OK, I have BR10i, but that would be the same procudure.. ;-)

 

 

The file type to patch under UEFI is that windows or linux?

 

//Peter

i have just got hold of a IBM ServeRAID M1015 card and struggled a bit to try and update to the latest LSI firmware (P15) once cross flashed to LSI 9211-8i.

 

i have now got it all figured out so thought i would share the tools i used and notes on how to update both the firmware and bios revisions to the latest version (as of feb 2013).

 

download the zip from the following location and unzip and then open the text file "upgrade instructions.txt" and follow carefully.

 

http://sharesend.com/0m95ic8t

 

IMPORTANT:- please note this will ONLY work once the M1015 has been cross flashed to a LSI 9211-8i (firmware revision P11) using the instructions shown in the first post of this thread.

 

i hope this helps somebody out. 

 

Thank you for taking the time to do this, extremely helpful!

No probs mate :-)

 

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

 

 

Hey guys

 

I just got a second ibm 1015m which i flashed to it,and i upgraded both my cards to latest firmware/bios as per instrctions in this thread. However,both card said "adapter settings have changed,re-config is suggested" so i ctrl-c on boot, and now i am confused,because i have never seen these menues before. What settings do i need in the interrupt hook thingy? Under boot support do i put bios and os or disable this? I am not booting from any of these cards.

 

Also,in boot order,there is only a 0 by 1 of the cards,the other has empty boot order,is this normal?

 

Thank you

Am I blind or something?  I can't find any instructions.  I have a OEM version of LSI 9220-8i, using LSI SAS2008

Am I blind or something?  I can't find any instructions.  I have a OEM version of LSI 9220-8i, using LSI SAS2008

 

Maybe you are confused by the model names...the 9220-8i under LSI brand does not exist ... it is a OEM version already.

Some M1015 have a sticker stating 9220 model...but they are a OEM version which is called 9210 by LSI.

They are compatible to a 9211 although they have a different look/layout.

 

So what card is it you have and what firmware is already on it?

You should find all info in the first posts of this thread.

This is what I have:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181077904387?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

How do I find the find the firmware version? In bootup?  I have a testing rig

Hi

Looks like I was bidding against you for one of the cards lol as i got one of the 4 the seller was offering. I paid a little less though  :-p

 

Anyway I just recently flashed the card successfully using the instructions I obtain in this thread.

 

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=25971.msg226806#msg226806

 

Edit

The only thing i cant figure out is how to get into the config utility the Ctrl-C dosent seem to work

This is what I have:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181077904387?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

How do I find the find the firmware version? In bootup?  I have a testing rig

 

...a perfect M1015 ... use the "converting" instructions from this post: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=12767.msg121131#msg121131

File "LSI MegaRAID to SAS2008(P11).zip" is what you want to go with.

 

The only thing i cant figure out is how to get into the config utility the Ctrl-C dosent seem to work

 

...should work...but some mobo BIOS allow to disable secondary BIOS Post.

But for running it, the BIOS is not needed....no harm done if you leave it at standard settings, I'd say.

I paid £86 in total

The only thing i cant figure out is how to get into the config utility the Ctrl-C dosent seem to work

 

...should work...but some mobo BIOS allow to disable secondary BIOS Post.

But for running it, the BIOS is not needed....no harm done if you leave it at standard settings, I'd say.

 

That's good to know it shows the drives attached but when i press Ctrl + C It says something about initializing something then carries on.

 

I don't get to see the screenshot on the first post to disable the "Boot Support"

That's good to know it shows the drives attached but when i press Ctrl + C It says something about initializing something then carries on.

 

I don't get to see the screenshot on the first post to disable the "Boot Support"

 

..odd.

My suspect is some setting in your mobo BIOS or some sort of incompatibility.

Did you try another slot?

BOOT Support will speed up during boot....maybe a rare occasion.

More of interest is maybe the staggered spinup setup in the advanced settings.

 

However, you could as well omit the card BIOS during flash if there is some more severe interference.

Also the latest FW is P15....don't know if this versio n will improve things with BIOS.

...see this for upgrading after the cross flash: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=22428.msg199067#msg199067

I'm not use how to proceed so I carried this on in my original thread to save filling this one up with sill nub questions

 

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=25971.msg228356#msg228356

All done is their a command to check the SAS address after step 13.

All done is their a command to check the SAS address after step 13.

 

I suppose you could use the step again that copies the config to adaptors.txt

 

Have did you updated to P15 yet, still trying to figure this stage out.

Will the board fit in this: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0740.html

Will the board fit in this: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0740.html

 

If your question is, if that 9220-8i controller card you recently purchased on ebay is this IBM M1015, the answer is yes.

 

I meant will it fit in the Intel D510MO / D510 Intel MN10

I meant will it fit in the Intel D510MO / D510 Intel MN10

 

As far as I can tell, from this: http://www.intel.de/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-di510mo.html the D510MO only supports one PCI and one mini-PCIe card.

The M1015 will physically not fit in, I am afraid....you'll need a PCIe x8 slot for it.

Damn, looks like I need a new setup! Or a new board, any suggestions?

 

Current setup: 12Tb File Server: Fractal Design Array R2, Intel D510MO / D510 Intel MN10, 4Gb DDR2.  If I can get away with just updating the motherboard, I would prefer to do so....

Just picked up and converted my second M1015 ServeRAID. Just as smooth and easy as the first time. Took a maybe 5 minutes this time though.

FYI, for anyone using ESXi 5.1 with LSI controllers.

 

Critical patch just announced: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2043967

 

Summaries and Symptoms

 

This patch updates the esx-base VIB to resolve an issue that occurs when level-triggered interrupts are invoked for the same device or driver in two different CPUs of an ESXi host and are run simultaneously, the ESXi host stops responding and displays a purple diagnostic screen. The following message appears in the stack trace:

 

mpt2sas_base_get_smid_scsiio

 

or

 

Failed at vmkdrivers/src_9/vmklinux_9/vmware/linux_scsi.c:2221 -- NOT REACHED

 

When reviewing the VMkernel logs included as part of a VMkernel core dump, you will see an ALERT similar to the following prior to the outage:

 

ALERT: LinScsi: SCSILinuxCmdDone:2220:Attempted double completion

 

This patch resolves the issue by improving the interrupt handling mechanism for level-triggered interrupts.

FYI, for anyone using ESXi 5.1 with LSI controllers.

 

Critical patch just announced: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2043967

 

[...]

 

IMHO this only applies to builds that use the controller for a native ESXi datastore.

For the fellow unRAIDer using the controller in passthrough with ESXi only, it should be safe without the patch.

Personally I use a RAID setup based on a LSI controller in IR mode for my ESXi datastores to use.

I do have other LSI controllers that I pass-through (VMDirect Path) to the unRAID guest.

 

Your assuming no one here uses a LSI controller for the ESXi host; it was an FYI.