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

[L.P.H. van Belle]

Hi again,

I disabled the Virtual boot devices in the bios, and now im able to boot
again.
Still this is very bad. thank good i had a drac controllerd even this is the

cause of the problem.

Louis
 

>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: L.P.H. van Belle [mailto:belle at bazuin.nl] 
>Verzonden: woensdag 12 december 2007 15:36
>Aan: 'linux-poweredge at dell.com'
>Onderwerp: PE2900 / Firmware update 1.5.1 => 2.0.1 scsi device 
>changed. server unable to boot
>
>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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