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CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Installation and setup instructions 2.1 Standalone usage instructions 2.2 Troubleshooting tips 3.0 Configuration information 4.0 Unattended mode 5.0 Web site and support phone number 6.0 Notices and trademarks 7.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview _____________ 1.1 This update includes new firmware updates for Lenovo Online SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drive Update Program. This is a true ONLINE update. It is designed to run under Linux and the new drive firmware will take effect immediately, no system reboot is required. It will update any drive attached to the following controllers: - ServerRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for System x (46C9114) - ServerRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller for System x (81Y4478) - ServerRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller for System x (46C9110) - ServerRAID M5225 SAS/SATA Controller for System x (00AE938) - ServerRAID N2215 SAS/SATA Controller for System x (47C8675) - ServerRAID N2225 SAS/SATA Controller for System x (00AE912) - ServerRAID N2226 SAS/SATA Controller for System x (00AE916) - 6Gb SAS HBA (46M0907) 1.2 Limitations: - Updating drives which are attached to C100/C105 controllers must be done via ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator (BoMC). 1.3 Problems fixed: - See change history for details 1.4 Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - 32 bit libstdc++.so and libncurses.so are required for the update run. Example: RHEL 6 install - libstdc++-4.4.4.13.el6.i686.rpm - ncurses-libs-5.7-3.20090208.el6.i686.rpm - The SAS controller must be upgraded with one of the following, or later: - mpt3sas firmware 1.00.03.00 (package 1.03) - mpt2sas firmware 15.00.00.00 (package 1.15) - sraidmr (M5200 Series) firmware 4.200.20-2839 (package 24.0.2-0013) - sraidmr (M5100 Series) firmware 3.340.64-3257 (package 23.22.0-0021) 1.5 Dependencies: - None 1.6 Update Contents o lnvgy_fw_hdd_sas-1.16.03_linux_32-64.bin - The executable update package o lnvgy_fw_hdd_sas-1.16.03_linux_32-64.chg - Change history 2.0 Installation and setup instructions ________________________________________ This package can be used with several of IBM's update management tools, including IBM UpdateXpress Manager, IBM UpdateXpress System Packs, IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator, and IBM Director. It can also be used as a standalone executable package. To use the package with one of IBM's update management tools, follow the instructions that came with your specific management tool. 2.1 Standalone usage instructions --------------------------------- As a standalone package, this executable can be used in the following ways: - to update the hard disk drive firmware on disks attached to the local system Updating the local system hard disk drives: 1) Type "./lnvgy_fw_hdd_sas-1.16.03_linux_32-64.bin -s" at a command prompt. 2.2 Troubleshooting tips ------------------------ - None 3.0 Configuration information ______________________________ - None 4.0 Unattended Mode ____________________ To run this package in unattended mode, use the following command: ./lnvgy_fw_hdd_sas-1.16.03_linux_32-64.bin -s 5.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number ______________________________________ o You can download new and updated files for Lenovo System x products from the IBM Support Web site: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/systemx/groupView?query.productGroup=Lenovo+x86+servers 6.0 Trademarks and Notices __________________________ Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. IBM and ServeRAID are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and other countries. LSI is a registered trademark of LSI Logic, Corp in the United States and other countries. Windows is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 7.0 Disclaimer ______________ THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Lenovo DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, Lenovo GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS.OCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. 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