Technical data

4 Upgrading the ESM Firmware

Upgrading the

ESM Firmware

If you need to upgrade ESM Firmware, obtain a copies of the installation files from

the SANtricity ES Storage Manager installation DVD or from your storage vendor’s

web site. Save the file on the management station where you will perform the

upgrade.

1. In the SANtricity ES Enterprise Management window, double-click the icon

for the storage array to upgrade.

The Array Management window for the storage array appears.

2. Select Upgrade>>ESM Firmware.

The Download Environmental (ESM) Card Firmware dialog appears.

3. In the Download Environmental (ESM) Card Firmware dialog, click Select

All to upgrade all of the drive trays in the storage array.

4. In the Download Environmental (ESM) Card Firmware dialog, click Select

File, locate and select the file you downloaded, and then click OK.

The ESM Firmware Compatibility Warning dialog appears.

5. Read the warning message in the ESM Firmware Compatibility Warning

dialog and then, if you are confident that you are ready to proceed, click OK.

6. In the Download Environmental (ESM) Card Firmware dialog, click Start.

The Confirm Download dialog appears.

7. In the Confirm Download dialog, type "yes" in the text box and then click OK.

8. In the ESM Firmware Compatibility Warning dialog, click Close.

Storage

Management

Software

Packages

All storage management software packages are generally installed in the same

directory on the same system, whether the system is the host or a separate storage

management station.

Table 2 Storage Management Software Packages

Software Package Description and Usage

SMclient This package contains the graphical user interface for managing the

storage array. This package also contains an optional monitor service

that sends alerts when a critical problem exists with the storage array.

SMagent The storage management software that is installed only on a host

machine to enable in-band management.

SMruntime The operating system (OS) -specific storage management software

that installs the appropriate Java runtime environment (JRE), which

allows Java files to be displayed.