VNX DP Upgrading Disk Firmware
VNX DP Upgrading Disk Firmware
VNX DP Upgrading Disk Firmware
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December, 2016
This document describes how to run the Install Disk Firmware Online Wizard for your EMC®
VNX system. The Install Disk Firmware Online wizard is part of Unisphere™ Service Manager
(USM).
Once you are logged into your system, the latest version of USM automatically scans for
and notifies you if a drive firmware update is available for the drives present in your
system. If an update is available, a popup message is displayed at the bottom of the
System page. The wizard will assign a priority rating to your drive firmware updates and
allow you to install multiple firmware updates in a sequential manner.
Topics include:
l Before you start..........................................................................................................2
l Downloading and installing the Unisphere Service Manager.......................................2
l Identifying drive firmware updates from within USM...................................................3
l Identifying drive firmware updates from within Unisphere.......................................... 3
l Upgrading drive firmware using the USM wizard.........................................................3
l Downloading drive firmware for a manual installation................................................ 4
Before you start
To install drive firmware, you need:
l A Windows host or Windows virtual machine that is:
n Running a supported operating system version. For supported versions, refer to
the product release notes, which are available on the EMC Online Support
website.
n Connected to the Internet if you need to install USM and/or drive firmware
updates.
n Running Java Runtime Environment (JRE). For supported versions, refer to the
product release notes.
l Review Knowledgebase article 000466205 for a list of urgent firmware updates and
further requirements.
l An account on the EMC Online Support website.
NOTICE
If you select Yes, the USM may not work properly with a later JRE version. If you
select No, and manually remove the later version of the JRE, other applications that
require this version may not work properly.
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Upgrading Drive Firmware
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Upgrading Drive Firmware
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