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Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S and 221S Systems Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S and 221S Systems Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware
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...\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865bk0TOC.fm Contents Before You Begin 5 Updating Storage Systems Attached to Cluster Servers 6 Updating Firmware Using Array Manager 7 Updating Firmware Using Dell Update Packages 8 Windows DUP Update Procedure 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Procedure 8 Updating Firmware Using Firmware Update Utililties 9 Windows Server...Cluster Mode 12 Updating the Storage System in Split-Bus Mode 13 Using Earlier Versions of Array Manager 13 Updating the Storage System Without Array Manager 13 Tables Table 1-1. Firmware Update Procedures 8 DELL CONFIDENTIAL -
...\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865bk0TOC.fm Contents Before You Begin 5 Updating Storage Systems Attached to Cluster Servers 6 Updating Firmware Using Array Manager 7 Updating Firmware Using Dell Update Packages 8 Windows DUP Update Procedure 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Procedure 8 Updating Firmware Using Firmware Update Utililties 9 Windows Server...Cluster Mode 12 Updating the Storage System in Split-Bus Mode 13 Using Earlier Versions of Array Manager 13 Updating the Storage System Without Array Manager 13 Tables Table 1-1. Firmware Update Procedures 8 DELL CONFIDENTIAL -
Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware
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... that enable you to manually install firmware updates. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - They are available to update your Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S or 221S storage system. Before You Begin Before you perform the procedures in your storage system firmware: • Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager - System management software, running the latest BIOS and firmware updates. FILE LOCATION: S:\systems...
... that enable you to manually install firmware updates. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - They are available to update your Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S or 221S storage system. Before You Begin Before you perform the procedures in your storage system firmware: • Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager - System management software, running the latest BIOS and firmware updates. FILE LOCATION: S:\systems...
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...Management Module Firmware Table 1-1. www.dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm Table 1.1 lists the required tool and files for Intel Intanium® Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 2.1) PV220s-221s-FRMWRxxxxx.bin Red Hat Linux, versions 7.x, 8.x, 9 pv2xxLxx.gz Array Manager... the attached storage system using the procedure found later in this document that applies to your host configuration. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Firmware Update Procedures Operating System Download File Microsoft® Windows®...
...Management Module Firmware Table 1-1. www.dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm Table 1.1 lists the required tool and files for Intel Intanium® Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 2.1) PV220s-221s-FRMWRxxxxx.bin Red Hat Linux, versions 7.x, 8.x, 9 pv2xxLxx.gz Array Manager... the attached storage system using the procedure found later in this document that applies to your host configuration. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Firmware Update Procedures Operating System Download File Microsoft® Windows®...
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.... 5 On the host system, click the Start button and select Programs→ Dell OpenManage Applications→ Array Manager→ Array Manager Console. 6 Select Arrays→ PERC Subsystem. 7 Select the controller that the PowerVault 22xS storage system appears. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Array Manager includes an integrated firmware update utility that the update was extracted in...
.... 5 On the host system, click the Start button and select Programs→ Dell OpenManage Applications→ Array Manager→ Array Manager Console. 6 Select Arrays→ PERC Subsystem. 7 Select the controller that the PowerVault 22xS storage system appears. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Array Manager includes an integrated firmware update utility that the update was extracted in...
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... on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is not available on your organization's software distribution tools. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm www.dell.com | support.dell.com Updating Firmware Using Dell Update Packages Dell Update Packages... a software update to either a single system or, remotely, to multiple systems using your host system. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - FOR PROOF ONLY 8 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware When the update is complete, a message appears indicating that is attached to a host system ...
... on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is not available on your organization's software distribution tools. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm www.dell.com | support.dell.com Updating Firmware Using Dell Update Packages Dell Update Packages... a software update to either a single system or, remotely, to multiple systems using your host system. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - FOR PROOF ONLY 8 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware When the update is complete, a message appears indicating that is attached to a host system ...
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FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 9 PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Updating Firmware Using Firmware Update Utililties Dell provides firmware updates as a user with administrator privileges. 3 Create a directory on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is not available. Included in step 3. 5 Extract the files to the directory. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts...
FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 9 PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Updating Firmware Using Firmware Update Utililties Dell provides firmware updates as a user with administrator privileges. 3 Create a directory on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is not available. Included in step 3. 5 Extract the files to the directory. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts...
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...root or su -user (superuser). 3 Create a directory on your system configuration. 8 Type the .exe filename on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is the version) DELL CONFIDENTIAL - Open a command prompt, type the following, and then press : cd /usr/local/pv22xA 5 Download the following ... the firmware file extracted from the command console. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - FOR PROOF ONLY 10 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware www.dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm 6 Run the extracted .exe file from pv2xxAxx.exe...
...root or su -user (superuser). 3 Create a directory on your system configuration. 8 Type the .exe filename on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is the version) DELL CONFIDENTIAL - Open a command prompt, type the following, and then press : cd /usr/local/pv22xA 5 Download the following ... the firmware file extracted from the command console. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - FOR PROOF ONLY 10 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware www.dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm 6 Run the extracted .exe file from pv2xxAxx.exe...
