Upgrade instructions.

To upgrade via the normal process (preferred) do the following:
1. Download the 1.1K-b225 firmware file from http://downloadfinder.intel.com (search for SS4000-E in the search box).
2. Extract the files from the downloaded file and save them to your hard drive on your laptop, desktop, server, etc.
3. Login to the SS4000-E management console.
4. Select the Advanced tab at the top of the webpage.
5. In the Advanced section click to select Firmware in the left border of the webpage.
6. Click the gray Browse button to the left of the small window labeled “Firmware file”.
7. Browse to the location you extracted the firmware file to.
8. Click on the .pkg file containing the new 1.1K-b225 firmware.
9. Enter the admin password in the “Administrator password” window.
10. Click the blue upgrade button in the lower right of the window.

Note:
The process will take some time to complete and the system should not be shutdown while it is upgrading. Once the upgrade is complete (please allow 30 minutes or more) you can verify the firmware version is correct by navigating to the Advanced: Firmware webpage. The current installed firmware revision is shown toward the top of the page.

The alternative upgrade option is described here, for those customers who have adequate capacity in another storage system to backup the data on the SS4000-E system.

To upgrade via this process do the following:
Before you upgrade, be sure to BACKUP your data to another location. Then, please follow the steps below.

Note: This operation will completely erase the shared folders and backup data, i.e., THIS PROCEDURE WILL REMOVE ALL DATA ON THE DRIVES.

1. Download the 1.1K-b225 firmware file from http://downloadfinder.intel.com (search for SS4000-E in the search box).
2. Extract the files from the downloaded file and save them to your hard drive on your laptop, desktop, server, etc.
3. Backup the data on the SS4000-E to another system.
4. Shutdown the Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E system
5. Unplug all hard disks installed in the Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E system.
6. Boot up the Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E system
7. Login to the system by browsing the main web page:
  a. http://<Intel Entry Storage System SS4000-E system’s IP Address>/
  b. NOTE: this will display the system initialization screen, not the login screen. DO NOT insert the hard drives.
8. Enter the following url to display the firmware upgrade page:
  a. https://<Intel Entry Storage System SS4000-E system’s IP Address>/system_init_vendorF.cgi
9. Select the v1.1K-b225 software package file (fs-bc-v1.1-b225.pkg) to update the flash firmware.
10. After the previous step completes, the system should be rebooted but without the disks inserted. After the system completes the boot sequence, the disks can be inserted and scanned for and the firmware reinstalled. If the firmware package is installed and the disks are reinserted prior to rebooting the system, the system will boot off the drives and not properly complete a clean install.