HP Smart Array (RAID) Host Bus Adapters manual Verifying and updating controller firmware offline

2.Use the reconnect -rshell command to reinitialize the cards connected to the server. As the command executes, watch for a message indicating that one or more tape devices has been detected. For example:

Shell> reconnect -r

HP PCI-X 2Port 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapter (driver 1.50, firmware 3.03.171) HP PCI-X 2Port 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapter (driver 1.50, firmware 3.03.171)

HP Smart Array P411 Controller (version 3.66) Currently the controller is in HBA mode

HP Smart Array

P411 Controller (version 3.66) 0 Logical Drives Tape Drive(s) Detected:

Port: 1E, box:0, bay: 1 (SAS)

Currently the controller is in RAID mode ReconnectController(0,0,0) : Status = Success Shell>

In this example, two Fibre Channel adapters and a Smart Array P411 controller are installed. The Smart Array P411 controller has a tape device connected at Port 1E, box 0, bay 1.

Verifying and updating controller firmware offline

Follow the procedures in this section to verify that the correct adapter firmware version is installed before you boot the server. Firmware version requirements are found in the HP Smart Array RAID Controllers Support Matrix at:

http://www.hp.com/go/smart-array-raid-docs

WARNING! HP Smart Array controllers have specific adapter firmware version requirements for use in HP Integrity servers. Follow the steps in this section to ensure that the correct firmware version is installed.

Verifying the controller firmware

Use saupdate from the UEFI Shell to verify the firmware image on the controller.

To verify the controller firmware with saupdate, follow these steps:

1.Prepare to run saupdate from the Offline Diagnostics CD or the UEFI partition:

•To run saupdate from the Offline Diagnostic CD:

a.Place the Offline Diagnostic CD containing saupdate.efi in the CD drive before booting the system.

b.Boot the system to the UEFI Shell prompt.

c.Locate the cdrom entry in the list of mapped devices, and change to the device by entering its associated fs number (for example, fs0) under UEFI Shell prompt.

d.If the UEFI utility is not located in the root directory, move to the directory where the file is located, for example:

fs0:\>cd \EFI\HP\TOOLS\IO_CARDS\SmartArray

•To run saupdate from the UEFI partition:

a.Download the Smart Array UEFI update utility saupdate.efi and copy it to the UEFI partition.

b.Boot the system to the UEFI Shell and change directories to the UEFI partition.

c.If the UEFI utility is not in the root directory, move to the directory where the file is located, for example:

fs0:\>cd \EFI\HP\TOOLS\IO_CARDS\SmartArray

2.Use saupdate LIST to display all detected Smart Array controllers and the active firmware versions. For example:

fs0:\EFI\TOOLS> saupdate list

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