IBM N Series Hardware Guide

Appendix A. Getting started 327
2. Check whether your system requires a firmware update. At the console of each storage
system, enter the following command to compare the installed version of system firmware
with the version on the CompactFlash card, as shown in Example A-12:
sysconfig -a
Example A-12 sysconfig -a
n3300a*> sysconfig -a
Data ONTAP Release 7.2.5.1: Wed Jun 25 11:01:02 PDT 2008 (IBM)
System ID: 0135018677 (n3300a); partner ID: 0135018673 (n3300b)
System Serial Number: 2859138306700 (n3300a)
System Rev: B0
slot 0: System Board 2198 MHz (System Board XIV D0)
Model Name: N3300
Machine Type: IBM-2859-A20
Part Number: 110-00049
Revision: D0
Serial Number: 800949
BIOS version: 3.0
Processors: 1
Processor ID: 0xf29
Microcode Version: 0x2f
Memory Size: 896 MB
NVMEM Size: 128 MB of Main Memory Used
CMOS RAM Status: OK
Controller: B
...
To display the firmware version on the CompactFlash, run the following command, as
shown in Example A-13:
version -b
Example A-13 version -b
n3300a*> version -b
1:/x86_elf/kernel/primary.krn: OS 7.2.5.1
1:/backup/x86_elf/kernel/primary.krn: OS 7.2.4L1
1:/x86_elf/diag/diag.krn: 5.3
1:/x86_elf/firmware/deux/firmware.img: Firmware 3.1.0
1:/x86_elf/firmware/SB_XIV/firmware.img: BIOS/NABL Firmware 3.0
1:/x86_elf/firmware/SB_XIV/bmc.img: BMC Firmware 1.1
3. Compare the two versions and see Table A-3.
Table A-3 Firmware update requirement
If the version of the newly loaded firmware
displayed by the version command is...
Then...
The same as the installed version displayed by
sysconfig
Your storage system does not need a system
firmware update.
Later than the installed version displayed by
sysconfig
Your storage system needs a system firmware
update.
Earlier than the installed version displayed by
sysconfig
Do
not update system firmware.

IBM N Series Specifications

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Brand	IBM
Model	N Series
Category	Storage
Language	English