Setup Guide

Contents
About This Manual............................................................................................................. 5
Audience............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Related Documentation...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Dell Online Services............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Dell EqualLogic Storage Solutions.......................................................................................................................................5
Technical Support and Customer Service...........................................................................................................................5
1 Overview......................................................................................................................... 6
Release Type Denitions.....................................................................................................................................................6
PS Series Array and FS Series Appliance Compatibility.......................................................................................................6
About Dell Storage Update Manager.................................................................................................................................. 7
Features and Benets...................................................................................................................................................7
EqualLogic Host Software.................................................................................................................................................. 7
2 Enhancements................................................................................................................ 9
32-Bit and 64-Bit Update Files........................................................................................................................................... 9
Language Packs................................................................................................................................................................. 9
3 PS Series Arrays – Planning and Prerequisites...............................................................10
PS Group Health Check.................................................................................................................................................... 10
Disabling Email Home During Updates................................................................................................................................11
4 PS Series Array Preparation — Known Limitations and Recommendations....................12
Minimizing Host Disruption................................................................................................................................................12
Supported Update Paths...................................................................................................................................................12
General Rules.................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Known Limitations and Recommendations........................................................................................................................13
Pause Collection Replications Before Updating Firmware............................................................................................13
GUI Firmware Update Does Not Work in an Environment Running Only IPv6..............................................................14
Use the CLI to Update Firmware in a Single Controller Environment...........................................................................14
Updating Firmware Not Allowed from GUI when FTP is Disabled................................................................................14
Working With Multimember Groups............................................................................................................................ 14
Add a New Array to an Existing Group........................................................................................................................ 14
Update Across Multiple Releases................................................................................................................................ 14
Important Information About Dell EqualLogic Firmware Updates and Microsoft Windows Clusters.............................14
5 PS Series Array Firmware Update Procedure.................................................................15
Update the Firmware Using Dell Storage Update Manager............................................................................................... 15
Update the Firmware Without Using Dell Storage Update Manager..................................................................................15
Download the Firmware Update Kit...................................................................................................................................15
Identify the Controller Type in the Group Manager GUI.....................................................................................................15
Update the PS Series Firmware Using the GUI................................................................................................................. 15
Update the PS Series Firmware Using the CLI.................................................................................................................. 17
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