Dell PowerVault MD3000 - Manual (Page 11)

Updating to Support SATA II Disks
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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
• Ιnserting a physical disk into a new slot
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