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www.dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm 5 Download the pv22xLxx.gz utility file from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and save the utility to the directory you created in step 3. 6 Uncompress the .gz file. For example, in the command prompt, type the following and then press : tar -zxvf pv22xLxx.gz Included in the extracted files are an .exe utility file and a .bin firmware file. 7 Change the file permissions for the extracted .exe file. In the command prompt, type the following and then press : chmod +x pv22xL 8 Run the utility. In the command prompt, type the following and then press : ./pv22xL -i 9 Record the listed file descriptor of the enclosure you wish to update. An example descriptor could be /dev/sg8. 10 In the command prompt, type the following and then press : ./pv22xL -x -d Where is the full path name to the location of the firmware .bin file and is the device you are updating. For example: ./pv22xL -x pv22xs_E17.bin -d /dev/sg8 When the update completes, a message appears indicating that the update was successful. 11 Restart I/O activity to the storage system. Important Information Updating the Storage System in Joined Bus or Cluster Mode When the split-bus module is in the joined-bus mode (default) or cluster mode, the EMM firmware is downloaded to both EMMs automatically (assuming that the second EMM is installed). DELL CONFIDENTIAL - PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - FOR PROOF ONLY 12 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware

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Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
FILE LOCATION:
S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm
DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 – FOR PROOF ONLY
5
Download the
pv22xL
xx
.gz
utility file from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
and
save the utility to the
directory you created in step 3.
6
Uncompress the
.gz
file.
For example, in the command prompt, type the following and then press <Enter>:
tar -zxvf pv22xL
xx
.gz
Included in the extracted files are an
.exe
utility file and a
.bin
firmware file.
7
Change the file permissions for the extracted
.exe
file.
In the command prompt, type the following and then press <Enter>:
chmod +x pv22xL
8
Run the utility.
In the command prompt, type the following and then press <Enter>:
./pv22xL -i
9
Record the listed file descriptor of the enclosure you wish to update. An example descriptor
could be
/dev/sg8.
10
In the command prompt, type the following and then press <Enter>:
./pv22xL -x <
file_name
> -d <
generic_file_descriptor
>
Where <
file_name
> is the full path name to the location of the firmware
.bin
file and
<
generic_file_descriptor
> is the device you are updating.
For example:
./pv22xL -x pv22xs_E17.bin -d /dev/sg8
When the update completes, a message appears indicating that the update was successful.
11
Restart I/O activity to the storage system.
Important Information
Updating the Storage System in Joined Bus or Cluster Mode
When the split-bus module is in the joined-bus mode (default) or cluster mode, the EMM
firmware is downloaded to both EMMs automatically (assuming that the second EMM is
installed).