Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FC 55XX/57XX EMC
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1 This do cument ex plains h ow to u pgrade a Model 5600/5700 or 5400/5500 disk-a rray processo r enclosure ( DPE) to a Model 45 00 DPE by replac ing it s storage proce ssors (S Ps), and by loa ding an upgrade rev ision and a new revision of Core Softw are (previously known a s Licensed Internal Code , LIC).
2 DPE Mod el 54XX/56XX U pgrade to Model 45 XX Requirements Requirem ents • The DPE to upgrade, and each connected DAE enclosure, must have two LCCs .
DPE Model 54XX /56XX Upgrade to Mod el 45XX 3 Requirements Ta b l e 1 Minimum revisions of Core Soft ware a nd Navisphere For the latest revision information , consult the Open Syst ems Support Matrix, accessible through URL www .cs.isus .emc.com/csweb2/index.
4 DPE Mod el 54XX/56XX U pgrade to Model 45 XX Upgrade Procedure Upgrade Pr ocedur e If yo u are u pgrading from a Model 560 0/5700 w ith Cor e Softwar e 4.xx o r M odel 5400/ 5500 SP (with Core S oftwa re 2.X X), b e awa re tha t Core Software 2 .XX and 4.
DPE Model 54XX /56XX Upgrade to Mod el 45XX 5 Upgrade Procedure 8. If t he DPE i s not r u nn i n g th e m i n im u m re v is i o n of C o re S o ft w a re , then use Navisph ere to download the minimum revision from the CD-ROM in the upgra de kit. Make sur e the Auto Reboot opti on is selecte d.
6 DPE Mod el 54XX/56XX U pgrade to Model 45 XX Upgrade Procedure Figure 1 DIMM and GBIC positions on a Model FC 4400 SP 18. If any of the two Fibr e Channel ports on an SP does no t have an optical GBIC (giga bit interface converter), then in sert a GBIC in that port.
DPE Model 54XX /56XX Upgrade to Mod el 45XX 7 Upgrade Procedure on the drives flicker as the copy occurs. SP PROM code is updated at this time. W ait for all drives to become ready (disk-drive ready lig hts on). 21. V erify that the status LED o n the front of each SP s hows normal green (not amber).
8 DPE Mod el 54XX/56XX U pgrade to Model 45 XX Upgrade Procedure.
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