PowerEdge: How to update disks on a VRTX

Summary: This article explains how to update the firmware of the internal drives of a VRTX.

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Instructions

  1. Connect the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) IP. By default, the login credentials are root/calvin.
    VRTX login screen

  2. In the console, click Chassis Overview > Storage > Update.
    VRTX disk list
  3. Take a note of the model and current Version
  4. Download the latest EXE update package on the Dell support site, 
  5. Enter the VRTX Service tag, Add the Model in the Keyboard section to filter the results.
  6. Before proceeding to upload the firmware, power off all blades connected to affected storage.
  7. On the Storage Component Update page, click the Browse button.
  8. Locate and select the Update Package, then click Upload. The following message is seen:
    The file is being updated. This may take several minutes.
  9. On the Storage Component Update page, check all the hard drive check boxes and then click Update. The following message is seen:
    The update is in progress. This takes several minutes.
  10. The hard drives are now updated.

 


See the figures below for more details on updating the hard drives:

How to update disks stage one
 

How to update disks stage two
 

How to update disk stage three
 

Affected Products

Chassis Management Controllers, POWEREDGE VRTX
Article Properties
Article Number: 000134181
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 07 نوفمبر 2025
Version:  8
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