Server Administrator Storage Management 8.2 User’s Guide

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Physical Disk Firmware Version Report Properties

The report displays information for the drives that require a firmware upgrade as listed in the table below:

Table 1. Physical Disk Firmware Version Report Properties
Property	Definition
Name	Displays the nexus or location of each drive that has to be updated. This nexus is represented as a two or three-digit mapping of the drive location. Example: Two-digit mapping: 0:1 = Controller 0: Slot 1 Three-digit mapping: 1:0:4 = Controller 1: Connector 0: Slot 4
Model Number	Displays the unique number associated with a specific OEM vendor's drives and drive capacity.
Firmware Version	Displays the current running version of the firmware on the specific drive in the system.
Latest Available Firmware Version	Displays the firmware version that is compared against the firmware version in the comparison file.
Nautilus EFI	Nautilus is the tool that is used for offline firmware updates. Nautilus EFI is the version of the tool that works on 11th generation of supported servers. This tool updates multiple drive types with a single scan and updates procedure boot and runs from a USB key. If the Nautilus EFI column has a part number, then that drive is shipped on an 11th generation server. When downloaded, this tool appears under the Drive Firmware Downloads with a filename of the format NautilusEFIAxx_ZPE.exe.
Nautilus DOS	Nautilus is the tool that is used for offline firmware updates. Nautilus DOS is the version of the tool that works on 9th — 11th generation of supported servers with SAS and SATA drives. This tool updates multiple drive types with a single scan and updates procedure boot and runs from a USB key, preboot execution environment (PXE), or CD-ROM. If the Nautilus DOS column has a part number, then that drive is shipped on a 9th — 11th generation server. When downloaded, this tool appears under the Drive Firmware Downloads with a filename of the format NautilusAxx_ZPE.exe.
DUP Reboot Required	If this field is set to Yes, then the Update Package (DUP) field is not blank. It indicates the availability of an online DUP. The DUP allows to be sent to the firmware payload through an online executable, but the firmware will not be committed to the disk until the next system reboot. Hence, you can perform one-to-many online deployments using applications or scripts that can launch the online executable.
DUP	It is a single executable that runs on a single family of drives. Unlike Nautilus, to update different drives you have to use different DUP packages. A single DUP package updates all drives applicable to that DUP package in an execution. You can run the DUP online without a reboot. It is recommended to stop or at least slow I/O operations during a DUP online firmware upgrade.
Part Number	In the event of a drive failure, you can run the View Physical Disk Firmware Version Report to find out the part number of the failed drive and to check if any of the drives require an update.