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Syncro CS 9271-8i Solution User Guide
October 2013

Chapter 4: System Administration

Updating the Syncro CS 9271-8i Controller Firmware

4.3

Updating the Syncro CS 9271-8i Controller Firmware

Follow these steps to update the firmware on the Syncro CS 9271-8i controller board. You must perform the update
only on the controller node that is not currently accessing the drive groups.

NOTE

Be sure that the version of firmware selected for the update is specified
for Syncro CS controllers. If you updating to a version of controller
firmware that does not support Syncro CS controllers, you will
experience a loss of HA-DAS functionality.

1.

If necessary, perform a planned failover as described in the previous section to transfer control of the drive groups
to the other controller node.

2.

Start the MSM utility on the controller node that does not currently own the cluster.

NOTE

To determine which node currently owns the cluster in Windows
Server 2012, follow the steps in Section

4.2.1.2

,

Planned Failover in

Windows Server 2008 R2

, up to step

3

, where information about the

cluster disks is displayed in the center panel. The current owner of the
cluster is listed in the Owner Node column.

3.

In the left panel of the MSM window, click the icon of the controller that requires an upgrade.

4.

In the MSM window, select Go To > Controller > Update Controller Firmware.

5.

Click Browse to locate the .rom update file.

6.

After you locate the file, click Ok.

The MSM software displays the version of the existing firmware and the version of the new firmware file.

7.

When you are prompted to indicate whether you want to upgrade the firmware, click Yes.

The controller is updated with the new firmware code contained in the .rom file.

8.

Reboot the controller node after the new firmware is flashed.

The new firmware does not take effect until reboot.

9.

If desired, use planned failover to transfer control of the drive groups back to the controller node you just
upgraded.

10. Repeat this process for the other controller.

11. Restore the cluster to its non-failed-over mode.