DAS-208SA Disk Array User Guide
Chapter 5 Upgrading Your Firmware
In this chapter, we’ll discuss two different firmware upgrade procedures. The
embedded firmware of the disk array can be updated through the TERMINAL
port using a PC running terminal emulation program. However, you need
another procedure to upgrade the firmware of 8051. Read this chapter
carefully if you want to upgrade the latest firmware for yourDAS-208SA Disk
Array.
5.1 Disk Array Firmware Upgrade
The embedded firmware of the disk array can be updated through the
TERMINAL port using a PC running terminal emulation program. The
procedures are as below:
Select the “9 Utilities” function from main menu.
From the “9B Update ROM” option you could change the firmware of the
disk array.
After the “9B Update ROM” option is selected, follows the messages as
below to update the firmware.
Before downloading the new firmware, shutdown the host computer
system.
Are you ready to download the new firmware? (Y/N)
Y
Are you sure? (Y/N)
Y
Begin firmware file transfer now.
To abort download, restart the RAID system.
(After you key in the answer, select the
ASCII file transfer
to download
the new firmware.)
