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January 29th, 2025 21:20

powervault me 5024 upgrade

Hello community

Can I upgrade me5024 to the latest version directly or there are hops, if there please explain them to me, and which minimum version can I upgrade from to the latest version directly?

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January 30th, 2025 11:49

Hello,

I don't recommend upgrade to latest version directly. I always suggest performing intermediate upgrades before upgrading to the latest version. Because it could be an issue occur. For example, you can check this article.

Best practices for updating firmware
● In the Alerts panel on the dashboard, verify that the system health is OK. If the system health is not OK, expand the view 
to see the active health alerts and resolve all problems before you update firmware. For information about Active Alerts, see 
Alerts panel
● Run the check firmware-upgrade-health CLI command before upgrading firmware. This command performs a 
series of health checks to determine whether any conditions exist that must be resolved before upgrading firmware. Any 
conditions that are detected are listed with their potential risks. For information about this command, see the CLI Reference 
Guide
● If any unwritten cache data is present, firmware update will not proceed. Before you can update firmware, unwritten data 
must be removed from cache. See information about the clear cache command in the CLI Reference Guide.
CAUTION: Removing unwritten data may result in data loss. Contact technical support for assistance.
● If a disk group is quarantined, resolve the problem that is causing it to be quarantined before updating firmware.
● CPLD revision (Complex Programmable Logic Device)
● To ensure success of an online update, select a period of low I/O activity. This helps the update to complete as quickly 
as possible and avoids disruption to host and applications due to timeouts. Attempting to update a storage system that is 
processing a large, I/O-intensive batch job may cause hosts to lose connectivity with the storage system.
● Confirm PFU is enabled by clicking Settings > System > Properties > Firmware Properties.
● Do not perform a power cycle or controller restart during a firmware update. If the update is interrupted or there is a 
power failure, the module might become inoperative. If this occurs, contact technical support. The module might need to be 
returned to the factory for reprogramming

 

Hope that helps!

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