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RLM Firmware Instructions using the Data ONTAP™ Command Line Interface (CLI)

Installation prerequisites

You need to have access to a web server on a network accessible to your appliance
OR
You need to mount the root volume of the appliance as an NFS volume or CIFS share
You need to have access to the Data ONTAP CLI
You must use the Data ONTAP console or RLM “system console” session to update RLM firmware

Downloading and installing the firmware using the Data ONTAP CLI

Attention: Do not use a Data ONTAP telnet/rsh session to upgrade RLM firmware.

To download and install the RLM firmware, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	At the Data ONTAP CLI, enter the following command to verify that the current RLM firmware version is older than the one you are planning to download and install: Attention: Do not use a Data ONTAP telnet/rsh session to upgrade RLM firmware. `appliance_name> rlm status` Where `appliance_name` is the name you assigned to your appliance. You will see the following system messages: `Remote LAN Module Status: Online Part Number: xxx-xxxxx Revision: xx Serial Number: xxxxxx Firmware Version: x.x.x`
	If the RLM firmware version is...	Then...
	Older than the version identified in these instructions	Go to Step 2.
	The same as the version identified in these instructions	You have the current firmware and you do not need to proceed any further.
2	Click on RLM_FW.zip (md5sum = 51fd4a21b86c8e04f18ff7f0f522b9e6) to download the file from this NOW site and save the file as RLM_FW.zip.
3	If you have...	Then...
	A local web server accessible from your appliance	Save the RLM_FW.zip file on the web server. At the filer console, enter the following command and path to download the latest RLM firmware version: `appliance_name> software install http://web_server_name/path/RLM_FW.zip -f` `web_server_name` is the name of the web server on a network accessible to your appliance. You will see the following system messages: `software: copying to /etc/software/RLM_FW.zip software: 100% file read from location. software: /etc/software/RLM_FW.zip has been copied. software: installing software, this could take a few minutes...` Proceed to Step 4.
	If you do not have local web server, you can install the firmware using NFS or CIFS.	On your host system, mount the storage controller's root volume using NFS (`/mount` directory on UNIX clients) or map it using a CIFS share (`C$` share on Windows clients). Copy the downloaded RLM_FW.zip file to the root volume's /etc/software directory. At the filer console, enter the following command to list the available install packages: `appliance_name> software list` This should list the RLM_FW.zip file just copied to the `/etc/software` directory: `appliance_name> software list allzones.zip RLM_FW.zip 71_setup_i.exe` At the filer console, enter the following command to install the copied firmware file, ensuring that the file name is exactly as it was listed in the output from the preceding step: `appliance_name> software install RLM_FW.zip` You will see the following system messages: `software: installing software, this could take a few minutes... software: installation of RLM_FW.zip completed.` Proceed to Step 4.
4	Enter the following command to update the RLM with the new firmware: `appliance_name> rlm update` You will see the following system messages: `Updating the RLM firmware. DO NOT reset this system during this process. New RLM version : x.x.x Sending files to RLM... Current RLM version : x.x.x Installing package on RLM... RLM: Firmware updated successfully!` Result: The RLM is updated and you are prompted to reboot the RLM.
5	When the system prompts you to reboot the RLM, enter `y` to continue.
6	Wait for 60 seconds to allow the RLM to reboot.
7	At the filer console, enter the following command to verify that the RLM has been updated with the new firmware: `appliance_name> rlm status` You will see the following system messages: `Remote LAN Module Status: Online Part Number: xxx-xxxxx Revision: xx Serial Number: xxxxxx Firmware Version: x.x.x` The firmware update process is complete.

Part number: 215-04573+B0
April 2009