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MD1000 - upgrading firmware
Hi all.
Just looking to see if there is an easy way to upgrade firmware on quite a few MD1000's.
Is it possible to use the serial port to upgrade firmware?
Ideally, we'd like to use a laptop containing any software/firmware required to upgrade firmware, rather than installing software on each server.
Also, does upgrading firmware wipe out any stored raid config?
Thanks.
Dev Mgr
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March 24th, 2009 07:00
I don't know of any way to even use the serial port.
Just connect it to a PERC5 or PERC6, boot into Windows or Linux and use the executable/binary file to upgrade the firmware.
If your server is running a different OS, boot to a Linux live CD and execute the linux binary from there (e.g. from a USB key).
daunce
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March 25th, 2009 17:00
yeah i think live CD will have to do..
Thanks.
festuc
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May 7th, 2009 16:00
Hello,
Which linux live CD do you suggest?
Thanks.
Dev Mgr
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May 8th, 2009 07:00
If you can find one, I'd suggest Red Hat or SuSE, but you can try Ubuntu, Fedora, openSuSE, etc.