HP A3550A User Manual - A3661-90001 - Page 212

Table 5-12 Firmware Update Tool Menu Items and Descriptions Menu Item Option Property Description Update Controller Firmware Download, update PROM and restart controllers Downloads microcode to the disk array's database drives, burns PROM code contained in the download file to the SP's PROMs, and restarts the SP using the new microcode. Download and restart controllers Downloads microcode to the disk array's database drives and restarts the SP using the new microcode. Disk Firmware Download only Restart controllers only N/A Downloads microcode to the disk array's database drives, but does not take effect until the SPs are restarted (with a Restart Controllers only command, or by power cycling the disk array). Restarts the SPs, using microcode residing on the database drives. Supplies firmware to all compatible disk modules within the disk array (that is, those with the same product ID). This applies even to disk modules owned by another SP. The firmware then resides permanently within those disk modules until another disk module firmware update is performed. 5-40 Support Tools Manager (STM)