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February 14th, 2018 13:00
OE upgrade
Hi Team
We are planning to upgrade OE for VNX 5300 from 05.32.000.5.207 to 217 or higher version, could you please suggest which version is compatible or how do I check the compatibility. A Recovery point also running on this environment. Last week SPS B showing an error light so we replaced SPS and now solid green light is on SPS, BUT on the on the system amber light is on and Unisphere status for SPS B showing “unknown cabling’’ . So I refer the EMC knowledge base as per this ,we have to upgrade OE to minimum .5.217 or higher version for resolving this issue .so we are planning to upgrade Block version to 5.217 or higher for resolving this issue.so my doubt is:
A> How do I check the compatibility version for my environment for upgrading?
B> I am planning for an NDU upgrade, so what are the pre check I need to take care before I start
C>A Recovery Point is attached, so how do I check the compatibility version for Recovery point and OE version.
D>Or there is any other solution for without upgrading remove the amber light from the machine.
Best Regards
Thomas.
Rainer_EMC
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February 15th, 2018 01:00
Hi
usually you go with the latest go-to code for your system which you can see on support.emc.com
pre-checks are done by USM
checking compatibility can be done through elabnavigator.emc.com and looking at the RecoverPoint release notes.
For D) I would suggest to open a service request
Thomas Nigeria
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February 15th, 2018 08:00
Hi Rainer,
Thank you very much for your feedback
so i am planing with latest version 5.32.0000.5.225
kelleg
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February 21st, 2018 08:00
A> How do I check the compatibility version for my environment for upgrading?
This is the hard part - you have lots of stuff in your environment - hosts, switches, HBA's, etc. The E-Lab from support.emc.com has a wizard that guides you through the process of checking the hosts to the array. I'd start by seeing if all the devices in E-Lab are aligned to what your array and version (the target version) look when you run E-Lab.
B> I am planning for an NDU upgrade, so what are the pre check I need to take care before I start
USM has the upgrade pre-health check that you can run.
C>A Recovery Point is attached, so how do I check the compatibility version for Recovery point and OE version.
Usually the RP software on the array will get upgraded with the Flare upgrade, but you'd need to check which version on RP you're running.
D>Or there is any other solution for without upgrading remove the amber light from the machine.
If you have a fault light on the array, you'll need to get that fixed before any upgrade. There should be some message in the Event Logs indicating what that is - if in doubt, contact support.
glen