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ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual
7.0 Updating Firmware

Engineers, technicians and/or system administrators/integrators may upd ate the firmware of the

Diamond Storage Array using the Command Line Interface (CLI) (refer to

Accessing the Array

on page

17) via the RS-232 serial port or the optional Ethernet management services card.

Updating firmware via the RS-232 serial port

To update the firmware via a connection to the

RS-232 serial port, you need

• a host computer with a terminal emulation
program such as HyperTerminal in Windows
• binary information file, “...”.ima, available from
technical support or on our website,
www.attotech.com
• a null modem serial cable with a DB-9 connector
1 Connect to Diamond Storage Array services via
the RS-232 port (refer to
Accessing the Array
on
page 17). You should now be in the Command
Line Interface mode.
2 Copy the latest array image file, “...”.ima, onto
the host computer.
3Type
ZModem Receive at the Ready prompt.
The terminal program on the host should be in
Zmodem only mode, with no other parameters.
The array displays information that it is
preparing to receive a file from your terminal
program.
4 On the terminal program, choose
Transfer Send File.
5 In the Send File box, enter the current
Diamond flash, “...”.ima, filename or click the
Browse button to find it.
6Click
Send File
7 The array acknowledges receiving the file and
displays a message not to interrupt power for
90 seconds.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Do not interrupt the flash process. If the
process is interrupted, the Diamond
Storage Array becomes inoperable and
must be returned to the factory for repair.
Do not turn off the Diamond Storage Array
until the display returns the Ready prompt.
If upgrading the firmware from versions
older than 2.5.3, follow the procedures
outlined in
Resetting Defaults
on page 83.
8 When the flash procedure is complete, cycle
power on the array.

Updating firmware via the optional Ethernet card

To update the firmware via the optional Ethernet

management services card, you need

• the optional Ethernet management services
card installed in your array
• a host computer with a network card or a
network-connected device such as a hub
• binary information file,
“...”.ima
, available from
technical support or on our website,
www.attotech.com
• a crossover network cable for a direct connect or
standard network cable if attached to a network
device
• a valid IP address
1 Connect a cross-over cable (for a direct
connection to a PC) or regular network cable
from a network device to the optional RJ45
Ethernet port on the Ethernet management
card on the front of the array.
2 Power on and boot up the host computer.
You may also attach a DB-9 null modem serial
cable from the RS-232 port of the array to a
host computer and open a terminal emulator
program on the host to set the Ethernet
parameters.
3 Turn on the array.