8-22 Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • May 2004
8.6 Upgrading Firmware
From time to time, firmware upgrades are made available as patches that you can
download from SunSolve Online, located at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com
Each patch applies to one or more particular piece of firmware, including:
■ Controller firmware
■ Drive firmware
■ SES firmware
■ PLD firmware
SunSolve has extensive search capabilities that can help you find these patches, as
well as regular patch reports and alerts to let you know when firmware upgrades
and other patches become available. In addition, SunSolve provides reports about
bugs that have been fixed in patch updates.
Each patch includes an associated README text file that provides detailed
instructions about how to download and install that patch. But, generally speaking,
all firmware downloads follow the same steps:
■ Locating the patch on SunSolve that contains the firmware upgrade you want
■ Downloading the patch to a location on your network
■ Using your array software (Sun StorEdge Configuration Service, sscli[1M] or
array firmware, in some cases, to “flash” the firmware to the device it updates
Note – For instructions on how to download firmware to disk drives in a JBOD
directly attached to a host, refer to the README file in the patch that contains the
firmware.
Caution – Be particularly careful about downloading and installing PLD firmware.
If the wrong firmware is installed, or the firmware is installed on the wrong device,
your controller might be rendered inoperable. Always be sure to upgrade your SES
firmware first before trying to determine if you need a PLD upgrade.
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