************************************ LSI Corp. MegaRAID Firmware Release ************************************ Release date: 03/02/13 ====================== Supported Controllers: ====================== MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i MegaRAID SAS 9266-4i MegaRAID SAS 9266-8i MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e MegaRAID SAS 9285CV-8e MegaRAID SAS 9270-8i MegaRAID SAS 9271-4i MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i MegaRAID SAS 9271-8iCC MegaRAID SAS 9286-8e MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC This package includes support for CacheCade Pro 2.0 and CacheVault(if enabled). Component: ========= SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID Controllers Release date: 03/02/13 Version Numbers: =============== Current Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.12.0.0011 (MR 5.6) WebBIOS 6.1-62-e_62-Rel Firmware 3.240.05-2282 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.07.00 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0010 NVDATA 2.1304.03-0117 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05270000 Hii 03.02.02.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.38.00 Previous Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.11.0-0021 (MR 5.5) WebBIOS 6.1-60-e_60-Rel Firmware 3.230.05-2100 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.07.00 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0010 NVDATA 2.1301.03-0115 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05240000 Hii 03.00.06.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.38.00 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: =========================== FIRMWARE: SCGCQ00343193 - (Closed) - FW crashes during foreign configuration import. SCGCQ00353334 - (Closed) - Evaluation Order Violation SCGCQ00353358 - (Closed) - Operands don't affect result SCGCQ00353906 - (Closed) - Development tool fixes SCGCQ00358678 - (Closed) - Enclosure was not detected. SCGCQ00369216 - (Closed) - OVERRUN STATIC: CIDs 10281, 10283 Out-of-bounds access SCGCQ00369611 - (Closed) - Development tool fixes SCGCQ00369667 - (Closed) - Drives need to be marked foreign when its state changes to unconfigured good and it has a valid DDF. SCGCQ00372061 - (Closed) - Development tool fixes SCGCQ00363693 - (Closed) - Development tool fixes SCGCQ00364253 - (Closed) - UNUSED VALUE : CIDs 10376, 10377, 10398, 10399 SCGCQ00378971 - (Closed) - Continues PR 2nd time on Raid 1 and then delete VD and reboot system cause debugger to continues loop and want to run PR SCGCQ00384874 - (Closed) - MR5.6 Beta Firmware BST: MonTask: line 5911 in file ../../raid/pd.c SCGCQ00356781 - (Closed) - System hanged after pulling out drives from a 8Raid-6 array during OCR in Debian OS SCGCQ00358060 - (Closed) - Logically dead code SCGCQ00358069 - (Closed) - In printMrLdConfig(), pointer is checked against null but then dereferenced anyway SCGCQ00359118 - (Closed) - Firmware does not allow CacheCade VDs to be created SCGCQ00364620 - (Closed) - Fix For development tool Defects Reported SCGCQ00381562 - (Closed) - "Assertion failure in ../../raid/mem.c at line 281" on issuing "adpdiag" from megacli-dos SCGCQ00353296 - (Closed) - Get_Time_Delta() has incorrect pointer increment SCGCQ00357185 - (Closed) - In configRaid, value returned from a function is not checked for errors before being used SCGCQ00375418 - (Closed) - Fix For development tool Defects Reported SCGCQ00375763 - (Closed) - Firmware asserted at raid/cache.c at line 3661 when VDs are offline SCGCQ00378916 - (Closed) - Timed critical boot message under UEFI mode not showing SCGCQ00380450 - (Closed) - MegaCli pdFwDownload fails on a SATA drive with an interposer (parent defect is SCGCQ00352210) SCGCQ00365342 - (Closed) - Wrong value returned for the field "CacheOffLoad" under the class "lsiesg_megaraidhbaadvancesoftware". SCGCQ00391493 - (Closed) - Firmware blocked firmware download to interposer SCGCQ00331565 - (Closed) - Punctured Block Logging Improvements SCGCQ00348163 - (Closed) - Fault LED behavior in OEM Blades SCGCQ00318098 - (Closed) - temporary patch. SCGCQ00331572 - (Closed) - Boot the system to iMR mode if NVRAM is not initialized. SCGCQ00357927 - (Port_Complete) - We should not be directly unregistering the device from the DISM code. As, we do have a proper device removal state machine scheduled in the task list to do that. SCGCQ00361327 - (Port_Complete) - A good SuperCap could be prematurely marked as failed. SCGCQ00367948 - (Port_Complete) - FW goes to montask at cache offload. SCGCQ00372173 - (Port_Complete) - MR2208 JBOD function can't handle the UNC error of SATA disk SCGCQ00374198 - (Port_Complete) - A SuperCap could be shown as prematurely failed if a reboot occurred immediately after a learn cycle completed. SCGCQ00374208 - (Port_Complete) - If a double bit error occurs during memory initialization on a OEM controller, GPIO 19 will now be asserted. SCGCQ00357590 - (Port_Not_Required) - CSET: MR_DS3: all PDS missing after few rounds of enclosure pull/push run. - (SCGCQ00354731) SCGCQ00360912 - (Port_Complete) - VD becomes WT with a good & new Super Cap on boot SCGCQ00364140 - (Port_Complete) - Error Message "incompatible secondary iButton present!" or "BIOS handshaking With The FW,Wait" shown SCGCQ00373302 - (Port_Complete) - SCSI Pass-Through to SAS SSD returns data but disk reported medium error SCGCQ00374201 - (Port_Complete) - The SuperCap will now remain in the failed state when its capacitance falls below the minimum or its resistance exceeds the maximum SCGCQ00357221 - (Port_Complete) - Cache offload would not work when a USB debugger was attached SCGCQ00374210 - (Port_Complete) - multi path with Consistency Check LED behavior problem SCGCQ00357937 - (Port_Complete) - We should not add a SEP device to the enclosure tracker. SCGCQ00360965 - (Port_Complete) - VD Degraded after reconstruction of R5 SCGCQ00381794 - (Port_Complete) - T-Bolt MR Controller Rejects Vendor Unique SCSI Command SCGCQ00381812 - (Port_Complete) - (multiple) Megacli64 error in deadlock state WebBIOS SCGCQ00288524 - (Closed) - Remaining capacity is coming 0 from FW. SCGCQ00308400 - (Closed) - WebBIOS does not warn user before importing PI enabled VD on PI disabled controller. SCGCQ00309063 - (Closed) - WebBIOS does not show "Day" for Next learn cycle time in battery page. And issue with safe mode. SCGCQ00327325 - (Closed) - FW completely halted/hung when selecting drives in WebBIOS after reinserting drives with pinned cache present present SCGCQ00308556 - (Closed) - Preboot apps have to change load address change because of FW changes. SCGCQ00308401 - (Closed) - WebBIOS reports incorrect number of foreign configs during "Scan Devices" SCGCQ00309056 - (Closed) - WebBIOS should not allow RLM for protected VDs with non-PI drives. SCGCQ00318379 - (Closed) - "4K sector support" SCGCQ00344103 - (Closed) - Not able to associate multiple VDs in a cache pool. SCGCQ00309218 - (Closed) - WebBIOS displays SSD association screen for Secured and Protected VDs (Virtual drive table is empty). SCGCQ00342568 - (Closed) - User is not able to see offline virtual drive property page. SCGCQ00322775 - (Closed) - "Boot error handling" options are not correct in WebBIOS. SCGCQ00289513 - (Closed) - Battery Firmware vesion(MR_BBU_DESIGN_INFO.moduleVersion) is coming as Null SCGCQ00322246 - (Closed) - Add 4k sector support in WebBIOS SCGCQ00324759 - (Closed) - bit in MR_PD_INFO for SSD Qualifier: SCGCQ00296487 SCGCQ00322603 - (Closed) - Utilities to show logical block size [AF512e, 512n, 4Kn,..] NVDATA SCGCQ00333522 - (Closed) - Degraded performance comparison With the latest MR 5.3 -MR_3.190.25.1887 SCGCQ00351785 - (Closed) - Fault LED behavior in OEM Blades UEFI Driver SCGCQ00369636 - (Closed) - UEFI: Settime only when FW time is not set; DHP: Return appropriate health status when there is no critical boot message SCGCQ00340581 - (Implemented) - UEFI Driver should check pMRCtrlInfo ->maxHANodes with > 1 SCGCQ00310476 - (Implemented) - Load HII when user responds to critical boot message by pressing C HII SCGCQ00378089 Headline: HII hangs when trying to enter Configuration Management while in Safe Mode SCGCQ00378414 HII message for Safe Mode is not clear SCGCQ00378831 Headline: HEFU: Controller Status should reflect safe mode + dont log debug messages in serial port Installation: ============= Use MegaCLI or StorCLI to flash the SAS controllers. These tools can be downloaded from the support and download section of www.lsi.com. Command syntax: MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0 or StorCLI /c0 download file=mr2208fw.rom ==================================== Previous Releases ==================================== Component: ========= SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID Controllers Release date: 12/28/12 Version Numbers: =============== Current Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.11.0-0021 (MR 5.5) WebBIOS 6.1-60-e_60-Rel Firmware 3.230.05-2100 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.07.00 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0010 NVDATA 2.1301.03-0115 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05240000 Hii 03.00.06.