before running hastop -force -all,, run the commands below
hastatus -sum <<< make sure no resource/service groups in transient state (onlining/offlining/failing)
hagrp -freeze -persistent SG_name <<< freeeze all the service group to preve...
step 8 maybe not even needed as restarting HAD may result in the service groups be onlined on the "original node" designated (this is decided by your VCS configuration as well as VCS version). Also this kind of OS upgrade is normally performed durin...
besides the vxrlink command mentioned, you may also use vradmin commands, like
vradmin printrvg
vradmin repstatus
please refer to vramin command manpage for the details of the command syntax