You need to upgrade the firmware on a VSP G700. Which file must you select to perform the upgrade using the Maintenance Utility?

Question

Options

• AAll Firmware.mda
• BHA-MPC-xx.iso
• CHA-SVP-xx.iso
• Dsetup.exe

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  79% (37)
• D
  13% (6)

Explanation

Option C (HA-SVP-xx.iso) is correct because the Hitachi VSP G700's Maintenance Utility requires the SVP (Service Processor) firmware image in .iso format to perform an upgrade - the SVP is the management controller that orchestrates the entire storage system, and this is the file the utility is specifically designed to consume. Option A (All Firmware.mda) uses an .mda extension which is not the file type accepted by the Maintenance Utility for this process. Option B (HA-MPC-xx.iso) refers to the MPC (MP Controller/blade) component firmware, which is a different hardware module and not what the Maintenance Utility targets in this workflow. Option D (setup.exe) is a Windows installer executable - irrelevant to storage firmware upgrades entirely.

Memory tip: Think "SVP = the brain of the VSP" - when using the Maintenance Utility, you're maintaining the SerVice Processor, so you need the HA-SVP file. The .iso extension signals it's a firmware image, not a software installer.

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