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.38.00 Previous Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.9.0-0018 (MR 5.4 P1) WebBIOS 6.1-49-e_49-Rel Firmware 3.220.35-1998 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.05.03 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0009 NVDATA MR2.1209.03-0112 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05180000 Hii 2.05.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.38.00 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: =========================== List of bug fixes and enhancements: SCGCQ00333941 CSETActivity Firmware assertion failure during power-cycle test SCGCQ00335693 CSETActivity PdIs512e() will not work for emulated drives SCGCQ00335703 CSETActivity avoid setting physical block extend for 4096 drives SCGCQ00336938 CSETActivity MR5.4 FW loses its time settings after OCR SCGCQ00336944 CSETActivity Firmware assertion failure during power-cycle test SCGCQ00338623 CSETActivity BGI does not correct ECC medium errors on 2nd arm of Raid 10 array SCGCQ00338895 CSETActivity Controller is running into a Machine Check loop during copyback test SCGCQ00341862 CSETActivity SAS2208 ROMB LD Rebuild suspend/resume issue SCGCQ00341863 CSETActivity SAS2208 ROMB LD Rebuild suspend/resume issue SCGCQ00343746 CSETActivity SES device is not found during cable pull testing SCGCQ00344089 CSETActivity Flash of package with OFU request SCGCQ00344175 CSETActivity SES device is not found during cable pull testing SCGCQ00347321 CSETActivity Firmware fails to return proper value when flashed same firmware image with different stamping with OFU request. SCGCQ00347711 CSETActivity RAID Member disks state changed to (foreign) online and still can access. SCGCQ00351212 CSETActivity DDF: Wrong Controller Data CRC is written on the Disk SCGCQ00351225 CSETActivity Defect Fix of foreign import failure SCGCQ00351889 CSETActivity Drive removal could potentially hang FW. SCGCQ00353454 CSETActivity RAID Member disks state changed to (foreign) online and still can access. SCGCQ00353461 CSETActivity Foreign config after reboot with some drives. SCGCQ00354739 CSETActivity Baseport Not Responding on SL1 during sytsem reboot SCGCQ00357220 CSETActivity Cache offload would not work when a USB debugger was attached SCGCQ00357262 CSETActivity Offline drive becomes automatically online during Raid Level Migration SCGCQ00357556 CSETActivity Set Drive State to JBOD in MR9266/MR2208 will cause Drive Fault LED light on SCGCQ00357673 CSETActivity Drive fails after I/O timeout and subsequent target reset during continuous firmware flash. SCGCQ00357679 CSETActivity immediate IO broken for R1 SCGCQ00309752 Defect BGI does not correct ECC medium errors on 2nd arm of Raid 10 array SCGCQ00310954 Defect Irrelevant Popup message in HII due to FW filling MR_BIOS_DATA.bootTargetID with 1 when there is no VD or JBOD SCGCQ00319081 Defect Drives dropped when flashing FW back from MR5.3 to 11M08 and FW crashes with TLB error SCGCQ00321912 Defect When using 6GB drives with or without the interposer, the drives will not show. SCGCQ00323019 Defect Change POST message for no" FoD key installed but config is on drives". SCGCQ00327330 Defect Cannot import full foreign config after pulling and re-inserting SSD drives. SCGCQ00329658 Defect Foreign config after reboot SCGCQ00329666 Defect MR5.4 FW loses its time settings during the OCR. SCGCQ00329727 Defect Voltage backdriving from serial port into adapter SCGCQ00334399 Defect MegaRAID 5.5 firmware writes DDF revision 2.0 on the 512 sector drives SCGCQ00334799 Defect True Random Number Generator BIST failed; Error code is 2 SCGCQ00335316 Defect FW breaks into Montask after running OCR during I/O SCGCQ00335603 Defect when trying to import 64 VDs from a 1078 controller, the FW breaks into montask. SCGCQ00336270 Defect Megacli64 Full init cause continuous error in ouput like this 156xxx end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0 SCGCQ00336788 Defect MegaRAID firmware does not detect devices after spin-up failure SCGCQ00336798 Defect FW does not fail drive when excessive time is spent during recovery of CME's SCGCQ00336822 Defect FW reports supercap device chemistry as "EDLC" but apps do not see any device chemistry SCGCQ00336827 Defect FW reports Supercap FW version but apps do not see any supercap FW version SCGCQ00337177 Defect MegaRAID firmware hangs when 4K sector drive is connected SCGCQ00338468 Defect FW is flashed through Online Firmware Update method but no reset is performed after flashing SCGCQ00338544 Defect MegaRAID firmware does not handle the Bad Block Log correctly SCGCQ00339125 Defect When starting a reconstruction and rebooting the system to continue, debug message are constantly being scrolled SCGCQ00339383 Defect iMR firmware continuously soft reset when running I/O using IOMETER on 16 RAID5 VDs SCGCQ00339807 Defect 512E hard drives show up as unsupported drives. SCGCQ00340107 Defect Firmware failed to import all VDs after enclosure is removed and re-insert SCGCQ00340772 Defect Address Action Item SCGCQ00340495 (Check coding standard for structure OfuRequestState) SCGCQ00342429 Defect Performance drop at QD 8 and above running 4 KB Seq. Read SCGCQ00342925 Defect Overnight I/O on VDs w/SSC and breaking Multi-path breaks into MegaMon (Interposers) SCGCQ00342940 Defect Running PR on Multi-path enclosure, removing one cable and reinserting it deletes all VDs SCGCQ00346344 Defect MSM allows OFU from MR 5.5 fw to MR 5.4 firmware then failed during upgrade SCGCQ00349622 Defect When importing various VDs with different stipe sizes and rebuild, the PDs come back failed SCGCQ00350509 Defect After flash controller with 5.5, VDs are no longer handled by BIOS SCGCQ00353078 Defect HII, WebBIOS & CLI reports supercap battery type as "SuperCapEDLC" SCGCQ00353322 Defect Unable to enable ocr using application due to FW ocr setting taking precedence SCGCQ00354841 Defect To Improve iMR Performance SCGCQ00356707 Defect Multipath breaks into montask after VD creation SCGCQ00356708 Defect maintainpdfailhistory = 0, but PDs come back as unconfigured bad anyway. SCGCQ00360807 Defect Multi-Path is not re-enabling when cable is removed and re-inserted SCGCQ00360925 Defect When a configured drive is pulled and re-inserted it is left foreign SCGCQ00361288 Defect When going from 5.3+GCA or PKG 6 to PKG 16, unable to import config. SCGCQ00361358 Defect Interposer Multi-path failover is failing 2 Drives from R5 SCGCQ00361661 Defect OFU is disabled by default SCGCQ00362225 Defect Repeated power cycling the enclosure with interposers results in drives not detecting SCGCQ00362456 Defect CacheCade fails with interposers on fail over SCGCQ00362601 Defect Drive not Foreign when pulling drive from VD, reinserting, and changing to UG SCGCQ00310880 EnhancementRequest Add support for DDF2.0 specifications SCGCQ00314504 EnhancementRequest Implement changes to mitigate performance degradation related to 512e I/O misalignment SCGCQ00320242 EnhancementRequest Added support for a new MegaRAID I2C DCMD that returns the firmware package version and date stamp. SCGCQ00323007 EnhancementRequest MR HWR CacheVault message : Change the word "USB" in any CacheVault related messages. SCGCQ00325942 EnhancementRequest Use qualified SSD for super cache. WebBIOS SCGCQ00318379 Defect "4K sector support" PR#SCGCQ00295805 SCGCQ00322775 Defect "Boot error handling" options are not correct in WebBIOS. SCGCQ00327325 Defect FW completely halted/hung when selecting drives in WebBIOS after reinserting drives with pinned cache present present SCGCQ00342568 Defect User is not able to see offline virtual drive property page. SCGCQ00344103 Defect Not able to associate multiple VDs in a cache pool. SCGCQ00322246 EnhancementRequest Add 4k sector support in WebBIOS SCGCQ00322603 EnhancementRequest Utilities to show logical block size [AF512e, 512n, 4Kn,..] SCGCQ00324759 EnhancementRequest bit in MR_PD_INFO for SSD Qualifier: SCGCQ00296487 PCLI SCGCQ00356037 (DFCT) - CLI Crashes When Running ADP FW Flash Command SCGCQ00356190 (DFCT) - No controller properties for Online FW Update