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Chapter 4: Maintenance
This chapter covers the following topics:
•
Updating the Firmware (below)
•
Replacing a Power Supply (page 41)
•
Replacing an I/O Module (page 42)
•
Replacing a Cooling Fan (page 43)
Updating the Firmware
There are two ways to update the VessJBOD’s firmware.
•
Through a VessRAID subsystem using WebPAM PROe
•
With the JBOD Flash Utility
Downloading the Firmware Image File
Go to the Promise web site at
http://www.promise.com/support/support_eng.asp
and download the latest firmware image (.img) file to your TFTP server or your
Host PC. The firmware image file includes all of the files to update the
VessJBOD.
Updating Firmware in WebPAM PROe
You can use this procedure if your VessJBOD expansion unit is managed by a
VessRAID subsystem. This procedure updates the firmware on the VessRAID
and any attached VessJBOD expansion units through WebPAM PROe.
For more information on WebPAM PROe, see “Chapter 4: Management with
WebPAM PROe” and “Chapter 8: Maintenance” in the
VessRAID Product
Manual
.
To update the firmware:
1.
Click the Subsystem
icon.
2.
Click the Software Management
icon.
3.
Click the
Firmware Update
tab.
4.
Do one of the following actions:
Warning
Do not restart the VessJBOD during a firmware upgrade
procedure. Wait until you see the
Flash image completed
message.