Worksheet: Information to collect before and during controller upgrade

10/11/2024 Contributors

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

Information needed	When collected	When used
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

Model, system ID, serial number of original nodes