in MegaCLi BootBlock SCGCQ00343311 (DFCT) -FW MR 5.4 posting a "91" error code NVDATA SCGCQ00289330 EnhancementRequest Added support for LSI MegaRAID 9271-4i controller SCGCQ00313968 EnhancementRequest Change the "enablePI" default for all MR products to "1" UEFI Driver SCGCQ00262858 Defect Debug message is shown from EFI app choice prompt SCGCQ00308870 Defect EFI Driver 518\When disconnecting the driver in EFI, still able to exectue the EFI utility menu. SCGCQ00312683 Defect UEFI Driver not timing out in 3 mins when FW is in undefined state SCGCQ00320619 Defect UEFI: Build Device Path and Get Next Target function of SCSI Pass Thru is not returning correct EFI status for certain cases SCGCQ00335617 Defect Drives are reporting timeout on Write Buffer cmd SCGCQ00339371 Defect UEFI Driver fails SCT Test SCGCQ00343869 Defect Enhance critical boot message handling SCGCQ00347171 Defect MR: on having pinned cache, the option to invoke storage dosen't come. SCGCQ00318101 EnhancementRequest Timed critical boot message under UEFI mode SCGCQ00338066 EnhancementRequest Fire LD list query based on maxHANodes SCGCQ00338782 EnhancementRequest If SetOptions is called dont show EFI WebBIOS and EFI CLI option SCGCQ00340581 EnhancementRequest UEFI Driver should check pMRCtrlInfo ->maxHANodes with > 1 to determine HAMR SCGCQ00347492 EnhancementRequest UEFI: Retry read capacity if scsi status is not success HII SCGCQ00355994 (DFCT) - HII Create Virtual Drive help file typo SCGCQ00356024 (DFCT) - HII displays Supercap capacity values in mAh instead of Joules like all other applications SCGCQ00356195 (CSET) - in HII the learn time shows as 8hours SCGCQ00348044 (DFCT) - 4KB drive's logiacal and physical sector size is shown as 4K. SCGCQ00348060 (DFCT) - 4k drive size is shown wrong in advanced window under drive management SCGCQ00349332 (DFCT) - No err msg when choosing 4k & 512b drv while creating VD; The VD size is shown incorrectly after choosing single 4k drive SCGCQ00349347 (DFCT) - The form title for "Create VD - Advanced " form is not correct SCGCQ00354279 (DFCT) - Not able to get into Controller Management when 64 VDs are created SCGCQ00354289 (DFCT) - Profile based configuration\SATA and SAS drives not in right order in the list of PDs SCGCQ00354644 (DFCT) - able to create R6 SAS using profile based configuration SCGCQ00344663 (DFCT) - HII: Change "Hole" to "Free Space" to conform with other apps SCGCQ00346930 (DFCT) - HII Screen updated reset fields in Configuration Management > Create Virtual Disk- Advanced screen SCGCQ00329645 (CSET) - Applying changes in Automatic Learn Cycle Properties ends up with "Requested Command is invalid" SCGCQ00283147 (DFCT) - Enclosure Management not showing attached drives even though there are 8 drives attached SCGCQ00338730 (DFCT) - When executing this version on certain systems, it is not entering HII at all SCGCQ00329659 (DFCT) - Unit for VD size is inconsistent SCGCQ00329992 (DFCT) - Title shows "Warning" for Success message SCGCQ00330080 (DFCT) - Error on creating partial Protected VD in Specific scenario SCGCQ00331426 (DFCT) - When going into Controller Management, select clear config then OK, it goes to Config screen SCGCQ00335528 (DFCT) - Help for Coercion Mode is not appropriate SCGCQ00337249 (DFCT) - Save Controller events: Anytime user saves events it gives the last 10 events by default SCGCQ00315701 (ENHREQ) - Update battery related pages in MR HII SCGCQ00328710 (ENHREQ) - Option to Initialize while creating VD SCGCQ00336427 (ENHREQ) - Remove a HII error message and change the landing zone to "configuration options" page SCGCQ00321339 (DFCT) - Help is missing for some of the fields. SCGCQ00322495 (DFCT) - Add missing help content and Modify existing Help content for few parameters SCGCQ00322499 (DFCT) - Question Value mismatch pops-up while clicking on Generic RAID 1, 5 or 6 option SCGCQ00322502 (DFCT) - VD cannot be created while choosing different option in drive selection criteria SCGCQ00321231 (CSET) - Attempt to create CacheCade VD by slecting R1 with with 3 SSD Drives ends up R0 VD Creation with 3 SSD Drives SCGCQ00321232 (CSET) - Doesn’t show the relevant title name for Setting Automatic Learn Cycle Properties Form SCGCQ00321233 (CSET) - Doesn't show the correct Title for Success Message SCGCQ00321234 (CSET) - Doesn't allow enabling/disabling PI support (controller property) SCGCQ00322930 (CSET) - VDs does not display Current Power Save Policy value for all power save policies. SCGCQ00324432 (CSET) - Enhanace MFI Stat error code strings SCGCQ00307025 (DFCT) - DHSP assignment form is not showing the array size correctly if user has partial VD SCGCQ00308002 (DFCT) - Patrol Read Rate is displayed 0 in Advanced Controller Properties SCGCQ00310951 (DFCT) - Allows to select Cachecade VD as Boot device SCGCQ00319518 (DFCT) - HII will not allow config to be cleared when no drives are attached SCGCQ00321339 (DFCT) - Help is missing for some of the fields. SCGCQ00321231 (CSET) - Attempt to create CacheCade VD by slecting R1 with with 3 SSD Drives ends up R0 VD Creation with 3 SSD Drives SCGCQ00321232 (CSET) - Doesn’t show the relevant title name for Setting Automatic Learn Cycle Properties Form SCGCQ00321233 (CSET) - Doesn't show the correct Title for Success Message SCGCQ00321234 (CSET) - Doesn't allow enabling/disabling PI support (controller property) SCGCQ00314266 (ENHREQ) - HII UI enhancements. Add application based VD creation wizard. SCGCQ00318037 (ENHREQ) - CacheCade SSD Qualifier SCGCQ00319424 (ENHREQ) - Enhance Informational message that HII displays when there is no more space to create additional VD SCGCQ00319514 (ENHREQ) - Remove 'Adaptive Read Ahead' option from every MegaRAID management utility (PR SCGCQ00317400) SCGCQ00319948 (ENHREQ) - MR TB: Add 4k sector support in HII SCGCQ00319949 (ENHREQ) - HII to show logical block size [AF512e, 512n, 4Kn,..] SCGCQ00322448 (CSET) - HII will not allow config to be cleared when no drives are attached SCGCQ00338394 (CSET) - Error on creating partial Protected VD in Specific scenario SCGCQ00343900 (CSET) - Enclosure Management not showing attached drives even though there are 8 drives attached SCGCQ00352424 (CSET) - Save Controller events: Anytime user saves events it gives the last 10 events by default SCGCQ00352427 (CSET) - HII: Change "Hole" to "Free Space" to conform with other apps SCGCQ00352430 (CSET) - HII 5.5 Version 3.00+/When executing this version on certain systems, it is not entering HII at all Installation: ============= Use MegaCLI or StorCLI to flash the SAS controllers. These tools can be downloaded from the support and download section of www.lsi.com. Command syntax: MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0 or StorCLI /c0 download file=mr2208fw.rom Component: ========= SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID Controllers Release date: 11/12/12 Version Numbers: =============== Current Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.9.0-0018 (MR 5.4 P1) WebBIOS 6.1-49-e_49-Rel Firmware 3.220.35-1998 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.05.03 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0009 NVDATA MR2.1209.03-0112 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05180000 Hii 2.05.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.38.00 Previous Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.9.0-0015 (MR 5.4) Date Generated: 09/13/12 WebBIOS 6.1-49-e_49-Rel Firmware 3.220.05.1881 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.05.03 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0009 NVDATA MR2.1209.03-0112 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05180000 Hii 2.05.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.37.00 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: =========================== List of bug fixes and enhancements: Firmware: SCGCQ00319081 - (Closed) - Drives dropped when flashing FW back from MR5.3 to 11M08 and FW crashes with TLB error SCGCQ00309752 - (Closed) - BGI does not correct ECC medium errors on 2nd arm of Raid 10 array SCGCQ00329727 - (Closed) - Cache offload would not work when a USB debugger was attached SCGCQ00298871 - (Closed) - Controller is running into a Machine Check loop during copyback test.Controller time clock refer SCGCQ00329658 - (Closed) - Foreign config after reboot with some drives. SCGCQ00329666 - (Closed) - MR5.4 FW loses its time settings after OCR SCGCQ00344175 - (Port_Complete) - SES device is not found during cable pull testing SCGCQ00336944 - (Port_Complete) - Firmware assertion failure during power-cycle test SCGCQ00347711 - (Port_Complete) - RAID Member disks state changed to (foreign) online and BIOS SCGCQ00341354 (DFCT) - MR HWR OpROM BIOS : OOB (BMC) function corrupts EBDA area used by other server function. SCGCQ00340572 (ENHREQ) - BIOS should check pMRCtrlInfo ->maxHANodes with > 1 to determine HAMR Installation: ============= Use MegaCLI to flash the SAS controllers. MegaCLI can be downloaded from the support and download section of www.lsi.com. Command syntax: MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0 Component: ========= SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID Controllers Release date: 10/08/12 Version Numbers: =============== Current Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.9.0-0015 (MR 5.4) Date Generated: 09/13/12 WebBIOS 6.1-49-e_49-Rel Firmware 3.220.05.1881 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.05.03 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0009 NVDATA MR2.1209.03-0112 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05180000 Hii 2.05.