******************************************************************** * IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program * * ibm_fw_sas_hdd_v101_anyos_i386.txt Version 1.01 * ******************************************************************** 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999, 2005. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication, or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in "Notices and trademarks" in this document. 1.0 Overview _____________ 1.1 Overview of this code The IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.01 contains hard disk drive firmware updates. IBM xSeries Servers with specific SAS hard disk drive options installed may be affected. The specific drive options are listed below: The Following IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive options may contain drives that will be updated: SAS Hot Swap Options 26K5697, 26K5698, 26K5699, 26K5709, 26K5710, 26K5711 40K1039, 40K1040, 40K1041, 40K1042, 40K1043, 40K1044 40K1045, 40K1046, 40K1047, 40K1048, 40K1049, 40K1050 SAS SFF Hot Swap Options 26K5654, 26K5655, 40K1051, 40K1052 SAS SFF Blade Options 26K5776, 26K5677 The Product ID's and the latest firmware contained in this release: Product ID Code Release ST9xxxxxSS B51C ST3xxxxxSS BA18 GNAxxxxx BH0G BBAXXXXX BH0G MAVxxxxx S116 MAXxxxxx T904 MAYxxxxx T107 1.2 Limitations The update program will find the options listed above and only updates the drive firmware as needed. The update supports Hard Disk Drive options installed in IBM xSeries Servers. This version will also detect and notify you of possible non-warranted drives installed in your system. 1.3 Level of Recommendation * See corresponding Change History document for additional information. - A full tape backup should be completed and verified prior to running this, or any other system upgrade. - RAID configuration should be saved to a diskette, see the Hardware Maintenance Manual or Problem Determination and Service Guide for more detail. This update is considered Critical and is mandatory for all SAS hard disk drives with the Product IDs listed above. 1.4 Dependencies * See corresponding Change History document for additional information. Before running the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update, first update the SAS drive controller's BIOS/Firmware to their latest levels. The update program will find the options listed above and only updates the drive firmware as needed. The update supports Hard Disk Drive options installed in IBM xSeries Servers attached to Adaptec 48xx-based SAS controllers, LSI 1064 based SAS controllers, IBM ServeRaid-8e Raid Controller IBM ServeRaid-8i Raid Controller IBM ServeRaid-8k Raid Controller IBM ServeRaid-8l Raid Controller IBM MegaRaid 8480 Raid Controller If your drives are connected to an on-board LSI SAS adapter, you MUST first update the controller's BIOS/Firmware to 6.00.08b or later. If your drives are connected to an on-board Adaptec SAS adapter, first update the controller's BIOS/Firmware to 1706 or later. If your drives are connected to an on-board LSI SAS adapter, first update the controller's BIOS/Firmware to 6.00.08b or later. If your drives are connected to a ServeRAID 8i adapter, first update the controller's BIOS/Firmware to 8.15 or later. ___________________ 2.0 Change History ___________________ 2.1 IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.00 to 1.01 Critical Release Please refer to RETAIN tip H186019. Support of ServeRaid 8e Raid controller Support of ServeRaid 8k Raid controller Support of ServeRaid 8l Raid controller Support of on-board LSI 1064 controller Firmware updates to drives with Product ID strings: GNAxxxx and BBAxxxx to BH0G to pickup the latest network roll of firmware fixes, to improve performance under some sequential workloads and improvements to signal quality parameters. ST9xxxx to B51D amd ST3xxxx to BA18 to pickup the latest network roll of firmware fixes and to address unexpected system hangs and some performance improvements. MAVxxxx to S116 and MAYxxxx to T107 to pickup the latest network roll of firmware fixes and to improve signal quality parameters. MAXxxxx to T904 Initial release 2.2 IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.00 Initial Release Support of Adaptec 48xxx based controllers Support of ServeRaid 8i Raid controller Support and updates to drives with product ID strings of: ST936701SS ST973401SS ST336754SS ST373454SS GNAxxxxx BBAXXXXX ___________________________ 3.0 Installation and Setup ___________________________ 3.1 Updating the Hard Disk Drive Firmware The IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program will detect if your server has installed drives that require a firmware update. The first screen will indicate which drives if any need to be updated. All others will be marked OK To confirm that the updates have been applied, restart the program and all drives should be marked with a status of OK. 3.1.1 If new logical drives have been created in a RAID5 array with the IBM ServeRaid family of adapters, you may need to wait until the background initialization/synchronization of the array has completed before attempting to update the drives with the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program. The same case may be true if an array is in the process of rebuilding. 3.1.2 Insert the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program CD into the CD-ROM drive; then, turn on the system. If the system is already turned on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del. 3.1.3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. 3.1.4 If the status is reported as REPLACE, please contact IBM Service to have the drive replaced. If the status is reported as BAD, please power cycle the systems/drives and reboot the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program to see if drive in question has been updated. If it hasn't then please call IBM Service and have it replaced. If it has been updated, continue updating all remaining drives. 3.2 Other Instructions / Troubleshooting 3.2.1 After the update completes, you may reboot the system once again with IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program diskette to verify that the hard disk drive firmware has been updated. 3.2.2 If you exit the IBM Hard Disk Drive Program abnormally, ie. powered off or rebooted while the updates were in progress, ServeRaid data scrubbing may have been inadvertently disabled. To re-enable data scrubbing, reboot to the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update CD and exit normally. 3.2.3 If the status is reported as NON-WARRANTED then the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update program has detected a possible non-warranted hard disk drive at that location. This drive has not been recognized as a qualified and warranted part. Firmware updates will not be applied to this drive. Contact the source where the drive was obtained from for assistance. ______________________________ 4.0 Configuration Information ______________________________ 4.1 There is no configuration required with the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program. ____________________ 5.0 Unattended Mode ____________________ 5.1 The IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program is self booting and requires minimum user input and does not support full unattended mode at this time. _______________________________________ 6.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number _______________________________________ You can download new and updated files for IBM xSeries products from http://www.ibm.com/support/ For a list of supported operating systems on legacy (non-shipping) controllers, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. You can receive hardware service through IBM Services or through your IBM reseller, if your reseller is authorized by IBM to provide warranty service. See http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for support telephone numbers, or in the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378). In the U.S. and Canada, hardware service and support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the U.K., these services are available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. __________________________ 7.0 Trademarks and Notices __________________________ The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: IBM xSeries ServeRAID Adaptec and HostRAID are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. ________________ 8.0 Disclaimer ________________ 8.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. 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