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1331288	2013-03-07 01:50:00	WINNER! :D Yeah that caching.... That said, in the RAID BIOS of most of them, you should be able to still do caching even though you don't have the battery, it's just more likely to break things in event of a power outage. I know in the RAID controllers we use here that you can still force it when you're creating the RAID array, it just gives a warning but will still let you.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1331289	2013-03-07 01:55:00	WINNER! :D Yeah that caching.... That said, in the RAID BIOS of most of them, you should be able to still do caching even though you don't have the battery, it's just more likely to break things in event of a power outage. I know in the RAID controllers we use here that you can still force it when you're creating the RAID array, it just gives a warning but will still let you. Yeah, will have to see if flashing the BIOS on the controller helps....either that, or pull the P800 (hehe) out of the DL380 G5 scheduled for DR and just transfer the disks out of the MSA50 into local storage for it to use the P400 it comes with......Hehe, might have a use for the MSA with SAS drives 2, as the P800 have the mini SAS connection at the back....	SolMiester (139)
1331290	2013-03-07 02:08:00	Hmmm, this is interesting... Subscribe to driver and support alerts » Sign up now for customized driver, security, patch, and support email alerts. Only receive updates on products you specify or own when you want them. Useful links » HP and Windows 7 » Solutions to common download problems » These downloads are available for customers according to the terms in the HP Software License Agreement. Certain software may require a valid warranty, current support contract with HP, or a license fee. Type: Firmware - Storage Controller Version: 1.86 (C) (13 Dec 2012) Operating System(s): Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 W32, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 (multi-part download) File name: cp018484.exe (2.5 MB) File name: cp018484.md5 (48 Bytes) » Description Description » Installation Instructions Installation Instructions » Release Notes Release Notes » Fixes Fixes Revision History Revision History Version: 1.86 (C) (13 Dec 2012) Fixes Upgrade Requirement: Critical - HP requires users update to this version immediately. Customers who already installed firmware version 1.86 do not need to update to 1.86(C). Problems Fixed: Fixed an issue where logical drives were not being detected during POST or reboot on the HP Smart Array E200i controller with firmware version 1.80, 1.82 or 1.84. Fixed an issue that caused the component to hang during installation under a Japanese Language version of the OS. FW version 1.86(C) - Fixed an issue where a decimal conversion was not being interpreted correctly when installing the component under certain regional settings in Windows. This would cause the component installation to end with a return code 3 (already up to date) and a force install would be required to successfully update the FW. » Version: 1.86 (B) (26 May 2010) Fixes Upgrade Requirement: Critical - HP requires users update to this version immediately. Customers who already installed firmware version 1.86 do not need to update to 1.86(B). Important Notes: To update firmware from Windows operating system on target server: Place the Smart Component in a temporary directory. Double-click on the Smart Component. Follow the directions given by the Smart Component. Reboot your system if you would like the update to take effect immediately. HP recommends for remote deployment of this package that you obtain the most recent version of the Firmware Maintenance CD and follow these steps: Place the Firmware Maintenance CD on a USB key using the USB Key Creator Utility. Place the firmware to be updated in the directory, \HPFWUP900\hp\swpackages on the USB key. Run Autorun from \HPFWUP900\autorun.cmd on the Firmware Maintenance CD from the USB key on a system Select the Firmware Update tab Click on the Install Firmware link to launch the HP Smart Update Manager Follow the GUI to install the firmware on remote servers Note: The HP ProLiant 100-series servers are only supported on the Firmware Maintenance DVD 9.0 or greater. Problems Fixed: Fixed an issue where logical drives were not being detected during POST or reboot on the HP Smart Array E200i controller with firmware version 1.80, 1.82 or 1.84. Fixed an issue that caused the component to hang during installation under a Japanese Language version of the OS. » Version: 1.86 (9 Apr 2010) Fixes Upgrade Requirement: Critical - HP requires users update to this version immediately. Important Notes: HP recommends for remote deployment of this package that you obtain the most recent version of the Firmware Maintenance CD and follow these steps: Place the Firmware Maintenance CD on a USB key using the USB Key Creator Utility. Place the firmware to be updated in the directory, /compaq/swpackages on the USB key. Run Autorun from \_autorun\autorun_win.exe on the Firmware Maintenance CD from the USB key on a system Select the Firmware Update tab Click on the Install Firmware link to launch the HP Smart Update Manager Follow the GUI to install the firmware on remote servers Note: The HP ProLiant 100-series servers are only supported on the Firmware Maintenance DVD 9.0 or greater. Problems