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.37.00 Previous Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.7.0-0035 (MR 5.3) Release Date: 2012-06-08 03:15:09 WebBIOS 6.1-45-e_45-Rel Firmware 3.190.15-1776 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.04.05 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0007 NVDATA MR2.1206.03-0105 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05160000 Hii 1.30.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.33.00 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: =========================== This package includes support for CacheCade Pro 2.0 and CacheVault(if enabled). List of bug fixes and enhancements: Firmware: SCGCQ00303893 - Firmware automatically convert to iMR mode after second reboot SCGCQ00317538 - Firmware montask when convert from iMR to MR. SCGCQ00294955 - USB Cache Device not responding message displayed at POST SCGCQ00296433 - Firmware failed to convert from MR back to iMR when memory module is removed. SCGCQ00296434 - 5.4 iMR FW breaks into MegaMon during boot after flashing. SCGCQ00297000 - Copyback is not automatically starting on 2208 MR board. SCGCQ00300226 - MR firmware received kill-adapter from host during drive pull. SCGCQ00302656 - BIOS does not display accurate message when multiple enclosures are attached to the controller SCGCQ00307641 - MFC variable enableSSCWB was not getting updated when updated via megaSCU SCGCQ00317920 - BBU still charged at a higher than required band gap for BBU mode 1 SCGCQ00327403 - Serious performance issue found in the latest public official LSI 9285-8e MegaRAID firmware 1776(small sequential reads perf) SCGCQ00262489 - OOB STP returning wrong values SCGCQ00279167 - T-bolt firmware : CC schedule is changed to an unjust date by "Configuration Clear" SCGCQ00297092 - Controller does not come up while a PD Erase is in progress_Debug Firmware SCGCQ00299699 - Don't clear Recon LD PDs. SCGCQ00302625 - FW log shows too many times Host IOs were blocked. SCGCQ00303045 - biosContinueOnError does not work when enabled in mode 2, 3 or 1 SCGCQ00307651 - Port LSIP200211420 from Invader - Upon OCR, Recon Ghost LD needs to be created before WJ processing SCGCQ00308502 - The SuperCap learn cycle error handling was improved. SCGCQ00292697 - Stressing test on degrade raid with drives or rebuilding on drives will cause firmware hang SCGCQ00307050 - Not able to flash both 9265-8i and 9285-8e card with 5.3 patch 1 firmware.However, it is ok on 9266-8i. SCGCQ00268424 - Add FUA support. SCGCQ00299975 - Controller does not detect SSD drives during boot up. SCGCQ00304347 - Firmware MonTask at line 482 in file gemini/pmuInterface.c when convert from MR to iMR. SCGCQ00305391 - Controller reports FW mismatch on the second enclosure when 3Gbps enclosure is connected to 6Gbps enclosure. SCGCQ00309064 - WebBIOS is giving an option to assosiate VDs with cahce pool even if feature(CC 1.0 and CC2.0) is not supported by FW. SCGCQ00314781 - Controller always enter HSM when it is set to HCOE SCGCQ00314822 - Dont log capacity change event post rebuild completion. SCGCQ00324568 - Firmware does not backup data during power fail with SuperCap. SCGCQ00292666 - SATA BBM list corruption SCGCQ00293603 - Cachecade configurations could not be created. SCGCQ00294044 - Pulling cable when maintainpdfailhistory=1 create wrong state in arrays. SCGCQ00301308 - MR5.4 Alpha: Unable to detect SATA CD-ROM: DM_DevVPD83Callback - VPD PAGE READ error Tid 110 Rdm 60422c00 SCGCQ00303765 - RAID features are lost because of errors while accesing TSOC using an old firmware (11M08) SCGCQ00304283 - Memory test does not execute when performing FW diagnostics. SCGCQ00320097 - Firmware reports Pmu Msg Fault!!! faultcode 00000302. SCGCQ00324048 - iMR firmware cannot import VDs when drives are remove then re-inserted SCGCQ00289673 - Clean up bad block list during background init/check consistency failure SCGCQ00300187 - MR_DCMD_LD_LIST_QUERY response is not MFI_STAT_INVALID_PARAMETER when unsuported query is received SCGCQ00314824 - Log commission event only if Rebuild will start on the PD. SCGCQ00318660 - Corrupted rom id from ibutton can get used by other routines. SCGCQ00290533 - Learn Improvement - Do not take Command block if there is no LD for which cache policy will change SCGCQ00282990 - Online Firmware Update SCGCQ00285057 - Add STP passthru capability to BMC StorlIB SCGCQ00285058 - Need to add some mechanism to make Customer's Thunderbolt add-on card work only on Customer's systems SCGCQ00285351 - Spin up changes to accommodate multiple power domains simultaneously. SCGCQ00292266 - iBBU for OEM - need FW support SCGCQ00293529 - Increase iMR Queue Depth to remove JBOD performance bottleneck SCGCQ00290532 - Band Gap charging for iBBU00 SCGCQ00314903 - Revert back OEM specific EEPROM updates BIOS SCGCQ00288503 BIOS doesnt display the RAID level and VD size correctly at OpROM POST SCGCQ00278805 if the RAID volume or JBOD is created using 4k drive we will not expose them (we will not provide int13 support for it) SCGCQ00286064 Need to add some mechanism to make TB add-on card work on OEM system SCGCQ00292680 BIOS: LSIP200198414/LSIP200229508/LSIP200231613: Disables all requirement for human input at boot time SCGCQ00298886 System hangs at splash screen when OEM ROC is installed SCGCQ00321855 BIOS displays "BIOS Brining Up The F/W" message repeatedly SCGCQ00324408 HAMR: Fire LD list query based on maxHANodes SCGCQ00297361 System failed to boot with enableJBOD feature with B0 board. SCGCQ00332262 Stack corruption if user has 4k and 512b JBOD drive connected to iMR SCGCQ00333421 HAMR: BIOS is firing LD list query with query type exposed to boot instead of cluster access UEFI Driver: SCGCQ00262858 Debug message is shown from EFI app choice prompt on a OEM system SCGCQ00308870 EFI Driver 518\When disconnecting the driver in EFI, I am still able to exectue the EFI utility menu. SCGCQ00312683 UEFI Driver not timing out in 3 mins when FW is in undefined state SCGCQ00320619 UEFI: Build Device Path and Get Next Target function of SCSI Pass Thru is not returning correct EFI status for certain cases SCGCQ00292963 LSIP200198414/LSIP200229508/LSIP200231613: Disables all requirement for human input at boot time SCGCQ00267652 TB D1 Card caused customer system to fail on boot with PCI Express Error Interrupt at: C880:26CF - (SCGCQ00267652) HII SCGCQ00327945 Applying changes in Automatic Learn Cycle Properties ends up with "“Requested Command is invalid” SCGCQ00321482 Help is missing for some of the fields. - (SCGCQ00321339) SCGCQ00322500 Remove subtitle text STR_FORM_HF002_ERROR_NO_PD SCGCQ00319518 HII will not allow config to be cleared no drives attached SCGCQ00319466 Attempt to create CacheCade VD by slecting R1 with with 3 SSD Drives ends up R0 VD Creation with 3 SSD Drives SCGCQ00319460 Doesn’t show the relevant title name for Setting Automatic Learn Cycle Properties Form SCGCQ00319456 Doesn't show the correct Title for Success Message SCGCQ00310951 Allows to select Cachecade VD as Boot device SCGCQ00308002 Patrol Read Rate is displayed 0 in Advanced Controller Properties SCGCQ00304249 HII allows to Make Unconfigured Bad to UCG Drive, MSM doesn't show this option SCGCQ00300211 Text string Missing in Expand VD Form SCGCQ00300186 HII - Eligible JBOD drives for conversion always shows 0. SCGCQ00324423 Enhanace MFI Stat error code strings SCGCQ00322928 VDs does not display Current Power Save Policy value for all power save policies. - (SCGCQ00302643) SCGCQ00321288 Doesn't allow enabling/disabling PI support (controller property) - (SCGCQ00305301) SCGCQ00321482 Help is missing for some of the fields. - (SCGCQ00321339) SCGCQ00303144 Progress field should