HP 226593-B21 Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache En - Page 29

Creating Diskettes Using the SoftPaq File, Using the Diskettes, Download, Save., Welcome, Enter

Get HP 226593-B21 - Smart Array 5i RAID Controller PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 720591665913
View all HP 226593-B21 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 29 highlights

Updating the Controller Firmware 6. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to create the Options ROMPaq diskettes. 7. To complete the firmware update, follow the procedure given in the section "Using the Diskettes." Creating Diskettes Using the SoftPaq File 1. Create a temporary directory on your hard drive. 2. On the Compaq website, locate the page containing the SoftPaq file for the Options ROMPaq utility. 3. Click the link for the Options ROMPaq SoftPaq file. 4. Click Download, and direct the download to the temporary directory that you created. 5. Click Save. 6. Execute the downloaded SoftPaq file and follow the on-screen instructions to create the diskette. Up to six diskettes are needed for the Options ROMPaq SoftPaq file. 7. To complete the firmware update, follow the procedure given in the section "Using the Diskettes." Using the Diskettes 1. Be sure that the server is off. 2. Insert the first Options ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive. 3. Restart the server. 4. When the Welcome screen is displayed, press the Enter key. The Select a Device screen is displayed. If the controller that you want to update the firmware for is on the list of programmable devices, select it and press the Enter key. (If it is not present, you are prompted to insert the remaining diskettes for devices not listed on the first diskette.) 5. The action that you must now take depends on the message on the screen: 5-4 Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
Updating the Controller Firmware
5-4
Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide
6.
Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to create the Options ROMPaq
diskettes.
7.
To complete the firmware update, follow the procedure given in the section
“
Using the Diskettes.
”
Creating Diskettes Using the SoftPaq File
1.
Create a temporary directory on your hard drive.
2.
On the Compaq website, locate the page containing the SoftPaq file for the
Options ROMPaq utility.
3.
Click the link for the Options ROMPaq SoftPaq file.
4.
Click
Download
, and direct the download to the temporary directory that you
created.
5.
Click
Save.
6.
Execute the downloaded SoftPaq file and follow the on-screen instructions to
create the diskette. Up to six diskettes are needed for the Options ROMPaq
SoftPaq file.
7.
To complete the firmware update, follow the procedure given in the section
“
Using the Diskettes.
”
Using the Diskettes
1.
Be sure that the server is off.
2.
Insert the first Options ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive.
3.
Restart the server.
4.
When the
Welcome
screen is displayed, press the
Enter
key.
The
Select a
Device
screen is displayed.
If the controller that you want to update the firmware for is on the list of
programmable devices, select it and press the
Enter
key. (If it is not present, you
are prompted to insert the remaining diskettes for devices not listed on the first
diskette.)
5.
The action that you must now take depends on the message on the screen: