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Syncro CS 9286-8e Solution User Guide
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Chapter 4: System Administration
Updating the Syncro CS 9286-8e Controller Firmware
4.3
Updating the Syncro CS 9286-8e Controller Firmware
Follow these steps to update the firmware on the Syncro CS 9286-8e 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 MegaRAID Storage Manager 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
, 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 MegaRAID Storage Manager window, click the icon of the controller that requires an
upgrade.
4.
In the MegaRAID Storage Manager 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 MegaRAID Storage Manager 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.
4.4
Updating the MegaRAID Driver
To update the MegaRAID driver used in the clustering configuration, download the latest version of the driver from
the LSI website. Then follow these instructions for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Linux, or
SuSE Enterprise Linux.