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Updating the Firmware

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Updating the Firmware

Firmware updates to the 3ware RAID controller can be done from CLI or by 
using the bootable CD image. 

For details on updating the firmware using the CLI, see the discussion of the 
command 

/cx update

 in the 

3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI 

Guide

For details on using the bootable CD image, see “Updating the Firmware 
Through DOS Using the 3ware Bootable CD,” in Chapter 10 of the 

3ware 

SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide

.

Electronic versions of these documents are available at 

http://www.3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp

.

                                      

Uninstalling 3ware Software Under 

OpenSolaris

The following steps describe how to uninstall software on OpenSolaris from 
the command line. If you do not use the 

-console

 option, the installer will 

assume you want GUI mode. You must be root to run the uninstaller.

To uninstall software under OpenSolaris

1

Navigate to the directory where you installed the software. The default 
directory is /opt/AMCC.

2

Change to the subdirectory “_uninst”.

3

 To uninstall in text mode, type:

./uninstall.bin -console

 and press 

Enter

.

To uninstall in graphical mode, type:

./uninstall.bin

 and press 

Enter.

Follow the prompts to remove the installed components. 

Note:

 After updating the firmware, a complete system shutdown and reboot is 

required.

Summary of Contents for OpenSolaris

Page 1: ...3ware SAS SATA RAID Software User Guide Addendum for OpenSolaris Supports the 9690SA and 9650SE Models PN 720 0190 00 February 2009...

Page 2: ...AMCC PowerPC and the PowerPC logo are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Sun Solaris and OpenSolaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S a...

Page 3: ...laris This document contains these sections Creating RAID Units Driver and Software Installation Partitioning Formatting and Mounting Units Updating the Firmware Uninstalling 3ware Software Under Open...

Page 4: ...he 3ware website at http www 3ware com support userdocs asp Additional support information is available in the 3ware Knowledgebase at this website http www 3ware com KB Creating RAID Units You can cre...

Page 5: ...s below describe how to install the 3ware driver and RAID management software from a graphical window You must be root to run the installer To install the driver and software 1 Download the AMCC 3ware...

Page 6: ...r OpenSolaris 5 On the License Agreement page accept the agreement and click Next Figure 2 License Agreement Screen 6 If you want to change where the components will be installed you can change the pa...

Page 7: ...stalling the driver may require that you restart your computer CLI lets you set up and manage RAID units through a command line interface The 3ware Documentation option installs the 3ware HTML Bookshe...

Page 8: ...lation is complete click Finish Figure 6 Final Installation Screen 10 If you are prompted restart your computer to load the driver You can now use 3BM the 3ware BIOS Manager or the 3ware CLI to create...

Page 9: ...taller packages installers tools solaris opensolaris 3 Type setupSolaris_x86 bin console and press Enter The application starts in text mode 4 Respond to each screen as it walks you through the instal...

Page 10: ...3BM will not be recognized by OpenSolaris until the system is made aware of the changes through system administration commands Enabling Multi LUN Support By default an OpenSolaris host is configured f...

Page 11: ...w 3ware com support userdocs asp Uninstalling 3ware Software Under OpenSolaris The following steps describe how to uninstall software on OpenSolaris from the command line If you do not use the console...

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