Machine Administration Guide 2.6

3.1.12.1 Disk Firmware Administrator

This section describes how to operate the Disk Firmware Administrator function.

Disk firmware is distributed as HCP data together with the main unit firmware, and is automatically registered concurrently with registration of the main unit firmware. However, after the registration, the disk firmware and main unit firmware are separately managed. The registered main unit firmware can be deleted from the menu; however, the registered disk firmware cannot be deleted.

The following operation should only be performed by a certified service engineer.

The Indication of the Update Applicable Disk List

Operation

1. From the Disk Firmware Administrator menu, select [The indication of the update applicable disk list].

   A list of disks registered as subject to firmware updating by Machine Administration is displayed from among the disks currently connected.

   The following items are displayed:

   Disk name	:	Disk instance name
   Firmware Revision No	:	Disk firmware revision number
   Status	:	Current disk status
   		ACT (in use)
   		LOCK (maintenance in progress)
   		STOP (unused, revisable)
   Serial No	:	Disk serial number
   VendorID	:	Disk vendor ID
   ProductID	:	Disk product ID

The Indication of Update Log

Operation

1. From the Disk Firmware Administrator menu, select [The indication of update log].

   The update history of the disk firmware appears.

   The following items are displayed:

   Time-Stamp	:	Year, month, day, and time
   Revision Result	:	Revision result (success or failure)
   Disk Name	:	Disk instance name. An item in ( ) is a logical name.
   Previous Revision No	:	Previous revision number. If revision fails, the current revision number is used.
   Revision Result Mark	:	-> (Displayed for successful revision)
   		-* (Displayed for unsuccessful revision)
   		-? (Displayed for a disk error)
   Applicable Revision No	:	Revision number to be applied this time. If revision fails, the current revision number is used.
   Serial No	:	Disk serial number
   VendorID	:	Disk vendor ID
   ProductID	:	Disk product ID
   Remarks	:	Error code

The Practice of Update Firmware (Use Media:CD-ROM)

Operation

1. From the Disk Firmware Administrator menu, select [The practice of update firmware (use media:CD-ROM)].
2. Perform operations according to the menu.

   Disk revision is performed.

The Practice of Update Firmware (Use Media:Remote host)

Operation

1. From the Disk Firmware Administrator menu, select [The practice of update firmware (use media:Remote host)].
2. Perform the required operations according to the menu.

   Disk revision is performed.