1.
First
you
must
upgrade
from
R1
firmware
level
to
the
R2
firmware
level,
which
is
a
“stepping
stone”
to
R3
firmware.
This
means
upgrading
the
ESM
from
R1
level
firmware
(953x)
to
R2
level
firmware
(9554),
and
upgrading
the
DS4000
storage
subsystem
controller
firmware
from
05.41.1x.xx
to
controller
firmware
version,
05.41.5x.xx.
2.
Then
you
must
upgrade
the
ESM
from
the
R2
“stepping
stone”
to
the
latest
R3
ESM
and
controller
firmware.
This
means
upgrading
the
ESM
from
R2
level
firmware
(9554)
to
R3
level
firmware
(956x),
and
upgrading
the
controller
firmware
from
version
05.41.5x.xx
to
version
6.12.1x.xx.
Complete
the
following
procedures
to
upgrade
to
EXP100
R2
full
high-availability
support
(“stepping
stone”
to
R3
firmware):
v
v
v
v
v
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
call
your
IBM
technical
support
representative.
Checking
current
firmware
levels
Before
you
begin
the
upgrade,
ensure
that
the
firmware
levels
listed
in
are
currently
installed.
Table
19.
Required
current
firmware
levels
Model
Firmware
/
NVSRAM
versions
DS4300
Firmware:
SNAP_05411xxx.dlp
NVSRAM:
N1722F600R841V03.dlp
DS4500
Firmware:
FW_05411xxx_yyyyyyyy.dlp
NVSRAM:
N1742F900R841V05.dlp
EXP100
expansion
enclosure
ESM
firmware:
9534
or
earlier
If
you
do
not
have
the
most
current
levels,
go
to
the
following
Web
site
and
download
them:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/
Install
the
firmware
and
NVSRAM
using
the
steps
that
are
described
in
To
find
out
how
to
check
your
current
firmware
levels,
see
Important:
v
You
cannot
use
the
upgrade
procedures
in
this
section
to
upgrade
a
DS4000
from
Fibre
Channel
controller
firmware
(version
05.40.xx.xx
or
earlier)
to
SATA
controller
firmware
(version
05.41.xx.xx).
You
must
already
have
SATA
firmware
installed
before
you
attempt
the
upgrade.
v
After
you
upgrade
your
firmware
to
support
EXP100
R2
full
high-availability,
you
cannot
downgrade
the
firmware
back
to
EXP100
R1
limited
high-availability.
108
IBM
TotalStorage
DS4000
EXP100
Storage
Expansion
Enclosure:
Installation,
User’s
and
Maintenance
Guide
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