JorgeB 3631 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Best to use the DOS or UEFI tools to do any crossflashing and/or other more advanced options, e.g., for some reason erasing the BIOS doesn't work with the Linux version, but if you just need to update firmware it can be easily done with Unraid. Download the MSDOS firmware package form Broadcom's support site (https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search), for example for the 9300-8i it currently is this one: 9300_8i_Package_P16_IR_IT_FW_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows Note: Downloads for SAS2 HBAs like for example the 9211-8i are usually under "Legacy Products" and then "Legacy Host Bus Adapters". Now download the Linux Installer, also from the firmware section, again for the 9300-8i it currently is: Installer_P16_for_Linux From the DOS package we only need the firmware: 9300_8i_Package_P16_IR_IT_FW_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows\Firmware\SAS9300_8i_IT\SAS9300_8i_IT.bin Optional: if the HBA has a BIOS installed and we want to updated it also copy the BIOS file: 9300_8i_Package_P16_IR_IT_FW_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows\sasbios_rel\mptsas3.rom From the installer package we only need sas3flash (sas2flash for SAS2 models): Installer_P16_for_Linux\sas3flash_linux_x64_rel\sas3flash Copy both files to your Unraid server, you can copy them to flash first but still need to copy them elsewhere since the executable can't be run from the flash drive, we also don't want them in the array since it should be stopped before flashing. For this example I first copied both files to folder called "lsi" in the flash drive then copied them to a temp folder I created called /lsi (this folder will be stored in RAM and gone after a reboot), use the console and type: mkdir /lsi cp /boot/lsi/* /lsi After copying the files navigate to that directory, in this case: cd /lsi We now need to make sas3flash executable with: chmod +x sas3flash Before flashing we can confirm the adapter (or adapters) are being detected and check what is the firmware currently installed: sas3flash -listall Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02) Copyright 2008-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved. Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0) Num Ctlr FW Ver NVDATA x86-BIOS PCI Addr ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 SAS3008(C0) 16.00.01.00 0e.01.00.07 08.37.00.00 00:01:00:00 1 SAS3008(C0) 16.00.01.00 0e.01.00.07 08.37.00.00 00:02:00:00 Make sure the array (and any UD devices using the HBA) is stopped and unmounted and now we can proceed with the upgrade, just use the standard sas3flash command, but remember that Linux is case sensitive, e.g.: sas3flash -o -f SAS9300_8i_IT.bin Optional: if you also want to flash the BIOS use sas3flash -o -f SAS9300_8i_IT.bin -b mptsas3.rom After it's done confirm the new firmware (and bios if also flashed) is installed: sas3flash -listall Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02) Copyright 2008-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved. Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0) Num Ctlr FW Ver NVDATA x86-BIOS PCI Addr ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 SAS3008(C0) 16.00.10.00 0e.01.00.07 08.37.00.00 00:01:00:00 1 SAS3008(C0) 16.00.01.00 0e.01.00.07 08.37.00.00 00:02:00:00 If there are multiple adapters like in this case only the first one will be flashed, to flash the other one use -c to specify the adapter#, e.g.: sas3flash -c 1 -o -f SAS9300_8i_IT.bin sas3flash -listall Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02) Copyright 2008-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved. Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0) Num Ctlr FW Ver NVDATA x86-BIOS PCI Addr ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 SAS3008(C0) 16.00.10.00 0e.01.00.07 08.37.00.00 00:01:00:00 1 SAS3008(C0) 16.00.10.00 0e.01.00.07 08.37.00.00 00:02:00:00 Finished Processing Commands Successfully. Exiting SAS3Flash. Now both are updated. P.S. to see more detailed info from an adapter we can use: sas3flash -list Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02) Copyright 2008-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved. Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0) Controller Number : 1 Controller : SAS3008(C0) PCI Address : 00:02:00:00 SAS Address : 500605b-0-0b1c-2d00 NVDATA Version (Default) : 0e.01.00.07 NVDATA Version (Persistent) : 0e.01.00.07 Firmware Product ID : 0x2221 (IT) Firmware Version : 16.00.10.00 NVDATA Vendor : LSI NVDATA Product ID : SAS9300-8i BIOS Version : 08.37.00.00 UEFI BSD Version : 06.00.00.00 FCODE Version : N/A Board Name : SAS9300-8i Board Assembly : H3-25573-00H Board Tracer Number : SP60700521 Finished Processing Commands Successfully. If there's more than one we can again use -c, e.g.: sas3flash -c 1 -list 1 4 Quote Link to post
