Installing firmware using the Storage Management Utility (SMU) — MSA2000 G1
environments
1.
Place the downloaded firmware package in a temporary directory.
2.
If using a Smart Component, extract the contents of the Smart Component.
In Windows — Click
Extract
on the first screen of the Smart Component.
In Linux — Enter
./CPxxxxxx.scexe --unpack=<folder name>
to extract the contents of
the Smart Component to the
<folder name>
folder. (For example,
./CP123456.scexe
–unpack=extract_here
)
3.
Locate the firmware file in the extracted folder. The firmware filename is in the following format:
O3xxBxx-01.bin
4.
In single-domain environments, stop all I/O to the vdisks before starting the firmware update.
5.
Login to the SMU and select
Manage > Update Software > Enclosure Firmware > Update Firmware
.
6.
Select the type of expansion modules to update. Expansion modules that have the same
manufacturer, model, and firmware revision are considered the same type. For example, two
identical expansion modules with different firmware revisions are considered to be different types.
7.
Click
Select Type And Continue
.
Enclosure processors of the selected type are listed, with the following information displayed for
each enclosure:
•
Device WWN : The drive enclosure's node World Wide Name.
•
Address : The channel and loop ID of the expansion module.
•
Manufacturer : The expansion module manufacturer.
•
Model : The expansion module model number.
•
Rev : The revision code for the firmware currently in the expansion module.
If more than two enclosure modules are listed, a
Select All
check box is displayed.
8.
Select the enclosure modules to update.
NOTE:
All enclosures in an array configuration must use the same firmware version.
9.
Click
Continue
.
10. Click
Browse
and select the firmware file to install.
11. Click
Load Device Firmware File
.
12. In the SMU display, verify that the proper firmware version appears for each updated module.
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