Dell MD3460 Turn off the storage array, Turn off any expansion enclosures in the affected system

Models: MD3460

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For more information, see the Support Matrix at dell.com/powervaultmanuals.

2.Install the software and driver package included on the PowerVault MD Series resource media. For information about installing the software, see Installing MD Storage Manager.

3.Using MD Storage Manager, update the RAID controller module firmware and NVSRAM to the latest versions available on dell.com/support.

4.Click Tools Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware from the Enterprise Management Window (EMW) by selecting the array enclosure that you want to update.

5.Stop all I/O to the storage array and turn off affected host systems attached to the storage array.

6.Turn off the storage array.

7.Turn off any expansion enclosure(s) in the affected system.

8.Cable the expansion enclosure(s) to the storage array. For correct cabling diagrams, see "Cabling PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosure" earlier in this guide.

9.Turn on the expansion enclosure(s) and wait for the enclosure status LED to turn blue.

10.Turn on the storage array and wait for the status LED to indicate that the unit is ready:

When power is on, the power on indicator lights solid green.

If the Service action required indicator lights amber, the error can be viewed using the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager.

11.After the storage array is online and ready, turn on any attached host systems.

12.Using PowerVault MD Storage Manager, update all attached expansion enclosure firmware if it is out of date.

13.From the EMW, select the enclosure that you want to update and launch the Array Management Window (AMW).

14.From the Array Management Window, select Upgrade EMM Firmware.

15.Click Select All to update all the attached expansion enclosures simultaneously.

16.Click Start.

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