Flashing BIOS and EFI Driver on the First Controller
To update the EFI driver on the first controller, follow these steps:
1.At the fsO:\> prompt, enter mptutil
2.At the fsO:\> prompt, enter reset.
The filename is optional and you are prompted for a filename if omitted.
Common Questions About Flashing Firmware
Question | After I update firmware on my SAS HBA, why doesn't the version string change |
| in the menu? |
Answer | The firmware you just flashed on the HBA does not run until a diagnostic reset |
Question | occurs. If you exit the utility and reenter it, the version string is updated. |
This image does not contain a valid nvdata when I try to flash the firmware, why? | |
Answer | You are expected to concatenate a proper nvdata image on to the firmware. |
| mptutil keeps you from flashing an image without one. To concatenate nvdata |
| and firmware you need to run the mptutil |
| 64it__l.fw,sas106x.dat,output.fw command. . |
| • 64it__l.fw is the firmware image without a nvdata image |
| • sas106x.dat is the nvdata image. This file depends on the type/rev of HBA |
| on which the firmware is used |
| • output.fw is the name of the file created with the firmware and nvdata |
| concatenated. This concatenated image can be used for all boards of this type |
| or revision. |
Question | How do I program multiple cards in a system from the command line? |
Answer | mptutil (EFI) does not support this. |
Question | Can I program a new flash and option ROM in the same command line argument? |
Answer | Yes. Run the mptutil |
| command. |
Viewing the VPD Information for EFI Driver and RISC Firmware
To view the VPD information for the EFI driver and RISC firmware, follow these steps:
•At the fsO:\> prompt, enter mptutil
To configure an Integrated Mirror (IM) Array on the SAS Controller, use one of the following EFI commands:
•DRVCFG (GUI interface)
•CFGGEN (command line interface)
NOTE: If you are not using the IM functionality, do not follow these procedures.
DRVCFG Utility
To configure an IM on the SAS controller, follow these steps:
Starting the DRVCFG Utility
To start theDRVCFGconfiguration utility, follow these steps:
1.Select the EFI Shell from the console menu.
2.Type drvcfg
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