HP SureStore E Disk Array 12H User's and Service Manual (C5445-90901, September 1999)

HP SureStore E Disk Array 12H Controller
Firmware Download Procedure
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Controller
or, inside the HP firewall (HP-qualified personnel only):
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http://essd.boi.hp.com
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click on “Products”
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click on “Disk Arrays”
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click on “Disk Array 12H”
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click on “AutoRAID firmware”
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left click on “ARDlif_HPxx” (xx = the controller firmware revision you want to download)
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save the file using “save as” to your system
Once you have the ARDlif file, copy it to a tape using the following command:
dd if=ARDlif of=/dev/rmt/{tapedrive} bs=2k
2. On the machine you want to download and while the operating system is running get the following
information:
Perform an “ioscan -fnCdisk” and “ioscan –fnCtape” to locate the arrays and the tape device and note their
location.
Tape device hardware address _________________________________________
Tape device location (i.e., /dev/rmt/…): _________________________________________
Disk array(s) bus number(s): _________________________________________
Firmware file name needed to download
(This file should be in the ARDlif file)
_________________________________________
Primary controller _________________________________________