Users Guide

Updating to Support SATA II Disks 11
NOTE: Refer to the MD3000i Support Matrix on support.dell.com for minimum
physical disk firmware requirements. Using physical disks with mismatched
firmware versions may produce unknown behavior.
3 Upgrade the SATA physical disk firmware in your Dell server or MD1000
using the Utility-diagnostic Distribution Package specified in the
readme.txt file included with the utility.
4 Select the appropriate file for your SATA physical disk vendor model.
5 Upgrade each SATA physical disk within the Dell server or MD1000 with
the latest firmware.
Upgrading SATA Physical Disks Using MD Storage Manager
NOTE: Dell recommends stopping all I/O to the array when downloading physical
disk firmware.
1 Click the Support tab and then click Download firmware.
2 From the Download firmware display, click Download Physical Disk
Firmware.
A dialog box lists the current physical disk firmware version in
use.
3 Click Add to browse to the file that you want to download. By default, only
firmware images that are compatible with physical disks in the storage
array appear.
4 Click the file in the File selection are and then click OK .
5 If the file you selected is not valid or is incompatible with the physical
disks in the storage array, an error message appears. Click
OK to close it,
and select a compatible file.
6 Click Transfer .
7 A Confirm Download dialog box appears listing the current versions and
the versions you selected of the physical disk firmware. To complete the
download, click
Yes .
Guidelines for Removing and Inserting Physical Disks
To ensure safe removal and insertion of physical disks used in the MD3000
storage array enclosure, wait at least 60 seconds before:
• Re-inserting a physical disk into its original slot
•
Ι nserting a physical disk into a new slot
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