IBM System Storage DS3000 Programming Manual page 638

Downloading the NVSRAM by using the command line interface
1. Make a copy of your storage subsystem profile, and save it in the event that you might need to
restore the storage subsystem.
Start the command line interface.
2.
3. On the command line, type this command, and press Enter. In this command, ctlr-A_IP_address is
the IP address of the of the original simplex controller and filename is the complete file path and
name of the file that contains the new NVSRAM. Valid file names must end with a .dlp extension.
Enclose the file name in double quotation marks (" ").
smcli ctlr-A_IP_address -c "download storageArray
NVSRAM file="filename";"
Downloading the NVSRAM by using the GUI
1. Make a copy of your storage subsystem profile, and save it in the event that you might need to
restore the storage subsystem.
2. At the storage management station, start the SMclient software.
3. In the Subsystem Management Window, select Advanced >> Maintenance >> Download >>
Controller NVSRAM.
4. In the Download NVSRAM dialog, enter the NVSRAM file name in the Selected NVSRAM text box.
If you do not know the file name, click Browse, and navigate to a folder with the NVSRAM files.
5. Select the file that corresponds to your storage subsystem type.
6. Click OK.
The Confirm Download dialog appears.
7. To start the download, click Yes. 8. Based on the dialog that appears after the download has
completed, perform one of these actions:
— Download Successful dialog – Click Done.
— Error dialog – Read the information in the dialog, and take the appropriate action.
Copying NVSRAM from the installation CD
1. Make a copy of your storage subsystem profile, and save it in the event that you might need to
restore the storage subsystem.
2. Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. At the storage management station, start the SMclient software.
4. In the Subsystem Management Window, select Advanced >> Maintenance >> Download >>
Controller NVSRAM.
5. In the Download NVSRAM dialog, select the CD-ROM drive and the /nvsram folder. Either
double-click the folder or type the folder name in the Selected NVSRAM file text box.
6. Select the file that corresponds to your storage subsystem type.
7. Click OK.
The Confirm Download dialog appears.
8. To start the download, click Yes.
9. Based on the dialog that appears after the download is completed, perform one of these actions:
— Download Successful dialog – Click Done.
— Error dialog – Read the information in the dialog, and take the appropriate action.
Step 2 – Setting the configuration to duplex
After rebooting the controller enclosure or the drive enclosure, an "alternate controller missing" error
message appears. This message indicates that the controller in slot A has successfully converted to
Duplex mode. This message persists until you have completed the tasks to install the second controller,
installed the host cables, and installed the drive enclosure cables.
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