Dell PowerVault MD3000i Update Manual page 9

5 Update the version of MD Storage Manager installed on your host server
using the Resource CD (or support.dell.com). Refer to your Installation
Guide for detailed information.
6 Using MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000i RAID controller
firmware and NVSRAM by selecting Support→Download Firmware→
Download RAID Controller Module Firmware. Select appropriate file
locations for both the Firmware as well as NVSRAM update packages and
click Transfer.. When a successful download confirmation message is
displayed, the firmware and NVSRAM have been updated.
NOTE:
When performing a firmware upgrade on a Red Hat
4 system, you must have out-of-band network connections. Controller firmware
and/or NVSRAM downloads may fail if out-of-band network connections are not
established.
7 Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each host server attached to your RAID
storage enclosure.
8 Follow steps 1 through 3 of the previous section (Updating your MD3000
RAID Controller Module Firmware from a Management Station) to
update the software on all the management stations connected to the
MD3000.
Preparing an MD1000 Attached to a PERC Adapter
before Connecting it to the MD3000i
If you have an MD1000 attached to a PERC adapter and you wish to now use
it with your MD3000i, the following steps MUST be performed before you
attach it to your MD3000i.
• Upgrade the SATA Physical Disk firmware for all SATA physical disks in
the MD1000 following the procedure described below
• Prepare the MD1000 as described in the following section, before
attaching it to the MD3000i.
Upgrading Supported SATA Physical Disks in an MD1000 Attached to a
PERC Adapter
NOTE:
This is the Dell recommended method of upgrading the firmware on physical
disks that are not supported for the MD3000i without a firmware upgrade.
Updating to Support SATA II Disks
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