The document outlines tasks and timelines for upgrading AKfiler12/13, including: 1. Installing a loaner FAS6070 array and establishing communications and storage for virtual machines. 2. Migrating critical VMs to the loaner array using Storage vMotion and scheduling an upgrade for AKfiler12/13. 3. Performing the upgrade on April 25th by starting an RFC, validating testing, and accepting the upgraded system for production. 4. Migrating VMs back to AKfiler12/13 after the upgrade and decommissioning the loaner FAS6070 array.

1. AKfiler12/13 Upgrades Tasks Timeline
4/13/2012 Update
LoanerFAS6070 (Completed)
1. Install loanerFAS6070 single controllerwith 3drawersof 300GB (42) drives. (NA Completed)
2. Allocate IPaddressesfornew controllers (Netapp/Providence-Completed)
3. EstablishcommunicationsfromESXclustertonew FAS6070 array. (Netapp/Providence –
Completed)
4. Allocate NFSmountsforVirtual Machines (Netapp/Providence –Completed)
5. EstablishSnapMirrorrelationshipforeachvolume on the loanerFAS6070 withAkfiler10sothat
VMs can be backedupin case of failure onsingle controller. (Netapp/PHS James Completed )
VMware
1. EstablishwhichVMsare critical & can’t supporta “non-disruptive”ONTAPupgrade. (Providence
- Dan 4/16 Monday )
2. Confirmthatall of the identifiedVMswillfitonthe targetloanerFAS6070. (Netapp/Providence-
Dan/Henry 4/16 Monday )
3. Allocate NFSmountstoESX cluster. (Netapp/Providence –Dan/Henry 4/16 Monday)
4. Buildschedule formigrationof VirtualMachinesviaStorage vMotion tothe NFSmountson the
loanerFAS6070. (Providence - Dan 4/16 Monday )
5. BeginStorage vMotionprocess. (Providence - Dan 4/19 Thursday)
6. Complete the Storage vMotionprocess. (Providence - Dan 4/23 Monday)
Upgrade
1. Schedule/submitRFCupgrade forAKfiler12/13targetfor 4/25 19:00 ADT. (Providence - Dennis
4/16 Monday )
2. SubmitAction PlantoDennis/Henry forDOTupgrade,includingadding2SAScards on
akfiler12/13.(Use existingprocessesfrompastupgrades.) (Netapp- Bob 4/16 Monday)
3. Start the RFC on 4/25 19:00 ADT ( Bob/Dennis/Henry4/25 Wednesday )
4. Performvalidationtesting. (Netapp/Providence - Bob/Dan/Dennis 4/25 Wednesday)
5. AcceptAKfiler12/13forproduction. (Providence - Henry 4/25 Wednesday)
6. Buildschedule formigrationof VirtualMachinesviaStorage vMotionfromthe NFSmounts on
the loanerFAS6070 back to akfiler12/13. (Providence - Dan 4/23 Monday )
7. BeginStorage vMotion back to akfiler12/13process. (Providence - Dan 4/26 Thursday)
8. Complete the Storage vMotion backprocess. (Providence- Dan 4/30 Monday)
9. All Providence datashouldbe removedfromthe loanerFAS6070at this point. (Providence-
James 5/2 Wednesday )
10. Decommission/returnloanerFAS6070 to Providence. (Netapp/Providence - Bob/Dennis 5/4
Friday )