Administrator Guide

Update commands

Update drive firmware

Description

This command updates the firmware version of the specified drives by using the provided firmware file.

This command also verifies the integrity of the firmware file before applying the firmware.

Command syntax

shmcli (update drive | updatedrive | ud) (-a=<(SAS WWID | AdapterIndex)> [-

enc=<(WWN | EnclIndex)> [-w=<DrawerIndex>]] [-d=<(WWN | EnclosureSlotIndex |

DrawerSlotIndex | Serial Number | Drive OS Path)>] (-file=<FW.FilePath> [-

force] | -directory=<FW.DirectoryPath>) [-show] [-multi] | -enc=<WWN> [-

w=<DrawerIndex>] [-d=<(WWN | EnclosureSlotIndex | DrawerSlotIndex | Serial

Number | Drive OS Path)>] (-file=<FW.FilePath>[-force] | -

directory=<FW.DirectoryPath>) [-show] [-multi] | -d=<(WWN | EnclosureSlotIndex

| DrawerSlotIndex | Serial Number | Drive OS Path)> (-file=<FW.FilePath>[-

force] | -directory=<FW.DirectoryPath>) [-show] [-multi] | [-h])

Parameters

Table 24. Update drive firmware

Parameter Description

-a

Specify the adapter used for the command. This is

either SAS WWID or AdapterIndex.

-d

Specify the HDD used for the command. This can

be any of the following:

• WWN—Can be used anytime.

• Serial Number—Can be used anytime.

• Drive OS path—Can be used anytime.

• Enclosure Slot Index—Use if drawer argument

is not used for the command.

• Drawer Slot Index (Index of the drive in the

specific drawer)— Use if drawer argument is

used for the command.

• Enclosure Slot Index—Use if drawer argument

is not being used for the command.

-enc

Specify the enclosure used for the command. This

is either WWN or EnclIndex.

-w

Specify the drawer index used for the command.

-file

Specify the file at the given path used for the

command.