Updating RAID Controller BIOS

The RAID controller BIOS can be updated using MSU. Before updating the BIOS, it is recommended that you backup the existing BIOS. This is useful if you need to revert to the existing BIOS for any reason.

This section discusses the following:

    Backup BIOS

    Update BIOS

Backup BIOS

This section describes the procedure to backup the existing RAID controller BIOS image.

To backup BIOS

1.    Select Adapter.

2.    Roll-over the Operation tab, and select Backup BIOS, as shown in Figure 1.

A File Download dialog appears, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 1  Backup BIOS

 

Figure 2  Backup Existing BIOS Image

 

3.    Select Save and follow on-screen instructions to save the file to the desired location.

Update BIOS

This section describes the procedure to update the RAID controller BIOS image.

To update the BIOS

1.    Backup the BIOS, as described in section Backup BIOS.

2.    Select Adapter.

3.    Roll-over the Operation tab, and select Update BIOS, as shown in Figure 3.

A Update BIOS dialog appears, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 3  Update BIOS

 

Figure 4  Update BIOS Image

 

4.    Browse to the location of the BIOS image, and select Update to update BIOS image.