LSI 9207-8i Firmware-Update

[fe_]

Hello,

i want to update the firmware of my LSI 9207-8i HBA via the sas2flash.exe-tool on a windows7 system. Its a HBA and not a RAID-Controller, but she doing should be the same.

I have already checked "SAS2Flash Reference Guide" but some points are still unclear for me:

- have i to update the firmware AND the BIOS (sas2flash.exe -o -f <firmware> -b <bios>) ?
- have i first to erase the current firmware (and BIOS) before i performe the update (sas2flash.exe -o -e 1 or sas2flsh -o -e 6)?

Thanks in advance!

[b0ssman]

check out this thread

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index. ... ic=12767.0

there are even usb boot disks with all the tools

[fe_]

Its from 2011 but the bat-files on this site do

sas2flash_x86.exe -ufirmware SAS9201-16i-FW-Backup.fw
sas2flash_x86.exe -ubios SAS9201-16i-Backup-BIOS.rom

sas2flash_x86.exe -l Flashlog.txt -o -f 9201-16i_it.bin -b mptsas2.rom

-> backup and update firmware+BIOS!

Thanks!

[mbze430]

I just picked up a LSI SAS 9207-8i to replace one of the M1015 in my NAS. I was wondering if I can use P20 IT firmware with 1391 or P16 is the max NAS4Free driver would support?

[b0ssman]

its better to use the same firmware as the driver.