PE 6450 - Firmware update issue

[Harald_Jensas at Dell.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Brown [mailto:tom at ng23.net] 
> Sent: 04 October 2006 12:39
> To: Jensas, Harald
> Cc: tom at ng23.net; linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: RE: PE 6450 - Firmware update issue
> 
> 
> > On Support.Dell.com look for "Other Versions" - you will 
> find older FW 
> > revs.
> >  (I see this "Other versions" is only avaiable if you 
> browse your way 
> > to the updates for your system by typing in service tag or Product 
> > model...)
> >
> > 1.72 is not available anymore, but you should be able to upgrade to 
> > 1.80
> >
> > Filename: FW180_PERC3.exe
> 
> i have done this but i do not see this other versions -
> 
> where abouts on the page is this link? If not is there a .BIN 
> available for this firmware version as i am having issues 
> booting with the floppy drive in the system.
> 
> thanks
> 

There is no .BIN available for these older firmware versions.

If you have problems bootin from floppy you could create a floppy image
and boot this using MEMDISK from the SYSLINUX package.

Copy floppy.img and MEMDISK to /boot/ and add the following to grub.conf

	title Boot Floppy Image
		kernel /MEMDISK
		initrd /floppy.img



You need to do the following to find the "Other Versions" link.

1. Go to http://support.dell.com
2. Click on Drivers and Downloads.
3. Choose - Product Type = ProwerEdge
4. Choose - Model = 6450
 (You could replace step 3 and 4 by a single step, typing in your
service tag.)
5. Choose - Operating system = RHEL 3 (This is does not matter when you
look for BIOS and FW...)
6. Click on "Find Downloads"
7. Click on "SCSI RAID Controllers"
8. Click on "LSI Logic PERC3/DC"
9. Click on "Firmware - LSI Logic PERC3/DCL, PERC3/DC, PERC3/QC,
PERC3/SC, v.199A, A40"
10. Click on "Floppy - BR126654.exe"
11. To the left on the page you will have "Other Versions". Below
"Dowload Now"
 - Click "Other Versions"

Now, you should be presented with a list of all available versions of
PERC 3/DC firmware.



//
Harald