You can upgrade your storage array's software and firmware for all the latest features and bug fixes.
Several storage array components contain software or hardware that you might want to upgrade occasionally.
1 Controller shelf |
2 Drive shelf |
3 Software, controller firmware, controller NVSRAM, supervisor software |
4 Drive firmware |
5 IOM firmware |
6 Drive firmware |
You can view your current software and firmware versions in the Software and Firmware Inventory dialog box. Go to Software and Firmware Inventory.
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If your storage array contains two controllers and you have a multipath driver installed, the storage array can continue processing I/O while the upgrade occurs. During the upgrade, controller A fails over all of its volumes to controller B, upgrades, takes back its volumes and all of controller B’s volumes, and then upgrades controller B.
A pre-upgrade health check runs as part of the upgrade process. The pre-upgrade health check assesses all storage array components to make sure the upgrade can proceed. The following conditions might prevent the upgrade:
You also can run the pre-upgrade health check separately without doing an upgrade.