[OmniOS-discuss] Parity error on path mpt_sas2

[Jim Klimov]

9 декабря 2014 г. 15:58:05 CET, Filip Marvan <filip.marvan at aira.cz> пишет:
>Yes, you have to use bootable DOS and DOS version of sas2flash.
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>There is an awesome tool for creating bootable USB stick with DOS
>called Rufus
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>http://rufus.akeo.ie/
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>Filip
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>From: Schweiss, Chip [mailto:chip at innovates.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 3:50 PM
>To: Filip Marvan
>Cc: Matthew Lagoe; omnios-discuss at lists.omniti.com
>Subject: Re: [OmniOS-discuss] Parity error on path mpt_sas2
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>I'm still fighting this.
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>Under OmniOS the erase function is disabled in sas2flash for solaris.
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>I couldn't seem to find an iso bootable DOS that I could stage files
>in. 
>FreeDOS1.0 won't mount the CD, 1.1 got rid of the live mode.    Tried a
>Linux 
>rescue CD and I get " ERROR: Erase Flash Operation Failed!"   Tried
>both P18 
>sas2flash and P20 sas2flash.
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>What OS environment are you running this in?
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>On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 3:06 AM, Filip Marvan <filip.marvan at aira.cz>
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>Hi,
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>first you have to erase P20 firmware with:
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>sas2flsh -o -e 6
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>now do not reboot(!) and flash P18 with
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>sas2flsh -f XXXXXX.bin -b mptsas2.rom
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>Filip
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>From: OmniOS-discuss [mailto:omnios-discuss-bounces at lists.omniti.com]
>On 
>Behalf Of Schweiss, Chip
>Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 08:09 AM
>To: Filip Marvan
>Cc: omnios-discuss at lists.omniti.com
>Subject: Re: [OmniOS-discuss] Parity error on path mpt_sas2
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>I've got some new LSI HBAs I'm trying to downgrade from firmware
>version 20 to 
>18.
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>I'm getting errors when trying to downgrade:
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>Attempting to flash firmware to LSI SAS SAS2308_2(D1) :
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>        Executing Operation: Flash Firmware Image
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>                Firmware Image has a Valid Checksum.
>                Firmware Version 18.00.00.00
>                Firmware Image compatible with Controller.
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>                Valid NVDATA Image found.
>                NVDATA Version 11.00.00.00
>                Checking for a compatible NVData image...
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>                NVDATA Device ID and Chip Revision match verified.
>                ERROR: Cannot downgrade NVDATA version 14.00.00.06
>                       to 11.00.110000.00.
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>                ERROR: Failed to get valid NVDATA image from File!
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>                Firmware Image Validation Failed!
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>Tried downgrading bios:
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>Attempting to flash Boot Service to LSI SAS SAS2308_2(D1) :
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>                Validating BIOS Image...
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>                BIOS Header Signature is Valid
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>                BIOS Image has a Valid Checksum.
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>                BIOS PCI Structure Signature Valid.
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>                BIOS Image Compatible with the SAS Controller.
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>                Attempting to Flash BIOS Image...
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>                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.
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>                Flash BIOS Image Failed!
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>I've tried sas2flash from P20 and P18.
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>Can someone fill me in on the trick to downgrade?
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>-Chip
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>On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Filip Marvan <filip.marvan at aira.cz>
>wrote:
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>Thank you for your help Aaron! I downgraded firmware to P18 and there
>are no 
>more errors today.
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>It seems, that there is something bad with P20 firmware!
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>You saved me a lot of time J
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>Filip
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>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
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>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?
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>Aaron
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>On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Filip Marvan <filip.marvan at aira.cz>
>wrote:
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>Hi Dan,
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>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.
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>Filip
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Thanks all for the insightful thread. I found a usb image instead, with freedos and batch files prepared to reflash lsi - see http://joelinoff.com/blog/?p=588

HTH, Jim
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