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Amin123's avatar
Amin123
Level 4
14 years ago

I Need to check if SF 5.1 will support multipathing or I need different MPIO software

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I need to upgrade from SF 4.3 to SF 5.1. In the previous setup there was no need for MPIO software.

No the customer is change for SAN setup with 2 HBA, I am using NetApp storage.

I Need to check if SF 5.1 will support multipathing or I need different MPIO software like NetApp MPIO.

If yes what is the license needed.

 

Thanks,

Amin Abu-Dosh

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  • Michael_Black's avatar
    Michael_Black
    14 years ago

    For 5.1 SP2, direct upgrades are supported as far back as 5.0 RP1a. 

     

    Here is a link to the Installation and Upgrade Guide for 5.1 SP2:

    https://sort.symantec.com/public/documents/sfha/5.1sp2/windows/productguides/pdf/VCS_InstallUpgrade_51SP2.pdf

     

    For upgrading from 4.3, you will probably find it easiest to just uninstall SFW and then install 5.1 SP2 fresh.

     

    By the way, this is the main page for our current documentation:

    https://sort.symantec.com/documents

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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    14 years ago

    Amin, I believe your upgrade question was answered by Wally Heim in this post: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/storage-foundation-cluster-upgrade-43-51-windwos

    Please also make use of the Installation & Upgrade Checklist  on the SORT website:

    https://sort.symantec.com/home

     

  • Michael_Black's avatar
    Michael_Black
    Level 4
    14 years ago

    For 5.1 SP2, direct upgrades are supported as far back as 5.0 RP1a. 

     

    Here is a link to the Installation and Upgrade Guide for 5.1 SP2:

    https://sort.symantec.com/public/documents/sfha/5.1sp2/windows/productguides/pdf/VCS_InstallUpgrade_51SP2.pdf

     

    For upgrading from 4.3, you will probably find it easiest to just uninstall SFW and then install 5.1 SP2 fresh.

     

    By the way, this is the main page for our current documentation:

    https://sort.symantec.com/documents

  • Michael_Black's avatar
    Michael_Black
    Level 4
    14 years ago

    DMP comes with SFW, but you do need a DMP license for it.

     

    Also, review the hardware compatibility list to make sure that your configuration is supported:

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH148533