IBM System Storage TS7600 ProtecTIER Series, Software Upgrade Manual

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Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About this document . . . . . . . . . ix
Who should read this document . . . . . . . ix
What's new in this edition . . . . . . . . . ix
Getting information, help, and service . . . . . ix
Getting help online . . . . . . . . . . . x
Before you call for service . . . . . . . . . x
Getting help by telephone. . . . . . . . . xi
Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . xii
Chapter 1. Overview . . . . . . . . . 1
Terminology used in this document. . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Upgrade ship group . . . . . 5
Chapter 3. Re-imaging the TSSC
microcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Checking the current TSSC microcode version . . . 7
Re-imaging the TSSC microcode . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 4. Installing and configuring
the ProtecTIER v3.1.x.x upgrade . . . . 11
Checking the ProtecTIER version . . . . . . . 12
Downloading the ProtecTIER v3.1.x.x fix update . . 12
Upgrading stand-alone servers to ProtecTIER
v3.1.x.x .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuring the OpenStorage application IP
interfaces .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Verifying the server time, date, and timezone
settings .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Upgrading clustered servers to ProtecTIER v3.1.x.x 21
Verifying the server time, date, and timezone
settings .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 5. Updating the ProtecTIER
servers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Checking the ProtecTIER version . . . . . . . 27
Downloading the ProtecTIER v3.1.x.x fix update . . 28
Applying the patch update to the ProtecTIER
servers .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 6. Upgrading ProtecTIER
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Upgrading ProtecTIER Manager on the TSSC . . . 31
Installing ProtecTIER Manager on Windows . . . 32
Installing ProtecTIER Manager on Linux. . . . . 34
Appendix A. Changing the system date
and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the command line . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the ProtecTIER Configuration Menu . . . . 40
Appendix B. Worldwide time zone
codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Appendix C. Company information
worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Appendix D. IP address worksheet. . . 61
Appendix E. ProtecTIER Replication
Network Performance Validation Utility
for VTL Systems
. . . . . . . . . . 71
Appendix F. ProtecTIER Network
Performance Validation Utility for
OpenStorage Systems . . . . . . . . 75
Appendix G. Verifying and upgrading
the storage subsystem firmware,
NVSRAM, and ESM . . . . . . . . . 79
Appendix H. Making a server
connection through the Remote
Supervisor Adapter (RSA) . . . . . . 83
Using a USB keyboard and monitor to alter the IP
address of the RSA on Server B in a cluster.
. . . 83
Using the TSSC or a service laptop . . . . . . 84
Enabling Remote Control . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring RSA Keystrokes. . . . . . . . 87
Appendix I. Logging into the DD4
server through the IMM web interface . 89
Enabling remote control . . . . . . . . . . 93
Updating IMM firmware using the web interface . . 94
Accessibility for publications and
ProtecTIER Manager . . . . . . . . . 95
About the Windows-based accessibility features . . 95
About the Java-based tools . . . . . . . . . 96
Installing the Java Runtime Environment . . . 96
Installing the Java Access Bridge . . . . . . 97
Using a screen reader to install ProtecTIER Manager 98
Enabling the Windows High Contrast option .
. . 99
Using the Windows high contrast scheme with
ProtecTIER Manager .
. . . . . . . . . . 101
Customizing the color palette . . . . . . . . 104
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