3Click Select File to browse to the file that you want to download. By default, only firmware images that are compatible with the current storage array configuration appear.

4Click the non-redundant-MSCS NVSRAM file in the File Selection area and then click OK.

5If the file you selected is not valid or is incompatible with the current storage array configuration, an error message appears. Click OK to close it, and select a compatible file.

6Click Transfer...

7A Confirm Download dialog box appears listing the current versions and the versions you selected of the RAID controller and NVSRAM firmware. To complete the download, click Yes.

Downloading Physical Disk Firmware

Use the following procedure to download physical disk firmware:

NOTE: Dell recommends stopping all I/O to the array when downloading physical disk firmware.

NOTE: Due to a limitation with Linux, physical disk firmware updates must be performed using out-of-band management only. Failure to do so may result in the host server becoming unresponsive, and it may require a reboot.

1Click the Support tab, then click Download firmware.

2From the Download firmware display, click Download Physical Disk Firmware.

A dialog box lists the current physical disk firmware version in use.

3Click Add to browse to the file that you want to download. By default, only firmware images that are compatible with physical disks in the storage array appear.

4Click the file in the File Selection area and then click OK.

5If the file you selected is not valid or is incompatible with the physical disks in the storage array, an error message appears. Click OK to close it, and select a compatible file.

6Click Transfer...

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