BUILD First build - Parts check/advice needed

[Stux]

Another quick question. I've installed the LSI 9201-16i and after checking the card I don't think I need to flash anything. Could someone that's more used to this please verify that it's correct?

Grtz,

20.02 is not the latest firmware. I think there were two major releases after that, 20.04 and 20.07. Which corrected issues.

 

[Ericloewe]

20.04 fixed some really nasty bugs, so it's definitely necessary. 20.07 should also work, but it's less popular.

 

[Spearfoot]

Another quick question. I've installed the LSI 9201-16i and after checking the card I don't think I need to flash anything. Could someone that's more used to this please verify that it's correct?

Grtz,

There is a newer version of the firmware (20.00.07.00) available from Avago's website.

 

[MisterIce]

I must be looking in the wrong place, because everywhere I look it says 'Version:20.00.00.00' ... ?

 

[MisterIce]

Oh wait, found it. Didn't check the MSDOS tab

So now it's just as simple as executing from the shell:

# sas2flash -f <.bin file>

??

(Sorry for the double checking, first time flashing and I don't want to brick a 500 euro card lol)

 

[Spearfoot]

Oh wait, found it. Didn't check the MSDOS tab

So now it's just as simple as executing from the shell:

# sas2flash -f <.bin file>

??

(Sorry for the double checking, first time flashing and I don't want to brick a 500 euro card lol)

Agree. I like to quadruple-check, myself! :D

Assuming you don't need the ROM BIOS code, you will need to extract the firmware file (2118it.bin) from the ZIP archive and copy it to your FreeNAS system. Then you would start a shell (either from the GUI or using SSH or whatever), change to the directory where you copied the firmware file, and execute:

Code:

sas2flash -o -f 2118it.bin

Or, if you do need the board's ROM BIOS as well -- most FreeNAS users do not -- you'll need to extract the firmware and ROM BIOS image (mptsas2.rom) from the archive and copy the two files to your FreeNAS system. From a shell, you would then execute:

Code:

sas2flash -o -f 2118it.bin -b mptsas2.rom

 

[MisterIce]

I checked the ROM version and it's already up to date. The bin file is called 9201-16i_it.bin, so I'll execute

Code:

sas2flash -o -f 9201-16i_it.bin

Thanks !!!

 

[Spearfoot]

I checked the ROM version and it's already up to date. The bin file is called 9201-16i_it.bin, so I'll execute

Code:

sas2flash -o -f 9201-16i_it.bin

Thanks !!!

Absolutely! And please accept my apologies for giving you a bum steer on the filename. I was quoting from memory and I'm used to dealing with the LSI 9211/IBM M1015/Dell H200 boards, all of which use 2118it.bin for the firmware filename.

 

[MisterIce]

Absolutely! And please accept my apologies for giving you a bum steer on the filename. I was quoting from memory and I'm used to dealing with the LSI 9211/IBM M1015/Dell H200 boards, all of which use 2118it.bin for the firmware filename.

No worries, you helped me very well! :D

And originally I was planning on buying the 9211-8i but now with the 9201-16i I am future proof!

Thanks for you help!