Table of Contents
Advertisement
Updating the Controller Firmware
Running Options ROMPaq from the Smart Array
Controller Support Software CD
1. Place the Smart Array Controller Support Software CD in the server CD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart the server.
3. When the Compaq System Utilities screen is displayed, select Run Options
ROMPaq and then press the Enter key.
4. When the Welcome screen is displayed, press the Enter key.
5. On the Select A Device screen, select All Compaq Smart Array nnnn
Controller(s) from the list of programmable devices, and then press the Enter
key.
6. The action that you must now take depends on the message on the screen:
— If the screen message reads as follows, press the Enter key, and then go to
step 8 of these instructions:
The ROM image files found for the device selected are not
newer than the current ROM image
— If the ROM firmware currently on the controller is older than that on the
Options ROMPaq diskette, then the screen message reads as follows:
Device to reprogram:
Controller(s)
Controller(s) Current ROM revision: Compaq Smart Array
nnnn Controller x.xx
Select Firmware Images: Compaq Smart Array nnnn
Controller y.yy
In this case, press the Enter key and then go to step 7.
7. Review the information on the Caution screen, and then press the Enter key to
reprogram the controller ROM.
The following message is displayed:
Reprogramming Firmware
Do not interrupt the reprogramming process. You will be notified when
reprogramming is complete.
5-2
Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide
All Compaq Smart Array nnnn
Advertisement
Table of Contents
