How to do MSA1000 firmware upgrade?

[timo_lo]

Hi,

I have MSA1000 with MSA Fabric Switch 6. The storage is attached to HP Proliant DL380 G6 directly via fiber. The server has ESXi 5.5 Update 1 installed. I am using this setup for testing purposes.

I'd like to update the MSA1000 firmware, but I am not sure how to do it, and to what firmware version can I update the storage so that it will still support the MSA Fabric Switch 6? Can I do it via the serial cable attached to the controller, and from where can I download the correct firmware version/installation packages?

Controller details:

MSA1000(c) Compaq P56350C9IOB0N1 Software 2.38 Build 122  Hardware 7

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[OlegDidey]

here is a update procedure

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay?javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.prp_ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c00236579-3%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.tpst=ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01&ac.admitted=1405362933200.87...

[timo_lo]

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@OlegDidey wrote:

here is a update procedure

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay?javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.prp_ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c00236579-3%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.tpst=ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01&ac.admitted=1405362933200.87...

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Thanks!

The thing is, I don't know to which version I can upgrade my controller:

"The MSA Fabric Switch 6 is only supported on the MSA1000 with firmware version 4.24 (Active/Passive) and only with 2 GB HBAs. It is only supported with one hop cascading to another MSA Fabric Switch 6."

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Storage-Area-Networks-SAN/MSA1000-MSA-Fabric-Switch-6-firmware/td-p/4528110#.U8Sx_bT_wjA

So I should not upgrade my controller above the 4.24 version? I can only find the MSA1000 Support Software CD version 7.67 which has the firmware version 4.48.