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Using the Expander Flash Utility

10 Download the manufacturing image to flash region 9.

a

Enter the following command:
cmd>xflash -i

SASADDR down mfg

sas2xMfgZeus_

X_Region9_XXX.bin 9

where
SASADDR is the inband SAS address of the specified expander chip
XXX is the configuration type and expander property
Region9_X is the manufacturing image version number for region 9
For example, the command line should have the following format:
cmd>xflash -i

500650b0000472bf down fw

sas2xfwZeus_

1_Region9_120504_7_1_4_0.fw 9

b

When the "Are you sure to download file to expander? (y/n)" message

prompt appears, press Y.

11 Wait until the download in region 9 completes and the "Post-validation of

image is successful" message appears on the screen.

12 If you are updating the expander firmware using configuration 1 or 3

cabling option, proceed to step 13.
If you are updating the expander firmware using configuration 2 or 4

cabling option, you need to switch the mini-SAS cables on the storage sled

and repeat steps 7 to 10 to update the firmware on the expander chip B

before you can proceed to the next step.

13 Reset the expander chip A by entering the command:

cmd>xflash –i

SASADDR reset exp

where
SASADDR is the inband SAS address of the expander chip A

14 Reset the expander chip B by entering the command:

cmd>xflash –i

SASADDR reset exp

where
SASADDR is the inband SAS address of the expander chip B