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Chapter 4.
Downgrading the Enterprise Virtual
Array
This chapter contains the information about downgrading the product software on your
storage
system to a previous version. Please read the instructions completely before you
begin the procedure.
This chapter contains the following:
• Downgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array to v3.01x
• Downgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array to v2.00x or v3.00x
Downgrading t he Enterprise Virtual Array to v3.01x
You can downgrade an Enterprise Virtual Array from v3.020 to v3.01x, if you do an offline
downgrade. That is, there can be no I/O from the applications on the host servers.
If you are downgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array storage system from v3.020 to v3.01x,
ensure that your system configuration does not contain any new components or structures that
are not supported in the VCS v3.01x version. If the storage system does contain unsupported
components or data structures, remove these data structures before you downgrade to VCS
v3.01x.
Estimated T ime to Complete
15 minutes per storage system
To downgrade the Enterprise Virtual Array system software from version 3.020 to version
3.01x, perform the following steps:
1. Launch Command View EVA v3.2.
2. Stop all applications running on the host machines that have access to the storage system
you are downgrading. After you have completed the stor
age system software downgrade,
you can start the applications on the host machines.
3. Select the storage system you wish to downgrade.
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hp StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product
Software Instructions