Andrzej Sochon
2013-Jan-07 14:01 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Has anyone used a Dell with a PERC H310?
Hello Sa?o! I found you here: http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2012-May/051546.html "How about reflashing LSI firmware to the card? I read on Dell''s spec sheets that the card runs an LSISAS2008 chip, so chances are that standard LSI firmware will work on it. I can send you all the required bits to do the reflash, if you like." I got Dell Perc H310 controller for do-it-yourself experiments, I tried to run it on non-Dell PC platforms like Asus P5Q and Foxconn G31MX. Without success. I will appreciate very much any hint how to get LSI firmware and reflash Dell H310. Best Regards, Andrzej Sochon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/attachments/20130107/1af40aa2/attachment.html>
On 07/01/13 14:01, Andrzej Sochon wrote:> Hello *Sa?o*! > > I found you here: > http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2012-May/051546.html > > ?How about reflashing LSI firmware to the card? I read on Dell''s spec > > sheets that the card runs an LSISAS2008 chip, so chances are that > > standard LSI firmware will work on it. I can send you all the required > > bits to do the reflash, if you like.? > > I got Dell Perc H310 controller for do-it-yourself experiments, I tried > to run it on non-Dell PC platforms like Asus P5Q and Foxconn G31MX. > Without success. > > I will appreciate very much any hint how to get LSI firmware and reflash > Dell H310.I''ve successfully crossflashed Dell H200 cards with this method http://forums.servethehome.com/showthread.php?467-DELL-H200-Flash-to-IT-firmware-Procedure-for-DELL-servers -- Tim Fletcher <tim at night-shade.org.uk>
Sašo Kiselkov
2013-Jan-07 21:16 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Has anyone used a Dell with a PERC H310?
On 01/07/2013 09:32 PM, Tim Fletcher wrote:> On 07/01/13 14:01, Andrzej Sochon wrote: >> Hello *Sa?o*! >> >> I found you here: >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2012-May/051546.html >> >> ?How about reflashing LSI firmware to the card? I read on Dell''s spec >> >> sheets that the card runs an LSISAS2008 chip, so chances are that >> >> standard LSI firmware will work on it. I can send you all the required >> >> bits to do the reflash, if you like.? >> >> I got Dell Perc H310 controller for do-it-yourself experiments, I tried >> to run it on non-Dell PC platforms like Asus P5Q and Foxconn G31MX. >> Without success. >> >> I will appreciate very much any hint how to get LSI firmware and reflash >> Dell H310. > > > I''ve successfully crossflashed Dell H200 cards with this method > > http://forums.servethehome.com/showthread.php?467-DELL-H200-Flash-to-IT-firmware-Procedure-for-DELL-serversPERC H200 are well behaved cards that are easy to reflash and work well (even in JBOD mode) on Illumos - they are essentially a LSI SAS 9211. If you can get them, they''re one heck of a reliable beast, and cheap too! -- Saso
On 07/01/13 21:16, Sa?o Kiselkov wrote:> On 01/07/2013 09:32 PM, Tim Fletcher wrote: >> On 07/01/13 14:01, Andrzej Sochon wrote: >>> Hello *Sa?o*! >>> >>> I found you here: >>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2012-May/051546.html >>> >>> ?How about reflashing LSI firmware to the card? I read on Dell''s spec >>> >>> sheets that the card runs an LSISAS2008 chip, so chances are that >>> >>> standard LSI firmware will work on it. I can send you all the required >>> >>> bits to do the reflash, if you like.? >>> >>> I got Dell Perc H310 controller for do-it-yourself experiments, I tried >>> to run it on non-Dell PC platforms like Asus P5Q and Foxconn G31MX. >>> Without success. >>> >>> I will appreciate very much any hint how to get LSI firmware and reflash >>> Dell H310. >> >> >> I''ve successfully crossflashed Dell H200 cards with this method >> >> http://forums.servethehome.com/showthread.php?467-DELL-H200-Flash-to-IT-firmware-Procedure-for-DELL-servers > > PERC H200 are well behaved cards that are easy to reflash and work well > (even in JBOD mode) on Illumos - they are essentially a LSI SAS 9211. If > you can get them, they''re one heck of a reliable beast, and cheap too!The modular version of the card is often cheaper and takes 2 minutes with a torx driver to take off the black plastic L. I''ve bought one of these before and it worked well: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170888398081 -- Tim Fletcher <tim at night-shade.org.uk>
Andrzej Sochon
2013-Jan-08 09:29 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Has anyone used a Dell with a PERC H310?
