Upgrade RAID disk drive firmware
Do not do this task if:
- The K2 RAID disk drive firmware is already at compatible versions, as listed in Compatible K2 RAID disk drive firmware.
- The K2 RAID is Level 2 or Level 3 SAN.
- Determine if disk drive firmware upgrades are required as follows:
- If an upgrade is required, continue with this procedure to upgrade disk drive firmware. Refer to the Installing and Servicing K2 Shared Storage Systems for complete procedures.
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In Storage Utility, right-click a controller in the tree view,
then select
Advanced | Download Disk Firmware in the
context menu.
Note: You can download firmware to a single disk by right-clicking a disk icon in the tree view.The Open File dialog box opens.
- In the Open File dialog box, browse to the desired firmware file for your disks, select the file, and click OK. As instructed by a message that appears, watch the lights on the drives. For each drive, one at a time, the lights flash as firmware loads. Wait until the lights on all the drives on which you are downloading firmware have completed their flashing pattern. This can take several minutes. The Progress Report window appears showing the disk firmware download task and the percentage complete.
- When finished, restart the K2 Media Server.