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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.

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