Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware - Dell PowerVault MD3260 Cli Manual

Parameter
NVSRAM-filename
downgrade
activateNow

Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware

This command downloads firmware images to all of the physical disks in the storage array.
Syntax
download storageArray physicalDiskFirmware file= "filename"
[file="filename2"... file="filenameN"]
Parameter
Parameter
file
Additional Information
When you run this command, you can download more than one firmware image file to the physical disks in a storage
array. The number of firmware image files that you can download depends on the storage array. The MD storage
management software returns an error if you try to download more firmware image files than the storage array can
accept.
You can schedule downloads for multiple physical disks at the same time, including multiple physical disks in a
redundant disk group. Each firmware image file contains information about the physical disk types on which the
firmware image runs. The specified firmware images can be downloaded only to a compatible physical disk. Use the
download physicalDisk firmware command to download a firmware image to a specific physical disk.
The download storageArray physicalDiskFirmware command blocks all I/ O activity until a download try
has been made for each candidate physical disk or you run the stop storageArray
downloadPhysicalDiskFirmware command. When the download storageArray
physicalDiskFirmware command finishes downloading the firmware image, each candidate physical disk shows
the download status for each physical disk. One of these statuses is returned:
• Successful
• Unsuccessful With Reason
• Never Attempted With Reason
Description
File path and name of the file that contains the NVSRAM
values. Valid file names must end with a .dlp extension.
You must put quotation marks (" ") around the NVSRAM file
name. You must include a comma after the firmware file
name.
Specifies that you are loading firmware that is a previous
version. The default value is FALSE. Set downgrade to
TRUE if you want to download an earlier version of
firmware.
Activates the firmware and NVSRAM images. The default
value is TRUE. If you set activateNow to FALSE, you
must use the activate storageArray firmware
command to activate the firmware and NVSRAM values at
a later time.
Description
File path and name of the file that contains the firmware.
Valid file names must end with a .dlp extension. You must
put quotation marks (" ") around the file name.
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