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How to Maintain Service Processor Files

3PAR Service Processor User’s Guide

A list of archived versions appears.

3

Type the number corresponding to the version and press

ENTER

.

4

When prompted, confirm the list of RPM modules in the distribution. Type y and press

ENTER

to proceed with the reversion.

After your confirmation, the reversion executes and a list of the changed packages displays.

The SPMAINT automatically restarts after the reversion completes.

3.16.3 Downloading a Software Revision

Use the Update SP Software Revision function and the SP Control Revision submenu to

download a software revision package for the purposes of staging an upgrade to be

performed at a later time.

To download a software revision package:

1

From the SP Control submenu, type 2 for Download/Stage SP/InServ Software Revision

and press

ENTER

. The SP Update Unlisted Location screen appears.

2

Enter the full path name of the SP software update location and press

ENTER

.

After the package is downloaded and extracted, a list of RPM modules in the distribution

appears.

3.17 How to Maintain Service Processor Files

SP File Maintenance functions enable you to administrate the Service Processor (SP) backup

and restore data function. The feature is only a partial backup for critical data files. The archive

is compressed and stored either locally or on the connection portal. The function is designed to

facilitate recovery of an SP setting to a workable state if the SP requires a re-image on site, or

replaced as a FRU. Refer to the documentation of the SP Rescue operation in the 3PAR Service

Processor Troubleshooting Guide and 3PAR Service Processor Software Rebuild Instructions for

more details.

To access the SP File Maintenance submenu, at the SP Control menu, type 17 and press ENTER.

1

From the SPMAINT main menu, type 1 for SP Control/Status and press

ENTER

.

2

Type 17 for SP File Maintenance and press

ENTER

. The SP File Maintenance submenu

appears.

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