Drive update

You can update specific drives or all drives in the system. The update procedure determines whether any drives are already at the code level that is provided in the package and does not update such drives.

Drive updates by using packages

The software upgrade test utility reports if any drives need updating when run as a part of the system update or drive update procedure.

The latest drive firmware package is available on FixCentral. For more information, see Obtaining packages.

To update drives using GUI, select Pools > Internal Storage > Actions > Upgrade All or Upgrade.

To monitor the progress of the upgrade, select Monitoring > Background Tasks.

To update drives by using the CLI:

Download the target-drive firmware file to the /update directory, and download and install the upgrade test utility by using applysoftware command.
To perform preinstall checks, use the following command:
```
svcupgradetest -w <firmware_package>
```
To start the update, see applydrivesoftware.
To monitor progress, see lsdriveupgradeprogress.

Note: For more information on the use of svcupgrade test, see https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/software-upgrade-test-utility.