SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP10750 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: x2n.fdi TITLE: Compaq CR3500 RAID Controller Firmware VERSION: x2n LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Miscellaneous DIVISION: Systems PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq ProLiant CL1850 OPERATING SYSTEM: N/A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: CR3500 RAID Controller PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: January 5, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 4.x SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq contains version x2n firmware for the Compaq CR3500 RAID Controller. Enhancements/Fixes: Made the following enhancements to the Controller LED functions. 1. After a RAID Set goes off-line, the failing drive’s LED status is updated. 2. The peer controller no longer sets LED status for drives it does not own. 3. The drive removal is detected and all LEDs are turned off. 4. The reinsertion is also detected and the LEDs are set to the preserved state. For failed drives, the state is set to Normal. Can now create a RAID Set with more than 9 physical drives. Fixed management reporting of fans and power supplies for the shared external storage system. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The SoftPaq file that is downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a file name based on the SoftPaq number above. 2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. Press the Y key to confirm the unpacking of the files into the download directory. 3. After the fdi file has been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 4. Follow the steps below if your CL1850 is running NT. 1. Suspend all I/O activity to the controller(s). 2. Open the CR3500 Configuration Utility. 3. Select a SCSI connection. (the utility will not allow firmware updates via a serial connection.) 4. Save the current controller(s) configuration by selecting "Storage", "Controller", "Configuration" and "Save". 5. Choose a name for the file and add a .cfg extension to the file. (You do not need to add the .cfg extension if you use the "Browse" button to select a directory to save the file to.) 6. Go to "Storage", select "Controller", then select "Update Firmware". 7. Use the "Browse" button and select the x2n.fdi file and click "Open". 8. Press the "Start Update" button to begin the firmware update. 5. Follow the steps below if your CL1850 is running NetWare. It is important that the steps below be followed for each controller. 1. Connect the CR3500 Shared Storage RAID Controller to a system running Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT using the serial connector on the back of the shared storage subsystem. 2. Use a terminal program, such as HyperTerminal, to connect. 3. Use the following settings to connect: Bit per Second = 9600 Data Bit = 8 Parity = None Stop Bits = 1 Flow Control = XON / XOFF 4. Power up the shared storage subsystem, and press CTRL+C to abort the controller boot process. 5. Select option 2 to change the baud rate. 6. Select option 3 to set baud rate to 38400. 7. Change the baud rate on the terminal to match the controller's 38400 settings. 8. Disconnect, then reconnect the terminal service. 9. Press ENTER to re-establish communication with the controller. 10. Select option 1, and press ENTER. 11. Transfer the firmware file as a text file from the terminal service. The entire update should take approximately 15 minutes at a baud rate of 38400. 12. After the firmware update, select option 2 and change the baud rate to 9600 by selecting option 1. 13. Change the baud rate to 9600 on the terminal service. 14. Disconnect, then reconnect the terminal service. 15. Press ENTER to reestablish communication with the controller. 16. Select option 9 to restart the controller. 17. After you have updated firmware on the second controller power down the power back on the shared storage system. Disregard this step if you have a single controller configuration. 6. After the installation is completed, you may delete the files unpacked in step 2. Files contained in this SoftPaq: x2n.fdi Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.