Firmware Management; Apply Controller Firmware - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX60 S3 User Manual

Chapter 1 System Management

1.15 Firmware Management

1.15 Firmware Management
This section describes audit firmware management.
The following functions are available with firmware management:

• Apply Controller Firmware

• Delete Controller Firmware Schedule
1.15.1 Apply Controller Firmware
This function registers and applies the controller firmware.
The applicable specifications are as follows:
• "Start/End Maintenance" operations are not required.
• Registration of the controller firmware is not required.
• Users can select whether to apply the controller firmware immediately or on a specific date.
• If the specific date option is selected, the date and time to apply the controller firmware can be selected.
• An online update or an offline update cannot be selected. If both of these update modes can be
performed, an online update is performed.
• When an offline update is performed, the ETERNUS DX is automatically rebooted.
• If the current controller firmware is not registered in the BUD, this function cannot be used.
• Application of the controller firmware in the online mode may not be possible if the storage system
status does not allow the firmware to be applied. Check the storage system status or contact a
maintenance engineer.
• The ETERNUS DX may be rebooted after the controller firmware is applied. Access from hosts is not
possible while rebooting is in progress. Make sure to stop any access from hosts before applying
controller firmware.
• This function cannot be used under the following conditions:
- The controller firmware is being registered
- The controller firmware is being applied
- The disk firmware is being registered
- The disk firmware is being applied
- Under maintenance works (firmware maintenance or hardware maintenance)
- Encryption is being performed (online update is not available)
- RAID Group Expansion (LDE) is being performed (online update is not available)
- A RAID group diagnosis or a disk diagnosis is being performed (online update is not available)
- Storage Migration is being performed (online update is not available)
- Pinned data exists in the ETERNUS DX (online update is not available)
- The status of the batteries (for the ETERNUS DX500 S3/DX600 S3 and the ETERNUS DX8700 S3/DX8900
S3) is not "Full Charge" (online update is not available)
- The status of the SCUs (the condenser for the ETERNUS DX60 S3/DX100 S3/DX200 S3 or the ETERNUS
DX200F) is not "
Normal" (online update is not available)
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