Dell PowerVault MD3000 - Manual (Page 8)

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Updating to Support SATA II Disks
Upgrading Supported SATA Physical Disks in an MD1000 Attached to a
PERC Adapter
NOTE:
This is the Dell recommended method of upgrading the firmware on
physical disks that are not supported for the MD3000 without a firmware upgrade.
Before migrating SATA physical disks currently in an MD1000 expansion
enclosure to an MD3000 storage array enclosure, perform the following steps:
1 Stop all I/O to and from the enclosure
2 Download the SATA physical disk firmware utility from the Drivers and
Downloads section of support.dell.com.
NOTE:
Refer to the MD3000 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 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 MD1000 with the latest
firmware.
Preparing an MD1000 Attached to a Dell PERC Adapter before
Connecting It to an MD3000
Use this procedure if your MD1000 is now directly attached to and configured
on a Dell PERC system and you wish to connect it to your MD3000. Data
from virtual disks created on a PERC SAS controller cannot be directly
migrated to an MD3000 or to an MD1000 expansion enclosure connected to
an MD3000.
NOTE:
If an MD1000 that was previously attached to PERC SAS controller is used
as an expansion enclosure to an MD3000, the physical disks of the MD1000
enclosure will be re-initialized and data will be lost. All data on the MD1000 must be
backed up before attempting the expansion.
Perform the following steps to attach a previously configured MD1000
expansion enclosure to the MD3000:
1 Back up all data on the MD1000 enclosure(s).
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