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Chapter 5: MegaRAID Controller Firmware Update Procedures

5-2  Flashing Firmware Using MegaRAID Storage 

Manager

You need the MegaRAID Storage Manager software and ROM file (smc3108.rom) 
to  flash  the  MegaRAID  firmware.  Follow  the  steps  below  to  use  the  MegaRAID 
Storage Manager software on the following platforms: Micorsoft Windows operating 
system and Linux operating system.

1. Open the MegaRAID Storage Manager application.

2. Right-click on the Avago 3108 controller to be updated, and select the Update 

Controller Firmware menu option as shown below.

MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating System

Содержание AOC-S3108L-H8iR

Страница 1: ...User s Guide Revision 1 0a AOC S3108L H8iR...

Страница 2: ...DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTAL...

Страница 3: ...r When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be appli...

Страница 4: ...ls http www supermicro com support manuals Product drivers and utilities https www supermicro com wftp driver Product safety info http www supermicro com about policies safety_informa tion cfm If you...

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Страница 6: ...3 SAS 3 0 Ports and CPLD JTAG Header 2 2 SAS Ports 2 2 CPLD JTAG Header 2 2 2 4 LED Indicators 2 3 SAS Activity LED 2 3 SAS Fault LED 2 3 System Heartbeat LED 2 3 Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Static Se...

Страница 7: ...e Manager 5 3 Chapter 6 MegaRAID CacheCade Configuration 6 1 Enabling MegaRAID CacheCade Support 6 1 Minimum System Configuration Requirements 6 1 CacheCade Key Activation 6 2 6 2 Configuring the Cach...

Страница 8: ...vi AOC S3108L H8iR User s Guide Notes...

Страница 9: ...atforms With the optional Supercap TFM unit built in the AOC S3108L H8iR supports 2GB DDR3 on card cache at a speed of 1866 MHz maximum providing cached data protection during catastrophic system fail...

Страница 10: ...240 001270N Supports MegaRAID Storage Manager software Enlarged venting hole mounting bracket for improved airflow Supports 1 5 3 0 6 0 and 12 0 Gb s SAS and 3 0 6 0 Gb SATA data transfer rates OS sup...

Страница 11: ...w 1 3 X10SRH CF X10SRH CLN4F X10SRi F X10SRL F X10SRW F X10DAi X10DAC X10DAX X10DAL i X10DRC T4 X10DRC LN4 X10DRi T4 X10DRi LN4 X10DRD iNTP X10DRD LTP X10DRFF C X10DRFR T X10DRT P X10DRG Q X10DRH C X1...

Страница 12: ...1 4 AOC S3108L H8iR User s Guide X10DRL CT X10DRL i X10DRT L X10DRT LIBQ X10DRT LIBF X10DRU i X10DRW E X10DRW N X10DRX...

Страница 13: ...Connectors AOC S3108L H8iR Rev 1 02 SAS Controller PCI E 3 0 x8 U12 U4 U435 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C The AOC S3108L H8iR Image 2 2 Major Onboard Components The following major components are installed on the...

Страница 14: ...XN 4 Ground 5 SATA_RXN 6 SATA_RXP 7 Ground CPLD JTAG Header A 6 pin CPLD JTAG header located at JP8 is used to scan complex programma ble logic devices Connect a cable to JP8 for CPLD JTAG scan to enh...

Страница 15: ...s See the table below for more information SAS Fault LED Status Color State Definition Red On SAS Error s detected System Heartbeat LED The System Heartbeat LED is located at D13 on the add on card Wh...

Страница 16: ...2 4 AOC S3108L H8iR User s Guide Notes...

Страница 17: ...nents 3 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic com ponents To avoid dam aging your add on card it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures...

Страница 18: ...pdates and hot fixes 3 3 Installing the Add on Card Follow the steps below to install the add on card into your system 1 Remove the server cover and if necessary set aside any screws for later use 2 R...

Страница 19: ...MegaRAID settings skip this section and go directly to OS installation 4 1 RAID Minimum Drive Requirements The AOC S3108L H8iR add on card supports up to 240 HDD with RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 Use the...

Страница 20: ...ing the Avagp MegaRAID Configuration Utility Follow the steps below to start the Avago MegaRAID Configuration Utility 1 Power on the system 2 Press Ctrl R to enter the Avago MegaRAID Configuration Uti...

Страница 21: ...go MegaRAID main screen is a list of configurable menus Press Ctrl N or Ctrl P to select the menu The main screen includes the following menus VD Mgmt Virtual Drive Management PD Mgmt Physical Managem...

