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Using the MSA Flash Utility (Windows or Linux ProLiant server) The MSA Flash Utility provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface for updating firmware on MSA components, such as the controller and the fan module. In addition, configurations with attached MSA20 SATA storage enclosures can update firmware on the MSA20 controller and fan modules. NOTE: If the MSA is directly-connected to a NetWare, HP-UX, OpenVMS, or Tru64 UNIX server, you can use this method to update the controller firmware by temporarily connecting the MSA to a Windows or Linux ProLiant server and performing the update through the ProLiant server. The selected ProLiant server must have an MSA-supported HBA installed. For a complete list of supported devices, see the MSA compatibility guide on the Technical Documentation page of the appropriate MSA website. Depending on your environment and preference, the MSA Flash Utility can be run from a bootable CD created from a downloaded ISO image or from files downloaded to the server. As detailed in the following sections, procedures to access the utility vary, based on your operating system and online/offline flash method. 1. Access the Firmware Flash Utility: • If you are performing a firmware update using a bootable firmware CD: • Insert the CD created in Obtaining MSA support software or controller firmware into the CD-ROM drive of the server. • Following the recommended procedures, power off the MSA. • Following recommended procedures, power off the selected ProLiant server. • Power on the MSA and wait (up to eight minutes) for the MSA to complete its startup routine. • Power on the server and wait for it to boot from the firmware CD and display the MSA Utility screen. • Select Flash MSA Firmware and wait for the MSA Flash Utility to open. • If you are performing an update from firmware files copied to a temporary directory on the server: • Navigate to the directory on the server in which you copied the firmware files. For more information, see Obtaining MSA support software or controller firmware. • Locate and run the executable file that will install the MSA Flash Utility on the server: • In Windows environments, double-click the flash utility executable file to install the MSA Flash Utility (example file: msa1500flash.msi. Then, double-click the MSA Flash icon on the desktop. • In Linux environments, execute the downloaded rpm file to install the MSA Flash Utility (example file and command: rpm -Uvh msa1500flash-6.86-2.i386.rpm. Then, from a terminal running within an X Windows shell, enter msaflash and wait for the MSA Flash Utility to open. 2. In the Firmware Flash Utility, click Find Devices. After a few moments, all MSA controllers visible to the server are displayed. NOTE: Depending on the detected MSAs and the contents of the firmware bundle, informational pop-up messages may be displayed. Read these messages carefully and follow the on-screen instructions. 22 Updating the components

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Using the MSA Flash Utility (Windows or Linux ProLiant server)
The MSA Flash Utility provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface for updating
fi
rmware on MSA
components, such as the controller and the fan module. In addition, con
fi
gurations with attached MSA20
SATA storage enclosures can update
fi
rmware on the MSA20 controller and fan modules.
NOTE:
If the MSA is directly-connected to a NetWare, HP-UX, OpenVMS, or Tru64 UNIX server, you can
use this method to update the controller
fi
rmware by temporarily connecting the MSA to a Windows
or Linux ProLiant server and performing the update through the ProLiant server. The selected ProLiant
server must have an MSA-supported HBA installed. For a complete list of supported devices, see the
MSA compatibility guide on the Technical Documentation page of the appropriate MSA website.
Depending on your environment and preference, the MSA Flash Utility can be run from a bootable
CD created from a downloaded ISO image or from
fi
les downloaded to the server. As detailed in
the following sections, procedures to access the utility vary, based on your operating system and
online/of
fl
ine
fl
ash method.
1.
Access the Firmware Flash Utility:
•
If you are performing a
fi
rmware update using a bootable
fi
rmware CD:
•
Insert the CD created in
Obtaining MSA support software or controller
fi
rmware
into the
CD-ROM drive of the server.
•
Following the recommended procedures, power off the MSA.
•
Following recommended procedures, power off the selected ProLiant server.
•
Power on the MSA and wait (up to eight minutes) for the MSA to complete its startup routine.
•
Power on the server and wait for it to boot from the
fi
rmware CD and display the MSA
Utility screen.
•
Select
Flash MSA Firmware
and wait for the MSA Flash Utility to open.
•
If you are performing an update from
fi
rmware
fi
les copied to a temporary directory on the server:
•
Navigate to the directory on the server in which you copied the
fi
rmware
fi
les. For more
information, see
Obtaining MSA support software or controller
fi
rmware
.
•
Locate and run the executable
fi
le that will install the MSA Flash Utility on the server:
•
In Windows environments, double-click the
fl
ash utility executable
fi
le to install the MSA
Flash Utility (example
fi
le:
msa1500flash.msi
. Then, double-click the
MSA Flash
icon on the desktop.
•
In Linux environments, execute the downloaded rpm
fi
le to install the MSA Flash Utility
(example
fi
le and command:
rpm -Uvh msa1500flash-6.86-2.i386.rpm
. Then,
from a terminal running within an X Windows shell, enter
msaflash
and wait for the
MSA Flash Utility to open.
2.
In the Firmware Flash Utility, click
Find Devices
.
After a few moments, all MSA controllers visible to the server are displayed.
NOTE:
Depending on the detected MSAs and the contents of the
fi
rmware bundle, informational
pop-up messages may be displayed. Read these messages carefully and follow the
on-screen instructions.
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