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ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual
5.0 Update storage and firmware
You can update the ATTO FastStream VT 5300 at any time. Refer to
www.attotech.com
for complete
information.
Several methods are available to update the
ATTO FastStream firmware and to re-initialize
attached storage. Be sure all data is backed up
before using any of these procedures to prevent
data loss.
Remove stale VTL configuration data
Initializing the attached storage may be used to
remove stale VTL configuration data from a drive
that is known to be in good health.
This operation erases all information stored on
your drive; back up data before selecting
Commit
.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Data is erased during this process. Back
up your data before selecting
Commit
.
These operations have a negative impact
on the performance of normal operations;
all activity should be stopped.
1 If you are not already in the FastStream GUI,
type the IP address of your appliance, as found
in Use the FastStream VT 5300 GUI
on page
23, in a standard browser, click Enter Here and
type in your username and password.
2 Click the Diagnostics button
3 Click the Initialize and Verify button or the
Initialize Only button.
4 Click Next
5 Click on the drives you wish to test; the drives
are highlighted.
6Select Initialize and Verify
7 Click Commit
8 A warning message displays; choose yes to
continue.
9The Drive Performance and Health screen
appears
10 The Time Remaining box tells you how much
time remains until the process is complete. The
representation of each drive in the Drives box
shows the percentage completed.
Update firmware
The ATTO FastStream VT 5300 has several
processors which control the flow of data. The
firmware to control these processors can be
upgraded in the field using the
PUT
command
from an FTP connection or the zModem utility
over an RS-232 serial connection.
Preliminary steps
1 The ATTO FastStream VT 5300 firmware is
distributed as a compressed .zip file.
Uncompress the .zip file into an image file
(.ima). Note the filename. The .zip file can be
uncompressed using any utility that supports
the zip format.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Ensure that all I/O to the ATTO FastStream
VT 5300 has stopped.
During this procedure, do not interrupt the
flash process. Do not power down the host
or the ATTO FastStream VT 5300 until the
display returns the Ready prompt.
Interrupting the flash process makes your
ATTO FastStream VT 5300 inoperable and
you will have to return it to ATTO for repair.
2 Decide whether to use FTP over Ethernet or a
terminal program using the RS-232 serial link,
and continue with one of the following
procedures.