Administrator Guide

Parameter Description
-multi
Using this option causes drive updates to happen simultaneously,
increasing overall update speed significantly. The speed increase is
apparent during multi drive updates.
Command examples
update drive -a = 1 -enc = 1 -w = 2 -file = C:\Users\Administrator\firmware\upgrade.fwh
update drive -enc = EnclosureWWN -file = C:\Users\Administrator\firmware\upgrade.fwh -force
update drive -a = 1 -directory = C:\Users\Administrator\firmware -multi
update drive -d = DriveWWN -directory = C:\Users\Administrator\firmware -show
NOTE: If the directory or filename contains special characters, you must enclose the file path within escaped double
quotation marks.
Update EMM firmware
Description
This command updates the firmware version of the specified EMM by using the provided firmware file. This command also verifies the
integrity of the firmware file before applying the firmware.
NOTE: Default behavior of the command uses the –wait functionality.
Command syntax
shmcli (update emm | updateemm) (-a=<(SAS WWID | AdapterIndex)> -enc=<(WWN | EnclIndex)> -
emm=<(WWN | EMMIndex)> -file=<FW.Filepath> | -emm=<WWN> -file=<FW.Filepath> | [-nowait] | [-
h])
Parameters
Table 24. Update EMM firmware
Parameter Description
-a
Specifies the adapter used for the command. This can be either
SAS WWID or AdapterIndex.
-enc
Specifies the enclosure used for the command. This can be either
WWN or EnclIndex.
-emm
Specifies the EMM used for the command.
-file
Specifies the file at the given path used for the command.
-h
Provides more information about the command, description, and
usage.
-wait
(default) If provided, the application waits to return until after the
updated EMM is automatically turned on again.
-nowait
If provided, the application returns immediately after sending the
firmware to the device. The device may not be available for use for
some duration of time while it is applying the update.
NOTE: If the file name contains special characters, you must enclose the file path within escaped double quotation
marks.
Command examples
update emm -a = 500abcdefgh12345 -enc = 1 -emm = 0 -file = C:\Users\Administrator\firmwares
\emm_upgrade.esm
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Update commands