Updating The Firmware Under Linux And Freebsd - 3Ware 9650SE-2LPML User Manual

Chapter 10. Maintaining Your Controller

Updating the Firmware Under Linux and FreeBSD

182
The following steps describe how to update the firmware under Linux and
FreeBSD using the utility tw_update. (You can also update the firmware
through 3DM. For details, see "Updating the Firmware Through 3DM 2" on
page 166.) The PROM images that are installed when you update the
firmware include any 3BM and BBU firmware updates.
To update the firmware under Linux and FreeBSD
1 Download and extract the firmware, as described under "Downloading
the Driver and Firmware" on page 165.
2 Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware firmware.
3 Change the directory to the location with the extracted files, which
include tw_update.
4 Run the tw_update utility: ./tw_update fw=prom0006.img
The utility shows the version of the driver and firmware included in the
utility, the versions currently installed on your controller, and
recommends whether to upgrade the firmware or not.
Warning: We strongly recommend backing up your data before updating
the firmware. Updating the firmware can render the device driver
and/or management tools incompatible. It is recommended to have
a copy of current firmware image for rollbacks.
Examining compatibility data from firmware image and /c0 ...
New-Firmware
----------------------------------------------------------------------
FE9X 3.0x.xx.xxx
Both API and Driver are compatible with the new firmware.
Recommendation: proceed to update.
Given the above recommendation...
Do you want to continue ? Y|N [N]: y
5 If the firmware is newer and the recommendation is to proceed, type
and press Enter.
Downloading the firmware from file /mnt/fw/9550sx/
prom0006.img ... Done.
The new image will take effect after reboot.
6 Power cycle your system to flash the firmware upgrade.
If you are updating from release 9.4 (firmware version 3.06.x) or earlier
to release 9.4.1 (firmware version 3.07.x) or later, you will need to power
cycle your system--meaning that you must turn it all the way off and then
turn it on again, in order for your system to recognize the controller.
Otherwise, a restart is all that is required.
Current-Firmware Current-Driver
FE9X 3.0x.xx.xxx 2.xx.xx.xxx
3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Current-API
2.xx.xx.xxx
Y