Страница 22: ...shown below This screen provides information about the configuration of controllers drive groups and virtual drives The right panel of the screen displays the information about the selected device To...

Страница 23: ...llowing screen displays Note You can use the up arrow and down Arrow keys here to select enabled com mands which are highlighted in white such as Create Virtual Drive or Clear Configuration Press Ente...

Страница 24: ...r s Guide Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select the RAID level as shown below and press Enter Note The corresponding RAID level s will display based on the number of hard drives connected to...

Страница 25: ...formation about hard drives connected to the selected controller The right panel of the screen shows the information about the selected device PD Mgmt Physical Management Menu Screen To select a devic...

Страница 26: ...ormation about the settings of the selected controller On this screen use the up arrow down arrow or Tab keys to move the cursor To apply changes navigate to APPLY and press Enter Navigate to Next and...

Страница 27: ...ct the Properties menu as shown below This menu provides read only information about the properties of the selected controller Navigate to Next and press Enter to open the second screen to view more p...

Страница 28: ...es information about the foreign configurations such as drive groups virtual drives physical drives and hot spare drives Also this menu al lows you to import or clear the foreign configurations Please...

Страница 29: ...ler firmware Please visit our website at www supermicro com for more information about firm ware utilities downloads 5 1 Flashing Firmware Using MegaCLI under DOS 1 You need the MegaCLI utility and RO...

Страница 30: ...ser s Guide 3 The screen below shows an example of flashing the MegaRAID firmware using the batch file smc3108 bat 4 Reboot the system and check the firmware version in the controller banner during bo...

Страница 31: ...rmware Follow the steps below to use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on the following platforms Micorsoft Windows operating system and Linux operating system 1 Open the MegaRAID Storage Manager...

Страница 32: ...5 4 AOC S3108L H8iR User s Guide MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Linux Operating System...

Страница 33: ...ess the Browse button to search for new firmware 4 Select the new MegaRAID controller firmware as shown below 5 Click OK to continue MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating Sy...

Страница 34: ...User s Guide 6 Check Confirm in the dialog box and click Yes to continue as shown below MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating System MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Lin...

Страница 35: ...7 Do not reboot the system until the following screen displays 8 Click OK once the firmware update is completed as shown below MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating System...

Страница 36: ...ot the system and check the firmware version using the MegaRAID Storage Manager application as shown below MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating System MegaRAID Storage Mana...

Страница 37: ...com for information on firmware utilities downloads 6 1 Enabling MegaRAID CacheCade Support Minimum System Configuration Requirements You will need to have the following items pre installed in your s...

Страница 38: ...ey for proper MegaRAID CacheCade support 1 From the MegaRAID Storage Manager menu select Dashboard by clicking on it 2 Double click on Manage MegaRAID Adanced Software Options as shown below 3 When th...

Страница 39: ...6 3 Chapter 6 CacheCade Configuration 4 When the following screen displays click on the radio button Enter an Activation Key and then enter your Activation Key in the field provided as shown below...

Страница 40: ...please follow the instructions below 1 From the MegaRAID Storage Manager menu select Physical by clicking on it 2 From the pull down menu select AVAGO 3108 MegaRAID by clicking on it 3 Click on Prope...

Страница 41: ...ubmenu From the pull down sub menu select the hard drives you want to configure the RAID setting 8 With the desired hard drive selected click on the Add button to add the selected hard drive to your d...

Страница 42: ...a drive group to the list click on Create Drive Group to create a CacheCade drive group as shown below 12 12 11 12 From the pull down submenu select the RAID setting you want to configure and click Ne...

Страница 43: ...the available drive list on the left select the drive to create a virtual drive by double clicking on it 4 Double click on Create CacheCade SSD Caching Drive Group 5 Enter an SSD Caching VD Virtual Dr...

Страница 44: ...o proceed to the next step to configure the virtual drive settings click Next 10 11 12 10 13 The following screen will display to indicate the status of the virtual drive that you ve just created Revi...

Страница 45: ...y clicking on it 2 From the Virtual Drive s pull down menu select the Virtual Drive you want to configure by clicking on it 3 From the pop up menu select the setting you want to use by clicking on it...

Страница 46: ...1 From the MegaRAID Storage Manager menu select Logical by clicking on it 2 From the Virtual Drive s pull down menu select the Virtual Drive for SSD Caching support by clicking on it 3 From the pop up...

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