Installing Alternative Firmware On Your Msa1000 - HP storageworks msa1000 Installation Manual

Installing Alternative Firmware on your MSA1000

1. Acquire the latest MSA1000 firmware file as detailed in
Note:
MSA1000 cannot be flashed directly from the CD.
2. Verify that the controller of the MSA1000 has been assigned a unique
3. If the MSA1000 or the controller identifier for it was added to the SAN after
4. Enter the following command to run the firmware flash program:
5. Enter following command to see a list of MSA1000 controllers on the SAN:
MSA1000 Installation Guide
MSA1000 Firmware."
The firmware file must be copied to a local disk on the OpenVMS system. The
identifier.
See the HP StorageWorks MSA1000 Command Line Interface User Guide for
instructions.
OpenVMS was booted, issue the following commands:
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSMAN
SYSMAN> IO AUTOCONFIGURE
SYSMAN> EXIT
RUN SYS$ETC:MSA_UTIL
MSA>
MSA> SHOW CONTROLLER/BRIEF
The following is displayed:
A default controller is not set.
displayed
Controller: _$1$GGA40:
MSA1000
Controller Identifier: 40
NODE_ID = 500805f3-0001b290
Current Redundancy mode: Active/Standby
Current Role:
Controller: _$1$GGA41:
MSA1000
Controller Identifier: 41
NODE_ID = 500805f3-0001b290
Current Redundancy mode: Active/Standby
Current Role:
Configuration Procedures - for OpenVMS Environments
(c) COMPAQ P56350B9IMX025 Software 2.38
Active
(c) COMPAQ P56350B9IN20HW Software 2.38
Standby
"Obtaining the
All matching controllers
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