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Table of Contents
This chapter describes the commands that you use to upgrade VTL, shelf controller, and disk firmware for the NearStore VTL appliance.
Some commonly used shelf controller and disk (but not VTL) firmware images are stored on VTL appliances when they are shipped. You can use a CLI command to install one or more of these prepackaged image files.
In addition, VTL, shelf controller, and disk firmware upgrade files are available for download on the NOW NetApp on the Web® site at http://now.netapp.com/. You can download a file, upload it to the VTL appliance through an FTP client, and then use a CLI command to install it.
After you download a VTL, shelf controller, or disk firmware file from the NOW site, follow this procedure to upload the file to the VTL appliance:
On your client computer, from the directory in which you stored the downloaded firmware file, use an FTP client to connect to the VTL appliance:
FTP> open VTL_host_name|VTL_ip_address
Enter the same user name and password that you use to access the VTL CLI or graphical user interface (GUI).
Transfer the downloaded firmware file to the VTL appliance:
FTP> put firmware_file_name
Make sure that the file was uploaded successfully, as shown:
FTP> ls
The file's name and size should be displayed. You are now ready to use a CLI command to install the firmware image.
Once you begin to install a firmware image that was downloaded, you will not be able to see that image file on the VTL appliance through the FTP ls command. When installation is complete, the uploaded firmware image file is deleted from the FTP space. If you have uploaded the wrong file, the only way to delete it is to reboot the appliance.
If you upload a file larger than 50 MB, an error occurs, and the file is not uploaded.
This chapter consists of the following sections:
the section called “Installing VTL Firmware (appliance install)”
the section called “Listing Shelf Controller Firmware (shelffirmware list)”
the section called “Installing Prepackaged Shelf Controller Firmware (shelffirmware install all)”
the section called “Viewing Shelf Controller Firmware Status (shelffirmware status)”
the section called “Listing Disk Firmware (diskfirmware list)”
the section called “Installing Disk Firmware on Disks of a Specific Model (diskfirmware install)”
the section called “Installing Downloaded Firmware on All Disks (diskfirmware install all ftp)”
the section called “Installing Prepackaged Firmware on All Disks (diskfirmware install all default)”
the section called “Viewing Disk Firmware Status (diskfirmware status)”
SYNOPSIS
appliance install image_name
ARGUMENTS
| image_name | File name of the VTL image |
RESULT
A successful appliance install command installs a new VTL firmware image on your NearStore VTL appliance and returns the following message:
VTL Firmware installed successfully. Please reboot the appliance.
On failure, the CLI displays one of the following messages:
ERROR: Cannot downgrade product.
ERROR: Firmware Image is not found.
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| Adding a License (license add) |  |
Listing Shelf Controller Firmware (shelffirmware list) |
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