Note: Most controller model numbers have a suffix. Check that the .ufi file is the
correct file for your controller before copying.
2. To use a menu-based AFU, see the following section.
To run the AFU from the command line, see
Running the AFU from the Command Linecommand line
D.3
Running the Menu-based AFU
To run the menu-based AFU:
1. Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from from a DOS partition on a bootable drive.
(You can use a disk drive connected to the controller you are updating.) If your computer isn't set up
to boot from a bootable device other than a disk drive, enter the system setup utility to change the
setting.
2. Insert the firmware update disk (created using the steps above) containing AFU.exe
3. At the DOS command prompt, type
AFU
with no arguments.
The AFU's main menu is displayed.
4. Select Select Controllers, then select the RAID controller(s) to be flashed.
To update multiple RAID controllers in the same system, update the boot controller's flash first, restart
the computer, then update the flash for the remaining controllers.
5. Select Select an Operation.
6. Choose the operation you want, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the task:
• Update flash image—Updates all the flash components on a RAID controller with the flash image
data from the UFI file.
• Save flash image—Reads the contents of a RAID controller's flash components and saves the data
to a UFI file, which you can use to restore a RAID controller's flash if required.
• Verify flash image—Reads the contents of a RAID controller's flash components and compares it
to the contents of the specified UFI file.
• Display flash information—Displays version information about a RAID controller's flash components.
7. Complete the flash operation and restart your computer before trying to use the RAID controller again.
(You can not use your RAID controller while you are updating its flash.)
The AFU processes the selected command and reports either success or an error message code.
D.4
Running the AFU from the Command Line
Note: You can also run a menu-based AFU (see
To run the AFU from the command line:
1. Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS 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
a bootable device other than a disk drive, enter the system setup utility to change the setting.
2. Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU.exe.
3. At the DOS command, type AFU followed by a command (see
) and any switches you
want.
Note: To find a controller number, type
AFU LIST
, then press
Enter
.
The AFU processes the command and reports either success or an error message code.
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