Updating the Controller Firmware
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Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL
Writer: Amy L. Laffitte File Name: f-ch5 updating the controller firmware
Codename: Executor Part Number: 266328-001 Last Saved On: 4/18/02 2:40 PM
Running Options ROMPaq from the Smart Array
Controller Support Software CD
1.
Place the Smart Array Controller Support Software CD in the server CD-ROM
drive.
2.
Restart the server.
3.
When the
Compaq
System Utilities
screen is displayed, select
Run Options
ROMPaq
and then press the
Enter
key.
4.
When the
Welcome
screen is displayed, press the
Enter
key.
5.
On the
Select A Device
screen, select
All Compaq Smart Array
nnnn
Controller(s)
from the list of programmable devices, and then press the
Enter
key.
6.
The action that you must now take depends on the message on the screen:
—
If the screen message reads as follows, press the
Enter
key, and then go to
step 8 of these instructions:
The ROM image files found for the device selected are not
newer than the current ROM image
—
If the ROM firmware currently on the controller is older than that on the
Options ROMPaq diskette, then the screen message reads as follows:
Device to reprogram:
All Compaq Smart Array
nnnn
Controller(s)
Controller(s) Current ROM revision: Compaq Smart Array
nnnn
Controller
x.xx
Select Firmware Images: Compaq Smart Array
nnnn
Controller
y.yy
In this case, press the
Enter
key and then go to step 7.
7.
Review the information on the
Caution
screen, and then press the
Enter
key to
reprogram the controller ROM.
The following message is displayed:
Reprogramming Firmware
Do not interrupt the reprogramming process. You will be notified when
reprogramming is complete.
