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Download B Downloading Disk Array Firmware from a Third Controller Using the Front

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Download B) Downloading Disk Array Firmware from a "Third" Controller Using the Front Panel (This is not the preferred method! Use this procedure only if the disk array firmware is NOT available from the host.) CAUTION! Controller firmware HP4x and any later versions have a different data map format in NVRAM memory. Once you have HP4x or later, you can not use this procedure to "downgrade" to any firmware version prior to HP4x. NOTE! This procedure is not recommended if you have a single controller installed in your array. Assumptions: Use this procedure to download firmware if you are unable to use the host computer or the AutoRAID Manager (ARMServer). This procedure is used to update firmware using an array controller as the source of the new firmware. 1. Obtain a "third" controller with the desired version of firmware. 2. Reset (disconnect and then re-connect) both batteries on third controller at the same time to erase NVRAM. 3. Quiet (quiesce) or stop all I/Os, deactivate volume set, unmount file systems, stop traffic to the array. 4. The front panel display should say "Ready". Check the "System State" on the front panel display. It should say "System State: Ready". Also check to see which controller is set to primary. The primary controller is KEY CANCEL CANCEL MENU - ENTER + DISPLAY "Ready" "Language" "View Settings" "System State: Ready" "Primary Cntrl: __" 14

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Download B) Downloading Disk Array Firmware from a “Third” Controller Using the Front
Panel (This is not the preferred method! Use this procedure only if the disk array firmware
is NOT available from the host.)
CAUTION!
Controller firmware HP4x and any later versions have a different data map
format in NVRAM memory. Once you have HP4x or later, you can not
use this procedure to
“downgrade” to any firmware version prior to HP4x.
NOTE!
This procedure is not recommended if you have a single controller installed in your array.
Assumptions:
Use this procedure to download firmware if you are unable to use the host computer or the
AutoRAID Manager (ARMServer). This procedure is used to update firmware using an array controller as
the source of the new firmware.
1.
Obtain a “third” controller with the desired version of firmware.
2.
Reset (disconnect and then re-connect) both batteries on third controller at the same time to erase
NVRAM.
3.
Quiet (quiesce) or stop all I/Os, deactivate volume set, unmount file systems, stop traffic to the array.
4.
The front panel display should say “Ready”. Check the “System State” on the front panel display. It
should say “System State: Ready”. Also check to see which controller is set to primary. The primary
controller is _______________________.
KEY
DISPLAY
CANCEL CANCEL
“Ready”
MENU
“Language”
–
“View Settings”
ENTER
“System State: Ready”
+
“Primary Cntrl: __”