The server is a Poweredge R210 running SBS 2011. I will be replacing one of the raid 1 drives that has failed and thought about updating the SAS 6/IR as well. The readme in the update mentions that the current firmware must be at least 00.20.45.00 to be able to update to the 00.25.47.00 version. I have a couple of questions on this:
- How do I see what level the current firmware is at? If I look at the device driver, I am not seeing the firmware level.
- To run the update, the readme says: To flash, boot to a DOS environment and execute the included batch file from the Command line. Does this mean I can just open a command prompt to run the update?
It should be done outside of the OS. The easiest way to do this is to create a bootable usb stick and copy the extracted firmware update to it. Boot to it, press 4 to quit and run from the DOS prompt. http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/4/SLN143196/EN
Thanks for the information. What about the bios level? Do I have to worry about what rev it is currently at? I did not see other levels available to install on the Dell download site.
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Posted June 7th, 2017 15:00
Hi,
It should be done outside of the OS. The easiest way to do this is to create a bootable usb stick and copy the extracted firmware update to it. Boot to it, press 4 to quit and run from the DOS prompt. http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/4/SLN143196/EN