Drive Firmware Upgrade - Western Digital OpenFlex Data24 3200 User Manual

User Guide
4.3.3 Drive Firmware Upgrade
This section provides instructions for updating drives firmware on the OpenFlex Data24 3200 using
NVMe-CLI.
Before you begin:
Attention:
updates.
Prerequisites
• NVMe-CLI
• Supported OS
• Device identifier(s) for drives that will be updated.
• This procedure assumes that the targeted NVMe device has already been connected. For an example
of how to connect a device see
3200 (page 162)
Note:
updated at a time using multiple data ports.
Step 1 : Follow the instructions in
download the firmware file to an appropriate location on the host.
Use
Step 2 :
fw-log
nvme fw-log /dev/nvme3
The NVMe device firmware information is displayed.
Firmware Log for device:nvme3
afi : 0x22
frs1 : 0x3330303930313252 (R2109003) – FW Slot 1 r.o.
frs2 : 0x3330303930313252 (R2109003) – FW Slot 2 r/w
frs3 : 0x3030323930323252 (R2209200) – FW Slot 3 r/w
frs4 : 0x3330303930313252 (R2109003) – FW Slot 4 r/w
• frs<number> : represents one of four firmware slots on each drive
• R<number> : represents firmware file residing in that slot
• frs1 : is a read-only slot and all other slots are read/write
• The first afi number, occurring after the 0x , represents the currently active firmware slot
(e.g. 0x 2 2)
• The second afi number 0x , occurring after the, represents the firmware slot that will be
active after next drive reset/restart (e.g. 0x3 3 ). 'afi: 0x33' indicates that the firmware in Slot
3 is currently active and will remain active after next drive reboot/reset.
Step 3 : Use
fw-download
nvme fw-download /dev/nvme3 -f /<path-to-fw-file>/<drive_fw>.vpkg
Ensure that all drive I/O has been halted before initiating any drive firmware
Discovering and Connecting to NVMe Devices on OpenFlex Data24
Only one drive may be updated using a single data port. Multiple drives may be
Downloading Firmware from the Support Portal (page 150)
to verify the current firmware on the target NVMe device.
to load the new drive firmware onto the target NVMe device.
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