stop SF processes now? [y,n,q] (y) y

    If you select y, the installer stops the product processes and makes some configuration updates before it upgrades.

  10. The installer stops, uninstalls, reinstalls, and starts specified filesets.
  11. The Storage Foundation software is verified and configured.
  12. The installer prompts you to provide feedback, and provides the log location for the upgrade.
  13. Restart the systems if the installer prompts restart to enable DMP native support.