Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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Upgrading Your 39160 SCSI Card Firmware

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On the keyboard connected to the NAS system, press <F2> immediately after you see

the following message:

Press <F2> to enter the Function Select menu.

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From the menu, select option 4, Reinstallation, and then type y to confirm the

selection.
This setup process might take several minutes.

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When the screen warns that you are going to update the firmware, type y.

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Press y again to confirm the selection.

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When the screen prompts you to reboot your NAS system, do so.

The SCSI firmware update is complete.

Using a Client System Running Windows 2000 on the Same Network

If you have a client system running Windows 2000 on the same network, you can update
the SCSI firmware whether the network does or does not have a DHCP server.

Requirements

• Client system running Windows 2000 (Professional or Server Family) with a diskette

drive and a CD drive on the same subnet as the NAS system

Resource CD included with your NAS system
• Range of available IP addresses

Procedure

To update your firmware, perform the following steps:

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Shut down the NAS system, and do not turn it back on until instructed.

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Turn off the client system running Windows 2000, if it is running.

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Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the NAS system.
For information about system connectors, see your User’s Guide.

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Turn on the client system running Windows 2000.

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Log in to the client system with an account that has administrator privileges.

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