Firmware drive enhancements

[Convergo]

What are especially the enhancements for drive firmware

Version: 2025.04.11 (10 Apr 2025) Enhancements

Enabled online firmware updates on MSA Storage Systems during maintenance periods.

Would that mean it is currently a must to upgrade the current drives offline, or is it allowed to plan current drive upgrades in a maintenance window with limited IO ?

[Sahana_S]

Hello @Convergo ,

Drive firmware upgrades on the HPE MSA Storage System MUST be initiated during a maintenance period with minimal to no I/O load from attached systems. Select and schedule an appropriate time to perform an online upgrade. To ensure the success of an online upgrade, selecting the appropriate time is essential. Because the online firmware upgrade is performed while host I/Os are being serviced, the I/O load can impact the upgrade process. Selecting a period of minimal to no I/O activity will ensure the upgrade completes as quickly as possible, and will avoid disruptions to hosts and applications due to timeouts.

For more information, please refer to this link.

Hope this helps!

Thanks,
Sahana S

[Sebasbin]

Hi,

Refer to the following document, Best practices for firmware updates

https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00015961enw?jumpid=in_lit-psnow-red