Flash Firmware In Mode 0 With Rom File; Sas Topology - Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 Software User's Manual

Table 5.61 Flash Firmware with ROM File (Cont.)
Description
Flashes the firmware with the ROM file specified at the command line.
The –NoSigChk option forces the application to flash the firmware even if the check
word on the file does not match the required check word for the controller. This option
flashes the firmware only if the existing firmware version on the controller is lower
than the version on the ROM image.
If you specify –NoVerChk, also, the application flashes the controller firmware
without checking the version of the firmware image. The version check applies only
to the firmware (APP.ROM) version.
This command also supports the "Mode 0" flash functionality. For Mode 0 flash, the
controller number is not valid. There are two possible methods:
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XML output data is generated by this option.
5.13.2 Flash the Firmware in Mode 0 with the ROM File
Table 5.62

Flash Firmware in Mode 0 with ROM File

Convention
MegaCli –AdpM0Flash –f filename
Description
Flashes the firmware in Mode 0 with the ROM file listed on the command line.
This option supports the Mode 0 flash functionality. For Mode 0 flash, the controller
number is not valid. The method to handle this is to flash the firmware on all present
controllers which are compatible with the image.

5.14 SAS Topology

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Select which controller to flash after the controllers are detected.
Flash the firmware on all present controllers.
Use the command in
ROM file specified at the command line for the selected controller(s).
This option is for DOS only.
The commands in this section are used to display SAS topology.
Use the command in
information for physical PHY M on the selected controller(s). Each PHY
can form one side of the physical link in a connection with a PHY on a
different device. The physical link contains four wires that form two
differential signal pairs. One differential pair transmits signals, and the
other differential pair receives signals. Both differential pairs operate
simultaneously and allow concurrent data transmission in both the
receive and the transmit directions. PHYs are contained within ports.
MegaRAID Command Tool
Table 5.62 to flash the firmware in Mode 0 with the
Table 5.63 to display the PHY connection