Dell PowerVault MD3000 - Manual (Page 9)

Updating to Support SATA II Disks
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2 While the enclosure is still attached to the PERC SAS controller, upgrade
the MD1000 firmware to version A03 or above. Windows systems users
can reference the DUP.exe package; for Linux systems, users can reference
the DUP.bin package available on support.dell.com.
NOTE:
MD1000 EMM firmware versions A00 and A01 are not supported in an
MD1000 expansion enclosure attached to a MD3000 storage array enclosure.
3 Before adding the MD1000 enclosure(s), make sure the MD3000 software
is installed and up to date. For more information, refer to the MD3000
Support Matrix available on support.dell.com.
a Install or update (to the latest version available on support.dell.com)
the MD Storage Manager on each host server. Install or update (to the
latest version available on support.dell.com) the multipath drivers on
each host server. The multipath drivers are bundled with Modular
Disk Storage Management install. On Windows systems, the drivers
are automatically installed when a Full or Host selection is made.
b Using the MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000 RAID controller
firmware to the latest version available on support.dell.com (Support
→Download Firmware →Download RAID Controller Module
Firmware) and the NVSRAM (Support →Download Firmware→
Download RAID Controller Module NVSRAM).
4 Stop I/O and turn off all systems:
a Stop all I/O activity to the array and turn off affected host systems
attached to the MD3000.
b Turn off the MD3000.
c Turn off the MD1000 enclosure(s).
5 Referencing the applicable configuration for your rack (Figure 2-1 through
Figure 2-5 of the installation guide), cable the MD1000 enclosure(s) to the
MD3000.
6 Turn on attached units:
a Turn on the MD1000 expansion enclosure(s). Wait for the enclosure
status LED to light blue.
b Turn on the MD3000 and wait for the status LED to indicate that the
unit is ready if:
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