The levels contained in this update are: Adapter (FW): 3.12.01
Approx Installation Time: 30 Minutes
| Adapter Firmware Level | Description |
| 3.12.01 | Current Ship Level |
| 3.60.XX & 3.70.XX | X-series Firmware... DO NOT USE!!! |
This update will disrupt adapter operations. The update should be done with no user activity on the system. If power is removed or the system is reset while flash_update is being run, irrecoverable failures may occur. This could require return of the adapter for exchange.
MOVING EXISTING BATTERY BACKED-UP WRITE CACHE CARD
TO NEW BASE CARD FRU 01K7396:
Before updating firmware on the new base card the battery
backed-up cache card must be removed from the failing base card and installed
on the new base card using the following procedure.
Remove cables from the adapter noting which cable goes to which connector so they can be reconnected in exactly the same positions.
For an adapter with a handle installed:
Remove the battery backed-up cache card from the old
base card. Two plastic hooks on the handle of the base card engage the
plastic frame around the cache card to hold it in place. Lay the
adapter on a flat surface with the cache card visible. Release the
hooks by holding the base card down while applying gentle
pressure to the end of the cache card near the handle to lift it up while
at the same time pulling up on the handle. Lift the cache card off
the adapter. Do not disconnect the battery wires because there may be valid
data in the the cache card. Install the old battery backed-up cache
card on the replacement base card. Position
the cache card so it is plugged into the connector on
the base card. Hold the cache card and gently bend the handle upward
to allow the hooks on the handle to snap into the plastic housing on the
cache card.
For an adapter with no handle installed:
Remove the cache card from the old base card: Remove
the screw from the hole in the center of the base card at the end opposite
the connector on the cache card. Lift the cache card off the adapter.
Install the old cache card on the new base card: Remove the 2 screws on the replacement adapter that hold the handle to the adapter and remove the handle. Plug the cache card into the connector on the new base card. Insert one of the screws removed in the previous step into the hole in the center of the base card and secure the cache card plastic frame to the base card.
Reinstall the adapter and cables in the system.
1) List the PCI Raid adapters installed in the system by typing:
lsdev -C | grep scraidNote the device names of all PCI 3-Channel PCI Ultra2 SCSI Raid Adapters installed. The adapter device name will be scraidX,where X is 0,1, or some other number
Identify the name of the card you just installed
2) To check the current microcode level for the adapter enter the following command
lscfg -vl scraidX
Where X is the number of the card you just installed
The Command will produce output similar to
DEVICE LOCATION DESCRIPTION
scraid0 20-58 PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter
Part Number.................28L1004
EC Level....................E72376N
Serial Number...............00000001
FRU Number..................01K7396
Manufacturer................IBM000
Displayable Message.........CLRRA1
Diagnostic Level............03
Device Driver Level.........03
Loadable Microcode Level....3.60.01
ROS Level and ID............3.00.21
Device Specific.(YL)........P2-I9
If the FRU Number is 01K7396 and Loadable Microcode Level is different than 3.12.01 as it is in the above case (3.60.01) then you should update the microcode
The latest PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter firmware is available from:A) WEB (Download IBM eserver pSeries and RS/6000 Microcode Updates. The SCSI RAID adapter firmware is provided in the package listed under PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter.
B) CORE (Current Object REpository). The SCSI RAID firmware is provided in AIX backup format in the package listed under PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter Family.
* 2e1014C.3.12.01 (update code)
Downloading and Unpacking the Firmware Update Package
from WEB:
You must read and agree to the license agreement to
obtain the password (case sensitive) for unpacking the firmware packages.
In the table for Adapter Microcode, find PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter In the Files to read/download column, you will find: Description (this instructions document), AIX Format file (for downloading to an AIX system or workstation) You will want a copy of the description (instructions document) and AIX format file. Detailed download/unpacking instructions is as follows for AIX format files:
A) Make a directory on an AIX system to receive the AIX format file. Enter:
7.0 Producing the Firmware for installation from CORE
CORE Package
The CORE package is found under IBM RS/6000-Microcode-Adapter. The filename is 3_12_01.exe. It is a self expanding executable which will create a diskette containing the download code in backup format and these instructions for replacing the adapter base card FRU.* rdmecore_3_12_01.htm (these instructions as text)
* update code
Creating the diskettes
The diskettes that are produced with this procedure are in a format that the SSR can use directly with a computer that is using AIX as it's operating system. These diskettes once produced on the most platform cannot be read using normal platform tools or command line operations.1. Place a 1.44 Mbyte diskette into your 'A' Diskette drive.
2. Press 'Launch' on the line that represents the Firmware that you want to generate.
3. Label Diskette "IBM PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter Firmware-Version 3.12.01"Transfer update files from this AIX backup diskette onto the workstation that you are going to use this firmware.
4. Insert the diskette in the floppy diskette reader (rfd0).
5. Login as su or "root" on the workstation.
6. Enter the AIX command:restoreThis command will extract the binary image of the microcode to the system /etc/microcode directory.
WARNING: Do not power off the target server at any time before the flash process completes. If power is removed or the system is reset while flash_update is being run, irrecoverable failures may occur. This could require return of the adapter for exchange.
FLASH the adapter EEPROM
using one of the 2 following commands:
A) If the loadable microcode
level listed previously is below 3.12.01 then type
diag -c -d scraidX -T"download"
Where X is the numerical character denoting the logical ID of the SCSI RAID adapter you identified previously.
B) If the loadable microcode level listed previously is above 3.12.01 then type
diag -c -d scraidX -T"download -P"
This will cause 3.12.01 load even if a higher level from some other application is on the card.You should receive a confirmation that microcode has been updated. If you do not then make sure the adapter is NOT in use and repeat step 7 above.
Verifying the Update
To verify that the correct level of microcode, 3.12.01, is on the adapter type:
lscfg -vl scraidX
Where X is the numeric character denoting the logical ID of the SCSI RAID adapter you identified previously.
The Loadable Microcode Level should be 3.12.01.
9.0 RESTORING THE ARRAY CONFIGURATION ON THE NEW ADAPTERAfter downloading the adapter follow the procedure in the chapter:
"Replacing the PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter" in the adapter REFERENCE GUIDE, SC23-4302 which is summarized below:
Attention:
If the adapter being replaced
experienced an abrupt failure, there may be valid data in the adapter's
non volatile write cache.
If an existing disk array
configuration will be imported from the attached drives, then the write
cache card from the adapter being replaced should be used with the new
adapter. This will ensure any data which may exist in the non-volatile
write cache module is correctly written to the attached disk drives.
A configuration conflict may result when a PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter within a configured system is replaced (possibly due to a defective adapter). The configuration stored on the adapter may be out of sync with the configuration stored on the drives. The configuration can be restored by synchronizing the adapter configuration with the drive configuration. This can beaccomplished using the ACCEPT CONFIGURATION ON DRIVES option under PDAM RECOVERY OPTIONS. PDAM is the PCI SCSI Disk Array Manager under SMIT.
Use the following to do this:
1. Start PDAM by entering the following command
smit pdam
2. Select the RECOVERY OPTIONS option.
3. Select RESOLVE PCI SCSI RAID ADAPTER CONFIGURATION option.
4. Select ACCEPT CONFIGURATION ON DRIVES option.
5. Select the adapter that was replaced.NOTE: following an Accept Configuration on Drives option, the PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter will automatically perform a Consistency Check with Auto-Repair on all redundant level RAID arrays. Progress of the Consistency Check can be monitored using the list PCI SCSI Disk Arays option of PDAM