Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:19:23 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: Josh Endries <jendries@planetpyramid.com> Cc: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SmartArray E200i (ML350) ''ciss0: ADAPTER HEARTBEAT FAILED'' Message-ID: <20080924171923.GJ68150@evil.alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <F3D37FF2F1A910499EA00643E2D3DEDE4D4D0F@PYRSRV1.pyramid.int> References: <b78000f645931767e6b1ca6846e8f8e3.squirrel@webmail01.one.com> <F3D37FF2F1A910499EA00643E2D3DEDE4D4D0F@PYRSRV1.pyramid.int>
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On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:59:04AM -0400, Josh Endries wrote: > Hello, > > Sorry, ProLiant noob here, and sorry to hijack this thread. :) Simple > question: I have a DL360 G5 and would like to test out the upgrade. How > exactly do you update the firmware for these? I poked around the web > site and saw a maintenance CD, and looked at the software for Solaris, > though I imagine you could download firmware from any OS. Do you use the > USB Key thingy and boot to that, or how is it done with FreeBSD? > > P.S. I'm not sure it's applicable but in the ciss man page on 7.0 there > is reference to a sysctl that may prevent this heartbeat problem (though > a firmware upgrade is probably better if possible). An easy solution is to download R.I.P. (Rescue is possible) which can be booted via PXE, then use the Linux online upgrade .scexe to flash the firmware. The firmware cd is just a linux booted from CD which has that same .scexe it executes. -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://www.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html
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