Software And Firmware Support Code Upgrades; Determining Firmware Levels - IBM DS4700 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Unless stated otherwise, you can find the latest DS4000 publications, firmware, and
host software at the IBM DS4000 System Storage Support Web site:
www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/disk

Software and firmware support code upgrades

To enable support for the DS4700 Express, you must ensure that your system's
software and firmware are the correct versions. To find the latest DS4000 Storage
Manager software, storage subsystem controller firmware, ESM, and NVSRAM
firmware, check the firmware readme files. See "Finding DS4000 readme files" on
page xxvii to learn how to access the readme files on the Web.
See the IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager Installation and Host
Support Guide for your operating system for instructions that describe how to install
the DS4000 controller firmware and Storage Manager host software.
Note: For the latest information about supported servers and operating systems,

Determining firmware levels

There are two different methods to determine the DS4000 storage subsystem and
firmware versions. Each method uses the DS4000 Storage Manager client that
manages the DS4000 storage subsystem.
Method One:
Go to the Subsystem Management window and select View → Storage Subsystem
Profile. When the Storage Subsystem Profile window opens, select the All tab and
scroll through the Profile For Storage Subsystem list to locate the following
information.
Note: The Profile For Storage Subsystem list contains all the profile information for
DS4000 Storage Server
Drives
ESM
Method Two:
Complete the appropriate procedure to obtain the specified firmware version.
refer to the interoperability matrix at this Web site:
www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
the entire subsystem. Therefore, it may be necessary to scroll through a
large amount of information to locate the firmware version numbers.
v NVSRAM version
v Appware version
v Bootware version
v Firmware version
v ATA translator card firmware version (SATA E-DDMs only)
Note: The ATA translator card firmware and drive firmware are typically
packaged together as a single drive firmware upgrade file.
v ESM card firmware version
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