Chapter 3: Basic System Operations
Upgrading Firmware
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StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide
Upgrading Firmware
The Firmware Upgrade option allows you to perform a firmware
upgrade on StorNext M330 Metadata Appliances. Upgrading the
firmware also upgrades StorNext, if applicable.
Note:
Use the StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance GUI to perform all
firmware upgrades and HA conversions.
Upgrade
Considerations
Before you begin the upgrade you should note the following
considerations so you can plan accordingly:
Consider the following prior to upgrading the M330 Metadata
Appliance:
• Not all StorNext releases may be upgraded to a given StorNext
release. As a result, an upgrade to the current version of StorNext
may require multiple, incremental upgrades, depending on the
version of StorNext currently installed on the StorNext M330.
For information about supported upgrade paths for StorNext,
consult the
StorNext Compatibility Guide
. If your system is running a
StorNext release prior to the supported upgrade releases for a given
StorNext release, consult an earlier version of the
StorNext
Compatibility Guide
that applies to your specific upgrade, and the
dependencies for StorNext Clients in the environment.
• Firmware upgrade installation files must first be acquired from
Quantum.
Obtain the Firmware
Upgrade Files
To obtain the firmware files (both are required) you wish to install
for the Metadata Appliance:
Note:
The two files are large - around 2 GB total, so plan time to
download the files for the upgrade.
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Go to the CSWeb site and log in.
