Setup Guide

Updating the Shared PERC 8 Firmware
Click Chassis Overview → Storage → Update and see if the Shared PERC 8 firmware needs updating.
1. Log in to the CMC GUI by using the management station.
2. Ensure that the PowerEdge VRTX system is turned on in Chassis Overview → Power.
3. Ensure the server modules are turned off in Server Overview → Power.
4. Navigate to Storage in the left pane and click the Update tab.
The Storage Component Update page is displayed.
Figure 3. Updating the Shared PERC 8 Firmware
5. In Select the Update Package, click Browse and select the Shared PERC 8 firmware you downloaded
by following the steps in Downloading Firmware and Drivers.
The CMC software analyzes the firmware file and if you had downloaded the correct package for the
Shared PERC 8 card, the Storage Component Update page displays the PERC controller.
6. Select the RAID Controller and click Update.
A message is displayed stating that the PowerEdge VRTX system must be turned off.
7. Click OK to proceed.
After the Shared PERC 8 firmware update is complete, the controller resets itself so no power cycling
is required. If there are two Shared PERC 8 cards and they have different firmware revisions installed,
select the PERC card that needs the upgrade. If both the cards have the same firmware revision
installed, both cards are displayed as a single component in the CMC GUI.
8. If the upgrade is successful, the status of the page changes to show the updated firmware.
Updating the Backplane Expander Board Firmware
Click Chassis Overview → Storage → Update and see if the backplane expander board firmware needs
updating.
1. Log in to the CMC GUI by using the management station.
The Chassis Overview page is displayed.
2. In the left pane, click Storage and then click the Update tab in the right pane.
The Storage Component Update page is displayed.
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