Use the applymdisksoftware command to upgrade the firmware on a specified managed disk (MDisk). Only solid-state drives (SSDs) can be specified.
Syntax
>>- svctask -- -- applymdisksoftware -- -- -file -- name -- ----> .-firmware-. >-- -type --+-fpga-----+--+---------+--+- mdisk_id ---+-------->< '- -force-' '- mdisk_name -'
Parameters
- -file name
- (Required) Specifies the name of the firmware upgrade file. The file name must exist in the /home/admin/upgrade/ directory.
- -type firmware | fpga
- (Required) Specifies the type of software that should
be applied to the MDisk. The default is firmware. With the fpga option,
the MDisk can remain offline for up to 20 minutes. Attention: Only use the fpga option, which upgrades Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) firmware, under the direction of an IBM® service representative.
- -force
- (Optional) Specifies that the upgrade should proceed even if VDisks could go offline.
- mdisk id | name
- (Required) Specifies the ID or name of the MDisk to receive the firmware upgrade.
Description
The applymdisksoftware command starts an upgrade of the firmware on a specified MDisk. When the command is run, the software image is loaded to the MDisk and the upgrade file is copied to all other online nodes in the cluster.
If the upgrade could cause any VDisks to go offline, the force parameter is required. For example, a firmware update to a managed MDisk requires the force parameter.
An invocation example
svctask applymdisksoftware -file SSDsoftware -type firmware mdisk1
The resulting output
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