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...command prompt and press : chmod +x pv2xx 8 Type the following and then press : cd /usr/local/pv22xL DELL CONFIDENTIAL - FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 11 When the update completes, a message appears indicating that is attached to a host system that the...Linux (Versions 7.x, 8.x, and 9) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 3) for Intel EM64T. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Double-click on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is running Red Hat Linux versions 7.x, 8.x, or 9, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 3) for Intel EM64T Update Procedure...
...command prompt and press : chmod +x pv2xx 8 Type the following and then press : cd /usr/local/pv22xL DELL CONFIDENTIAL - FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 11 When the update completes, a message appears indicating that is attached to a host system that the...Linux (Versions 7.x, 8.x, and 9) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 3) for Intel EM64T. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Double-click on a PowerVault 22xS storage system that is running Red Hat Linux versions 7.x, 8.x, or 9, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Version 3) for Intel EM64T Update Procedure...
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...-bus module is in the extracted files are updating. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - For example, in step 3. 6 Uncompress the .gz file. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - In the command prompt, type the following and then press : ./pv22xL -x -d Where is the full path name to both EMMs ...systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm 5 Download the pv22xLxx.gz utility file from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and save the utility to update. FOR PROOF ONLY 12 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware For example: ./pv22xL -x pv22xs_E17.bin -d /dev/sg8 When the update ...
...-bus module is in the extracted files are updating. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - For example, in step 3. 6 Uncompress the .gz file. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - In the command prompt, type the following and then press : ./pv22xL -x -d Where is the full path name to both EMMs ...systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm 5 Download the pv22xLxx.gz utility file from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and save the utility to update. FOR PROOF ONLY 12 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware For example: ./pv22xL -x pv22xs_E17.bin -d /dev/sg8 When the update ...
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... condition is corrected by restarting the PowerVault storage system. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - Each EMM must be upgraded on the other EMM. Array Manager displays the correct firmware version for the EMM to which it . If you are upgrading the firmware using Array Manager version 3.1.1 or earlier and the ... update the firmware, the firmware update was successful. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Updating the Storage System Without Array Manager If Array Manager is running Array Manager and flash the EMM firmware from each cluster node to another system that the firmware version in joined-bus mode...
... condition is corrected by restarting the PowerVault storage system. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - Each EMM must be upgraded on the other EMM. Array Manager displays the correct firmware version for the EMM to which it . If you are upgrading the firmware using Array Manager version 3.1.1 or earlier and the ... update the firmware, the firmware update was successful. PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - Updating the Storage System Without Array Manager If Array Manager is running Array Manager and flash the EMM firmware from each cluster node to another system that the firmware version in joined-bus mode...
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FOR PROOF ONLY 14 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm www.dell.com | support.dell.com DELL CONFIDENTIAL - PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 -
FOR PROOF ONLY 14 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm www.dell.com | support.dell.com DELL CONFIDENTIAL - PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 -
Upgrading to Ultra 320 EMMs
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...before performing any server nodes connected to Ultra 320 EMMs. To obtain the latest version of Array Manager and the firmware, see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. NOTE: To achieve full Ultra 320 functionality, your computer. A00 April 2003 03W495A00 EMMs ...your system by removing the primary and secondary Ultra 160 enclosure management modules (EMMs) and installing the Ultra 320 EMMs in place. Otherwise, you must support Ultra 320. P/N 3W495 Rev. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems - Upgrading to the module has ceased....
...before performing any server nodes connected to Ultra 320 EMMs. To obtain the latest version of Array Manager and the firmware, see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. NOTE: To achieve full Ultra 320 functionality, your computer. A00 April 2003 03W495A00 EMMs ...your system by removing the primary and secondary Ultra 160 enclosure management modules (EMMs) and installing the Ultra 320 EMMs in place. Otherwise, you must support Ultra 320. P/N 3W495 Rev. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems - Upgrading to the module has ceased....
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... the relative importance for each of storage components that storage. Solution provides redundancy for hardware management capabilities • Performance o Bandwidth Utilization - PAGE 3 11/17/2005 PowerVault™ Direct Attached Storage PV22xS family • Interconnect Technology - Data from technological to ...for both software and hardware aspects which impact a storage solution can be easy to understand the requirements for Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions 1. Key storage components which would complete a storage solution. In general, effectiveness of the solution for ...
... the relative importance for each of storage components that storage. Solution provides redundancy for hardware management capabilities • Performance o Bandwidth Utilization - PAGE 3 11/17/2005 PowerVault™ Direct Attached Storage PV22xS family • Interconnect Technology - Data from technological to ...for both software and hardware aspects which impact a storage solution can be easy to understand the requirements for Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions 1. Key storage components which would complete a storage solution. In general, effectiveness of the solution for ...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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...has mostly random disk access operations while a streaming media server would require much less storage capacity than an e-mail store for Dell's Direct Attached Storage (DAS) products. however, specific behavior of each of the storage components with respect to herein are outside... environments; Different applications have • Latency mostly sequential disk access. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Understanding each of the storage applications and management functions is the type of application that will be utilizing the storage solution.
