Dell 651F, 650F Upgrading the Dell PowerVault 5xF Firmware, Uninstalling the Flash-It! Utility

4.Select a device or multiple devices on the Device List Tree, and then click Firmware.

5.Select the Firmware Upgrade page.

NOTICE: Do not power down the server, storage system, or drive during the upgrade process. If drive power is lost during the drive firmware update, the drive will be destroyed.

6.Use the Browse button to select the downloaded firmware file on your local hard-disk drive, and then click Upgrade Now to install the new firmware on the hard-disk drive.

A progress bar and messages provide status of the upgrade process.

7.Enable Enclosure Management using Dell OpenManage Array Manager by click- ing Admin —> Controller Options, and checking the Enable Enclosure Management check box.

8.Mark your hot spare drives on-line, and make them hot spares again.

Uninstalling the Flash-It! Utility

1.Run the shortcut LogonApp.exe Uninstall located in the Flash-It! program folder.

NOTE: If you have installed the Flash-It! utility in a non-default directory, you must edit the Uninstall shortcut so that it references the correct path.

2.Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

3.Select Add/Remove Programs

4.Select the Flash-It! utility.

5.Click Remove and follow the instructions on the screen.

Upgrading the Dell PowerVault 5xF Firmware

NOTICE: Before installing a firmware upgrade, stop all I/O to the 5xF switch. If you are running MSCS clusters, stop the cluster service on all cluster servers connected to the switch.

Check the Release Notes on the Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Utilities CD to deter- mine the firmware revision requirements for the PowerVault 5xF.

NOTE: You can check the firmware version for the Dell PowerVault 5xF switches by using the version command from the Telnet session or by using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager.

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