Fixed: Fixed an issue where logical drives were not being detected during POST or reboot on the HP Smart Array E200i controller with firmware version 1.80, 1.82 or 1.84. » Version: 1.84 (A) (30 Mar 2010) Fixes Upgrade Requirement: Recommended - HP recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience. If you have previously updated to version 1.84, another update is not needed. The changes for 1.84(A) did not affect FW functionality. Important Notes: HP recommends for remote deployment of this package that you obtain the most recent version of the Firmware Maintenance CD and follow these steps: Place the Firmware Maintenance CD on a USB key using the USB Key Creator Utility. Place the firmware to be updated in the directory, /compaq/swpackages on the USB key. Run Autorun from \_autorun\autorun_win.exe on the Firmware Maintenance CD from the USB key on a system Select the Firmware Update tab Click on the Install Firmware link to launch the HP Smart Update Manager Follow the GUI to install the firmware on remote servers Note: The HP ProLiant 100-series servers are only supported on the Firmware Maintenance DVD 9.0 or greater. Problems Fixed: Fixed an issue where a controller failure error 1783 is reported at POST, if a power cycle is initiated during a drive rebuild on a RAID 5 volume. Fixed a potential unresponsive condition related to controller lockup error code 0x83. Enhancements Enhancements/New Features: Updated flashing mechanism to add Windows 2008 support. » Version: 1.84 (26 Aug 2009) Fixes Fixed an issue where a controller failure error 1783 is reported at POST, if a power cycle is initiated during a drive rebuild on a RAID 5 volume. Fixed a potential unresponsive condition related to controller lockup error code 0x83. » Version: 1.82 (17 Apr 2009) Fixes Fix to address a potential Windows blue screen issue that may display a STOP: 0XD0, STOP: 0X0A or STOP:0XC5 error message. Enhancements Includes advanced error logging features for HP Array Diagnostics Utility (ADU) reports. » Version: 1.80 (11 Sep 2008) Fixes Fixed an issue where the HP E200 Smart Array controller was timing out at post during a hard drive rebuild on HP Proliant 100 series servers. Enhancements Added an enhancement to turn off unused SAS/SATA ports on the HP Proliant BL460G5 server. » Version: 1.78 (2 Jul 2008) Fixes Fix to prevent a controller lockup when performing a RAID 1 migration to any other RAID level. Implemented a stripe lock algorithm to avoid potential data write errors observed during rare instances of background surface analysis initialization and I/O writes occurring on RAID 1 or RAID 1+0 volumes. This has only been observed in a rigorous test environment and has not been reported in a production environment. » Version: 1.72 (B) (23 Jan 2008) Fixes Updated the component installer. If you have previously updated to version 1.72, another update is not needed. Fixed an abnormal volume state issue where under certain rare conditions, a replacement drive that is in a rebuilding state in a RAID 1 or RAID 1+0 configuration may be marked "OK", prior to completing the rebuilding process. Fixed an issue where the controller may not automatically write the monitoring & performance (M&P) data to a new hard drive installed on a system that already has a configured logical volume. Fixed an issue where an Accidental Power loss causes expansion data loss on SATA drives when running FW version 1.64. Fixed a FW Performance issue where Read/Write Hits above 2TB are not getting cached into the controller's cache. Enhancements Allow Drive Write Cache to be enabled on SATA Hard Drives. WTF!...LMAO?? Added a Post Message with instructions to upgrade Hard Drive FW if the Hard Drive FW is not at a Minimum Revision Level. Its on the original firmware....v1.20....	SolMiester (139)
1331291	2013-03-07 02:10:00	Sounds like you need to go to 1.72B!	Chilling_Silence (9)
1331292	2013-03-07 02:56:00	Well, at 1.86c now, still says write cache disabled until battery replaced, however it does say that more options are available with the ACU CLI utility, only problem is ESXi doesnt have a console, so I guess I have to install a windows o/s on there to install the utility to make the changes!!!...Far out!, why dont they just put those options on the damn BIOS?!...Grrrrr	SolMiester (139)
1331293	2013-03-07 03:12:00	They're in the BIOS for 3ware cards! :D	Chilling_Silence (9)
1331294	2013-03-07 03:15:00	They're in the BIOS for 3ware cards! :D That P800 controller is looking better and better...LOL	SolMiester (139)
1331295	2013-03-07 03:50:00	Maybe it's different in free esxi but in the paid for one you just turn on ssh and ssh to the box.	Alex B (15479)
1331296	2013-03-07 05:40:00	Maybe it's different in free esxi but in the paid for one you just turn on ssh and ssh to the box. Yeah, I had ESX from 3.x, you could install agents etc from the service console, ESXi took that away. Never did understand that, guess it was a security issue....?	SolMiester (139)
1331297	2013-03-10 23:04:00	Okay, I have given up on the E2001 controller, I have a P800 lined up from the DL380G5, looking to install it at the weekend once I move the new server in...will do some benchies to see just how much better performance we get from a decent controller with same drives....I should be able to saturate the drives! ~~300Mb/s	SolMiester (139)
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