Obtaining information from the IBM Support Web site
The IBM System Storage documentation that is described in this
Quick Start Guide
and other IBM System
Storage information is on the IBM support Web site. To access the latest documentation, downloads, and
other technical updates on the IBM support Web site, complete the following steps.
Note:
Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating firmware and
documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1.
Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/support/.
2.
In the IBM Support Portal Quick Start window, navigate to your product by expanding
System
storage > Disk systems
.
3.
Select
Downloads
or
Documentation
, and click
Continue
.
Note:
For detailed information about device-driver and firmware versions, ensure that you read the
readme files that are posted with each package.
Updating the storage subsystem firmware
Note:
The Storage Manager host code and HBA BIOS and device driver are current, if you completed all
the steps in “Installing the software” on page 16.
In the Subsystem Management Window, click
Advanced > Maintenance > Download
. Select the
following options in the order listed:
1.
Controller firmware
2.
Controller NVSRAM
3.
ESM firmware
4.
Drive firmware
Configuring the storage subsystem
In the Subsystem Management Window, click
View > Task Assistant
. If the storage subsystem is
Optimal, complete the following tasks in the order listed:
1.
Configure alert notification for problems in the storage subsystem
2.
Define hosts
3.
Create new storage partitions
4.
Save configuration
5.
Set or change password
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