The controller LSI SAS RAID 0/1 based on LSI MegaRAID ® doubles the performance of today’s dual channel Ultra320 SCSI HBAs by connecting an 4-lane 2.5Gb/s PCI Express bus with up to eight 3Gb/s SAS/SATA ports. It offers leading SAS and SATA RAID and non-RAID data off-load for medium to high-capacity internal server storage applications.
Answer: Download the latest firmware, drivers, and management software from Controller Family 1. DOS flash method 2. Twcli or twupdate 4. 3wupdate (included with DOS driver) 5. Boot From the latest Complete Code set ISO 6000/7000/8000 Yes Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 9500S/9590SE/9650SE/9690SA./9750 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Method 1. DOS Flash Method Boot to DOS (diskette, CD-ROM, USB flash drive, or disk drive) (for help on creating a boot disk, see or ) and run the batch file upgrade.bat.
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When running the flash program, you must specify the /f switch: flash /f prom0008.img (note: with some older code sets the '/f' switch is not required e.g. Just type flash) prom6xxx.img=6000 series prom7xxx.img=7000 series prom8xxx.img=8000 series promx566.img=9500S series prom0006.img=9550SX(U), 9590SE, 9650SE series prom0008.img=9690SA series prom0011.img=9750 series If you use LSI preboot, all 3ware controllers are built-in. No need for downloading firmware, just choose the 3ware tools from the menu and select the proper controller. 3DM2 Flash Method This is done from the Management/Controller Settings page of 3DM2.
Browse to the firmware image and click 'Begin Update'. Complete instructions are provided in the User's Guide. Twcli or twupdate (FreeBSD, Linux, Windows, and Mac OS) The basic command is /cx update fw=filenamewithpath. See the CLI User's Guide Twupdate can be used to update the firmware on the 9690SA. Twupdate is available for FreeBSD and Linux on the 9.5.0.1 CD and on the 3ware download page. Twupdate usage instructions are in the 9690SA User's Guide, or by typing twupdate /help. 3wupdate (Windows only).
3wupdate was included with some older 3ware drivers, and is not used with the latest Windows drivers. Boot from the latest available complete ISO CD You can boot from the complete ISO CD and follow the prompts to flash update the controller. Related KBs: - What do I need to do to upgrade the firmware on my LSI 3ware controller? - What do I need to do to upgrade the firmware on my LSI MegaRAID controller? - Flash upgrading firmware on LSI SAS HBAs; Upgraded firmware on 9211-8i to P8, now duplicated drives - 3ware User Documentation downloads.