Dell PowerVault MD3000i Upgrading to SATA on MD3000i - Page 8

Updating your MD3000i RAID Controller Module Firmware from an, Attached Host - initial setup

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3 Update the version of MD Storage Manager installed on your management station using the Resource CD (or support.dell.com). Refer to your Dell™ PowerVault Modular Disk 3000i Systems Installation Guide for detailed information. 4 Stop all I/O activity to your RAID storage enclosure. 5 Using MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000i RAID controller firmware and NVSRAM by selecting Support→Download Firmware→ Download RAID Controller Module Firmware. Select appropriate file locations for both the Firmware as well as NVSRAM update packages and click Transfer.. When a successful download confirmation message is displayed, the firmware and NVSRAM have been updated. 6 Update the MD Storage Manager for each management station connected to the MD3000i. 7 Follow steps 1 through 5 of the next section (Updating your MD3000i RAID Controller Module Firmware from an Attached Host) to update the software on all the hosts connected to the MD3000i. Updating your MD3000i RAID Controller Module Firmware from an Attached Host NOTE: If you are upgrading an MD3000i RAID storage enclosure, refer to the MD3000i Installation Guide for iSCSI setup information. Additionally, refer to the Important Information Update for installing and/or updating the iSCSI initiator software. 1 Stop all I/O to your RAID storage enclosure. 2 In MD Storage Manager, click the Support tab and choose Gather Support Information to create a support information .zip file. NOTE: Before performing any maintenance or upgrade task, you should create a support information file. Failure to create this file prior to a firmware update may make it difficult to perform a system recovery procedure, if needed. Refer to Modular Disk Storage Manager User's Guide for more information on creating this file. 3 Using the latest version of the MD3000i Resource CD, run a pre-requisite check of your host server for your supported operating systems. 4 Install recommended updates per the resource CD checks. You will need to update to the latest Microsoft® Windows® Hotfix KB940467. 6 Updating to Support SATA II Disks

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6
Updating to Support SATA II Disks
3
Update the version of MD Storage Manager installed on your management
station using the Resource CD (or
support.dell.com
). Refer to your
Dell
™
PowerVault Modular Disk 3000i Systems Installation Guide
for detailed
information.
4
Stop all I/O activity to your RAID storage enclosure.
5
Using MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000i RAID controller
firmware and NVSRAM by selecting
Support
→
Download Firmware
→
Download RAID Controller Module Firmware
. Select appropriate file
locations for both the Firmware as well as NVSRAM update packages and
click
Transfer
.. When a successful download confirmation message is
displayed, the firmware and NVSRAM have been updated.
6
Update the MD Storage Manager for each management station connected
to the MD3000i.
7
Follow steps 1 through 5 of the next section (Updating your MD3000i
RAID Controller Module Firmware from an Attached Host) to update the
software on all the hosts connected to the MD3000i.
Updating your MD3000i RAID Controller Module Firmware from an
Attached Host
NOTE:
If you are upgrading an MD3000i RAID storage enclosure, refer to the
MD3000i
Installation Guide
for iSCSI setup information. Additionally, refer to the
Important Information Update
for installing and/or updating the iSCSI initiator
software.
1
Stop all I/O to your RAID storage enclosure.
2
In MD Storage Manager, click the
Support
tab and choose
Gather
Support Information
to create a support information .zip file.
NOTE:
Before performing any maintenance or upgrade task, you should create a
support information file. Failure to create this file prior to a firmware update may
make it difficult to perform a system recovery procedure, if needed. Refer to
Modular Disk Storage Manager User’s Guide
for more information on creating
this file.
3
Using the latest version of the MD3000i Resource CD, run a pre-requisite
check of your host server for your supported operating systems.
4
Install recommended updates per the resource CD checks. You will need to
update to the latest Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Hotfix KB940467.