From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 21 00:26:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE034106564A for ; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:26:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bob@immure.com) Received: from maul.immure.com (adsl-66-136-206-1.dsl.austtx.swbell.net [66.136.206.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F5388FC20 for ; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:26:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bob@immure.com) Received: from rancor.immure.com (rancor.immure.com [10.1.132.9]) by maul.immure.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7L0BO6x079418 for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:11:24 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob@immure.com) Received: from rancor.immure.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rancor.immure.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7L0BOsp076130 for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:11:24 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob@rancor.immure.com) Received: (from bob@localhost) by rancor.immure.com (8.14.2/8.13.8/Submit) id m7L0BO8d076129 for freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org; Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:11:24 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from bob) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:11:24 -0500 From: Bob Willcox To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080821001124.GA76080@rancor.immure.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-immure-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m7L0BO6x079418 X-immure-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-immure-MailScanner-From: bob@immure.com X-Spam-Status: No Subject: areca-cli: updating firmware X-BeenThere: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Bob Willcox List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:26:26 -0000 I want to update the firmware, bios, and boot code in my areca ARC-1210 raid controller and am a bit hesitant to do it for lack of any experience updating this card. I want to use the areca-cli program to do this and I see that the sys command appears to support updating the firmware (via the "sys updatefw" command), but I don't know if I can use this to update the bios and boot code as well or not. Can someone help me out on this? Also, is it ok to do this update while the system is up and using the card? Thanks, Bob -- Bob Willcox There are three ways to get something done: bob@immure.com 1: Do it yourself. Austin, TX 2: Hire someone to do it for you. 3: Forbid your kids to do it.