Administrator Guide

Step Description
Register Package Storage Manager waits for FluidFS to register that the package has arrived and make the
service pack available for installation.
8 Click Finish when you are ready to install the service pack. The progress of the installation process is displayed.
NOTE: During the installation process, communication with the FluidFS cluster will be interrupted. This might result in a
communication error. However, the installation process will continue to run in the background.
NOTE: The installation process is a long-running operation. If you close the wizard, the installation process will continue to
run in the background. You can view the installation progress using the File System tab→Maintenance → Internal→
Background Processes tab.
Managing Firmware Updates
Firmware is automatically updated on NAS controllers during service pack updates and after a failed NAS controller is replaced. After a
rmware update is complete, the NAS controller reboots. It is important that you do not remove a NAS controller when a rmware update
is in progress. Doing so corrupts the rmware. A rmware update is in progress if both the rear power-on LED and cache active/o-load
LED repeatedly blink amber 5 times and then blink green 5 times. If you connect a monitor to a NAS
controller VGA port during a rmware
update, the following message is displayed: Executing firmware updates for TopHat system.
Update Firmware Using FTP
Use this procedure to update controllers to the latest version of FluidFS:
1 Open Windows File Explorer.
2 In the address bar, type ftp://Administrator@FLUIDFS-VIP:44421/servicepack and hit Enter.
a Log in as Administrator, and enter the Administrator password.
3 Drag and drop the FluidFS ISO into the servicepack folder.
4 Wait about two minutes, then open the DSM client and navigate to the File System tab > Cluster Maintenance > Software
Versions .
5 Right-click on the version that was just uploaded, and select Upgrade.
6 Follow the prompts.
Restoring the NAS Volume Conguration
Restoring the NAS volume conguration provides an eective way to restore the following NAS volume settings without having to manually
recongure them:
• SMB shares
• NFS exports
• Snapshot schedules
• Quota rules
This is useful in the following circumstances:
• After recovering a system
• After recovering a NAS volume
• When failing over to a replication target NAS volume
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