Lenovo ThinkServer Storage SA120 (English) User Guide and Hardware Maintenance - Page 42

Using the ThinkServer Storage Array Utility program, Thefiletransferstarts., StorageArrayUtility.

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13. Browse to the *_istr_*.bin file, and then click Send. The file transfer starts. 14. When the transfer progress is completed, enter 5. The firmware update operation is completed. Note: If your storage array has two rear I/O modules installed, the two modules must have the same firmware version. Repeat the previous procedure to update the firmware of the secondary rear I/O module. Using the ThinkServer Storage Array Utility program The ThinkServer Storage Array Utility program enables you to maintain your storage array firmware up-to-date and helps you avoid unnecessary outages. To update your storage array firmware using ThinkServer Storage Array Utility, do the following: 1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page to locate ThinkServer Storage Array Utility. 2. Download the EXE file for ThinkServer Storage Array Utility and the TXT file that contains the installation instructions. 3. Follow the instructions on the TXT file to install ThinkServer Storage Array Utility on the server that your storage arrays are connected to. Then, use ThinkServer Storage Array Utility to update the firmware of your storage arrays. For detailed information about using the program, refer to the user guide of the program. 30 ThinkServer Storage SA120 User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual

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13.Browsetothe*_istr_*.binfile,andthenclick
Send
.Thefiletransferstarts.
14.Whenthetransferprogressiscompleted,enter
5
.Thefirmwareupdateoperationiscompleted.
Note:
IfyourstoragearrayhastworearI/Omodulesinstalled,thetwomodulesmusthavethesamefirmware
version.RepeatthepreviousproceduretoupdatethefirmwareofthesecondaryrearI/Omodule.
Using the ThinkServer Storage Array Utility program
TheThinkServerStorageArrayUtilityprogramenablesyoutomaintainyourstoragearrayfirmware
up-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryoutages.
ToupdateyourstoragearrayfirmwareusingThinkServerStorageArrayUtility,dothefollowing:
StorageArrayUtility.
2.DownloadtheEXEfileforThinkServerStorageArrayUtilityandtheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallation
instructions.
3.FollowtheinstructionsontheTXTfiletoinstallThinkServerStorageArrayUtilityontheserverthat
yourstoragearraysareconnectedto.Then,useThinkServerStorageArrayUtilitytoupdatethe
firmwareofyourstoragearrays.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertotheuser
guideoftheprogram.
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