IBM SA23-1325-01 manual Updating Hard Disk Drive and Adapter Microcode, Problem Determination

Updating Hard Disk Drive and Adapter Microcode

Disk drives attached to this RAID adapter must contain the latest microcode level.

Microcode updates for hard disk drives attached to the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card are handled automatically by the sisupdate utility, which executes each time the system is booted.

The latest microcode level for your drive model and Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card is shipped as part of the Linux distribution. If an update or replacement is needed, the latest microcode can be obtained from your Linux distributor, or found as part of the device driver package at the following Web site: http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/linuxsdd/linuxsdd-p.

If you downloaded new microcode from the Web site, install it as follows:

1.If necessary, log in as root user.

2.Untar the package, type: tar –xzvf ibmsis-$ver.tgz

Press Enter.

3.Change directories to ibmsis/obj/firmware/. Type: cd ibmsis/obj/firmware/

4.Install the microcode. Type: make install

5.Update the microcode. Type: sisupdate

Press Enter.

Problem Determination

If you encounter any problems with the adapter after the installation, refer to your system unit documentation for information about running diagnostics or other problem-determination procedures. Refer to the PCI-X SCSI RAID Controller Reference Guide for Linux, order number SA23-1327.

22Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card: Installation and Using Guide