HP StorageWorks 1000/1500 Modular Smart Array Firmware Updating Guide (370881-001, May 2006)

3Updatingthecomponents
Perform the following procedures, as needed, to update system components:
• Updating the operating system
• Updating switch firmware
• Updating HBA firmware
• Upd ating SCSI hard drive firmware
• Updating multipathing software
• Updating HBA drivers, MPIO components, and the ACU
• Updating MSA contro ller firmwar e
Updating the operating system
Obtain the nee ded files and installation instructions from the operating system vendor web site or the
HP IT Resource Center web site: h
ttp://www.itrc.hp.com.
CAUTION:
Operating system updates require one or more system restarts and should be performed during
scheduled m
aintenance time.
Updating switch firmware
Obtain the needed files and installation instructions from the switch vendor or HP SAN Infrastructure
web site:h
ttp://www.hp.com/go/san.
Updating HBA fi rmware
Obtain the ne eded files and installation instructions from the HP SAN Infrastructure web site:
h
ttp://www.hp.com/go/san.
NOTE:
SpecificversionsofHBAfirmware and HBA drivers are designed to work together. For more information,
see Determining which components to update and the MSA-specific compatibility guide on the Technical
Documentation page of each MSA web site.
Updatin
g SCSI hard drive firmware
SCSI har
ddrivefirmware updates are performed from the bootable P roLiant Firmware M aintenance C D
and are required only when the following message is displayed on the MSA controller LCD panel:
85 BAD DRIVE FRMWARE BOX <n> BAY <n>
CAUTION
:
This upd
ate procedure must be performed during a scheduled maintenance window.
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