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NOTE: The disk management utility (GUI) provides an option for enabling or disabling Partner

Firmware Update for the partner controller.

• To enable or disable the setting, use the set advanced-settings CLI command, and set the

partner-firmware-upgrade parameter.

• See the

QXS G2 CLI Reference Guide

for more information about command parameter syntax.

Optionally, you can update firmware using FTP or SFTP as described in the

QXS G2 Disk Management

Utility User Guide

See the topic about updating firmware in the

QXS G2 Disk Management Utility User Guide

before

performing a firmware update. Partner Firmware Update (PFU) is enabled by default on QXS-G2-412,

QXS-G2-424, and QXS-G2-484 systems.

Obtaining IP Values and System Settings

You can manually set static IP values (default method) for each controller, or you can specify that IP

values should be set automatically for both controllers through communication with a Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.

See the topic about configuring network ports in the

QXS G2 Disk Management Utility User Guide

This section provides the following information:

• Updating System Settings using the Disk Management Utility (DMU) GUI

• Setting Network Port IP Addresses Using DHCP

• Setting Network Port IP Addresses Using CLI Port and Cable

Updating System Settings using the Disk Management Utility (DMU) GUI

Network ports on controller module A and controller module B are configured with the following

default values:

• Network port IP address: 10.0.0.2 (controller A), 10.0.0.3 (controller B)

• IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

• Gateway IP address: 10.0.0.1

NOTE: Refer to the

QXS G2 Disk Management Utility User Guide

for additional information.

Complete only the steps that are needed. You may only need to set up the IP addresses for your

system administrator to access the system and to configure it. You may also need to converse with

your system administrator to complete the applicable steps needed for this system install.

Complete the applicable steps to update the system settings:

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