Creating the firmware upgrade diskette

Where to obtain the upgrade image

The firmware upgrade image is available in several areas.

 
Location... Obtaining the diskette...
Data ONTAP Upgrade package (if available) Diskette is included in the Upgrade package.
Software release CD-ROM Read the index.htm file on the CD-ROM for the location of the firmware files and how to create the firmware diskette.
NOW Web site (http://now.netapp.com/home) Go to the Supported Tools & Utilities menu in the NOW Web site. Select the firmware version that you need for the upgrade.

Creating the firmware diskette

Depending on whether you are creating the diskette on a UNIX system or a Windows PC system, use one of the following instructions to create a firmware diskette from the NOW Web site or the CD-ROM.

Considerations

For F200, F300, F500, and F600 series filers

If you are creating a firmware upgrade diskette on a UNIX system, you need SunOS 4.1.x or later running on your UNIX system.

If you are creating a firmware upgrade diskette on a PC running Windows NT or Windows 95 or later, you need to have RaWrite and WinZip (or equivalent products) installed on your PC. For information about obtaining RaWrite, refer to the instructions in "Downloading the RaWrite utility."

For F700 series filers

Creating a firmware diskette for the F700 series filers is different from creating it for any other filer series:

For F200, F300, F500, and F600 series filers

Creating the firmware upgrade diskette on a UNIX system

Follow these steps to create a diskette to be used in the upgrade procedure. This procedure assumes that you are using a UNIX system running SunOS 4.1.x or later.

 
Step Action
1 Insert a write-enabled diskette into the UNIX system on which you will download the firmware.
2 Download the compressed firmware file. If the .Z or .gz extension is not included with the file name during download, add the appropriate extension before clicking the Save button. Alternatively, you can rename the file to include the appropriate extension after you save the file.
3 Uncompress or gunzip the file.
To uncompress the .Z file, use the following command: 
uncompress firmware.v.v.Z
To gunzip the .gz file, use the following command: 
gunzip firmware.v.v.gz
where v.v is the specific version of firmware you need.
Most UNIX systems have uncompress installed as part of the OS installation. However, you must obtain gunzip separately. For further instructions regarding GNU software, visit the Free Software Foundation home page at http://www.fsf.org.
4 Copy the firmware file to the diskette by entering the dd command, as follows: 
dd if=firmware.x.x of=/dev/fd0 bs=512
where firmware.x.x is the specific firmware release, of=/dev/fd0 is your system's diskette drive, and bs=512 is the blocking factor.
5 Remove the diskette from the UNIX system and label the diskette with its appropriate firmware version.
Creating the firmware upgrade diskette on a Windows PC

Follow these steps to create a diskette to be used in the upgrade procedure. This procedure assumes that you are using a PC running Windows NT or Windows 95 or later. You need to have RaWrite and WinZip (or equivalent products) installed on your PC. For information about obtaining RaWrite, refer to the instructions in "Downloading the RaWrite utility"

 
Step Action
1 Insert a write-enabled diskette into the PC on which you will download the firmware.
2 Download the firmware.
3 Unzip the file. Follow the instructions for the tool you choose to use. If your system does not handle file names longer than 8 characters, rename the firmware image to an 8-character or fewer file name. If the .gz extension is deleted from the file name during download, you can add the appropriate extension before clicking the Save button. Alternatively, you can rename the file to include the appropriate extension after you save the file.
4 Double-click the RAWRITE icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
5 Remove the diskette from the system and label the firmware diskette appropriately.

For F700 series filers

Follow these steps to create a diskette to be used in the installation. This procedure assumes that you are using a PC running Windows NT or Windows 95 or later.

Note: Many UNIX workstations also have commands in PC format for copying files to diskettes. Refer to your workstation documentation.

 
Step Action
1 Insert a write-enabled diskette into the PC on which you will download the firmware image file (fw.rom).
2 Copy the firmware image file from either the CD-ROM or the NOW site to your diskette.
3 Remove the diskette from the system and label the firmware diskette appropriately.
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Last updated: 02/22/99 13:53:22