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Continuous Access Storage Appliance Installation and Maintenance Guide
Updating the HBA firmware
You may need to update the firmware of the node’s HBAs if a bug is found in the firmware.
Before updating the firmware:
1. Verify the firmware version supported on the appliance:
a.
Access the following internal HP web site:
http://turbo.rose.hp.com/spock/
b.
Locate the Storage Virtualization section.
c.
Select the appropriate support matrix for the appliance.
2. Format a bootable disk from your desktop:
a.
Download the boot utility from
ftp://casa2dvr:[email protected]/biosboot.exe
b.
Save the utility to the root directory of your
c:\
drive.
c.
Insert an unformatted disk into the disk drive.
d. Open a command prompt window and enter:
c:\biosboot a:
3. Download the firmware:
a.
b.
Click Downloads.
c.
Click the SANblade 2300 series and select the specific QLogic card from the list.
d. Scroll to the Software section and locate the download link for the BIOS version.
e.
Download the BIOS version to your
a:\
drive.
f.
Locate the file in My Computer > Floppy Drive, and double-click it.
g. When prompted for a directory, enter
a:\
and click Unzip.
h. When finished, click OK and then click Close.
To update the firmware:
1. Power down the appliance node.
2. Insert the bootable disk into the disk drive and power on the appliance node.
To skip the memory test during bootup, press the space bar. When bootup is complete, the
a:\>
prompt is displayed.
3. Remove the bootable disk and insert the disk on which you copied the BIOS version.
4. At the
a
:
\>
prompt, enter the following command to change to the flash directory:
cd flash
The directory changes to
a:\flash
.
5. Enter the following command (including the spaces):
flasutil /m /f
All HBAs are scanned and updated to the current version. When the process is completed,
the
a:\flash>
prompt is displayed.
6. Remove the disk and reboot the appliance node.
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