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3.3.6 Updating the SAS storage controllers
Before you create RAID volumes, we recommend that you update the SAS
controller BIOS and firmware, and the disk subsystems. The following Web
addresses are for the latest updates:
LSI1078 BIOS and firmware:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073134
See also "Updating the onboard SAS LSI1078" on page 148.
IBM ServeRAID-MR10k SAS controller firmware (Windows)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073139
See also "Updating the onboard ServeRAID-MR10k/MR10M controller" on
page 150.
IBM ServeRAID-MR10M SAS controller firmware (Windows)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073389
See also "Updating the onboard ServeRAID-MR10k/MR10M controller" on
page 150.
IBM SAS hard drive update program
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-62832
See also "Updating the SAS hard disk drives" on page 152.
EXP3000 ESM update
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073877
See also "Updating the EXP3000" on page 153.
Updating the onboard SAS LSI1078
The program updates all SAS LSI1078 controllers found in the system. This
allows you to update all referred controllers in a multinode configuration, without
the requirement to boot each particular node in stand-alone mode.
We used the following steps to update the controller:
1. Download the code release from the following Web address.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073134
We used the Microsoft Windows package and ran it on a Windows
workstation to create bootable diskettes. With these diskettes, you can boot
the server by an attached USB floppy drive or mount it in the Remote
Supervisor Adapter II remote drive in the Web interface as described in 6.2.4,
"Remote console and media" on page 324.
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