topic Re: Disk firmware update in Disk

Disk firmware update

John Olcott — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:49:18 GMT

I'm trying to update the firmware for A3714A disks in a 12H disk array. I found the firmware patch (pf_dseach3hp04) & tried to update the disks but got an error after it shutdown the array. I've been told by my software support people that there is no firmware update for individual disks in an array. I was able to update the controller array firmware. Thanks

Re: Disk firmware update

Geno Church_1 — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:27:06 GMT

John,

That is an incorrect statement...There are firmware updates for individual disks within the 12H array.

Geno

Re: Disk firmware update

John Olcott — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:30:12 GMT

Do you where they are? Thanks

Re: Disk firmware update

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:31:58 GMT

Nonsense, you can update individual disks in a 12H. In fact, you would have to able to do this because you could have several different disk models within the same AutoRAID. Note that the download utility has a -D option just for this. Man download for details.

Re: Disk firmware update

Geno Church_1 — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:34:59 GMT

What type (model/part number) are the disks that you are using and I can tell you what the most current firmware is.

Geno

Re: Disk firmware update

John Olcott — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:38:37 GMT

A3714A disks. Latest firmware is HP04. I downloaded the patch but when I tried downloading the firmware to the disk with -d option I got a scsi error.

Re: Disk firmware update

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:44:38 GMT

Here you go:
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?BC=patch.breadcrumb.main|patch.breadcrumb.search|&patchid=PF_DSEACH3HP04&context=firmware:disk

You gunzip and untar this and then use the download command on the untar'ed firmware file.