Hi, Thank you very much for hints, I will try. Best Regards, a. -----Original Message----- From: Sa?o Kiselkov [mailto:skiselkov.ml at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 10:16 PM To: Tim Fletcher Cc: Andrzej Sochon; zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Has anyone used a Dell with a PERC H310? On 01/07/2013 09:32 PM, Tim Fletcher wrote:> On 07/01/13 14:01, Andrzej Sochon wrote: >> Hello *Sa?o*! >> >> I found you here: >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2012-May/051546.htm >> l >> >> "How about reflashing LSI firmware to the card? I read on Dell''s spec >> >> sheets that the card runs an LSISAS2008 chip, so chances are that >> >> standard LSI firmware will work on it. I can send you all the >> required >> >> bits to do the reflash, if you like." >> >> I got Dell Perc H310 controller for do-it-yourself experiments, I >> tried to run it on non-Dell PC platforms like Asus P5Q and Foxconn G31MX. >> Without success. >> >> I will appreciate very much any hint how to get LSI firmware and >> reflash Dell H310. > > > I''ve successfully crossflashed Dell H200 cards with this method > > http://forums.servethehome.com/showthread.php?467-DELL-H200-Flash-to-I > T-firmware-Procedure-for-DELL-serversPERC H200 are well behaved cards that are easy to reflash and work well (even in JBOD mode) on Illumos - they are essentially a LSI SAS 9211. If you can get them, they''re one heck of a reliable beast, and cheap too! -- Saso
Ray Arachelian
2013-Jan-08 11:36 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Has anyone used a Dell with a PERC H310?
On 01/07/2013 04:16 PM, Sa?o Kiselkov wrote:> PERC H200 are well behaved cards that are easy to reflash and work > well (even in JBOD mode) on Illumos - they are essentially a LSI SAS > 9211. If you can get them, they''re one heck of a reliable beast, and > cheap too!I''ve had trouble with one of those (Dell PERC H200) in a Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard. When it was inserted in any slot, the machine wouldn''t power on. I put it in a Dell desktop I borrowed for a day and it worked there. Any idea as to what might be the trouble? Couldn''t even get it working long enough to attempt to reflash its BIOS. The machine would power on for a few seconds and immediately turn off.
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Sa?o Kiselkov <skiselkov.ml at gmail.com>wrote:> PERC H200 are well behaved cards that are easy to reflash and work well > (even in JBOD mode) on Illumos - they are essentially a LSI SAS 9211. If > you can get them, they''re one heck of a reliable beast, and cheap too! >That method that was linked seemed very specific to Dell servers; from my experience with reflashing various LSI cards, can''t I just USB boot to a FreeDOS environment in any system, and then run sasflash/sas2flsh with the appropriate IT-mode firmware? Seems like the M1015 has spiked in price again on eBay (US) whilst the H200 is still under $100. --khd -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/attachments/20130108/8f0b2822/attachment.html>
Pasi Kärkkäinen
2013-Jan-08 21:41 UTC
[zfs-discuss] Has anyone used a Dell with a PERC H310?
On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 06:36:18AM -0500, Ray Arachelian wrote:> On 01/07/2013 04:16 PM, Sa?o Kiselkov wrote: > > PERC H200 are well behaved cards that are easy to reflash and work > > well (even in JBOD mode) on Illumos - they are essentially a LSI SAS > > 9211. If you can get them, they''re one heck of a reliable beast, and > > cheap too! > > I''ve had trouble with one of those (Dell PERC H200) in a Z68X-UD3H-B3 > motherboard. When it was inserted in any slot, the machine wouldn''t > power on. I put it in a Dell desktop I borrowed for a day and it worked > there. Any idea as to what might be the trouble? Couldn''t even get it > working long enough to attempt to reflash its BIOS. > > The machine would power on for a few seconds and immediately turn off. >wild guess: Not enough available PCI option rom memory for the H200 card on that motherboard? -- Pasi
On 08.01.2013 20:43, Krunal Desai wrote:> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Sa?o Kiselkov > <skiselkov.ml at gmail.com> wrote: > >> PERC H200 are well behaved cards that are easy to reflash and work >> well >> (even in JBOD mode) on Illumos - they are essentially a LSI SAS >> 9211. If >> you can get them, they''re one heck of a reliable beast, and cheap >> too! > > That method that was linked seemed very specific to Dell servers; > from my experience with reflashing various LSI cards, can''t I just > USB > boot to a FreeDOS environment in any system, and then run > sasflash/sas2flsh with the appropriate IT-mode firmware?It is indeed very specific to Dell cards and I''ve actually tried to use the generic instructions for the M1015 and it failed because it the card didn''t match the firmware version. The normal method with an M1015 is wipe raid firmware with the megarec (Megaraid recovery tool), reboot and flash on IT firmware. The Dell method is more involved but it''s the only why that I''ve managed to got a Dell H200 cross flashed.> Seems like the M1015 has spiked in price again on eBay (US) whilst > the H200 is still under $100.-- Tim Fletcher <tim at night-shade.org.uk>