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Chapter 4. Downgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array
Downgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array to v2.00x or v3.00x
If you wish to downgrade the existing VCS v3.020 to v2.00x or v3.00x, you may do so if your
Enterprise Virtual Array contains no data and is uninitialized. You may downgrade the system
software from v3.020 to v2.00x or v3.00x after you upgrade to Command View EVA v3.2.
Command View EVA v3.2 is compatible with VCS v2.003 and later.
Caution
Do not downgrade your storage system if it has been initialized or contains any data. You
can only downgrade storage systems that are uninitialized and do not contain any data. If
you at tempt to downgrade an initialized storage system, you will lose any configuration
information or data in that storage system. All existing data will be destroyed when you
downgrade from v3.020 to v2.00x or v3.00x.
Estimated T ime to Complete
15 minutes per storage system
To downgrade the Enterprise Virtual Array system software from version 3.020 to version
v2.00x or v3.00x, perform the following steps:
1. Shut down and power off all presented hosts that have access to the storage system
youwishtodowngrade.
2. If you are running multiple storage systems in your SAN, shut down all but one of
the storage systems to be downgraded.
3. On the HSV controller OCP, select Shutdown/Uninitialize System.
4. Reboot the Storage Management Appliance.
5. Open HSV Element Manager (or Command View EVA v3.2, if installed).
6. Select the storage system you wish to downgrade.
7.
Click Code load.
A confirmation message displays.
8.
Click OK.
The Code Load Storage System page displays.
9.
Click Browse and select the file containing version 2.00x or 3.00x of the storage system
software from the installation CD-ROM.
10.
Click Next Step.
The Code Load Storage System-Page 2 displays.
11.
Click Next Step.
A confirmation message displays.
12.
Click OK.
The new storage system software is loaded onto the HSV controllers, and the firmware on
the associated Fibre Channel drive enclosures is modified.
The Code Load Storage System-Page 3 displays. The HSV controllers restart.
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