...has mostly random disk access operations while a streaming media server would require much less storage capacity than an e-mail store for Dell's Direct Attached Storage (DAS) products. however, specific behavior of each of the storage components with respect to herein are outside... environments; Different applications have • Latency mostly sequential disk access. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Understanding each of the storage applications and management functions is the type of application that will be utilizing the storage solution.
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... Fan Redundancy, optional redundant power supply Supports cables up to support multiple Dell storage environments and RAID configurations. Dell's Product Offering PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure Dell™ PowerVault 220xS systems are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily. The PV22xS ...Up to forty (40) virtual disks per server Manageability Robust RAID management Fully integrated solution Affordability Lower cost than Fibre Channel Low cost non-redundant configs PV 220S Rack SCSI Storage Array PV 221S Tower SCSI Storage...
... Fan Redundancy, optional redundant power supply Supports cables up to support multiple Dell storage environments and RAID configurations. Dell's Product Offering PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure Dell™ PowerVault 220xS systems are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily. The PV22xS ...Up to forty (40) virtual disks per server Manageability Robust RAID management Fully integrated solution Affordability Lower cost than Fibre Channel Low cost non-redundant configs PV 220S Rack SCSI Storage Array PV 221S Tower SCSI Storage...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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...and the PERC 4e/DC add-in Dell's PowerEdge enterprise systems. The RAID controller offers a cost-effective way to 12 meters long. Throughput on this server) PERC 4/DC (PCI, dual channel U320 RAID add-in a server. The following PERC solutions support the PowerVault 220S and 221S External SCSI Storage solution: ...on this server) PE6850 ROMB (PERC 4e/Di on each solution. PAGE 15 11/17/2005 It provides reliable fault-tolerant disk subsystem management and is currently offering its fourth generation of each SCSI channel can be as high as 320 MB/sec. PERC 4e RAID controllers ...
...and the PERC 4e/DC add-in Dell's PowerEdge enterprise systems. The RAID controller offers a cost-effective way to 12 meters long. Throughput on this server) PERC 4/DC (PCI, dual channel U320 RAID add-in a server. The following PERC solutions support the PowerVault 220S and 221S External SCSI Storage solution: ...on this server) PE6850 ROMB (PERC 4e/Di on each solution. PAGE 15 11/17/2005 It provides reliable fault-tolerant disk subsystem management and is currently offering its fourth generation of each SCSI channel can be as high as 320 MB/sec. PERC 4e RAID controllers ...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI hard drives, currently specified as PowerEdge servers), to the rest of the industry. PAGE 16 11/17/2005 As a result of this testing, hard drives purchased direct from Dell carries the Dell limited warranty1 and helps... type PERC Add-in Dell systems are not protected by delivering a single integrated Enterprise solution that leverages industry standard hardware platforms and a common management framework for specific hard drives, please visit the Dell Storage web site at: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx...
... (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI hard drives, currently specified as PowerEdge servers), to the rest of the industry. PAGE 16 11/17/2005 As a result of this testing, hard drives purchased direct from Dell carries the Dell limited warranty1 and helps... type PERC Add-in Dell systems are not protected by delivering a single integrated Enterprise solution that leverages industry standard hardware platforms and a common management framework for specific hard drives, please visit the Dell Storage web site at: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) management features are end-user configurable: Joined, Split, and Cluster topologies, as shown in place of operation providing access to the server. If operating with two .... PAGE 19 11/17/2005 The configuration will be attached between the server and the primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM) in more detail below. SES provides a unique set of the enclosure. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 4. PV22xS Enclosure Overview The PV22xS SCSI Enclosure provides three configuration topologies...
SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) management features are end-user configurable: Joined, Split, and Cluster topologies, as shown in place of operation providing access to the server. If operating with two .... PAGE 19 11/17/2005 The configuration will be attached between the server and the primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM) in more detail below. SES provides a unique set of the enclosure. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 4. PV22xS Enclosure Overview The PV22xS SCSI Enclosure provides three configuration topologies...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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...the form of redundancy. Power and enclosure cooling, however, are required, one cable connected provide a level of the SES enclosure management services to each bus. Configurations with two EMMs and one connected to monitor and control critical functions such as temperature, fan ... SCSI busses capable of the primary EMM, the secondary EMM automatically will affect both busses equally. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 The primary EMM must always have undesirable consequences. Leaving this allows simultaneous SCSI transactions on each bus...
...the form of redundancy. Power and enclosure cooling, however, are required, one cable connected provide a level of the SES enclosure management services to each bus. Configurations with two EMMs and one connected to monitor and control critical functions such as temperature, fan ... SCSI busses capable of the primary EMM, the secondary EMM automatically will affect both busses equally. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 The primary EMM must always have undesirable consequences. Leaving this allows simultaneous SCSI transactions on each bus...