Download Physical Disk Firmware

Download Physical Disk Firmware

This command downloads a firmware image to a physical disk.

Caution: Potential storage array configuration damage. Downloading physical disk firmware incorrectly can result in damage to the physical disks or loss of data.

Syntax

download physical disk [trayID,slotID]firmware file="filename"

Parameters

Parameter Description

trayID,slotID
The physical disk to which you want to down load the firmware image. Specify the enclosure ID and slot ID for the physical disk. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. Slot ID values are 1 to 32.

filename
The file path and filename of the file containing the firmware image. Enclose the firmware image file path and filename in double quotes (" ").

Notes

Before attempting to download physical disk firmware, you must take the following precautions:

Stop all I/O activity to the storage array before downloading the firmware image.
Ensure the firmware image file is compatible with the physical disk enclosure. If you download a file that is not compatible with the physical disk enclosure you have selected, the physical disk enclosure may become unusable.
Do not make any configuration changes to the storage array while downloading physical disk firmware. Attempting to make a configuration change can cause the firmware download to fail and make the selected physical disks unusable.

You can use this command to test the firmware on one physical disk before installing the firmware on all physical disks in a storage array. (Use the download storageArray driveFirmware command to download firmware on all physical disks in the storage array.) This command blocks all I/O activity until the download finishes or fails. The download returns one of the following statuses:

Successful
Unsuccessful with reason
Never attempted with reason

Minimum Firmware Level

6.10

Parameter	Description
`trayID,slotID`	The physical disk to which you want to down load the firmware image. Specify the enclosure ID and slot ID for the physical disk. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. Slot ID values are 1 to 32.
`filename`	The file path and filename of the file containing the firmware image. Enclose the firmware image file path and filename in double quotes (" ").