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Table 3. DS4500 hardware and software compatibility (continued)
Drive expansion
enclosure Storage management software Controller Firmware Notes
EXP710, EXP700,
EXP100
IBM DS4000 Storage Manager
Version 9.19 or later
06.12.xx.xx 06.12.xx.xx is the latest
version of DS4500 controller
firmware that supports
EXP700.
EXP100 IBM DS4000 Storage Manager
Version 9.19 or later
05.41.xx.xx or higher
(6.19.xx.xx is recommended)
05.41.xx.xx supports only
EXP100.
EXP700, EXP500 IBM DS4000 Storage Manager
Version 9.16
05.40.xx.xx EXP500 is supported by
05.40.xx.xx only.
Determining firmware levels
There are two different methods to determine the DS4000 storage subsystem and
firmware versions. Each method uses the DS4000 Storage Manager client that
manages the DS4500 Storage Subsystem.
Method One:
Go to the Subsystem Management window and select View → Storage Subsystem
Profile. When the Storage Subsystem Profile window opens, select the All tab and
scroll through the Profile For Storage Subsystem list to locate the following
information.
Note:
The Profile For Storage Subsystem list contains all the profile information for
the entire subsystem. Therefore, it may be necessary to scroll through a
large amount of information to locate the firmware version numbers.
DS4000
Storage Server
v NVSRAM version
v Appware version
v Bootware version
Drives
v Drive Firmware version
v ATA translator card firmware for EXP810 SATA enhanced disk drive
module (E-DDM)
ESM
v ESM card firmware version
Method
Two:
Complete the appropriate procedure to obtain the specified firmware version.
To obtain the controller firmware version:
Right-click the Controller icon in the Physical View pane of the Subsystem
Management window and select Properties. The Controller Enclosure
properties window opens and displays the properties for that controller.
You must perform this step for each individual controller.
To obtain the drive firmware (and ATA translator card firmware, if appropriate)
version:
Right-click the Drive icon in the Physical View pane of the Subsystem
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