Thursday, March 20, 2008

Disk Firmware upgrade

To fix bug # 250176

Disk Drives with model strings Xxxx_SCHT6xxxF10, Xxxx_S10K7xxxF10, and Xxxx_S15K3xxxF15 can cause loop stability problems.

http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=250176

Disk drive and firmware matrix

http://now.netapp.com/NOW/download/tools/diskfw/

Upgrade steps:

  1. Download the disk firmware file X276_S10K7288F10.NA07.LOD from now.netapp.com
  2. Mount the root file system and place this file into /etc/disk_fw directory.
  3. Run disk_fw_update or set the flag for background upgradation as options raid.background_disk_fw_update.enable on
  4. Confirm the status for the upgrade by executing syconfig -v.

Disk Firmware upgrade is successfully done for Seagate disks, Now all The Seagate disks on filer's having firmware version NA01 is upgraded to NA07

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