Proware Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem, User Manual

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Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem
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6.2 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Firmware
Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility
Since the RAID subsystem’s controller features flash firmware, it is not necessary to
change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware. User can
simply re-program the old firmware through the RS-232 port. New releases of the
firmware are available in the form of binary file at vendor’s FTP. The file available at the
FTP site is usually a self-extracting file that contains the following:
XXXXVVV.BIN Firmware Binary (where “XXXX” refers to the model name and
“VVV” refers to the firmware version)
README.TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change. Read this file
first before upgrading the firmware.
These files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one directory in the
host computer.
Establishing the Connection
The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem’s controller using Telnet
program with ZMODEM upload protocol, or via web browser-based RAID Manager
remote management page.
With Telnet, you must complete the appropriate installation and configuration
procedure before proceeding with the firmware upgrade. The Telnet program must
support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol.
Web browser-based RAID Manager can be used to update the firmware. A web browser
must have been setup before proceeding with the firmware upgrade.