Upgrading The Firmware - Intel D39172-003 User Manual

Managing Your Storage System

Upgrading the Firmware

Caution: When you upgrade the firmware, the storage system restarts, and access to the Manager is
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The Firmware page displays the current version of the firmware that is installed on your
storage system. It also allows you to upgrade it if newer firmware becomes available.
For additional security, you must enter your administrator password in order to upgrade
the firmware.
temporarily interrupted. In addition, users will not be able to access the shared folders
while the system restarts. If users have shared files open, data might be lost. Be sure to
have all users save their changes and close any open files before you upgrade the
firmware.
Restarting the storage system when a backup is occurring will not have any adverse
effect; the backup will resume automatically when the storage system resumes operation.
However, restarting the storage system when a disk is being recovered can potentially
corrupt the user's operating system, and the user will have to recover the system disk
using the recovery CD (or, if the system disk was not protected, re-install the operating
system). Be sure to upgrade the firmware only when recovery is not occurring.
To upgrade the firmware:
1. In the navigation bar, click Advanced.
2. In the left pane, click Firmware.
3. In the Firmware file text box, enter the path and file name for the firmware package
(such as D:\fs20060921.pkg), or click Browse and select the file from the displayed
list.
4. In the Administrator password text box, enter the password that you use for logging
in to the Manager.
5. Click Upgrade.
6. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.
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