firmaware upgrade

[Paul A]

Faris, I will fix the drive issue 1st before updating the firmware.
Thanks for the reply, paul


P.A > -----Original Message-----
P.A > From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com [mailto:linux-poweredge-
P.A > bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Faris Raouf
P.A > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 8:39 AM
P.A > To: Linux-PowerEdge at dell.com
P.A > Subject: RE: firmaware upgrade
P.A > 
P.A > I've updated the Perc firmware on a 1950 using this method (Centos 4)
P.A > in the
P.A > past with no difficulties.
P.A > 
P.A > You will have to reboot afterwards.
P.A > 
P.A > But yes, it is scary doing this stuff. You never know if you'll end up
P.A > with
P.A > a brick afterwards (no matter how you upgrade the firmware)
P.A > 
P.A > But do you have an actual degraded drive? It might not be sensible to
P.A > update
P.A > the firmware with a degraded drive.
P.A > 
P.A > Faris.
P.A > 
P.A > -----Original Message-----
P.A > From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
P.A > [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Paul A
P.A > Sent: 10 July 2008 18:41
P.A > To: Linux-PowerEdge at dell.com
P.A > Subject: firmaware upgrade
P.A > 
P.A > Hi, I have a remote 1950 that has a degraded drive, while looking at
P.A > this
P.A > server through OMSA I noticed that it was complaining about the Perc
P.A > firmware version.
P.A > 
P.A > Current version: PERC 5/i IntegratedEmbedded Degraded 5.1.1-0040
P.A > 
P.A > It's telling me to upgraded to 5.2.1-006000.00.03.10 00.00.03.13
P.A > 
P.A > 
P.A > The problem is in the past I used to upgraded using a disk but this
P.A > server
P.A > doesn't have one, only a CD drive or USB. Looking at the file below
P.A > and
P.A > instructions I noticed that I should be able to download it to my
P.A > server,
P.A > running centos 5, and run it.
P.A > 
P.A > Its this a save way of doing it and will it require the server to
P.A > reboot, or
P.A > should I reboot it?
P.A > 
P.A > Also I think I have to have the bios version A07, although I tried
P.A > looking
P.A > in OMSA for this information and couldn't find it. The closest thing I
P.A > got
P.A > for Bios info was
P.A > 
P.A > Manufacturer	Dell Inc.
P.A > Version	1.2.0
P.A > Release Date	10/18/2006
P.A > 
P.A > 
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