PE2900 / Firmware update 1.5.1 => 2.0.1 scsi device changed. server unable to boot

[L.P.H. van Belle]

Hi,

After updating the firmware of my PE2900 server my server is unable to boot.

Im running Debian Etch, 2.6.18 kernel.

after the bios update which went ok, the server stops loading at the point
waiting
for os. this happens in the initrd boot strap.

the virtual CDRom player ( drac 5) gets /dev/sda now this was /dev/sdd 

so my grub is trying boot from /dev/sda but now its /dev/sdb 

please help,

Louis



>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
>[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] Namens Rainer Traut
>Verzonden: woensdag 12 december 2007 14:47
>Aan: Linux-PowerEdge at dell.com
>Onderwerp: sas drives firmware update problem
>
>Hi,
>
>there are new firmware updates for SAS drives which can be 
>installed on 
>running systems (this is what dell support told me anyway) so I wanted 
>to give it a try in a test server.
>
>The problem is, though I have these drives are in my server (PE1950, 
>Seagate drives, same product code), the firmware util refuses 
>to update 
>them:
>
>This Update Package is not compatible with any of the devices detected 
>in your system.
>
>Support told me, I need to compare the _dell part numbers_ on the 
>website with the ones in my servers.
>
>So this means, I have to call dell support to check each drive 
>if it has 
>these special part numbers...
>
>Rainer
>
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