Specifications

DS300f G2 Series User Manual
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6. Click the Next button.
ThenextscreenshowstheFlashImage(rmwareimagele)VersionNumberandBuildDate.
7. Click the Submit button.
8. In the Conrmation box, type the word “conrm”intheeldprovidedandclicktheConrm button.
The progress of the update displays.
Warning
DoNOTpowerofftheRAIDsubsystemduringtheupdate!
DoNOTmovetoanyotherscreenuntilthermwareupdateoperationis
completed!
When the update is completed a message tells you to reboot the subsystem,
9. Click the OK button.
• If you chose the Disruptive Flash Method, the RAID subsystem
and JBOD expansion units automatically restart.
• If you chose the Non-Disruptive Flash Method, the system automatically
ashes and restarts the RAID controllers one at a time.
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If you did NOT check the NDIU box, the RAID subsystem and JBOD expansion units automatically restart. That
action temporarily disrupts I/O operations and drops your ASUS Storage Management connection.
To reestablish your ASUS Storage Management connection:
1. Wait no less than two minutes.
2. Click Logout in the ASUS Storage Management Header, then log in again.
If you cannot log in, wait 30 seconds and try again.
3. In your browser, click Logout in the ASUS Storage Management Header, then log in again.
If you cannot log in immediately, wait 30 seconds and try again.
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Download the latest rmwareimagelefromASUSStoragesupport:
http://www.ASUS Storage.com/support/ and save it to your Host PC or TFTP server.
Important
Verify that no background activities are running on the RAID subsystem.
ToupdatethermwareontheRAIDsubsystemandJBODexpansionunits:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight AdditionalInfoandManagement, and press Enter.
2. Highlight FlashthroughTFTP and press Enter.
3. Highlight TFTPServerandtypetheIPaddressofyourTFTPserverintheeldprovided.
4. Highlight PortNumber and press the backspace key to erase the current value, then type the new value. 69
is the default.
A list of the current users appears.
5. Highlight FileNameandtypethelenameofthermwareimageleintheeldprovided.
6. Highlight FlashMethod and press the spacebar to toggle between:
• Disruptive – Updates the RAID controllers and I/O modules simultaneously.
I/O operations stop during the rmware update.
•
NonDisruptive – (NDIU) Updates the RAID controllers and I/O modules one at a time,
enabling I/O operations continue during the rmware update. Updates with this option take
a longer period of time to complete. All ASUS DS300f G2 models support this feature.
7. Highlight Startand press Enter.
Warning
Do NOT power off the RAID subsystem during the update!
Do NOT move to any other screen until the rmware update operation is completed!
• If you chose the Disruptive Flash Method, the RAID subsystem
and JBOD expansion units automatically restart.
• If you chose the Non-Disruptive Flash Method, the system automatically
ashes and restarts the RAID controllers one at a time.