
4. Log in as admin (default password is admin). Once up and running, you will see an alarm
light on the front panel. This is standard while the individual Memory Modules are being
flashed with the new firmware.
The array start up screen indicates the upgraded firmware level, see above. The upgraded
firmware level also shows on the front LCD display of the array. After this first reboot of the
array, the array memory modules are being programmed with the new code.
WARNING! Do not Power Cycle or Interrupt the VMA Array upgrade process until the
firmware update is fully complete which could take up to 30 minutes.
NOTE: After performing an array firmware upgrade, the first boot up of the array with the new
firmware could result in “server timed out” responses to commands issued from the CLI. After first
boot up, the new firmware programs the VMA Array memory modules with the new code. This
memory module programming period could last up to 30 minutes. During this period, the Laptop
can be disconnected from the array and used to upgrade additional arrays if needed. If the Laptop
is disconnected, you will need to reconnect it at a later time to confirm completion of the firmware
upgrade process and the health of the array prior to use.
Verifying the new firmware is installed on the VMA Array
You can monitor the progress of the upgrade process by monitoring the system alarms. To monitor
the system alarms, use the show system alarms command. While the Memory Modules are being
flashed with the new firmware, access to the array is disabled, as is indicated with the Data plane
disabled alarm. Progress of the flashing process is reported, showing the percentage completed
as shown in the following examples:
> show system alarms
alarm1 System booting (0% complete)
alarm2 Data plane disabled
alarm3 Scheduler paused
> show system alarms
alarm1 System booting (86% complete)
alarm2 Data plane disabled
alarm3 Scheduler paused
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