LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP / 8708EM2 / 8888ELP New Firmware Release - 04/25/2009

idolclub

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LSI Logic MegaRAID Firmware Release

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Release date: 04/24/09

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Supported Controllers:
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MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8704EM2
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2
MegaRAID SAS 8880EM2
MegaRAID SAS 8888ELP


Component:
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SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID 1078 Controllers
Release date: 04/24/09


Version Numbers:       
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Current Firmware Package:    11.0.1-0013 (EF-M4)
Current Package Details:     APP-1.40.42-0615_BB-1.00.00.01-0011_BIOS-2.07.00_WEBBIOS-2.2-17-e_8-Rel
                             
Previous Firmware Package:   11.0.1-0008 (EF-M3)
Previous Package Details:    APP-1.40.32-0580_BB-1.00.00.01-0011_BIOS-2.06.00_WEBBIOS-2.2-16-e_8-Rel  


Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
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Firmware:
LSID100107823 (CO) Auto Generated from PR LSIP200008858  Headline: Modify FW PHY Settings for E.R.
LSID100122875 (CO) Auto Generated from PR LSIP200008944  Headline: Modify FW PHY Settings for M.R.
LSID100122878 (CO) Auto Generated from PR LSIP200008403  Headline: Drive dead option after Predictive failure.
LSID100110379 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100096989: Add Clear NVRAM to EFI  
LSID100123676 (CO) Auto Generated from PR LSIP200008610  Headline: SGPIO Group ID and Drive Presence
LSID100122796 (DFCT) TEMPOFF_VAL has to be set to 7 (equal to 0.7 in battery) for iBBU
LSID100123018 (DFCT) Data integrity issue with multi row write
LSID100123373 (DFCT) Dont reset the 1078 when the express link drops for the following cards
LSID100108795 (DFCT) When changing the CC schedule mode there is no event after successful operation
LSID100123575 (DFCT) Inconsistency found during CC while recovering data+P parity on R6
LSID100123585 (DFCT) CC doesn't regenerate parity after hitting double media error
LSID100107663 (DFCT) Fw enters megamon during error injection, CC run on 16vd PRL11 span array
LSID100109051 (DFCT) Gen 1 card gives options for security while creating arrays on MSM 3.01-04
LSID100109882 (DFCT) Set DelayPOST to 60 Seconds
LSID100110205 (DFCT) EF FW fails to import the RAID5 configuration (degraded issue).
LSID100123742 (DFCT) FW breaks into "MonTask: line 3115 in file ../../raid/cache.c" while rebuilding with medium errors
LSID100123743 (DFCT) FW breaks into "Assertion failure in ../../raid/ldbbm.c at line 1521: c->bbmHead == -1" while rebuilding with medium errors
LSID100099854 (DFCT) FW read modepage value from "default" value and overwrite "saved" value. (should read from "saved" and change "current" value
LSID100123877 (DFCT) Data miscompared while copyback with medium errors under I/O
LSID100123861 (DFCT) Estatouh Falls FW is ignoring the isSSD setting when once set to 1.
LSID100124019 (DFCT) new or changed battery installation not detetected on Catera iBBU
LSID100124023 (DFCT) Configuration not found when cold boot.



BIOS:
LSID100101910 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100098174: MegaRAID Skinny to support: HDD Pass-thru
LSID100108221 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100098487: F-code boot support
LSID100122968 (CO) Auto Generated from PR LSIP200009631 for component_HWR_SAS_Bios Headline: BIOS displays slot information for each drive. Change to PCI Slot to avoid confusion with slot id of enclosure.
LSID100123355 (CO) Auto Generated from PR LSIP200008862 for component_UNIV_PREBOOT_HOST_CLI Headline: Support CTRL-Y environment in EFI
LSID100109378 (DFCT) AF-SYS0:-EFI-WebBios can not hadle more than one controller when manual intervention needed.
LSID100123696 (DFCT) To ensure backward compatibility take care of 1068 in BIOS, EFI Driver and EFI CLI

WebBIOS:
LSID100110375 (CO) Auto Generated from PR LSIP200009118  Headline: Change MR default to HDD Cache off
LSID100108626 (CO) Created CO for WB
LSID100107659 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100097537: FW should return status of variable BBUGood
LSID100109814 (DFCT) No R1 prompt on Array With Free Space during config a RAID
LSID100109909 (DFCT) WebBIOS-- App. Hang when application exits using mouse.




Installation:
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Use MegaCLI to flash the SAS controllers.  The DOS version of MegaCLI is included
in the zip file.  Windows and Linux MegaCLI can be downloaded from the download
section of www.megaraid.com.

Command syntax:  MegaCli -adpfwflash -f SAS1078_FW_Image.rom -a0


Firmware Download：
http://www.lsi.com/DistributionS ... PP-1.40.42-0615.zip


Remark：
請注意，此Firmware只適用於LSI MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP、8708ELP、8888ELP等LSI 1078 Base的Raid Card使用，而LSI 8308ELP、8344ELP等LSI 1068 Base的Raid Card絕對不能使用。

Boomer

用不起的帮顶…

zyzs

改进了什么？

wmfwmf

改进了什么？？

ktt29

该固件有提升对SSD的兼容性吗?

乔治亚斯

LZ玩的东西都满特别的

zyzs

怎么没人知道更新了什么..........
用的好好的懒的更新了...

拳头

DELL最近都不更新固件了，6I没的玩

shiori_2003

LSI的固件，6i可用？

wintel32

怎么没人知道更新了什么..........
用的好好的懒的更新了...
zyzs 发表于 2009-4-27 10:20

上面的Bug Fixes and Enhancements已列出修正和改进

bcyj

prec 6i当然可用了,sas 6i不行

breaf

米物！

idolclub

Dell PERC 6/i 新版固件已出

try_catch

这种卡大概多少钱啊.

五湖废人

8888ELP很不便宜……