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Except as expressly permitted by the Software license, neither Intel Corporation nor its suppliers assumes any responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear herein. Except as expressly permitted by the Software license, no part of the Software may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form, or distributed by any means without the express written consent of Intel Corporation. This download supports Intel(R) RAID controller SASMF8I,SASWT4I, SASUC8I and Intel(R) Embedded Server RAID Technology II - SAS Software RAID product. Please verify that this package has been tested with the RAID device you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller at http://support.intel.com. ================ Package Information ================ FW and OpROM Package for Native SAS mode, IT/IR mode and Intel(R) Embedded Server RAID Technology II Package version: 2012.11.15_ph15upd_public FW Version = 01.27.190 (includes fixed firmware settings) BIOS (non-RAID) Version = 06.26.00 BIOS (SW RAID) Version = 08.09041155 Supported RAID modes: 0, 1, 1E, 10, 10E and 5 (activation key AXXRAKSW5 required for RAID 5 support) Supported Intel(R) Server Boards and Systems: - S5000PSLSASR, S5000XVNSASR, S5000VSASASR, S5000VCLSASR, S5000VSFSASR - SR1500ALSASR, SR1550ALSASR, SR2500ALLXR, S5000PALR (with SAS I/O Module) - S5000PSLROMBR (SROMBSAS18E) without HW RAID activation key AXXRAK18E installed (native SAS or SW RAID modes only) - for HW RAID mode separate package is available - NSC2U, TIGW1U Supported Intel(R) RAID controller (adapters): - SASMF8I, SASWT4I, SASUC8I ================ Known Restrictions ================ 1. No PCI 3.0 support 2. No Foreign Configuration Resolution Support 3. No Raid migration Support 4. No mixed RAID mode support ever 5. No Stop On Error support ================ Known Bugs ================ (1) For Intel(R) chipset S5000P/S5000V/S5000X based server systems, please use the 32 bit, non-EBC version of sasflash which is SASFLASH_Ph15-1.18.00.00\sasflash_efi_bios32_rel\sasflash.efi, instead of the ebc version of sasflash which is SASFLASH_Ph15-1.18.00.00\sasflash_efi_ebc_rel\sasflash.efi. The latter one may return a wrong sas address with a sasflash -list command. (2) IR RAID Volume Creation Limitation of 2 Terabytes when configuring a volume with the EFI Boot Services Driver (BSD) version 3.10.00. Products Affected: Intel RAID controller SASWT4I Intel RAID controller SASUC8I Intel RAID controller FALSASMP2 Intel RAID controller AFCSASRISER Description: Intel has identified an issue with the EFI BSD version 3.10.00 Configuration Utility where the utility cannot create RAID volumes larger than 2 Terabytes. Volumes larger than 2TB can be created in using the LSI MPT SAS BIOS configuration utility* by pressing Ctrl+C during the server system POST or within the operating system using RAID Web Console 2 Utility. The EFI BSD will then support these volumes, and the Operating System and OS Disk Management utilities will detect and manage the volume sizes correctly. Corrective Action / Resolution: EFI BSD version 3.10.00 is affected, the issue will be fixed in future version MPT BIOS. ================ Fixes/Updates ================ Version 2012.11.15 1. Fixed - Search for a CFI Flash Part Fails Version 2008.12.11 1. Fixed - Media can't boot from SATA DVD in some systems in Software RAID (ESRT2) mode. 2. Fixed - Incorrect RAID 5 ECC error handling in Ctrl+M Version 2008.11.07 1. Added support for - Enable ICH10 support 2. Added support for - Software RAID5 to support ICH10R 3. Added support for - Single Drive RAID 0 (IS) Volume 4. Fixed - Resolved issue where user could not create a second volume immediately following the deletion of a second volume. 5. Fixed - Second hot spare status not shown when first hot spare is inactive/missing Version 2008.09.22 1. Fixed - SWR:During hot PD removal and then quick reboot, not updating the DDF correctly. Version 2008.06.16 1. Fixed - the issue with The LED functions are not working inside the OSes for SWR5 2. Fixed - the issue with (IR-Only) Volume rebuild fails after cold swap in IME volume with hotspare 3. Fixed - the issue with When a degraded RAID volume with a missing disk is rebooted, it may resync to a non-RAID disk. 4. Fixed - the issue with (IR-Only) Physical Disk firmware download commands are being rejected 5. Added support for (IR-Only) Allow the host to set the name of a RAID volume Version 2007.12.05 1. Fixed incorrect system-dependent firmware settings. This includes fix for the issue with HDD not being detected in Slot1 with SR2500ALLX system. 