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Chapter 4: Maintenance
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Updating Firmware with the JBOD Flash Utility
The download firmware image (.img) file package includes a Windows-based
utility to update the firmware on the VessJBOD. The JBOD utility:
• Updates firmware on VessJBOD subsystems only
• Updates one VessJBOD at a time
• Runs on Windows PCs over a RS232 serial connection
• Works with any RAID system configuration
Preparing the Utility
To prepare the utility:
1. Verify that your serial connection from your PC to the VessJBOD is online.
See “Setting up the Serial Connection” on page 18.
2. Unzip the firmware download, locate and open the expfwdlutil folder.
The utility file is expfwdlutil_<version number>.exe.
By default, the utility connects to the VessJBOD through the Host PC’s
COM1 port.
If you are using a different COM port, you must change the port setting in the
configuration file.
To access the configuration file and change the COM port setting:
1. Double click the expfwdlutil_<version number>.exe file to start the utility.
2. In the Flash Utility dialog box, click the Quit button. In the Warning box, click
the Yes button.
When the utility opened, it created a fwdl.ini file in the same directory.
3. Open the fwdl.ini configuration file in a text editor and change the comport
number as required.
[settings]
file=
comport=1
The file value fills in automatically when you run the utility.
Save and close the fwdl.ini file.
Warning
Do not restart the VessJBOD during a firmware upgrade
procedure. Wait until you see the Firmware download finished
successfully message.