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SAS-1/SAS-2 Compatibility Upgrade Guide For the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System |
1. SAS-1/SAS-2 Compatibility Upgrade Instructions
System Requirements for the SAS-1/SAS-2 Compatibility Upgrade
List of SAS-1 Server Modules That Are Compatible With SAS-2 Upgrade
Upgrading Disk Module and SAS-NEM Expander Firmware
Obtain the Latest Disk Module and SAS-NEM Expander Firmware for SAS-1/SAS-2 Coexistence
Obtain the Firmware Update Utility to Deploy the Required Expander Firmware
Upgrade Disk Module and SAS-NEM Firmware Using the fwupdate Utility
Where to Obtain the lsiutil Software
Using lsiutil From the Command Line
Using the Interactive lsiutil Menus
Why Save LSI Host Bus Adapter Persistent Mappings?
When to Save LSI Host Bus Adapter Persistent Mappings
Saving and Restoring a Persistence Map
Restore a Snapshot of Your Host Bus Adapter Persistent Mappings
The basic (incomplete) interactive menu opens.
Tip - You cannot see all the commands in the menu, but you can enter any command number if you know what it is. In this case you want to open the Persistence menu. This is done with command 15.
The Persistence menu opens.
You are prompted for the name of the file where you want to store the host bus adapter persistent mappings snapshot.
Note - If you expect to boot from DOS when you restore the persistent mappings snapshot, you must restrict the file name to 8 characters.
The file is saved to the current directory. lsiutil confirms this by displaying a statement of the number of persistent entries saved.
Caution - You must save the persistence table snapshot to external media as you will not be able to reinstall it from a local disk if your LSI host bus adapter fails. You must have a snapshot for every server blade in the chassis. Label them carefully. |