Grass Valley K2 System Guide v.7.2 - Manual (Page 122)

122 K2 System Guide 07 April 2010
Chapter 4 Managing Stand-alone Storage
downloading.
2. In the Storage Utility, right-click the controller in the tree view, then select Load
Controller Microcode in the context menu.
3. If online, messages appear “…offline mode now?” and “…continue?”. Click Yes
to put the system in offline mode.
AppCenter channels go offline. The Open File dialog box opens.
4. In the Open File dialog box, browse to the desired microcode file, select the file.
5. Click OK.
The Progress Report window appears showing the microcode download task and
the percentage completion.
6. When finished, exit Storage Utility.
7. Put AppCenter channels back online.
8. Restart.
Downloading disk drive firmware
You might be instructed in K2 release notes to upgrade disk drive firmware. This
allows you to take advantage of the disk drive enhancements and benefit from
improved performance and reliability.
To determine your disk drive type and current firmware version, select a disk drive
icon in the Storage Utility tree view, then note the drive properties reported in the
right-hand pane. Use the following procedure if you need to download disk drive
firmware.
NOTE: The disk drives are upgraded one at a time which can take as long as 2
minutes per drive. Take this into consideration when scheduling the upgrade.
To download disk drive firmware, do the following:
1. Refer to K2 Release Notes to determine firmware types, versions, files, and any
other special instructions regarding the particular disk drive firmware you are
downloading.
2. In the Storage Utility, right-click a disk in the tree view, then select Advanced |
Download Disk Firmware in the context menu.
3. If online, messages appear “…offline mode now?” and “…continue?”. Click Yes
to put the system in offline mode.
AppCenter channels go offline. The Open File dialog box opens.
4. In the Open File dialog box, browse to the latest firmware file for your disks, select
the file, and click OK.
For internal drives, watch the lights on the drive to which you are downloading
firmware. The lights flash as firmware loads. Wait until the lights have completed
their flashing pattern. This can take several minutes.
The Progress Report window appears showing the disk firmware download task
and the percentage completion.