2. Added support for more than one SAS expander 3. Added graceful handling of situation when more than 8 HDDs are installed (the limit of 8 drives still exists). Version 2007.08.20 1. Updated readme files, added LSI adapters to package, added a new platform to supported list Version 2007.07.22 1. Fixed an issue with 1.6GHz processors when recognizing the SW RAID 5 Activation Key Version 2007.05.24 1. Fixed an issue preventing NCQ functionality on the new silicon spins Version 2007.01.18 1. Added pass thru support for up to 2 SATA CD/DVD devices when the controller is in SW RAID mode - boot from CD/DVD-ROM with floppy emulation or hard-drive emulation not supported ================ Update Instructions ================ Note: If SAS IO Module is installed in SR2500ALLX, SR1500ALSAS, or SR1560SFHS (with active SAS backplane) system - SAS controller on midplane/backplane must be disabled in BIOS Setup when updating SAS IO module firmware - SAS IO module must be disabled in BIOS Setup when updating SAS controller on midplane/backplane firmware Note: If any add-in controller firmware is to be upgraded, the onboard controller should be DISABLED in BIOS, and each add-in controller should be done individually by type (For example: two add-in cards with the same type is fine). Note: If an Intel or LSI SAS HBA (add-in card) is installed in the system, it should be removed before updating onboard SAS controller, active SAS midlane/backplane, or ROMB card. If not removed, firmware on the HBA card will be erased. Once the onboard controller is updated, only one add-in controller should be updated at a time. 1. Unzip all of the files from the zip package onto USB key or CD, maintaining the directory structure. 2. Boot to the EFI shell - Press 'F2' during POSt to enter BIOS Setup - Select Boot Manager -> EFI Shell 3. Change drive and directory location to where you unzipped the package by typing the following commands: fs0: cd Note: You can always get a list of files and sub-directories in the current directory by typing 'dir' command. Instead of 'fs0: you may need to type 'fs1:' or 'fs2:', etc. depending on your drive configuration and removable media type. 4. Type in the name of the batch file that matches your board model and press : almp_upd.nsh SR1550ALSAS,SR2500ALLX (note: SAS IO module AXXSASIOMOD or AXX4SASMOD must be disabled in BIOS Setup, if installed) albp_upd.nsh SR1500ALSAS (note: SAS IO module AXXSASIOMOD or AXX4SASMOD must be disabled in BIOS Setup, if installed) aliomupd.nsh AXXSASIOMOD in S5000PAL or S5400SF based system (note: SAS controller on midplane/backplane must be disabled in BIOS Setup, if applicable) basasupd.nsh NSC2U with LSI SAS1068 controller casasupd.nsh S5000VCLSAS hmsasupd.nsh TIGW1U with LSI SAS1068 controller lpsasupd.nsh S5000PSLROMB, SROMBSAS18E sasasupd.nsh S5000VSASAS sfsasupd.nsh S5000VSFSAS slsasupd.nsh S5000PSLSAS and S5000XVNSAS mf8iupd.nsh SASMF8I uc8iupd.nsh SASUC8I wt4iupd.nsh SASWT4I 5. Reboot and confirm the OpROM/FW versions (depending on mode) and drives listed. ---------------- Known update process issues: 1) On every flash (to SAS controllers) there will be two messages displayed that may *appear* to be errors. a) The first will show up in the first or second stage of the install (depending on the silicon revision on the board being upgraded), and will read: ERROR: The Firmware image is 0000000000000000 00000000000000Bx but the adapter is 0000000000000000 00000000000000By This is because the package attempts to flash to all revisions of chips, and the message will ALWAYS show up for either the first or second stage - but it simply represents that that REVISION of chip wasn't found - there will be a successful FW update message either just before or just after this message. This message is EXPECTED to be seen, and can be ignored (as long as one of the two FW attempts shows success). b) The second will be a message at the very end of each stage that reads: Reconnecting the EFI Driver. Please wait... Connect Controller Failed: Not Found This is EXPECTED behavior and the message can be ignored. =============== *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.