Upgrading from prior version of SFHA on AIX 6.1 to SFHA 6.0.1 on a DMP-enabled rootvg


Upgrading from prior version of SFHA on AIX 6.1 to SFHA 6.0.1 on a DMP-enabled rootvg
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When you upgrade from a prior version of SFHA on a DMP-enabled rootvg to SFHA 6.0.1, you must disable DMP root support before performing the upgrade. Enable the DMP root support after the upgrade. If the AIX version is less than 6.1, an operating system upgrade is required.

See Upgrading from a prior version of SFHA on AIX 5.3 to SFHA 6.0.1 on AIX 6.1 or AIX 7.1 on a DMP-enabled rootvg.

To upgrade from SFHA to SFHA 6.0.1 on a DMP-enabled rootvg

Disable DMP support for the rootvg:

For release SFHA 5.1 or later:

# vxdmpadm native disable vgname=rootvg
Please reboot the system to disable DMP support for LVM 
bootability

For release prior to SFHA 5.1:

# vxdmproot uninstall
Please reboot the system to disable DMP support for LVM bootability

Reboot the system.
Upgrade SFHA to 6.0.1.
Run the installer command on the disc, and enter G for the upgrade task.

See Upgrading Storage Foundation and High Availability with the product installer.
Reboot the system.

Enable DMP for rootvg.

# vxdmpadm native enable vgname=rootvg
Please reboot the system to enable DMP support for LVM bootability

Reboot the system. After the reboot, the system has DMP root support enabled.