KeirL wrote:
Hi
We've a 3PAR 8400 currently running 3.3.1 MU2 (with about 6 patches installed) and I need to update to a later version. HPE have recommended 3.3.1 MU5 over 3.3.2 as it's an 8400 and this is the preferred OS version from HPE engineering. I have a couple of questions on this:
It states on the HPE download site that I should "Apply all available and applicable OS patches before beginning the update to 3.3.1 MU5". Does this mean just install any additional patches for 3.3.1 MU2 (that are yet installed) before going to MU5 GA or do I also need to apply and install all of 3.3.1 MU3?
I've calculated that I need to install about 16 x MU2 patches - that's a lot of work just to get me to a point where I can upgrade to MU5??
When I then get to MU5 it says to apply patches in the order they were released - mostly this is fine, but I've noticed a couple of patches that have a later P number but were released earlier. eg P146 has an earlier release date than P145 - so do I still install P145 before P146?
many thanks in advance
You do not need to install MU3 before MU5.
My recommendation would be to download all release notes and review them in reverse order to exclude all patches included in later patches. If system is calling home, Infosight will should do that job for you and present a list of usually no more than 5 patches.
If you don’t use File Persona, ignore those patches as they are fairly large.