be Read Only, it is selectable. SCGCQ00303141 In Adavnaced Controller Management Subtitles/Fields are not consistent SCGCQ00303138 "Manage DHSP Drives" is always grayed out in VD Advanced Properties SCGCQ00303137 On Success message title is showing "Warning" SCGCQ00303109 "Go" Button is missing for "Drive Erase" operation SCGCQ00302643 VDs does not display Current Power Save Policy value for all power save policies. SCGCQ00301202 Should not allow to check both boxed for Secure and Protected VD during Create VD SCGCQ00300486 Coonfiguration management form is blank if there is no drives connected. SCGCQ00300472 HII - Main menu does not update the forms after adding to an enclosure SCGCQ00300216 Help is missing in multiple places SCGCQ00300215 Text String needs to update for CacheCade VD "Write Cache Policy" options SCGCQ00300205 PD level Operation is not working properly SCGCQ00300197 HII - Save controller events did not save the events appropriately SCGCQ00299958 HII - Expand Virtual Drive gives success message but does not work, goes to wrong page after success message SCGCQ00299933 HOST Port Count value is inconsistent in RAID Management utilities SCGCQ00299861 "Advanced" form for CacheCade VD is not implemented properly SCGCQ00304342 Enable Drive Security EKMS mode on Success message title is showing "Error message" SCGCQ00294022 OnLine PD Info goes to irrelevant Pop Up message SCGCQ00304782 Doesn't show the progress for some of the operation in VD Management form SCGCQ00304785 "STOP" button should be grayed out or suppressed during Reconstruction SCGCQ00304820 VD Nmae is not interactive and Success message need to be different for Rebuild and Consistency Check SCGCQ00305300 Doesn't allow to create second Protected VD on the Disk group SCGCQ00305301 Doesn't allow enabling/disabling PI support (controller property) SCGCQ00304819 HII/Emergency Hotspare is reported for UG and HSP drives as "eligible/ineligible" - (SCGCQ00281514) SCGCQ00300216 Help is missing in multiple places SCGCQ00300192 Manage SSD Caching is showing all the VD's in the list in HII. - (SCGCQ00294957) SCGCQ00299922 Add informational message for corner cases SCGCQ00296912 Form Title is not correct for Drive information when check view assiciated PD information for VD SCGCQ00296201 Doesn't show what opertaion is running but shows the progress SCGCQ00294080 On TB controller, making unconfigured bad drive to Good, goes to JBOD description SCGCQ00294960 Doesn't show all the options for Erase Mode SCGCQ00292023 HII - Not able to set Consistency Check start Date and Time SCGCQ00291970 HII - In Drive Management some of the field are empty SCGCQ00291822 Dedicated HSP option is not available in Select Drive Operation SCGCQ00294015 Doesn't show the Drive ID correctly SCGCQ00294035 Doesn't shows the Form Title correctly for Advanced Battery Management SCGCQ00293163 HII -Replace Drive, goes to wrong form after success message. Replace drive operation is not working. SCGCQ00292010 "Secure Erase" Primitive should not appear if drive is not secured SCGCQ00292005 Clicking on "Go" to start Check Consistency operation, goes to wrong form SCGCQ00291450 HII - "Reconfigure Virtual Drives" all fields are greyed out. SCGCQ00291992 VD Management form goes to wrong form after starting the operation SCGCQ00291394 Text string is missing for some of the fields in Advanced Drive Information, though it shows the value for that fields SCGCQ00291324 Grayout root menu options when no drive, encl or battery is connected SCGCQ00293373 HEFU: LSIP200198414/LSIP200229508/LSIP200231613: Disables all requirement for human input at boot time SCGCQ00293092 Redesign battery related pages in MR HII HEFU SCGCQ00293103 Hii- clean up / rearrange code SCGCQ00291992 VD Management form goes to wrong form after starting the operation SCGCQ00291893 "Associated Virtual Drive" is missing in Form 8 SCGCQ00291428 Assign GHSP ends up with irrelevant pop up messge. SCGCQ00291394 Text string is missing for some of the fields in Advanced Drive Information, though it shows the value for that fields SCGCQ00291390 Spelling Mistakes in some of the forms SCGCQ00291382 As per Doc A.7, Create VD and Create CacheCadeVD should not be implemented under VD Management SCGCQ00291350 HII-Clear foreign configuration warning message displays repeatedly SCGCQ00291336 It should allow to check box only one PD for Assocoated Drives SCGCQ00291324 Grayout root menu options when no drive, encl or battery is connected SCGCQ00290602 In some of the Forms Title has missing strings SCGCQ00290584 "View Drive Properties" is grayed out when select the PD under “Associated Drives” SCGCQ00290567 Save TTYlog not following new logic SCGCQ00293474 Can not enable SSD caching in HII WebBIOS: SCGCQ00288524 - Remaining capacity is coming 0 from FW. SCGCQ00309056 - WebBIOS should not allow RLM for protected VDs with non-PI drives. SCGCQ00289513 - Battery Firmware vesion(MR_BBU_DESIGN_INFO.moduleVersion) is coming as Null SCGCQ00308400 - WebBIOS does not warn user before importing PI enabled VD on PI disabled controller. SCGCQ00309063 - WebBIOS does not show "Day" for Next learn cycle time in battery page. And issue with safe mode. SCGCQ00308401 - WebBIOS reports incorrect number of foreign configs during "Scan Devices" SCGCQ00308556 - Preboot apps have to change load address change because of FW changes. SCGCQ00309218 - WebBIOS displays SSD association screen for Secured and Protected VDs (Virtual drive table is empty). BootBlock: SCGCQ00313424 Bootblock is using NVRAM data even if NVRAM is uninitialized SCGCQ00309000 adapters card may training to PCIe Gen2 for certain slots NVDATA: Various changes Installation: ============= Use MegaCLI to flash the SAS controllers. MegaCLI can be downloaded from the support and download section of www.lsi.com. Command syntax: MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0 Component: ========= SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID Controllers Release date: 08/03/12 Version Numbers: =============== Current Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.7.0-0035 (MR 5.3) Release Date: 2012-06-08 03:15:09 WebBIOS 6.1-45-e_45-Rel Firmware 3.190.15-1776 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.04.05 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0007 NVDATA MR2.1206.03-0105 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05160000 Hii 1.30.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.33.00 Previous Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.7.0-0031 (MR 5.3) Release Date: 2012-06-08 03:15:09 WebBIOS 6.1-45-e_45-Rel Firmware 3.190.15-1686 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.04.05 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0007 NVDATA MR2.1206.03-0102 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05160000 Hii 1.30.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.33.00 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: =========================== This package includes support for CacheCade Pro 2.0 and CacheVault(if enabled). Firmware: SCGCQ00287136 (DFCT) - Dont log capacity change event post rebuild completion. SCGCQ00287140 (DFCT) - Log commission event only if Rebuild will start on the PD. SCGCQ00289673 (DFCT) - Clean up bad block list during background init/check consistency failure SCGCQ00291161 (DFCT) - Reverted back the changes of the issues: SCGCQ00287136 & SCGCQ00287140. SCGCQ00292666 (DFCT) - SATA BBM list corruption SCGCQ00292697 (DFCT) - Stressing test on degrade raid with drives or rebuilding on drives will cause firmware hang SCGCQ00291473 (CSET) - T-bolt firmware : makes unconfigured bad (foreign) to unconfigured bad on reboot. SCGCQ00292663 (CSET) - cannot make the CacheCade configured PD as unconfigured bad even pulling it out during system online. SCGCQ00292699 (CSET) - Hot Spare lost after FW update SCGCQ00294044 (DFCT) - Pulling cable when maintainpdfailhistory=1 create wrong state in arrays. SCGCQ00304283 (DFCT) - Memory test does not execute when performing FW diagnostics. SCGCQ00307641 (DFCT) - MFC variable enableSSCWB was not getting updated when updated via megaSCU SCGCQ00299654 (CSET) - Code review: DC : Set RDM_FLAGS_FUA_REQ in immediate IO path in rebuilding drive case. SCGCQ00307690 (CSET) - Controller does not come up while a PD Erase is in progress_Debug Firmware Installation: ============= Use MegaCLI to flash the SAS controllers. MegaCLI can be downloaded from the support and download section of www.lsi.com. Command syntax: MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0 Component: ========= SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID Controllers Release date: 06/18/12 Version