Chapter 3: Basic System Operations
Upgrading Firmware
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StorNext M660 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide
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.
a
Go to the CSWeb site and log in.
b
Navigate to the StorNext Products page for your appliance (on
the lefthand side of the CSWeb site, look for the appropriate
link under the StorNext Products section).
The first section of the page contains Downloads for the given
appliance.
c
Scroll down to the Current Software section, and download
both firmware image files.
• Firmware upgrade installation files, which contain the .fw suffix,
must be uploaded to the system prior to beginning the upgrade
process. Uploading the firmware upgrade files in a network with
low latency should only take a matter of minutes. High network
latency in your environment can slow the upload of these files onto
the Metadata Appliance.
• When using the firmware upgrade process from the StorNext GUI,
the license for the system will be automatically applied to the
StorNext M660.
