Hard Drive firmware updates through Yum repo?

[Jeffrey_L_Mendoza at Dell.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of J Potter
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 2:44 PM
> To: linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: Re: Hard Drive firmware updates through Yum repo?
> 
> 
> >> ... With a quick look at 
> >> http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/cross-distro/RPMS/noarch/
> >>  I see rpm versions of the SAS HDD DUPs we publish.
> > Looks like the update in question (750GB SATA from firmware 3bkh to
> > 3bks) is contained in
> > ven_0x1028_dev_0x0015_subven_0x1028_subdev_0x1f03, in case 
> anyone else 
> > reads this.
> 
> 
> Hi List --
> 
> This has come up again for us -- upgrading SATA 750GB drives 
> from 3bkh to 3bks.  We're having a hard time getting the 
> update to go through, though, when using "update_firmware":
> 
> 
> > Running system inventory...
> > Searching storage directory for available BIOS updates...
> > ...
> > Checking System BIOS for PowerEdge 6950 - 1.4.5
> > 	Available: system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x01ea) - 1.4.5
> > 	Did not find a newer package to install that meets all 
> installation 
> > checks.
> > Checking PERC 5/E Adapter Controller 1 Firmware - 5.2.1-0066
> > 	Available:  
> > pci_firmware(ven_0x1028_dev_0x0015_subven_0x1028_subdev_0x1f01) -
> > 5.2.1-0066
> > 	Did not find a newer package to install that meets all 
> installation 
> > checks.
> > Checking ST3750640NS Firmware - 3bkh
> > 	Available: dell_dup_componentid_08529 - a.04
> > 	Found Update: dell_dup_componentid_08529 - a.04
> >
> > Found firmware which needs to be updated.
> 
> 
> This is what I see *after* running "update_firmware --yes" 
> and rebooting. (The "Found Update:" bit.)  Does this mean 
> that the 3bks firmware is not successfully being applied? Or that the
> dell_dup_componentid_08529 component itself isn't actaully 3bks?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> best,
> Jeff

As far as I know, firmware_tools uses DUPs to update everything but
BIOS. DUPs don't support updating SATA drives, just SAS. It looks like
there is something funny going on, component id 8529 is for the MD1000
SAS/SATA disk enclosure. Maybe firmware_tools is getting your SATA disks
confused with the enclosure, and is trying to update it.

-Jeff