During the initial installation of an Oracle FS System, make sure the drive firmware for all of the drives is current. Installing the updates of the drive firmware is a separate process from the software updates.
Note: Updating the drive firmware is a disruptive process and requires restarting the system.
Note: Use the primary administrator account to perform the update operation. The default password is pillar.
- Navigate to .
The summary page displays the software and firmware packages currently installed on the Drive Enclosures, Drives, Pilots, and Controllers, as well as any staged software and firmware packages.
- Compare the version numbers of the drive firmware displayed in Installed Software and Firmware with the version numbers of the drive firmware displayed in Staged Software and Firmware.
If the version numbers of the drive firmware displayed in Staged Software and Firmware are higher than the version numbers of the drive firmware displayed in Installed Software and Firmware, proceed with the following steps.
- Select .
- Select the Install? checkboxes for each of the drive types with a current version of firmware that is lower than the pending version of firmware.
- Click OK.
The system restarts. The drive firmware is installed as the system restarts.
Note: Depending on the number of Drive Enclosures and the number of drives in the system, the update to the drive firmware can be time consuming.
- After the upgrade completes, check that the version numbers of drive firmware are correct and that the system status is Normal.