confirm or update the controller firmware, you must know the device file name for the Smart Array Controller.
1.Determine the device file for the Smart Array Controller by running the ioscan
# ioscan
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
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ext_bus 5 0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0 ciss CLAIMED INTERFACE PCIe SAS SmartArray P400 RAID Controller
/dev/ciss5
In the example, /dev/ciss5 is the device file for Smart Array P400 Controller.
2.Determine the Smart Array series controller firmware version that is in the ROM on the Smart Array Controller by using either the sautil <device_file> command (extensive output), or the sautil <device_file>
# sautil /dev/ciss5
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**** ****
**** S A U T I L S u p p o r t U t i l i t y ****
**** ****
**** for the HP SmartArray RAID Controller Family ****
**** ****
**** version A.02.11 ****
**** ****
**** (C) Copyright
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Driver State........................ | READY |
Controller Product Number........... | P400 |
Controller Product Name............. | HP PCIe SmartArray P400 |
Hardware Path....................... | 0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0 |
Serial Number....................... | PA5360BBFSW2ON |
Device File......................... | /dev/ciss5 |
Hardware Revision................... | ‘B’ |
Firmware Revision (in ROM).......... | 1.96 |
# of Logical Drives................. | 2 |
# of Physical Disks Configured...... | 4 |
# of Physical Disks Detected........ | 4 |
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**** End of SAUTIL Output ****
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In this example, the Smart Array Controller /dev/ciss5 has ROM firmware revision 1.96.
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