Upgrade RAID Controller microcode on stand-alone K2 system
Do not do this task if one of the following is true:
- A K2 Summit Production Client with internal storage and with RAID controller microcode already upgraded to a compatible version, as listed in compatibility specifications.
- A K2 Summit Production Client with direct-connect storage and with RAID controller and/or expansion chassis microcode already at compatible versions, as listed in compatibility specifications.
- A K2 Summit Production Client with internal storage and with RAID controller microcode that you need to upgrade, as listed in compatibility specifications.
- A K2 Summit Production Client with direct-connect storage and with RAID controller and/or expansion chassis microcode that you need to upgrade, as listed in compatibility specifications.
For internal storage K2 Summit systems, find compatibility specifications at Compatible K2 Summit components. For a K2 Summit Production Client with direct-connect storage, find compatibility specifications at Compatible K2 RAID components.
- Open AppCenter Workstation, either on the local K2 system or on the control point PC and logon. Make sure you logon to AppCenter with appropriate privileges, as this logon is passed to Storage Utility. Administrator-level permission is necessary for most Storage Utility operations. If you log in with user-level permissions, the Storage Utility menu item is disabled.
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If you are running AppCenter from a control point PC and you have
channels from multiple K2 systems in your channel suite, select a channel from
the stand-alone K2 system whose storage you intend to configure with Storage
Utility. This is important as Storage Utility automatically connects to the K2
system that hosts the currently selected channel.
Note: Make sure you are connecting to a stand-alone K2 system. You should never connect Storage Utility directly to a K2 system that uses shared (SAN) storage.
- From the AppCenter System menu, select Storage Utility. Storage Utility opens.
- If you are connecting from a control point PC, you should verify that you are connected to the correct K2 system. To verify this, use the Identify feature to flash the disks on the K2 system.
- Select the controller in the Storage Utility tree view, then in the properties reported in the right-hand pane, note the controller microcode version. Proceed if you need to upgrade the controller microcode.
- Right-click the controller in the tree view and do one of the following:
- If online, messages appear “…offline mode now?” and “…continue?”. Click Yes to put the K2 system in offline mode. AppCenter channels go offline. The Open File dialog box opens.
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In the Open File dialog box, browse to and select the microcode
file for the required version. Refer to the following for locations and
filenames:
- For internal-storage, refer to Compatible K2 Summit components.
- For direct-connect storage, refer to Compatible K2 RAID components.
- Click OK. The Progress Report window appears showing the microcode download task and the percentage completion.
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If direct-connect storage and upgrading expansion chassis
microcode, do the following:
- Right-click the controller in the tree view, then select Advanced | Load Disk Enclosure Microcode in the context menu.
- In the Open File dialog box, browse to the directory and file as listed in K2 RAID compatibility specifications earlier in these release notes.
- Click OK. The Progress Report window appears showing the microcode download task and the percentage completion.
- When finished, exit Storage Utility.
- If direct-connect storage, on 100% completion, proceed as follows:
- Put AppCenter channels back online.
- Restart.