[OmniOS-discuss] Parity error on path mpt_sas2

[Tim Rice]

On Mon, 8 Dec 2014, Schweiss, Chip wrote:

| I've got some new LSI HBAs I'm trying to downgrade from firmware version 20
| to 18.
| 
| I'm getting errors when trying to downgrade:

Try erasing first. On the 6G cards it is "sas2flsh -o -e 6".
Once erased, be sure to flash before rebooting or the card will
need to be sent back.

| Attempting to flash firmware to LSI SAS SAS2308_2(D1) :
| 
|         Executing Operation: Flash Firmware Image
| 
|                 Firmware Image has a Valid Checksum.
|                 Firmware Version 18.00.00.00
|                 Firmware Image compatible with Controller.
| 
|                 Valid NVDATA Image found.
|                 NVDATA Version 11.00.00.00
|                 Checking for a compatible NVData image...
| 
|                 NVDATA Device ID and Chip Revision match verified.
|                 ERROR: Cannot downgrade NVDATA version 14.00.00.06
|                        to 11.00.110000.00.
| 
|                 ERROR: Failed to get valid NVDATA image from File!
| 
|                 Firmware Image Validation Failed!
| 
| Tried downgrading bios:
| 
| Attempting to flash Boot Service to LSI SAS SAS2308_2(D1) :
| 
|                 Validating BIOS Image...
| 
|                 BIOS Header Signature is Valid
| 
|                 BIOS Image has a Valid Checksum.
| 
|                 BIOS PCI Structure Signature Valid.
| 
|                 BIOS Image Compatible with the SAS Controller.
| 
|                 Attempting to Flash BIOS Image...
| 
|                 BIOS Version in flash    : 07.39.00.00
|                 BIOS Version from File  : 07.35.00.00
|                 Skipping flash since file version is not greater than
| existing.
| 
|                 Flash BIOS Image Failed!
| 
| 
| I've tried sas2flash from P20 and P18.
| 
| Can someone fill me in on the trick to downgrade?
| 
| -Chip
| 
| 
| On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Filip Marvan <filip.marvan at aira.cz> wrote:
| 
| > Thank you for your help Aaron! I downgraded firmware to P18 and there are
| > no more errors today.
| >
| > It seems, that there is something bad with P20 firmware!
| >
| >
| >
| > You saved me a lot of time J
| >
| >
| >
| > Filip
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > *From:* Aaron Curry [mailto:asc1111 at gmail.com]
| > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 25, 2014 5:46 PM
| > *To:* Filip Marvan
| > *Cc:* Dan McDonald; omnios-discuss at lists.omniti.com
| > *Subject:* Re: [OmniOS-discuss] Parity error on path mpt_sas2
| >
| >
| >
| > I had this exact same problem recently when setting up a new home
| > server... same controller, same firmware (P20). The errors were on all
| > disks attached to the controller, but only on high read activity. Writes
| > did not generate the errors. I downgraded the firmware to P18 (which is
| > what we are using at work) and the errors went away. Has anyone had success
| > with this controller and the P20 firmware?
| >
| >
| >
| > Aaron
| >
| >
| >
| > On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Filip Marvan <filip.marvan at aira.cz>
| > wrote:
| >
| > Hi Dan,
| >
| > thanks for reply.
| > Yes, errors are on all 5 disks in the same RAIDZ pool. No problem on other
| > disks in different pool but on the same SAS cable.
| > So maybe I only had bad luck with that disks.
| >
| > Filip
| >

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Tim Rice				Multitalents
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