Dell PowerVault MD3660i CLI Guide - Page 139
Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware, Download Physical Disk Firmware
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NOTE: This command must be run from the command line. It cannot be run in the MD Storage Manager script editor. Syntax supportBundle schedule show Parameters None. Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware This command downloads firmware for the enclosure management module. Syntax download (allEnclosures | enclosure [enclosureID]) firmware file="filename" Parameters Parameter Description enclosure Identifies the enclosure to which to load new firmware. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. You must put brackets ([ ]) around the enclosure ID value. You can use the following parameters: • The allEnclosures parameter, which downloads new firmware to all of the EMMs in the storage array • The enclosure parameter, which downloads new firmware to a specific EMM. If you need to download new firmware to more than one EMM, but not all RAID controller modules, you must enter this command for each storage array. file File path and file name of the file that contains the firmware image. You must put quotation marks (" ") around the firmware image file path and file name. Download Physical Disk Firmware This command downloads a firmware image to a physical disk. CAUTION: Downloading physical disk firmware incorrectly can result in damage to the physical disks or loss of data. Before attempting to download physical disk firmware, you must take the following precautions: 1. Stop all I/O activity to the storage array before downloading the firmware image. 2. Ensure the firmware image file is compatible with the physical disk enclosure. If you download a file that is not compatible with the selected physical disk enclosure, the enclosure might become unusable. 3. Do not make any configuration changes to the storage array while downloading the physical disk firmware. Attempting to make a configuration change can cause the firmware download to fail and make the selected physical disks unusable. You can use this command to test the firmware on one physical disk before installing the firmware on all of the physical disks in a storage array. (Use the Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware command to 139