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Dell PowerStore T and PowerStore Q Software Upgrade Guide

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Update the drive firmware on the PowerStore cluster

Use PowerStore Manager to update the drive firmware on a PowerStore cluster.

Prerequisites

As a best practice, always update the drive firmware to the latest available version following a software upgrade. Drive firmware updates do not require a node reboot.

NOTE:Most drive firmware bundles are backwards-compatible with multiple PowerStoreOS versions. See the detailed description of the drive firmware bundle on Support for more compatibility information. If you attempt to install an incompatible drive firmware bundle, a warning message appears and the installation does not proceed.

Steps

  1. Download the latest drive firmware update package from Support.
    The drive firmware update package contains firmware updates for the drives in the PowerStore cluster. For instructions on downloading PowerStore upgrade packages, see Download the PowerStore upgrade packages.
  2. Select the Settings icon, and then select Upgrades in the Cluster section.
  3. In the Software Packages section, select More Actions > Upload Package.
    NOTE:For clusters with Support Connectivity and automatic download enabled, new applicable drive firmware packages are automatically downloaded to your system and appear on the Upgrades page.
  4. Select the drive firmware update package, and select Open.
    The drive firmware update package is uploaded and displayed in the Software packages table.
    NOTE:Do not close or refresh the browser while the drive firmware update package is uploaded to PowerStore Manager.
  5. Select the drive firmware update package, and select Upgrade.

Results

  • To verify the drive firmware version for individual drives in a PowerStore cluster, go to the Hardware > Appliances > appliance > Components > Drives page in PowerStore Manager.
  • To verify the drive firmware version for all the drives in a PowerStore cluster, run the service command svc_diag list --show_drives. For more information, see the PowerStore Service Scripts Guide.

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