[How to upgrade an LSI HBA firmware using Unraid]

Dude.  It totally worked; in fact I didn't even have to flash the 16i

[How to upgrade an LSI HBA firmware using Unraid]

So one more question: I guess it never makes sense to bind an HBA card? that should be done on the Unraid level and drives and shares are the mechanism for pass to VMs?

[How to upgrade an LSI HBA firmware using Unraid]

Bro... Thank you. Appreciate you so much.  WIll try what you said tomorrow (been rebuilding the machine). 

[How to upgrade an LSI HBA firmware using Unraid]

I'm confused, how will unraid see the hardware? so unbind (I assume that means uncheck their iommu groups), then in console run sas3flash and it should see.  OK will try . And JorgeB; thank you so much for taking any of your time to help me.  I appreciate you greatly. 

[How to upgrade an LSI HBA firmware using Unraid]

I have an LSI 9305-16i installed and `sas3flash -listall` results in the following:

```

Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility
Version 16.00.00.00 (2017.05.02) 
Copyright 2008-2017 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

        No Avago SAS adapters found! Limited Command Set Available!
        ERROR: Command Not allowed without an adapter!
        ERROR: Couldn't Create Command -listall
        Exiting Program.

```

I can't for the life of me figure out why.  It is a sas3 card. I do see the card recognized in iommu groups (though it does occur to me that I do have another LSI card for external disk shelf, it is also recognized but I haven't tried using that card yet).  Both cards are recognized but no drives can be seen. 

 

diagnostics attached. 

 

 

diagnostics-20220430-0738.zip

[ISE drives and preclear]

Hmm. i would assume that the only way to secure erase but I haven't managed to get more details.  Thanks for the response. I want just sitting there thinking it would be seconds.

[ISE drives and preclear]

I can't seem to find any information on actually instantly secure erasing a drive in linux.  These are HGST Ultrastar drives (but not as awesome as before they were before being bought by WD). 

[ISE drives and preclear]

Hello everyone, I 'm new to Unraid so please be gentle  

 

I have a bunch of 12TB ISE drives, shouldn't preclearing the drives be instantaneous? I mean that's what the I stands for right? It is not. Am I misunderstanding something?