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

Controller: $1$GGA401:

MSA1xxx (C) COMPAQ P56350B9IN20HW Software x.xx

Controller Identifier: 401

NODE_ID = 500805f3-0001b290

Current Redundancy mode: Active/Standby

Current Role: Standby

Controller: $1$GGA400:

MSA1xxx (C) COMPAQ P56350B9IMX025 Software x.xx

Controller Identifier: 400

NODE_ID = 500805f3-0001b290

Current Redundancy mode: Active/Standby

Current Role: Active

15. Before resuming I/O access to the MSA, verify that the MSA and its storage arrays are online.

Using the SC SI CAM Utility (Tru64 UNIX)

NOTE:

If you are updating the MSA controller ﬁrmware to version 4.24 or later and you plan to install version

5.1A on your AlphaServer, the following sequence is required:

• Update the MSA co

ntroller ﬁrmware to version 4.24 or later using the factory installed version

5.1B system disk.

• Install version 5.1A on your AlphaServer.

NOTE:

If you are updating the MSA controller ﬁrmware to version 4.24 or later and your server has one

CD-ROM drive and no diskette drive, use one of the following recommended processes:

• Install the Tru64 UNIX operating system on to a local disk.

• Update the MSA controller ﬁrmware.

• Install or back up the Tru64 U NIX operating system onto an MSA logical unit.

—OR—

• Connect to another AlphaServer that supports ﬁrmware updates.

• Update the MSA controller ﬁrmware.

• Reconnect to the AlphaServer.

• Install the Tru64 UNIX operating system onto an MSA logical unit.

NOTE:

The following procedure uses an example conﬁguration of one MSA with two controllers. Use information

from your conﬁguration to install the ﬁrmware.

1. Obtain the ﬁrmware ﬁles as instructed in O btaining MSA suppor t software or controller ﬁrmware.

2. From Tru64, enter the following comm a nd to determine the hardware ID (HWID) of each MSA:

> hwmgr view device | grep MSA | grep -v VOLUME

After a few moments, the following information is displayed:

HWID: Device Name Mfg Model Location :

115 /dev/cport/scp0 MSA CONTROLLER bus-0-targ-0-lun-0

HP StorageWorks 1000/1500 Modular Smart Array ﬁrmware updating guide