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  • 1.  Should I upgrade my FlashSystem 7300 from 8.5.0.10 to 8.6.0.3?

    IBM Champion
    Posted Fri March 01, 2024 01:46 PM
    I am running:
    FlashSystem 7300
    Release: 8.5.0.10
    MTM: 4657-924
     
    I'm thinking of upgrading to 8.6.0.3 which is the current LTS version.  It's been out a month.
     
    According to the following an upgrade from 8.5.0.10 to 8.6.0.3 is supported.
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5692850#_V8.5.0
     
    Release notes:
    https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/san/sanvc/release_notes/86_releasenotes.html
     
    While there's some features in the short term versions that my boss is anxious for, like two person integrity, I'm leaning towards just staying with a LTS version.
     
    Any reason NOT to upgrade to 8.6.0.3?
    How disruptive is this?  Do I need to do this with systems using this brought down?
    I have two Power 10's attached to this, running multiple lpars of IBM i each.  And one lpar of AIX on one.
    I am using IBM i Safe Guarded Copy.


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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
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  • 2.  RE: Should I upgrade my FlashSystem 7300 from 8.5.0.10 to 8.6.0.3?

    IBM Champion
    Posted Sun March 03, 2024 12:46 PM

    Hi Robert,

    you can upgrade your 7300 to 8.6. There will be no downtime if your hosts are connected to both controllers and the multipath configuration is correct. Once you've upgraded to 8.6, you may also wish to consider using the Two Person Integrity feature, available since 8.5.4.0, which provides additional security on the 7300. 



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    Nezih Boyacioglu
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  • 3.  RE: Should I upgrade my FlashSystem 7300 from 8.5.0.10 to 8.6.0.3?

    IBM Champion
    Posted Mon March 04, 2024 07:15 AM

    Thank you.

    I did not see the two person integrity listed in that page for 8.6.  Is it assumed that any new function in a non-LTS release like 8.5.4 is in the latest LTS release like 8.6.0 or it's latest update (like 8.6.0.3)?



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
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  • 4.  RE: Should I upgrade my FlashSystem 7300 from 8.5.0.10 to 8.6.0.3?

    IBM Champion
    Posted Mon March 04, 2024 07:23 AM
    Edited by Nezih Boyacioglu Mon March 04, 2024 07:23 AM

    Hi Robert,

    Check the IBM Redbooks how to videos for how to enable and use Two Person Integrity feature on 8.6 
    https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/feature/storagevideos 



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    Nezih Boyacioglu
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  • 5.  RE: Should I upgrade my FlashSystem 7300 from 8.5.0.10 to 8.6.0.3?

    User Group Leader
    Posted Tue March 05, 2024 05:24 AM

    8.6.0 will contain:
    Any and all features developed in prior releases (a non-LTS release is a full and valid/supported release)

    New 8.6.0 content

    8.6.0.3 contains all the 8.6.0.0 content + post GA fixes

    Here is a general summary of all the things that came in 8.6.0 rolling up the major 8.4 and 8.5 contents (please note this is not a full list, for that, please go to the release notes).




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    Evelyn Perez
    IBM Senior Technical Staff Member
    IBM Storage Virtualize Software Architect for SVC and FlashSystem
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  • 6.  RE: Should I upgrade my FlashSystem 7300 from 8.5.0.10 to 8.6.0.3?

    Posted Tue March 05, 2024 06:18 AM

    Hi all.

    Here is a very useful (unofficial) page that summarizes all the changes for each release of Storage Virtualize. I hope it is useful.

    http://emmanuel.iffly.free.fr/doku.php?id=storage:svc_releases

    Regards



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    Pedro Lázaro Martínez
    IT Engineer & Consultant
    SOFTWARE GREENHOUSE S.A.
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