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Chapter 4: Maintenance
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Figure 1. VessJBOD power supply switches
To verify the firmware update:
At the cli> prompt, type
enclosure
and press Enter.
For more information, see “Enclosure Command” on page 26.
Updating Firmware with the JBOD Flash Utility
The download firmware image (.img) file package includes a Windows-based
utility to update the firmware on the VessJBOD. The JBOD utility:
•
Updates firmware on VessJBOD subsystems only
•
Updates one VessJBOD at a time
•
Runs on Windows PCs over a RS232 serial connection
•
Works with any RAID system configuration
Preparing the Utility
To prepare the utility:
1.
Verify that your serial connection from your PC to the VessJBOD is online.
See “Setting up the Serial Connection” on page 20.
2.
Unzip the firmware download, locate and open the
expfwdlutil
folder.
The utility file is
expfwdlutil_<version number>.exe
.
By default, the utility connects to the VessJBOD through the Host PC’s
COM1 port.
Note
After you click the
Submit
button, if WebPAM PROe displays this
message:
error transferring image
, you entered an incorrect file
name or an incorrect location. Check the information and try
again.
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