11. Turn on the PowerEdge VRTX chassis by performing the following steps:
a. Reconnect the chassis power supply units (PSUs) to the electrical outlets.
Note: Note that CMC will automatically turn on.
b. When CMC is ready, log in to the CMC GUI and turn on the chassis.
Note: Do not power on the blade servers in the chassis.
12. Update the Shared PERC 8 External card firmware to the required minimum baseline by
performing the following steps:
Note: For dual Shared PERC 8 External configuration, ensure that both the cards are updated to the same
firmware version.
Note: Separate image files are used for updating Shared PERC 8 Internal firmware compared to Shared
PERC 8 External firmware.
a. Download the Windows update package of the Shared PERC 8 External controller firmware for
Dell PowerEdge VRTX from Dell.com/support/home.
b. Log in to VRTX CMC.
c. Ensure that you turn off all the server blades.
d. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Update.
e. On the Storage Component Update page, click Choose File.
The Choose to Upload file dialog box is displayed.
f. Browse to the location where you downloaded the Shared PERC 8 External card firmware file.
g. Select the file, and click Open.
The DUP file name and path are displayed in the Browse field.
h. Click Upload.
The DUP is uploaded to CMC. The Storage Component Update section displays only the
components that are supported by the downloaded DUP file. The current version, latest
available version and the Update check box for the components are displayed.
i. Select the appropriate Update check boxes for the required components.
j. Click Update.
The firmware update action is initiated for the selected components. The progress is displayed
in the Update column.
13. Set the operating mode for Shared PERC 8 External controller.
By default, the newly installed Shared PERC 8 External cards operate in single controller, non-fault
tolerant mode.
- To change to Dual Shared PERC 8 External Fault Tolerant mode, click Chassis Overview →
Storage → Controllers → Troubleshooting → Actions → Enable Fault Tolerance for both
controllers.
- To set Shared PERC 8 External cards back to single controller, non-fault tolerant mode, click
Chassis Overview → Storage → Controllers → Troubleshooting → Actions → Disable Fault
Tolerance.
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