Reset hardware task, Reset software task, Update storage enclosure firmware task – HP 6Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

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11. Clear all temporary Internet files from the browser cache.
12. Log back in to VSM and confirm that the firmware installed successfully with no issues.
13. If Update both Active and Passive switches was not selected, repeat steps 2–12 to update

firmware and then reset the additional switch

14. Close the maintenance window:

a.

Power on the server blades.

b.

Resume I/O.

Reset Hardware task

IMPORTANT:

This task disrupts host I/O to the storage enclosures. Open a maintenance window

before resetting devices.

To restart the switch, expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree. Click Reset
Hardware.

Available parameters:

Local switch only

(Default) Restarts the selected switch.

Both switches at the same time

Restarts the paired switches.

IMPORTANT:

Reset both switches at the same time only

when a system maintenance window is open and all system
traffic is halted.

Helpful hints

This task is required after updating switch firmware.

Before resetting a switch, make sure that all I/O to the switch is halted, and, if possible, power
down all hosts that map to the switch, restarting them after the switch completes the reset.

During the reset process, you are automatically logged out of VSM.

After resetting the switch, clear the browser cache.

Reset Software task

To restart the VSM software utility, expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree,
and then click Reset Software.

Helpful hints

This task is required when updating switch network settings.

Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task

Use this task to install new firmware on MDS600 or D2600/D2700 storage enclosures that are
directly connected to the SAS BL Switch. Firmware is pre-installed in the factory, but an updated,
alternative, or preferred version may be available.

In dual-domain deployments, if the secondary I/O module is cabled to the second switch in the
BladeSystem c-Class interconnect bay row, the primary I/O module is updated first, and then
replicated to the additional I/O modules in the enclosure.

After selecting this task, the currently-installed firmware version of each external storage enclosure
connected to the SAS BL Switch is displayed.

Reset Hardware task

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