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Updating Firmware, Upgrading from a Single Controller to Redundant Controllers

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3-28 Compaq ProLiant CL1850 Software User Guide From the Storage pull-down menu, select Controller, then select Configuration, then select Restore. All of the configuration settings, including caches, LUNs, host port, and strip size will be restored to their original condition. CAUTION: When restoring a configuration, the configuration being restored must match EXACTLY the configuration as it was saved. Any RAID sets in existence when the Restore Configuration operation takes place that were not in existence when the configuration was saved will be reinitialized, and any data on those RAID sets will be lost. You will not be able to restore the original configuration settings if the original hardware and connections have been replaced or if the original configuration settings were not saved before implementing the changes. Updating Firmware At some time, new firmware may be released for the CR3500 RAID Controller. This firmware can be obtained from the Compaq website. To update the firmware on the controller, select Update Firmware from the Storage pull-down menu from the main screen. Enter the new firmware file location and click Update. IMPORTANT: Microsoft Cluster Server service, SNMP service, and any I/O must be stopped during the firmware update. Upgrading from a Single Controller to Redundant Controllers To upgrade your system from a single CR3500 RAID Controller to a redundant CR3500 RAID Controller configuration, follow these steps. 1. Save the existing single controller configuration using the Save Configuration function. 2. Suspend all I/O and power down the shared storage subsystem.

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Compaq ProLiant CL1850 Software User Guide
From the Storage pull-down menu, select Controller, then select
Configuration, then select Restore.
All of the configuration settings, including caches, LUNs, host port, and strip
size will be restored to their original condition.
CAUTION:
When restoring a configuration, the configuration being restored
must match
EXACTLY
the configuration as it was saved. Any RAID sets in
existence when the Restore Configuration operation takes place that were not in
existence when the configuration was saved will be reinitialized, and any data
on those RAID sets will be lost.
You will not be able to restore the original configuration settings if the original
hardware and connections have been replaced or if the original configuration
settings were not saved before implementing the changes.
Updating Firmware
At some time, new firmware may be released for the CR3500 RAID
Controller. This firmware can be obtained from the Compaq website. To
update the firmware on the controller, select Update Firmware from the
Storage pull–down menu from the main screen. Enter the new firmware file
location and click Update.
IMPORTANT:
Microsoft Cluster Server service, SNMP service, and any I/O must be
stopped during the firmware update.
Upgrading from a Single Controller
to Redundant Controllers
To upgrade your system from a single CR3500 RAID Controller to a
redundant CR3500 RAID Controller configuration, follow these steps.
1.
Save the existing single controller configuration using the Save
Configuration function.
2.
Suspend all I/O and power down the shared storage subsystem.