tzg file and select “Upgrade” on the Action column (if you have more than one member do one at a time)ĥ) Once update is done then select “Restart” on the Action column. There choose (on the right) “Update firmware”Ĥ) Browse to the location of the. (Enter)ģ) One option is to highlight the member SAN and select the “Maintenance” tab on the right hand side. tgz extension)Ģ) Next open a web browser (IE8 or IE9) and type in the address of your group. Extract the file and you will end up with something like: kit_V5.2.4-H1-R255063_3224151840. Updating EqualLogic firmware via web-based java GUI console:ġ) First download the latest firmware from DELL EqualLogic’s website by logging in. Upgrading via the GUI console didn’t work.Įrror: FTP: Connection timed out: connectĪs I didn’t have time (could be number of reasons) I opted for the command line method which worked perfect.

We bought some more storage recently and the SAN’s weren’t on the correct firmware. Saying this, not one firmware upgrade has caused us problems so far. I always tend to check the fix list and see if it’s applicable.

Normally I tend to hold off upgrading SAN firmware until it’s been out at least 6 months. You can upgrade the firmware via the web-based java GUI console or the traditional command line / putty. There are two ways to upgrade the firmware on DELL EqualLogic SAN’s.

Download equallogic firmware