upgrading firmware on 6100

Question

we have couple of PS6100 EQLs we are going to start setting up for use to backup VMS to, as they are no longer used in production.

was upgrading firmware from GUI, and got the message "information: pending reboot for firmware upgrade on member"

shouldnt it have rebooted automatically and is this an indication of an issue?

do I need to do reboot from CLI?

DELL-Josh Cr · Accepted Answer

Hi, Yes, try rebooting manually from CLI and see if that clears it. What version were you upgrading from and to? Let us know if that doesn’t resolve it.

captainjamestikirk · Answer

that did it, all good now, thanks!

dwilliam62 · Answer

Hello,  FYI:  Using the GUI to upload firmware will NEVER reboot the controllers on its own.  You always need to do that manually.  Either via the CLI or the GUI.   Regards,  Don

PaddyVeluru · Answer

Do you have any steps to perform the pre-upgrade check before we initiate the upgrades. That helps to eliminate the show stoppers for upgrade!? Thanks, Paddy

Dell- Maria J · Answer

Hello PaddyVeluru,

Here you can find an information PS Series firmware update planning and prerequisites:

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000178034/ps-series-firmware-update-planning-and-prerequisites

Also would like to share with you other Dell Community Forum post in regards to firmware update on PS6100:

https://www.dell.com/community/EqualLogic/EqualLogic-PS6100-firmware-upgrade-question/m-p/7267962#M13651

Firmware update considerations:

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/ps-series-configuration-guide-ecg_en-us.pdf p.21

PS Series (EqualLogic) Storage FAQ:

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000147111/ps-series-faq

Please ask me if you have any questions.

Maria Januszka

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