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Worksheet: Information to collect before and during controller upgrade

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You should gather certain information to support upgrading the original nodes. This information includes node IDs, port and LIF details, licensing keys, and IP addresses.

You can use the following worksheet to record the information for use later in the procedure:

Information needed When collected When used Collected Information

Model, system ID, serial number of original nodes

Stage 1: Prepare the nodes for the upgrade

Stage 3: Install and boot node3

Stage 5: Install and boot node4

Stage 6: Decommission the old system

Shelf and disk information, flash storage details, memory, NVRAM, and adapter cards on original nodes

Stage 1: Preparing the nodes for the upgrade

Throughout the procedure

Online aggregates and volumes on original nodes

Stage 1: Prepare the nodes for the upgrade

Throughout the procedure to verify that aggregates and volumes remain online except during brief relocation

Output of commands network port vlan show and network port ifgrp show

Stage 1: Prepare the nodes for the upgrade

Stage 3: Map ports from node1 to node3

Stage 5: Map ports from node2 to node4

(SAN environments only) Default configuration of FC ports

Stage 1: Prepare the nodes for the upgrade

When configuring FC ports on the new nodes

(V-Series systems or systems with FlexArray Virtualization software only)

Topology for V-Series systems or systems with FlexArray Virtualization software

Stage 1: Prepare the nodes for the upgrade

Stage 3: Install and boot node3

Stage 5: Install and boot node4

IP address of SPs

Stage 1: Prepare the nodes for the upgrade

Stage 6: Confirm that the new controllers are set up correctly

License keys

Stage 1: Prepare the nodes for the upgrade

Stage 6: Confirm that the new controllers are set up correctly

IP address for the external key management server

Stage 1: Rekey disks for Storage Encryption

Stage 6: Set up Storage Encryption on the new nodes

Name and path of web-accessible directory where you download files to netboot the nodes

Stage 1: Prepare to netboot

Stage 3: Install and boot node3

Stage 5: Install and boot node4

Non-SAN data LIFs owned by node1

Stage 2: Move nonSAN data LIFs owned by node1 to node2

Later in the section

Cluster, intercluster, node-management, cluster-management, and physical ports

Stage 2: Record node1 information

Stage 3: Install and boot node3

Stage 3: Map ports from node1 to node3

Ports on new nodes

Stage 3: Map ports from node1 to node3

Later in the section and in the section Map ports from node2 to node4

Available ports and broadcast domains on node3

Stage 3: Map ports from node1 to node3

Later in the section

Non-SAN data LIFs not owned by node2

Moving non-SAN data LIFs belonging to node1 from node2 to node3 and verifying SAN LIFs on node3

Later in the section

Non-SAN data LIFs owned by node2

Stage 3: Move nonSAN data LIFs owned by node2 to node3

Later in the section

Cluster, intercluster, node-management, cluster-management, and physical ports

Stage 4: Record node2 information

Stage 5: Install and booting node4

Stage 5:_ Map ports from node2 to node4_

Cluster network ports on node4

Stage 5: Map ports from node2 to node4

Later in the section

Available ports and broadcast domains on node4

Stage 5: Map ports from node2 to node4

Later in the section

Private and public SSL certificates for the storage system and private SSL certificates for each key management server

Stage 6: Set up Storage Encryption on the new nodes

Later in the section