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Firmware Downloads, Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages

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10 Firmware Downloads You can download the following types of firmware images with MD Storage Manager: • RAID controller module firmware that manages the storage array controllers • RAID nonvolatile static random access memory (NVSRAM) images that specify the default settings for the storage array controllers • Physical disk firmware that controls the operation of the disks in the storage array • Enclosure Management Modules (EMMs) firmware that manages data transfer between the drives and a RAID enclosure To download firmware for any of these components, click the Support tab and then click Download firmware. MD Storage Manager displays links to specify the components for which firmware is available. Before downloading any firmware, verify that the storage arrays are in Optimal status. When you download new firmware, MD Storage Manager checks the operating status of the storage array controllers. If any controllers are not in the Optimal status, an error message appears, and you can stop or continue the download. Before continuing, correct any non-Optimal conditions. NOTE: Virtual disks that do not have all their member drives at controller startup are reported as Optimal. The firmware reports this to prevent disks failing as a result of disconnected enclosures. Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages The following sections describe the downloading process for RAID Controller and NVSRAM firmware. NOTE: Due to a limitation with Linux, firmware updates to the RAID controller module must be performed using out-of-band management only. Failure to do so may result in the host server becoming unresponsive, and it may require a reboot. Firmware Downloads 99

Section	Page
Contents	3
About This Guide	11
User Interface	11
Summary Tab	12
Configure Tab	12
Modify Tab	12
Tools Tab	13
iSCSI Tab	13
Support Tab	13
Other Information You May Need	14
About Your Storage Array	15
Access Virtual Disk	15
Out-of-Band and In-Band Management	16
Adding Storage Arrays	17
Automatic Discovery of Storage Arrays	17
Manual Addition of a Storage Array	17
Naming Storage Arrays	18
Removing Storage Arrays	18
Setting Up Your Storage Array	19
Storage Array Support Data	21
Setting a Password	21
Password Guidelines	22
Resetting a Password	22
Connecting the Serial Cable	22
System Setup for Password Reset	23
Reset Password	24
Changing Expansion Enclosure ID Numbers	25
Configuring Alert Notifications	25
Configuring E-mail Alerts	25
Configuring SNMP Alerts	27
Battery Settings	28
Starting or Restarting the Host-Agent Software in Windows	28
Starting or Restarting the Host-Agent Software in Linux	29
Using iSCSI	31
Using the iSCSI Tab	31
Changing the iSCSI Target Authentication	32
Entering Mutual Authentication Permissions	32
Creating CHAP Secrets	32
Changing the iSCSI Target Identification	34
Changing the iSCSI Target Discovery (Optional)	34
Configuring the MD3000i iSCSI Host Ports	35
Advanced iSCSI Host Ports Settings	35
Viewing or Ending an iSCSI Session	36
Viewing iSCSI Statistics and Setting Baseline Statistics	37
Edit, Remove, or Rename Host Topology	38
Event Monitor	41
Enabling the Event Monitor	41
Disabling the Event Monitor	42
About Your Host	43
Configuring Host Access	43
Automatic Configuration	44
Manual Configuration (using SAS HBA)	44
Manual Configuration (using iSCSI)	45
Removing Host Access	46
Host Groups	47
Creating a Host Group	47
Adding a Host to a Host Group	47
Removing a Host From a Host Group	48
Moving a Host to a Different Host Group	48
Removing a Host Group	49
Host Topology	49
Host Context Agent	50
I/O Data Path Protection	51
Disk Groups and Virtual Disks	53
Creating Disk Groups and Virtual Disks	54
Automatic Configuration	55
Manual Configuration	55
Hot Spare Drive Protection	58
Automatically Configuring Hot Spares	58
Manually Configuring Hot Spares	59
Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping	60
Creating Host-to-Virtual Disk Mappings	60
Modifying and Removing Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping	60
Changing Controller Ownership of the Virtual Disk	61
Storage Partitioning	61
Disk Group and Virtual Disk Expansion	62
Disk Group Expansion	62
Virtual Disk Expansion	62
Disk Group Migration	63
Export Disk Group	63
Import Disk Group	64
Storage Array Media Scan	65
Changing Media Scan Settings	66
Suspending the Media Scan	66
Microsoft Services	67
Virtual Disk Service	67
Volume Shadow-Copy Service	67
Premium Feature-Snapshot Virtual Disks	69
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path	70
About the Simple Path	71
Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Simple Path	71
Creating the Snapshot Using the Simple Path	73
Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path	75
About the Advanced Path	75
Preparing Host Servers to Create the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path	76
Creating the Snapshot Using the Advanced Path	78
Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names	80
Snapshot Repository Capacity	81
Re-creating Snapshot Virtual Disks	82
Disabling a Snapshot Virtual Disk	82
Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk	83
Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk	84
Premium Feature-Virtual Disk Copy	85
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy for an MSCS Shared Disk	86
Virtual Disk Read/Write Permissions	87
Virtual Disk Copy Restrictions	88
Creating a Virtual Disk Copy	89
Preparing Host Servers to Create a Virtual Disk Copy	89
Copying the Virtual Disk	90
Storage Array Performance During Virtual Disk Copy	91
Setting Copy Priority	91
Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy	92
Recopying a Virtual Disk	92
Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk	93
Recopying the Virtual Disk	94
Removing Copy Pairs	95
Premium Feature-32 Partitions	97
Firmware Downloads	99
Downloading RAID Controller and NVSRAM Packages	99
Downloading Both RAID Controller and NVSRAM Firmware	100
Downloading Only NVSRAM Firmware	101
Downloading Non-redundant MSCS NVSRAM Firmware	101
Downloading Physical Disk Firmware	102
Downloading EMM Firmware	103
Firmware Upgrade to 07.xx	103
Troubleshooting Problems	107
Recovery Guru	107
Storage Array Profile	107
Device Health Conditions	107
SMrepassist Utility	108
Support Information Package	109
Unidentified Devices	110
Recovering from an Unidentified Storage Array	110
Enclosure Hardware Replacement, Maintenance, and Configuration Considerations	113
Removing and Inserting Enclosure Management Modules on Attached Expansion Enclosures	113
Removing an EMM from the Expansion Enclosure	113
Inserting an EMM into an Expansion Enclosure	113
Removing and Inserting Physical Disks	114
MD3000 Maintenance Considerations	114
MD3000 Cluster Configuration Guidelines for Standalone Host Servers	115