This command downloads a firmware image to a disk drive.
Attention:
Possible damage to the storage subsystem configuration – Downloading disk drive firmware incorrectly can result in damage to the disk drives or a loss of data.
download drive [enclosureID,slotID] firmware file=”filename”
Parameter | Description |
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drive | The disk drive to which you want to download the firmware image. Specify the enclosure ID and slot ID for the disk drive. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. Slot ID values are 1 to 32. |
filename | The file path and the file name of the file that contains the firmware image. Enclose the file path and the file name of the firmware image in double quotation marks (“ ”). |
Before trying to download disk drive firmware, take these precautions:
You can use this command to test the firmware on one disk drive before you install the firmware on all of the disk drives in a storage subsystem. (Use the download storageSubsystem driveFirmware command to download firmware on all of the disk drives in the storage subsystem.) This command blocks all I/O activity until the download finishes or fails. The download returns one of these statuses:
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