alitech 5 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I am unable to locate the the firmware update for the LSI SAS3008 on the broadcom site. Can anyone help? Quote Link to post
hawihoney 27 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Go to that site: https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search Product Group: Storage Adapters, Controllers, and ICs Product Family: SAS/SATA/NVMe Host Bus Adapters --> Now select your HBA under Product Name (e.g. SAS 9300-8i or SAS 9300-8e, etc) Quote Link to post
alitech 5 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, hawihoney said: Go to that site: https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search Product Group: Storage Adapters, Controllers, and ICs Product Family: SAS/SATA/NVMe Host Bus Adapters --> Now select your HBA under Product Name (e.g. SAS 9300-8i or SAS 9300-8e, etc) Thanks so much for responding. I have tried that. There are 721 firmware files that come up for the SAS3008 I dont really know which one to pick and I dont want to kill the SAS controller. Quote Link to post
hawihoney 27 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) What's the product name of your HBA? LSI 3008 is the name of the chip - not the product. Edited November 1, 2020 by hawihoney Quote Link to post
Rav20 0 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 thank you so very much for this! your instructions work perfect. my 9207-8i did require P14 sas2flash but just noting incase anyone else with a 9207-8i uses this information! Quote Link to post
JorgeB 3631 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 9 hours ago, Rav20 said: my 9207-8i did require P14 sas2flash You mean the latest sas2flash didn't work? Quote Link to post
kunfuezion 0 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Hey all, first time poster here. I'm building my take on the Snafu and picked up an HBA from Ebay. Was supposed to be the SAS9201-8i, and the order details state as much, but I received a 9220-8i in the mail. Can't find a whole lot of info about the 9220, but seems it's an OEM model. Since the firmware doesn't show up on Broadcom's site, does anyone know if I can use a different firmware? Would the 9201-8i one work? I appreciate any feedback, thanks. Ebay link: https://www.ebay.com/ipp/133501790707?transactionId=1769849938003&_trksid=p2047675.l48352 Quote Link to post
Hoopster 728 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 51 minutes ago, kunfuezion said: Hey all, first time poster here. I'm building my take on the Snafu and picked up an HBA from Ebay. Was supposed to be the SAS9201-8i, and the order details state as much, but I received a 9220-8i in the mail. Can't find a whole lot of info about the 9220, but seems it's an OEM model. Since the firmware doesn't show up on Broadcom's site, does anyone know if I can use a different firmware? Would the 9201-8i one work? I appreciate any feedback, thanks. Ebay link: https://www.ebay.com/ipp/133501790707?transactionId=1769849938003&_trksid=p2047675.l48352 "The IBM M1015 is based on the LSI SAS2008 ROC controller, its LSI OEM name is LSI 9220-8i" See https://www.servethehome.com/ibm-m1015-part-1-started-lsi-92208i/ Based on that, I believe IT firmware for the 9211-8i should work. The 9211-8i, IBM 1015 and Dell H310 (which I have) are all based on the SAS2008 chip. I flashed my Dell H310 with Broadcom 9211-8i IT firmware. 1 Quote Link to post
craigr 25 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 1/30/2021 at 12:00 PM, kunfuezion said: Hey all, first time poster here. I'm building my take on the Snafu and picked up an HBA from Ebay. Was supposed to be the SAS9201-8i, and the order details state as much, but I received a 9220-8i in the mail. Can't find a whole lot of info about the 9220, but seems it's an OEM model. Since the firmware doesn't show up on Broadcom's site, does anyone know if I can use a different firmware? Would the 9201-8i one work? I appreciate any feedback, thanks. Ebay link: https://www.ebay.com/ipp/133501790707?transactionId=1769849938003&_trksid=p2047675.l48352 On 1/30/2021 at 12:59 PM, Hoopster said: "The IBM M1015 is based on the LSI SAS2008 ROC controller, its LSI OEM name is LSI 9220-8i" See https://www.servethehome.com/ibm-m1015-part-1-started-lsi-92208i/ Based on that, I believe IT firmware for the 9211-8i should work. The 9211-8i, IBM 1015 and Dell H310 (which I have) are all based on the SAS2008 chip. I flashed my Dell H310 with Broadcom 9211-8i IT firmware. It will work fine this way. I have used half a dozen of the M1015 cards and they are great if all you need is PCIe 2x. craigr Quote Link to post
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