Downloading the Environmental (ESM) Card Firmware

Use the Download Environmental (ESM) Card Firmware option to transfer a downloadable file to the ESM cards in the expansion drawers in the storage subsystem.


Attention:

Possible loss of data risk or risk of damage to the storage subsystem – Downloading the ESM card firmware incorrectly could result in damage to the storage subsystem or loss of data. Perform downloads only under the guidance of a representative.


Attention:

Risk of making ESM cards unusable – Do not make any configuration changes to the storage subsystem while downloading ESM card firmware. Doing so could cause the firmware download to fail and make the selected ESM cards unusable.

  1. From the Subsystem Management Window, select Advanced >>Maintenance>> Download >> ESM Firmware .


    Important:

    If an ESM card does not show up in the list (because of a loss of redundancy or some other problem), run the Recovery Guru to diagnose and fix the problem before continuing with the download.

  2. In the Select enclosures area, either highlight each expansion drawer to which you want to download firmware, or click Select All to highlight all expansion drawers in the storage subsystem. Each selected expansion drawer should have the same product ID.
  3. Enter the firmware file to download in the Select file area by performing one of these steps:


    Note:

    The Start button is unavailable until both a expansion drawer and a firmware file are selected.

  4. Click Start. Confirm your selections, and either click Yes to continue with the firmware download, or click No to quit.


    Note:

    If you click Stop while a firmware download is in progress, the download-in-progress finishes before the operation stops. The status field for the remaining expansion drawers changes to Canceled.

  5. Monitor the progress and completion status of the download to the expansion drawers. The progress and status of each expansion drawer that is participating in the download appears in the status field of the Select Enclosures table.


    Note:

    Each firmware download can take several minutes to complete.

  6. Perform one of these actions depending on whether the downloaded succeeded: