Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:33:37 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> Cc: bfriedman@emax.ca, freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org, Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> Subject: Re: Updating Smart Array 6404 Message-ID: <20080407223336.GY26105@evil.alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <20080407212919.GJ3162@k7.mavetju> References: <20080407154713.GA94748@emax.ca> <20080407160505.GX26105@evil.alameda.net> <20080407212919.GJ3162@k7.mavetju>
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On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 07:29:19AM +1000, Edwin Groothuis wrote: > On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 09:05:06AM -0700, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 11:47:13AM -0400, Barry Friedman wrote: > > > I am trying to update the firmware on a Smart Array 6404 attached to > > > a DL380 G4 and the only upgrades available from HP are Linux. > > > Specifically CP008272.scexe from the HP website (http://tinyurl.com/5ppo98) > > > would seem to do the job. > > > > > > My question is whether this will work on a freebsd 7.0 system with linux > > > compatibility enabled and will not damage the array, and if not what > > > other options are there for getting a usable upgrade. > > > > > > I hope to hear back from other list subscribers who have experience with > > > this problem. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Download the firmware update cd, it has a complete linux environment > > it boots (unfortunatly) including X11, etc. > > Don't forget a mouse, it is not optional! > > We have never had problems with the upgrade system, except for one > Windows 2000 machine which keeps hanging now. But I blame the > software running on it for it (It's the Cisco Call Manager, which > does do strange things to the system). The other two machines with > the same software kept working fine. The other 40+ machines are > fine all the time. I have also build, but need to update it again, a small linux pxe bootable image based on RHEL4, where I can run many of the linux based .scexe flash upgrades. RIP (http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip/) which is based on debian I think, might be able to do the Bios and SmartArray upgrades but not the iLO upgrades as the last time I checked those it wanted hprsm to be running. -- 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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