Storage Foundation 8.0 Configuration and Upgrade Guide - Linux

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (8.0)
Platform: Linux
  1. Section I. Introduction and configuration of Storage Foundation
    1. Introducing Storage Foundation
      1. About Storage Foundation
        1.  
          About Veritas Replicator Option
      2.  
        About Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager
      3.  
        About Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools (SORT)
    2. Configuring Storage Foundation
      1.  
        Configuring Storage Foundation using the installer
      2. Configuring SF manually
        1.  
          Configuring Veritas Volume Manager
        2. Configuring Veritas File System
          1.  
            Loading and unloading the file system module
      3.  
        Configuring SFDB
  2. Section II. Upgrade of Storage Foundation
    1. Planning to upgrade Storage Foundation
      1.  
        About the upgrade
      2.  
        Supported upgrade paths
      3. Preparing to upgrade SF
        1.  
          Getting ready for the upgrade
        2.  
          Creating backups
        3.  
          Determining if the root disk is encapsulated
        4. Pre-upgrade planning when VVR is configured
          1.  
            Considerations for upgrading SF to 7.4 or later on systems with an ongoing or a paused replication
          2. Planning an upgrade from the previous VVR version
            1.  
              Planning and upgrading VVR to use IPv6 as connection protocol
        5.  
          Upgrading the array support
      4.  
        Using Install Bundles to simultaneously install or upgrade full releases (base, maintenance, rolling patch), and individual patches
    2. Upgrading Storage Foundation
      1. Upgrading Storage Foundation from previous versions to 8.0
        1.  
          Upgrading Storage Foundation using the product installer
      2. Upgrading Volume Replicator
        1. Upgrading VVR without disrupting replication
          1.  
            Upgrading VVR sites for InfoScale 7.3.1 or earlier
          2.  
            Upgrading VVR sites with InfoScale 7.4 or later
          3.  
            Post-upgrade tasks for VVR sites
      3.  
        Upgrading SFDB
    3. Performing an automated SF upgrade using response files
      1.  
        Upgrading SF using response files
      2.  
        Response file variables to upgrade SF
      3.  
        Sample response file for SF upgrade
    4. Performing post-upgrade tasks
      1.  
        Optional configuration steps
      2.  
        Re-joining the backup boot disk group into the current disk group
      3.  
        Reverting to the backup boot disk group after an unsuccessful upgrade
      4.  
        Recovering VVR if automatic upgrade fails
      5.  
        Resetting DAS disk names to include host name in FSS environments
      6.  
        Upgrading disk layout versions
      7.  
        Upgrading VxVM disk group versions
      8.  
        Updating variables
      9.  
        Setting the default disk group
      10.  
        Verifying the Storage Foundation upgrade
  3. Section III. Post configuration tasks
    1. Performing configuration tasks
      1.  
        Switching on Quotas
      2.  
        Enabling DMP support for native devices
      3. About configuring authentication for SFDB tools
        1.  
          Configuring vxdbd for SFDB tools authentication
  4. Section IV. Configuration and Upgrade reference
    1. Appendix A. Installation scripts
      1.  
        Installation script options
      2.  
        About using the postcheck option
    2. Appendix B. Configuring the secure shell or the remote shell for communications
      1.  
        About configuring secure shell or remote shell communication modes before installing products
      2.  
        Manually configuring passwordless ssh
      3.  
        Setting up ssh and rsh connection using the installer -comsetup command
      4.  
        Setting up ssh and rsh connection using the pwdutil.pl utility
      5.  
        Restarting the ssh session
      6.  
        Enabling rsh for Linux

Supported upgrade paths

If you are on an unsupported operating system version, ensure that you first upgrade to a supported verison of the operating system. Also, upgrades between major operating system versions are not supported, for example, from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8. If you plan to move between major operating system versions, you need to reinstall the product. For supported operating system versions, see the Veritas InfoScale Release Notes.

Table: Supported upgrade paths on RHEL and Oracle Linux lists the supported upgrade paths for upgrades on RHEL and Oracle Linux.

Table: Supported upgrade paths on RHEL and Oracle Linux

From product version

From OS version

To OS version

To product version

To Component

6.2.1

RHEL 6 Update 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

RHEL 7 GA, Update 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Oracle Linux 6 Update 4, 5, 6, 7

Oracle Linux 7 GA, Update 2, 3

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 2, 4

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.1

RHEL 6 update 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

RHEL 7 Update 1, 2, 3, 4

Oracle Linux 6 Update 6, 7, 8

Oracle Linux 7 Update 1, 2

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 2, 4

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.2

RHEL 6 update 6, 7, 8, 9

RHEL 7 Update 1, 2, 3, 4

Oracle Linux 6 Update 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Oracle Linux 7 Update 1, 2, 3, 4

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 2, 4

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.3

RHEL 6 update 7, 8, 9

RHEL 7 Update 1,2, 3, 4

Oracle Linux 6 Update 7, 8, 9

Oracle Linux 7 Update 1, 2, 3

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 2, 4

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.3.1

RHEL 6 update 7, 8, 9

RHEL 7 Update 3, 4, 5

Oracle Linux 6 Update 7, 8, 9

Oracle Linux 7 Update 3, 4

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 2, 4

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.4

RHEL 6 Update 7, 8, 9, 10

RHEL 7 Update 3, 4,5

Oracle Linux 6 Update 7, 8, 9

Oracle Linux 7 Update 3, 4

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 2, 4

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.4.1

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 1, 2

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 2, 4

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.4.2

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 7

Oracle Linux 8 Update 1

RHEL 7 Update 9

RHEL 8 Update 2, 4

Oracle Linux 7 Update 9

Oracle Linux 8 Update 2, 4

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

Table: Supported upgrade paths on SLES lists the supported upgrade paths for upgrades on SLES.

Table: Supported upgrade paths on SLES

From product version

From OS version

To OS version

To product version

To component

6.2.1

SLES11 SP2, SP3, SP4

SLES 12 GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4

SLES 12 SP5

SLES 15 SP2

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.1, 7.2

SLES 11 SP3, SP4

SLES 12 GA, SP1, SP2

SLES 12 SP5

SLES 15 SP2

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.3

SLES 11 SP3, SP4

SLES 12 SP1, SP2

SLES 12 SP5

SLES 15 SP2

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.3.1

SLES 11 SP3, SP4

SLES 12 SP2, SP4, SP5

SLES 12 SP5

SLES 15 SP2

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.4

SLES 11 SP3, SP4

SLES 12 SP2, SP3

SLES 12 SP5

SLES 15 SP2

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.4.1

SLES 11 SP3, SP4

SLES 12 SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5

SLES 15 GA, SP1, SP2

SLES 12 SP5

SLES 15 SP2

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF

7.4.2

SLES 12 SP 4, SP5

SLES 15 SP1, SP2

SLES 12 SP5

SLES 15 SP2

Veritas InfoScale Storage 8.0

SF