HP Smart Array P800 Controller for Integrity Servers Installation Guide, December 2007

Confirming and Updating Physical Disk Firmware
Use the sautil command to confirm and update the firmware version on each physical disk
in the SmartArray disk enclosure attached to the Smart Array Controller.
NOTE: This section of the HP Smart Array Support Guide focuses on the sautil command
options used to confirm, or change, physical disk firmware. The other sautil command options
listed in the sautil help screen and detailed in the sautil manpages are explained in the HP
Smart Array P400 and P800 Controller for Integrity Servers Support Guide at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html
You must log in as a superuser to run the sautil command.
Before running the sautil command to confirm or update physical disk firmware, you must
know the device file name for the Smart Array Controller and the SCSI channel and SCSI ID for
each physical disk attached to the Smart Array Controller.
Determining the Smart Array Series Controller Device File
Determine the device file name for the Smart Array Controller from the output of the ioscan
-kfnd ciss command. An example of the ioscan output listing the Smart Array Controller
device files follows.
# ioscan -kfnd ciss
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==========================================================================
ext_bus 5 0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0 ciss CLAIMED INTERFACE PCIe SAS SmartArray P400 RAID Controller
/dev/ciss5
In the example, /dev/ciss5 is the device file for the Smart Array P400 Controller.
Determining the Connector/Enclosure/Bay and Firmware Version for Physical Disks
You can determine the Connector/Enclosure/Bay and current firmware version for each physical
disk attached to the Smart Array Controller by using the sautil <device_file> command
(extensive output), or the sautil <device_file> -s command (shortened output).
The sautil <device_file> -s command displays an abbreviated list of information for
the Smart Array Controller and connected devices, including a SAS/SATA DEVICE SUMMARY
that lists the Connector/Enclosure/Bay for each physical disk attached to the Smart Array
Controller. The firmware version installed on each physical disk is also included in the sautil
<device_file> -s command output. For example:
# sautil /dev/ciss5 –s
******************************************************************************
**** ****
**** S A U T I L S u p p o r t U t i l i t y ****
**** ****
**** for the HP SmartArray RAID Controller Family ****
**** ****
**** version A.02.11 ****
**** ****
**** (C) Copyright 2003-2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. ****
******************************************************************************
---- DRIVER INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------
Driver State........................ READY
---- CONTROLLER INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------
Controller Product Number........... P400
Controller Product Name............. HP PCIe SmartArray P400
Hardware Path....................... 0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0
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