EFI Commands

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 -o -g <Bios_File> <EFI_driver_file> -c 0.

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.
Question	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 -o-d
	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 -f <firmware_name> -b <option_rom_name>
	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 -o-vpd-c 0.

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 -sand press Enter.

HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA (SAS Controller) 285

INTEGRITY RX3600 specifications

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HP INTEGRITY RX3600 manual EFI Commands, Flashing Bios and EFI Driver on the First Controller

Models: INTEGRITY RX3600