Ds4200 Express Hardware And Software Compatibility; Determining Firmware Levels; Software And Firmware Levels For The Ds4200 Express Storage Subsystem - IBM DS4200 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

You can also find the latest DS4000 Storage Manager software, DS4200 Express
controller firmware, and NVSRAM firmware at the IBM DS4000 System Storage
Support Web site:
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/
See the IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16 Installation and
Support Guide for your operating system for instructions that describe how to install
the DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16 host software.
The DS4200 Express is shipped with controller firmware version 06.16.86.xx or
higher, which supports EXP420 storage expansion enclosures only.
If you need further assistance, please contact IBM technical support, your IBM
reseller, or IBM representative.

DS4200 Express hardware and software compatibility

Table 6 lists the DS4200 Express hardware and software compatibility. In the initial
release of the DS4200 Express, you can only connect EXP420s to the DS4200
Express Storage Subsystem. Please contact IBM resellers or representatives for
other DS4000 storage expansion enclosure support in the future.
Note: For the latest information about supported servers and operating systems,
Table 6. DS4200 Express hardware and software compatibility
Storage server
System Storage DS4200 Express Storage
Subsystem

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 DS4200 Express Storage Subsystem.
Method One:
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Table 5. Software and firmware levels for the DS4200 Express Storage Subsystem
Software/firmware
DS4000 Storage Manager
software
DS4200 Express controller
firmware and NVSRAM
ESM firmware for attached
storage expansion enclosures
Drive firmware
refer to the interoperability matrix at this Web site:
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
Storage management software
IBM DS4000 Storage Manager Version
9.16.xx.62 or higher
Level
9.16.xx.62 or higher
06.16.86.xx or higher. This controller firmware does not
support EXP100 attachment.
9865 or higher
You can find the latest drive firmware at the IBM
DS4000 TotalStorage Support Web site:
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/
Firmware
Controller firmware:
version 06.16.86.xx or
higher