Does InfoTier Affect System Upgrade?

InforTier is an optional feature of OceanStor 9000. A license is required for this feature. If the license is unavailable, an administrator cannot set file pool policies and therefore the OceanStor 9000 will only be able to manage storage tier CONFIGURE but not automatically migrate files.

OceanStor 9000 InfoTier mainly applies to scenarios that require automatic data categorizing and intelligent data management. In scenarios that require automatic data categorizing and intelligent data management, OceanStor 9000 allows data to be automatically stored in different storage media and adjusts data storage locations according to file attributes, improving overall system storage performance and cutting costs.

Before upgrading the system, stop all InfoTier background tasks.

Before upgrading the system, stop all InfoTier background tasks, including the tasks of scanning for stored data and restriping data.

Impact of the replacement of coffer disks on the functionality of the operating system running in the storage system: None. The operating system configurations of a storage system are saved in the Flash cards of controllers. Coffer disks are used to save the configuration data, events, and logs of the storage system. The replacement of coffer disks does not affect the operating system of the storage system, but the original configuration data, events, and logs will be lost.