Dell PowerStore Installation and Service Guide for PowerStore 1000, 1200, 3000, 3200, 5000, 5200, 7000, 9000, and 9200

Start the data-in-place upgrade in PowerStore Manager

1. From PowerStore Manager, select Hardware.
2. Select the checkbox for the appliance that you want to upgrade.
3. Under More Actions, select Data-In-Place Upgrade.
4. Follow the prompts in PowerStore Manager. The system runs a validation to ensure that the appliance is ready for the upgrade. If all the validation checks pass, the system displays the following message: The appliance has passed all validation checks and nodes can be upgraded
   If you did not add the required hardware as described earlier in this procedure, the system displays a failure message:

   • If you are upgrading from a PowerStore 3000 to a PowerStore 5200, and the upgrade requires adding NVRAM drives, the system displays the following message: NVRAM Platform Check running on node_<a or b> has failed: Target platform requires [4] NVRAM drives. Found [x] NVRAM drives..
   • If you are upgrading to a PowerStore 9200, and the upgrade requires replacing power supplies, the system displays the following message: Node PSU platform check running on node_<a or b> has failed. Power supplies on [x] are not compatible with the specified platform [y]..
     NOTE:If you have not already installed the required hardware that came with your data-in-place upgrade, cancel the validation check, install the hardware, and rerun the validation check. If you have already installed the hardware and still cannot pass the validation, contact your service provider.
5. Continue to follow the prompts until you reach the summary page. Click Finish. After several minutes, the job status for the hardware upgrade briefly displays in a pop-up window.
6. To monitor the job status, go to Monitoring > Jobs and click Hardware Upgrade Command. You can also access the job status by clicking the Jobs icon at the top of the page.
7. After several minutes, PowerStore Manager may lose connection to the system while it automatically disconnects from the primary node and connects to the peer node. When this process is completed, the system displays the following message:
   The connection to the PowerStore has been restored.
8. After several minutes, a blue informational alert on the alert banner indicates that you should power off node A. Go to the "Power off node A" section while continuing to monitor PowerStore Manager for additional alerts and prompts.