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Updating Hardware Flash
For Fibre Channel Thunderbolt products, your Adapter is shipped with the latest flash and drivers but these may need to be updated as
new versions become available. Visit the ATTO website,
www.atto.com
, to download the latest drivers and flash bundle.
Updating Flash
Hardware flash memory may need to be updated as new
versions become available.
1.
Download and install the most recent version of the
ConfigTool
from the ATTO website.
2.
Download the proper flash bundle (ThunderLink
Adapter specific) from the ATTO website.
a.
Go to www.
atto.com
b.
Click on
Support
and then click on
Downloads.
c.
Register or log in if previously registered.
d.
Click on Thunderbolt ThunderLink Adapters in the
left dialog.
e.
Navigate to your ThunderLink Adapter model in the
right dialog and click on it.
f.
Scroll down to and click the desired flash bundle
depending on the operating system.
g.
A download window appears. Choose
Save
.
h.
After the download has completed, unzip the
.zip/.dmg file based on Operating System.
3.
Launch the
ConfigTool
.
4.
Once you’ve extracted the firmware file to your desktop,
open the ATTO ConfigTool network tree to
localhost
and then to the Adapter that you want to update.
5.
On the right hand side, navigate to the
Flash
tab - see
Exhibit 8
. Here, you will be able to compare the date on
the new firmware to the date of the current firmware.
6.
Browse to and open the file that you extracted to the
desktop, then click
update
.
7.
After you are sure that any attached storage is
unmounted and disconnected, you can continue the
update process.
The status bar will give you information about the
updates in bold red text.
8.
When the flash is complete, the ConfigTool application
will request a system reboot.
9.
Once the computer is restarted, open the ConfigTool
again. Under the Adapter’s flash tab, you’ll see that the
Adapter’s firmware date has been updated to reflect the
date of the file that you downloaded.
Default settings are appropriate for most systems but
you may change settings using the ATTO ConfigTool
Please refer to the ATTO Utilities Installation and
Operation Manual or contact an ATTO Technical Support Technician.
