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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). To p i c s a r e • Requirem ents .....[...]

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    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 . (The upg rade asse mbly includ es two Mode l 4400 SPs and two 800-w att SPS units.) • If y o u wa n t t o u pg r a d e t o s h ar ed s t or a g e w it h t he A c c es s L o gi x ™ option , you [...]

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    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.htm. SP Mo del Part Num ber Core Sof twar e revis ions Old 5400 005-045 189 2.04.26 5600 1[...]

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    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.XX do not support the featur e known as RAID groups. Th e RAID group featur e lets you crea t[...]

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    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. 9. The minimum r evision of Core Softwar e downloads[...]

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    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. The figure above shows a port with and witho ut a GBIC. Y ou can find GBICs in th[...]

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    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). Y ou have finished the storage-system part of th[...]

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    8 DPE Mod el 54XX/56XX U pgrade to Model 45 XX Upgrade Procedure[...]