8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array updating product software guide (XCS 6.200) (5697-7958, February 2009)

9. Click Finish.

The following conﬁrmation message opens.

10. Click OK to upgrade the system software on the controllers. Click Cancel to stop the code load

process and return to the Storage System Properties window.

The upgrade process begins and the Initializing ﬁrmware code load page opens. See Figure 16.

This page is displayed until the controller code load is complete a n d the controllers restart. During

this interval both controllers resync and begin operating on the new ﬁrmware code. Once the resync

is complete, the controllers begin processing host I/Os.

Next, code within the storage system is updated, which can take up to 10 minutes to complete. This

includes ﬁrmware on the EMU and I/O modules in the disk enclosures. During this interval, the

Storage System Updating Firmware window opens. See Figure 17.

Figure 16 Initializin g ﬁrmware code load

Figure 17 Storage system updating ﬁrmware

11 . When the ﬁrmware upgrade is complete, the Initialized Storag e System Properties window opens.

Verify the version of the storage system software in the Version box. It should be 620 0.

Upgrading the Enterprise Virtual Array