Numbers: =============== Current Package Details: Firmware Package: 23.7.0-0031 (MR 5.3) Release Date: 2012-06-08 03:15:09 WebBIOS 6.1-45-e_45-Rel Firmware 3.190.15-1686 ROMENV 1.08 PCLI 05.04.05 BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0007 NVDATA MR2.1206.03-0102 BootBlockCommon 07.26.13.219 UEFI_Driver 0x05160000 Hii 1.30.00 FCODE 4.12.05.00 BIOS 5.33.00 Previous Firmware Package: 23.4.1-0028 Previous Package Details: APPMR-3.160.15-1559_BB-2.05.00.00-0004_BIOS-5.29.00_4.12.05.00_0x05090000_WEBBIOS-6.1-31-e_31-Rel_PCLI-05.02-0100001_BOOT-07.26.05.219_NVDATAMR-2.1108.03-0078 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: =========================== This is a major product refresh known as MegaRAID Release 5.3, with numerous bug fixes and enhancements. This package includes support for CacheCade Pro 2.0 and CacheVault(if enabled). Some of the bug fixes and enhancements are provided below. Firmware: SCGCQ00289673 (DFCT) - Clean up bad block list during background init/check consistency failure SCGCQ00291161 (DFCT) - Reverted back the changes of the issues: SCGCQ00287136 & SCGCQ00287140 SCGCQ00292666 (DFCT) - SATA BBM list corruption SCGCQ00292697 (DFCT) - Stressing test on degrade raid with drives or rebuilding on drives will cause firmware hang SCGCQ00291473 (CSET) - T-bolt firmware : makes unconfigured bad (foreign) to unconfigured bad on reboot. SCGCQ00292663 (CSET) - cannot make the CacheCade configured PD as unconfigured bad even pulling it out during system online. SCGCQ00292699 (CSET) - Hot Spare lost after FW update SCGCQ00263872 (DFCT) - Stressing test on degrade raid with UNC drives or rebuilding on UNC drives will cause firmware hang SCGCQ00269825 (DFCT) - Firmware reports device initialization completion status to be greater than 100% at startup SCGCQ00280612 (DFCT) - Split large bitmap reads into pieces SCGCQ00280820 (DFCT) - USB Cacheoffload restore fails after multiple power cycle. SCGCQ00282739 (DFCT) - When secure foreign drive is present, VD creation fails because FW become unresponsive SCGCQ00282930 (DFCT) - Check for the presence of PD before writing the data arms of a protected LD during BGI SCGCQ00285004 (DFCT) - FW asserts in CacheMemAllocForPrebootApps() when memory is allocated twice by BIOS. SCGCQ00285969 (DFCT) - USB Cacheoffload restore fails after multiple power cycle on an OEM controller SCGCQ00281982 (CSET) - Querying SMART / PFA Status Returns All Zeros in Sense Data SCGCQ00279897 (DFCT) - Save repository information in NVRAM SCGCQ00280123 (DFCT) - MegaRAID FW could result in a deadlock condition when offloading data to USB cache module after a system power failure and a power restore condition before offload operation could be completed. SCGCQ00280474 (DFCT) - When windows are freed, re-initialize those fields because freed windows can be allocated to other commands in case of window crunch scenario. SCGCQ00280792 (DFCT) - iMR-f/w hang at Waiting for Expansion ROM to load. SCGCQ00281742 (DFCT) - Skip spare check for R0 cachecade vd. SCGCQ00281994 (DFCT) - Change protected R6 secure erase behavior SCGCQ00282220 (DFCT) - Remove faulty check SCGCQ00282420 (DFCT) - If LD is in offline state then dont initate flush. Delete the VD. SCGCQ00282691 (DFCT) - DATA TLB error seen during cache offload while performing automated system power cycling test with cache present. SCGCQ00281982 (CSET) - Querying SMART / PFA Status Returns All Zeros in Sense Data SCGCQ00275826 (DFCT) - MonTask: line 1221 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c during I/O with CacheCade VD and degraded VD. SCGCQ00278827 (DFCT) - Separate error recovery functionality between modules SCGCQ00279508 (DFCT) - CC stops progressing on a R6 VD with media errors SCGCQ00280146 (DFCT) - Defect SCGCQ00280146 SCGCQ00280846 (DFCT) - When a new XML file was added to the nvdata, the buffer to hold the uncompressed nvdata overflowed. SCGCQ00280793 (CSET) - (DDR3) Initialization fails with fault 0x91a1 - initial DFIRL selected too low SCGCQ00281617 (CSET) - Subsequent drives are dropped when all drives in the stagger spin up drives fails on boot sequence. SCGCQ00271108 (DFCT) - New stat indicating that memory is not available for SSC operation is returned. SCGCQ00278827 (DFCT) - Separate error recovery functionality between modules SCGCQ00279163 (DFCT) - Port Hot spare disk does not adhere the disk cache policy (LSIP200229786). SCGCQ00279488 (DFCT) - FW is generating powersave change event when DS3 is not enabled. Due to this applications are not parsing the event. SCGCQ00279753 (DFCT) - VD erase on R1 hit montask line 278 1078int.c SCGCQ00279877 (DFCT) - Churchill-LiberatorCacheOffload FW Unnecessary High Temp Event due to incorrect temp value. SCGCQ00278830 (CSET) - During IO test, a lot of ID129 OS events "Device reset to SCSI device" occur in Windows OS system log. SCGCQ00279843 (CSET) - 3TB Hitachi HDD failed in immunity test (Electrostatic Noise test) SCGCQ00279856 (CSET) - Performance Degradation in RAID 5 Sequential Writes due to command Out-of Ordering SCGCQ00279861 (CSET) - Patrol Read can cause data integrity issue if the LDBBM is full SCGCQ00279961 (CSET) - Controller features are lost if RAID Key is not detected SCGCQ00280115 (CSET) - Native configuration is no longer supported message in post SCGCQ00277831 (ENHREQ) - Add recognition of Tbolt new silicon to MegaRAID FW SCGCQ00279912 (CSET) - Port of Liberator 151207 to Thunderbolt FW - Read locate LED state SCGCQ00263878 (DFCT) - Use the original command to determine the ref tag SCGCQ00265319 (DFCT) - A defect in which a Patrol Read may not start under certain conditions was fixed. SCGCQ00268429 (DFCT) - SCGCQ00268429: FW hangs while running CC on a rebuilt R1 VD with SBBM SCGCQ00268574 (DFCT) - Fixed a defect, in which the bbuMode would revert to the factory default value of 5, when automatic learn cycle was enabled. SCGCQ00269266 (DFCT) - EFI WebBIOS showing rebuild progress on iMR ThunderBolt controller after using EFIHostCLI SCGCQ00269934 (DFCT) - Imported drive becomes unconfigured good when secure VD erase is running. SCGCQ00271108 (DFCT) - New stat indicating that memory is not available for SSC operation is returned. SCGCQ00271274 (DFCT) - Not enough BBM Info entries SCGCQ00271567 (DFCT) - FW hangs during pin cache destage as dirty lines in that map never become zero. SCGCQ00276222 (DFCT) - FW wrongly adding puncture entries. SCGCQ00277805 (DFCT) - Rebuild is run twice on a target drive with 100% full SBBM table. SCGCQ00264814 (DFCT) - Cacheline crunch issue when VD lines are getting pinned. SCGCQ00265375 (DFCT) - Recon from R0 to R1 using 3 TB drive causes FW to report excessive unexpected sense events SCGCQ00265670 (DFCT) - FW hit montask after after discarding the cache when a snapshot VD is involved SCGCQ00265990 (DFCT) - MR_EVT_PD_RBLD_FAILED_BAD_TARGET is not seen when rebuild to SATA drive fails due to full SBBM table SCGCQ00266481 (DFCT) - enable cachecade write for cachade read FOD key. SCGCQ00266493 (DFCT) - MR_EVT_LD_CACHE_PINNED is not coming when FW raises pin windows. SCGCQ00267733 (DFCT) - CC fails to correct media error at 2TB location on 2 3TB SATA drives that support WU. SCGCQ00269309 (DFCT) - The start ref for a shared cache line is not an indicator of the offset into the stripe SCGCQ00270254 (DFCT) - Clear PI properties on associated PDs SCGCQ00271645 (DFCT) - Fix skinny compilation issues BIOS: LSIP200223808 (sev-2): unable to enter legacy web bios with 3 controllers present and one is missing memory on OEM system LSIP200212354 (sev-1): Overwrites invalid address and force system to fail the boot. LSIP200212039 (sev-3): Bios prints extra lines for press Ctrl_G to enter bios when you have some configuration errors LSIP200221386 (sev-3): BT750 workaround code is not disabled in all the path LSIP200149527 (PR): Need to display a message at POST if the TMM is defective or not installed WebBIOS: LSIP200230993 (DFCT) WebBIOS/Emergency hotspare status is being displayed for UG drives when UG for Emergency is disabled LSIP200231071 (DFCT) WebBIOS/Next button on the PD info screen is seen even on last page of info LSIP200231286 (DFCT) WebBIOS is not displaying "Deactivate All Trial Software" button in Advanced Software Options page LSIP200231273 (DFCT) Warning message overlapping with Offline VDs windows box LSIP200231528 (DFCT) Discard_Cache button overlapping with "Virtual Drives with Preserved Cache" windows LSIP200231334 (DFCT) Read Policy in VD settings in the WebBIOS need to change to match MSM LSIP200232489 (DFCT) WebBIOS deletes the VD when select to discard cache from the access blocked VD LSIP200232485 (DFCT) webBIOS /Copyback is being