HP P6000 EVA Upgrade
Instructions — P6300 to
P6350 or P6500 to P6550
© Copyright 2008, 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
HP Part Number: 5697-2484
Published: September 2013
Edition: 2
*5697-2484*
About this document
This document contains the procedures required to
upgrade an HP P6300 EVA storage system to an HP
P6350 EVA storage system or an HP P6500 EVA
storage system to an HP P6550 EVA storage system.
For the latest documentation, go to
www.hp.com/support/manuals, and select your
product.
The information contained herein is subject to change
without notice. The only warranties for HP products
and services are set forth in the express warranty
statements accompanying such products and services.
Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an
additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical
or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
WARRANTY STATEMENT:
To obtain a copy of the warranty for this product, see
the warranty information website:
http://www.hp.com/go/storagewarranty
Kit contents
The upgrade kit contains:
Four DIMMs
Two battery modules
An array-based management module
A bezel
Three labels
Before you begin
IMPORTANT:
in the order listed in this document.
Verify that the storage system is operating correctly,
including virtual disks and DR groups.
Observe proper antistatic guidelines.
Inspect the upgrade kit, verify its contents and that it
is the correct kit for your storage system.
Using HP P6000 Command View, verify the controller
cache size and record it. At the end of the installation,
you will use this information as a comparison to verify
that the update was successful.
This upgrade will take 1.5 hours or more. You must
shut down the storage system for part of that time.
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You must perform the procedures