Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
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Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line
1
Create the firmware update disks (see
page 104
).
2
Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable DOS floppy disk or
from a DOS partition on a bootable drive. (You can use a disk connected to the controller
you’re updating.) If your computer isn’t set up to boot from the bootable floppy disk or a
bootable device other than a disk drive, enter the system setup utility to change the setting.
3
Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU.exe
4
At the DOS command, if you have multiple controllers and you don’t know the number of
the controller you want to update, type
AFU LIST
, then press
Enter
. Otherwise, skip to the
next step.
5
At the DOS command, type AFU followed by a command (see
page 105
) and any switches
you want.
6
Update the flash using the instructions suitable for your requirements:
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To update a single RAID controller
:
AFU UPDATE /C <
cont_number
>
Where
<
cont_number
>
is the number of the RAID controller whose firmware you
are updating. For example, to upgrade Controller 0, type
AFU UPDATE /C 0
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To update multiple RAID controllers
:
AFU UPDATE /C <
cont_number_a
>,<
cont_number_b
>
Where
<
controller_number_a
>
and
<
controller_number_b
>
are the
numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. For
example, to upgrade controllers 0, 2, and 3, type
AFU UPDATE /C 0, 2, 3
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To update all RAID controllers simultaneously
:
AFU UPDATE /C all
Note:
The UFI file identifies the RAID controllers, so you don’t have to worry about
flashing the wrong controller.
7
When prompted, insert the first firmware disk into your floppy disk drive.
The AFU reads the first disk.
8
When prompted, remove the first firmware disk and insert the second firmware disk into
your floppy disk drive.
9
Repeat
Step 8
as required until the flash update is complete.