displayed in certain areas and should be replace drive LSIP200232526 (DFCT) Raid bios console doesn't display secure foreign drives properly LSIP200223371 (DFCT) HII/HII browser sluggishness is seen when exiting browser, going to EFI WebBIOS, and then going back to HII browser LSIP200223762 (DFCT) WebBIOS should not display 65535 minutes estimated recharge time when not charging LSIP200224228 (DFCT) WebBIOS should not allow user to set the BBU property, if battery type TMMC with transparentlearns support. LSIP200224240 (DFCT) "Home and Back" toolbar is out of screen when an error message shown in BBU property screen. LSIP200224393 (DFCT) WebBIOS is displaying Next learn time as "None" for Automatic Learn cycle equals to Warn. LSIP200224825 (DFCT) WebBIOS does not provide option to schedule BBU Relearn time and day as indicated in PR 200122939 LSIP200224828 (DFCT) WebBIOS does not show an option to change BBU mode on TB with LSI ID LSIP200224833 (DFCT) BBU Mode setting under WebBIOS disappear from OEM subvendorID after set to mode 4 LSIP200225019 (DFCT) WebBIOS is displaying Next Learn Cycle instead of "Next Learn Cycle Time:" in Bettary property page. LSIP200229854 (DFCT) EFI WebBIOS BBU Mode pull down menu has garbage on the menu display line LSIP200229855 (DFCT) WebBIOS BBU Mode pull down menu has garbage on the menu display line and some menu items LSIP200230444 (DFCT) battery operational status is not proper LSIP200224735 (DFCT) PD Listing bleeds over to the rest of the screen, when selecting reset under advanced operations in Web Bios LSIP200225187 (DFCT) Improper Allignment of UnconfigGood spin Down in Controller Prperties page-UEFI mode Installation: ============= Use MegaCLI to flash the SAS controllers. MegaCLI can be downloaded from the support and download section of www.lsi.com. Command syntax: MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0 Component: ========= SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID Controllers Release date: 03/30/12 Version Numbers: =============== Current Firmware Package: 23.4.1-0028 Current Package Details: APPMR-3.160.15-1559_BB-2.05.00.00-0004_BIOS-5.29.00_4.12.05.00_0x05090000_WEBBIOS-6.1-31-e_31-Rel_PCLI-05.02-0100001_BOOT-07.26.05.219_NVDATAMR-2.1108.03-0078 Previous Firmware Package: 23.1.1-0004 (11M06) Previous Package Details: APPMR-3.140.15-1320_BB-2.04.00.00-0001_BIOS-5.25.00_4.11.05.00_0x05040000_WEBBIOS-6.1-20-e_20-Rel_PCLI-05.01-0400001_BOOT-06.253.57.219_NVDATAMR-2.1106.03-0051 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: =========================== This is a major product refresh with numerous bug fixes and enhancements, including adding CacheCade Pro 2.0 and CacheVault support (if enabled). Some of the bug fixes and enhancements are provided below. Firmware: LSIP200210748 (CO) USB channel discovery LSIP200150527 (CO) Add support to pass SMART errors for JBOD drives to MSM LSIP200186692 (CO) (Define NVDATA bit to allow the capability of enabling/disabling HII LSIP200209759 (CO) (T-bolt FW and iBBU09 : New bbuMode to support Cell temp 50C or 55C along with 24h DRT and Transp LSIP200149906 (CO) (LSIP200077381) USB offload implementation LSIP200230079 (DFCT) FW hit MonTask: line 1221 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c when run I/O and create partition LSIP200229810 (DFCT) MonTask: line 6613 in file ../../ssd/ssd_cache_fw.c during creation of SSCD. LSIP200229797 (DFCT) while running IOs on VD using a cachecade WB VD FW goes to megamon LSIP200229813 (DFCT) Port LSIP200224602 - Hot Spare alarm sounding after 11M08 Phase 4 firmware update LSIP200229793 (DFCT) Potential data integrity issue while running I/O's on R0 VD with HSP kicking in for rebuild on R1 WB SSCVD BIOS: LSIP200185756 (DFCT) It shows PD list during POST with specific OEM number which should not display PD list. LSIP200018807 (DFCT) BIOS sees extra characters "0%" at end of particular product name LSIP200187607 (DFCT) FW breaks to Megamon on trigerring an OCR while IO in progress (at line 1212 in file ../../raid/reglockhw.c) LSIP200187538 (DFCT) OEM controller displays JBOD during controller initialization in BIOS LSIP200196810 (DFCT) SWR-Macon: After installing the OS, unable to boot from SCU VD LSIP200199602 (DFCT) FW hangs during POST after flashing new BIOS LSIP200200358 (DFCT) Doesn't show the JBOD information on BIOS Posting LSIP200199737 (DFCT) OEM Rack server System posts 'R00' as 'R0' during the reboot LSIP200210684 (DFCT) Add support in OpROM to load new Ctrl H LSIP200199163 (DFCT) Legacy BIOS BBS Boot Issues WebBIOS: LSIP200199670 (CO) End to End Data Protection (EEDP) LSIP200210408 (DFCT) Forward porting of 11M08 cahnges LSIP200196987 (DFCT) WebBios: Optimal VDs shown as offline in WebBios when pinned cache is present LSIP200211567 (DFCT) 1TB support in WebBIOS for CacheCade 2.1 LSIP200211658 (DFCT) Porting 11M08 defects LSIP200212864 (DFCT) WebBIOS should not display the option of "Always Write Back" for R0 CacheCade VD. LSIP200221794 (DFCT) Firmware montask when trying to create a snapshot under WebBIOS LSIP200222321 (DFCT) Porting defect "LSIP200212210:Under page four Global Hotspare for Emergency bleeds into the line under it" to CC2.1 LSIP200186580 (DFCT) Unable to change BBU autolearn policy with supercap present LSIP200196711 (DFCT) Forword porting of 10M09 defect into 11M08. LSIP200188240 (DFCT) Porting CC2.0 to 11M08 train Installation: ============= Use MegaCLI to flash the SAS controllers. MegaCLI can be downloaded from the support and download section of www.lsi.com. Command syntax: MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0 Component: ========= SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID Controllers Release date: 08/11/2011 Version Numbers: =============== Current Firmware Package: 23.1.1-0004 Current Package Details: APPMR-3.140.15-1320_BB-2.04.00.00-0001_BIOS-5.25.00_4.11.05.00_0x05040000_WEBBIOS-6.1-20-e_20-Rel_PCLI-05.01-0400001_BOOT-06.253.57.219_NVDATAMR-2.1106.03-0051 Previous Firmware Package: 21.0.1-0111 Previous Package Details: APPMR-3.130.35-1206_BB-2.03.00.00-0003_BIOS-5.15.00_4.11.05.00_0x04360000_WEBBIOS-6.1-10-e_10-Rel_PCLI-05.00-0200008_BOOT-06.253.57.219_NVDATAMR-2.1012.03-0026 Bug Fixes and Enhancements: =========================== This is a major product refresh with numerous bug fixes and enhancements. The enhancements are listed below. For a complete list of bug fixes, please refer to the following knowledgebase article: http://kb.lsi.com/KnowledgebaseArticle16557.aspx Firmware Enhancements: LSIP200184337 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) TB WebBIOS : Do not let WebBIOS to display "Chip Temperature (Celsius)". LSIP200184339 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) TB FW Re-activate the user option to enable Patrol Read on SSD. LSIP200148755 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Port to TB - STANDBY IMMEDIATE command to SATA disks during shutdown from OS LSIP200149074 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) TB FW : Change SES Green/Amber LED behavior for particular OEM JBOD enclosure. LSIP200148763 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) TB FW: Do not let WebBIOS to display "BBU Retention Time" and "Estimated Time To Recharge". LSIP200148997 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Need to correctly identify I2C errors with iBBU08 and beyond LSIP200149017 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) TB Firmware :Global HDD Fault LED doesn't light up/blink in PD Offline/Missing/Rebuildi LSIP200148663 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) MR fw should Enable puncturing for SATA drives LSIP200085360 (CO) iMR TB changes LSIP200146793 (CO) (LSIP200137246) tools to address latency LSIP200122803 (CO) 2208 to support NVCache, update FPGA SPI Flash, and support small cell battery LSIP200148499 (CO) FW to wait for 500us after DRAM_Available assertion LSIP200148500 (CO) FW to take action based on temperature reading from the BMU LSIP200149054 (CO) CR to include Megascu read of BMU version LSIP200136551 (CO) (LSIP200096395) 2208 Firmware needs to release PCIe Retry LSIP200144888 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Thunderbolt DSW-3 for initial release LSIP200173689 (CO) (LSIP200165396) Tbolt C0/D0 chip recognition LSIP200147510 (CO) (LSIP200165396) Tbolt C0/D0 chip recognition LSIP200104569 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Mark VD consistent after CC with uncorrectable medium error LSIP200170591 (CO) (LSIP200156073) Add support for Thunderbolt C0/D0 LSIP200173285 (CO) (LSIP200156073) Add support for Thunderbolt C0/D0 LSIP200148752 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) add