IBM DS4700 manual Software and firmware support code upgrades, Determining firmware levels

Unless stated otherwise, you can find the latest DS4000 publications, firmware, and host software at the IBM DS4000 System Storage Support Web site:

www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/disk

Software and firmware support code upgrades

To enable support for the DS4700 Express, you must ensure that your system's software and firmware are the correct versions. To find the latest DS4000 Storage Manager software, storage subsystem controller firmware, ESM, and NVSRAM firmware, check the firmware readme files. See “Finding DS4000 readme files” on page xxvii to learn how to access the readme files on the Web.

See the IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager Installation and Host Support Guide for your operating system for instructions that describe how to install the DS4000 controller firmware and Storage Manager host software.

Note: For the latest information about supported servers and operating systems, refer to the interoperability matrix at this Web site:

www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html

Determining firmware levels

There are two different methods to determine the DS4000 storage subsystem and firmware versions. Each method uses the DS4000 Storage Manager client that manages the DS4000 storage subsystem.

Method One:

Go to the Subsystem Management window and select View → Storage Subsystem Profile. When the Storage Subsystem Profile window opens, select the All tab and scroll through the Profile For Storage Subsystem list to locate the following information.

Note: The Profile For Storage Subsystem list contains all the profile information for the entire subsystem. Therefore, it may be necessary to scroll through a large amount of information to locate the firmware version numbers.

DS4000 Storage Server

vNVSRAM version

vAppware version

vBootware version

Drives

vFirmware version

vATA translator card firmware version (SATA E-DDMs only)

Note: The ATA translator card firmware and drive firmware are typically packaged together as a single drive firmware upgrade file.

ESM

vESM card firmware version

Method Two:

Complete the appropriate procedure to obtain the specified firmware version.

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