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Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Administrator's Guide

Firmware panel

The Firmware panel (Maintenance > Firmware) shows information about system and disk firmware versions, and enables you to perform firmware updates.

The system can store multiple system firmware bundles, including:

  • Factory firmware—The original firmware bundle for recovery purposes or a copy of later firmware if downgrades are prohibited to the original firmware.
  • Active firmware—The firmware bundle that is activated and in use.
  • Installed / Not Active firmware—Another firmware bundle that is installed and available to be activated. This bundle may be a newer bundle or an older, previously active bundle.

In this panel you can:

  • View information about the current firmware bundle.
  • View whether the Partner Firmware Update option is enabled.
  • View information about installed and active system firmware bundles.
  • Install a new firmware bundle.
  • Activate an installed firmware bundle.
  • View information about current disk firmware and available updates.
NOTE To aid successful installation and activation of system firmware be sure to read the on-screen directions.

See also Best practices for updating firmware.


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