Lenovo Storage E1024 (English) Storage Manager Guide - Lenovo Storage S3200, S - Page 52

To update controller module firmware 1. Perform one of the following: • In the banner, click the system panel and select Update Firmware. • In the System topic, select Action > Update Firmware. The Update Firmware panel opens. The Update Controller Modules tab shows versions of firmware components that are currently installed in each controller. 2. Click Browse and select the firmware file to install. 3. Click OK. A panel shows firmware-update progress. The process starts by validating the firmware file: • If the file is invalid, verify that you specified the correct firmware file. If you did, try downloading it again from the source location. • If the file is valid, the process continues. CAUTION: Do not perform a power cycle or controller restart during a firmware update. If the update is interrupted or there is a power failure, the module might become inoperative. If this occurs, contact technical support. The module might need to be returned to the factory for reprogramming. Firmware update typically takes 10 minutes for a controller with current CPLD firmware, or 20 minutes for a controller with downlevel CPLD firmware. If the controller enclosure has connected enclosures, allow additional time for each expansion module's enclosure management processor (EMP) to be updated. This typically takes 2.5 minutes for each EMP in a drive enclosure. If the Storage Controller cannot be updated, the update operation is canceled. Verify that you specified the correct firmware file and repeat the update. If this problem persists, contact technical support. When firmware update on the local controller is complete, users are automatically signed out and the MC restarts. Until the restart is complete, sign-in pages say that the system is currently unavailable. When this message is cleared, you may sign in again. If PFU is enabled, allow 10-20 minutes for the partner controller to be updated. 4. Clear your web browser cache, then sign in to the SMC. If PFU is running on the controller you sign in to, a panel shows PFU progress and prevents you from performing other tasks until PFU is complete. NOTE: If PFU is enabled for the system through the partner-firmware-upgrade parameter of the set advanced-settings CLI command, after firmware update has completed on both controllers, check the system health. If the system health is Degraded and the health reason indicates that the firmware version is incorrect, verify that you specified the correct firmware file and repeat the update. If this problem persists, contact technical support. Updating expansion module firmware An expansion enclosure can contain one or two expansion modules. Each expansion module contains an enclosure management processor (EMP). All modules of the same model should run the same firmware version. When you update controller-module firmware, all expansion modules are automatically updated to a compatible firmware version. If necessary, you can update the firmware in each expansion module by loading a firmware file available only from Lenovo at support.lenovo.com and following the steps below. To prepare to update expansion module firmware 1. Follow the best practices in "Best practices for firmware update" (page 51). 2. Obtain the appropriate firmware file and download it to your computer or network. 3. If the storage system has a single controller, stop I/O to the storage system before starting the firmware update. 52 Working in the System topic