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Needs a firmware HP05 for BD07255B29 FC disks.

Maya Gates — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:33:11 GMT

Our disks' FW version is HP03, we need a new firmware HP05 to upgrade them.

How to get the new version FW HP05?

Thanks

Re: Needs a firmware HP05 for BD07255B29 FC disks.

Uwe Zessin — Sun, 28 Nov 2004 01:09:25 GMT

Call your service provider (usually HP). Any upgrade must be planned carefully - there is a little bit more involved than a few mouse clicks.

Re: Needs a firmware HP05 for BD07255B29 FC disks.

e4services — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 09:05:09 GMT

Here is all I could find on the issue:

BD07255B29 238921-B21 244448-001 72.8GB 10K, Fibre Channel, 40 pin, 1
Disk drive part number used with the Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA).
"It is recommended that this firmware roll be implemented if any of the corrected issues have been observed in your system or as part of any preventive maintenance program."
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_OD040817_CW01

Also mentioned is "Firmware HP05" was released by drive manufacturer. It lists "Maxtor" for 73.4GB 10K drive but who knows if that is what you have, but unfortunately it says "original release", giving the immpression that there was no HP03 for these drives. From what I have noted, you would have to update these offline, that is on a bench on a STD SCSI controller, and it is not usually reccomended unless you are really having trouble.

Re: Needs a firmware HP05 for BD07255B29 FC disks.

Uwe Zessin — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 09:15:10 GMT

There are two ways to upgrade disk drive firmware in an EVA:

1) Upgrade a single disk drive. You must ungroup it before you can load the firmware.

2) Do a bulk upgrade. This requires downtime of the entire storage array - if something goes wrong, you might be left with up to 240 dead disk drives!

Re: Needs a firmware HP05 for BD07255B29 FC disks.

Maya Gates — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 09:56:21 GMT

Fibre Channel Disk Firmware Upgrade to HP03 for Models BD03655B28, BD07255B29, BD14655B2A, BF03655B2B, BF07255B2C
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_OD040609_CW02&locale=en_US

Advisory: FC HDD Firmware upgrade to HP05 for BD03655B28, BD07255B29, BD14655B2A, BF03655B2B, BF07255B2C.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_OD040817_CW01&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=321347&locale=en_US

where are the downloadable files in?

Re: Needs a firmware HP05 for BD07255B29 FC disks.

Uwe Zessin — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:20:45 GMT

Hello Maya,
the firmware is not available for download.

My apologies if I sound like a broken record, but you need to talk to you service provider /HP.

Last time I checked, in Germany for example, even installation partners are not allowed to do disk drive firmware updates.