Installing A License File - HP P2000 Reference Manual

CAUTION:
update is interrupted or there is a power failure, the disk might become inoperative. If this occurs,
contact technical support.
It typically takes several minutes for the firmware to load. Wait for a message that the update has
succeeded.
NOTE:
second time. If it fails again, contact technical support.
5. If you are updating specific disks, repeat
6. Quit the FTP session.
7. If the updated disks must be power cycled:
a. Shut down both controllers by using SMU.
b. Power cycle all enclosures as described in your product's user guide.
NOTE:
will be busy for about 50 seconds completing its update. Then it will be ready for host I/O.
8. Verify that each disk has the correct firmware revision.

Installing a license file

1. Ensure that the license file is saved to a network location that the storage system can access.
2. Open a Command Prompt (Windows) or a terminal window (UNIX) and navigate to the directory
containing the license file to load.
3. Log in to the controller enclosure that the file was generated for:
ftp controller-network-address
For example:
ftp 10.1.0.9
4. Log in as an FTP user.
5. Enter:
put license-file license
For example:
put certificate.txt license
A message confirms whether installation succeeded or failed. If installation succeeds, licensing
changes take effect immediately.
142 Using FTP to download logs and update firmware
Do not power cycle enclosures or restart a controller during the firmware update. If the
If the update fails, verify that you specified the correct firmware file and try the update a
If you loaded firmware to a Seagate 750-Gbyte Barracuda ES SATA drive, after spin-up it
step 4 for each remaining disk to update.