PCI-E information in fw log LSIP200174086 (CO) (LSIP200156073) Add support for Thunderbolt C0/D0 LSIP200173293 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) FW to take PCI IDs & SAS Address out of SBR or TSOC (OEM selectable per value) LSIP200099802 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) user accessible bad block table LSIP200099806 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) PD status commands under CLI LSIP200099809 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) additional MR diags LSIP200099888 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Suspend function, resume function. LSIP200099898 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Suspend / resume background tasks LSIP200099907 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) SSD Cache properties improvements LSIP200099915 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Rebuild Write Cache LSIP200051086 (CO) (LSIP200013286) MR to support Thunderbolt Dual Core LSIP200075829 (CO) MR to support Thunderbolt Dual Core LSIP200135222 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) SW licensing. Support FoD for PF activations on MegaRAID LSIP200144979 (CO) MR to support Thunderbolt Dual Core 11M02 LSIP200154733 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Add new Event to notify "Patrol Read Aborted" in MegaRAID FW. LSIP200140142 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) additional MR diags LSIP200099825 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) erase vd function LSIP200099835 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) PD secure erase LSIP200099919 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Automatic rebuild on "cold" drive replacement LSIP200099846 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Request to use Unconfigured Good Drives for a HotSpare if no spare defined. LSIP200099857 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Emergency spare may ignore mixing policies LSIP200099868 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) EHSP - Emergency Hot Spare LSIP200099921 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) EHSP support for cold drive addition LSIP200099878 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) DGs revertible HSP attributes sticky on adoption. LSIP200099764 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) PD diag state - Shield State LSIP200099770 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Shield state properties LSIP200099773 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) CLI battery commands LSIP200099791 (CO) (auto4comp FW_SAS_LSI) Battery alerts BIOS Enhancements: LSIP200154728 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_Bios) Enhance HWR oROM to allow system BIOS to retrieve RAID config info and pass over to BMC. LSIP200060968 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_Bios) Add support for Thunderbolt C0/D0 LSIP200147835 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_Bios) Handle iMR / MR entering Pre-Boot applications when mixed are present in the system WebBIOS Enhancements: LSIP200148758 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) TB FW: Do not let WebBIOS to display "BBU Retention Time" and "Estimated Time To Recharge". LSIP200149042 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) TB WebBIOS : Change the color of "Link Speed" message in WebBIOS to NONE-Critical. LSIP200148753 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Display FW Package Version in WebBIOS Selection Screen LSIP200148996 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Need to correctly identify I2C errors with iBBU08 and beyond LSIP200099738 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) addtional VD properties for MSM LSIP200099819 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) erase vd function LSIP200099829 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) PD secure erase LSIP200099839 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Request to use Unconfigured Good Drives for a HotSpare if no spare defined. LSIP200099850 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Emergency spare may ignore mixing policies LSIP200099861 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) EHSP - Emergency Hot Spare LSIP200099872 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) DGs revertible HSP attributes sticky on adoption. LSIP200099902 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) SSD Cache properties improvements LSIP200099794 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) MSM improvement for battery display LSIP200099757 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) PD diag state - Shield State LSIP200099749 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) enclosure reporting improvements for GUI tools LSIP200099882 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Suspend function, resume function. LSIP200099892 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Suspend / resume background tasks LSIP200135218 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) SW licensing. Support FoD for PF activations on MegaRAID LSIP200060967 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Add support for Thunderbolt C0/D0 LSIP200135225 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Array Size During Creation LSIP200075366 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) Porting MR Skinny to support Thunderbolt LSIP200086058 (CO) (auto4comp HWR_SAS_WebBIOS) DIF support for Thunderbolt MR controllers PCLI Enhancements: LSIP200148740 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) MegaSCU (DOS4GW) change request to support OEM iBBU calibration process LSIP200148762 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) TB FW: Do not let WebBIOS to display "BBU Retention Time" and "Estimated Time To Recharge". LSIP200099844 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Request to use Unconfigured Good Drives for a HotSpare if no spare defined. LSIP200099855 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Emergency spare may ignore mixing policies LSIP200099877 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) DGs revertible HSP attributes sticky on adoption. LSIP200099896 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Suspend / resume background tasks LSIP200088557 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Need ability to RESET expander from behind MegaSAS LSIP200135217 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) SW licensing. Support FoD for PF activations on MegaRAID LSIP200150237 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Need MFC bit for CacheCade 2.0 LSIP200150509 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Need MFC bit for CacheCade 2.0 LSIP200099823 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) erase vd function LSIP200135617 (CO) (LSIP200106069) CLI. Add performance monitor related functions to MegaOEM LSIP200099807 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) additional MR diags LSIP200099771 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) CLI battery commands LSIP200100159 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) CLI version command LSIP200154735 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) FreeBSD x64 support for 6Gb/s (TBolt) MegaRAID line LSIP200099745 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Enclosure related CLI improvements LSIP200099746 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_PCLI) Enclosure related CLI improvements LSIP200099762 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) PD diag state - Shield State LSIP200099768 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Shield state properties LSIP200099803 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) PD status commands under CLI LSIP200099804 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_PCLI) PD status commands under CLI LSIP200173292 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) FW to take PCI IDs & SAS Address out of SBR or TSOC (OEM selectable per value) LSIP200153885 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) Update MR SAS LSI applications for VMWare ESXi MN Release LSIP200101547 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_Cli) iMR unconfigured disks naming for JBOD disks LSIP200101549 (CO) (auto4comp UNIV_VIVA_PCLI) iMR unconfigured disks naming for JBOD disks Installation: ============= Use MegaCLI to flash the SAS controllers. MegaCLI can be downloaded from the support and download section of www.lsi.com. Command syntax: MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0