12.11.3 Updating the UBM Backplane Firmware

UBM is a standard from SNIA SFF for the management of SAS, SATA, and NVMe backplanes by storage controllers, chipsets, and switches. UBM provides a single industry standard design mechanism for backplanes to interoperate with the storage ecosystem in a single self-describing standard way reducing costs and development time within storage partner ecosystems.

Use the Firmware Update wizard to update the firmware for one or more backplanes of the same type on the local or a remote system.

To update the UBM backplane firmware:

  1. In the Enterprise View, select a system.
  2. On the ribbon, in the System group, click Firmware Update.
  3. When the wizard opens, select Backplane, then click Next.
  4. In the Select Device panel, select the UBM Controller to perform firmware update operation, then click Next.
  5. In the Select Files panel, click Choose, browse the file system for the firmware update file, click Open to select the file (the button label may be different on your browser).
  6. When the file name appears in the Uploaded Firmware File(s) list, click Next.
  7. Review the summary information, then click Finish.
    CAUTION: Do not power down the controller or enclosure(s) while the update is in progress!
  8. When the update is complete, click OK. Restart the server to activate the new firmware image, as needed.