Adaptec Command Line Utility - Arcconf Identify; Arcconf Imageupdate

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arcconf identify
Identifies a physical or logical device by blinking its LEDs.
Syntax
ARCCONF IDENTIFY <Controller#> LOGICALDRIVE <LogicalDrive#>
ARCCONF IDENTIFY <Controller#> DEVICE <Channel#> <ID>
Parameters
Controller# is the controller number
LogicalDrive# is the number of the logical drive to be identified
Channel# is the channel number for the device to be identified
Device# is the device number for the device to be identified
Examples
ARCCONF IDENTIFY 1 DEVICE 0 0
ARCCONF IDENTIFY 1 ALL
arcconf imageupdate
Allows new firmware to be flashed to the hard drive.
Syntax
ARCCONF IMAGEUPDATE <Controller#> DEVICE <Channel# ID# ChunkSize# Filename>
[Mode#] [noprompt]
Parameters
Controller# is the controller number
Channel# is the channel number of the device to be updated
ID# is the device number of the device to be updated
ChunkSize# is the chunk size, in bytes, to be used to update the firmware
Note:
For SATA drives, the chunk size must be a multiple of 512.
Filename is the name of the firmware update file
Mode# is the firmware update mode. Valid values are:
● 3-(SATA) Download with offsets and save image for immediate and future use
● 7-(SAS) Download microcode with offsets, save, and activate
Noprompt is an optional parameter that suppresses alert messages.
Example
ARCCONF IMAGEUPDATE 1 DEVICE 0 83 16384 ados.lod 3