Hi,
Thats not a firmware problem thats the disk label.
Essentially the disk was removed from a filer running a later version of OnTap so the version of OnTap in the filer thats trying to read it can't understand it.
 
Theres two possible ways of fixing it (that I know of, one of the gurus might no a better way)
1) Put the disk back in the old system (or a system running a later version of OnTap) and then zero the disk
2) Reboot the filer and use the label erase command (I might be rmisrmembering the actual command..it's documented on Now) which is a command from the Ok prompt
 
Andrew
 
 
 

From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Nathan G. Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, 24 May 2006 10:10 AM
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: downgrading the firmware on NetApp drives

I found a 36GB NetApp drive for my f740 with FC9 shelves and when I put it in the machine, it said:
Tue May 23 19:14:07 EDT [raid.assim.disk.badlabelversion:error]: The label on disk 7.54 (S/N 3CD0FN3X000021098HUD) is a newer version than that supported by this software. Either remove the disk or upgrade the system software.

 

Of course, the disk_fw_update command didn’t work because the versio of the firmware is NEWER than what’s supported by my OS (Data Ontap 6.4.4p7).  How does one go aboot DOWNGRADING the firmware on a NetApp drive?

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nate