IBM ServeRAID Firmware and BIOS Update 7.12.14 for Linux - IBM System x

• New IBM xSeries firmware and device driver file naming convention

Note: You now have two ways of downloading files with the *.sh extension. You can use either the IBM Download Director, or the HTTP protocol to download these files. Do NOT use FTP as this will only cause the file to open your browser.

Change history

BIOS/FW 7.12.14

• Enhancement:
  • Enhanced battery monitoring support for ServeRAID-7K, in order to report the user about the recommended life time of the battery.

BIOS/FW 7.12.13

• Problem(s) fixed:
  • Fixed problem with some Fujitsu drives going prematurely defunct after reboots
• Enhancement: N/A
• Limitations: N/A
• Dependencies: N/A

BIOS/FW 7.12.12

• Problem(s) fixed: N/A
• Enhancement:
  • Changed behavior of Copyback operation when an unrecoverable error occurs on the source disk. Prior behavior created a bad stripe. Enhancement fails copyback instead.
  • User can recover by executing an array sync, then reinitiating copyback.
• Limitations: N/A
• Dependencies: N/A

BIOS/FW 7.12.11

• Problem(s) fixed:
  • Fixed a problem with 4h in which a spanned array is broken by copying configuration from drives
  • Fixed a problem on the 7k tape support with SCSI pass through sense status in Windows 2000/2003
• Enhancement: N/A
• Limitations: N/A
• Dependencies: N/A

BIOS/FW 7.12.07

• Problem(s) fixed:
  • Fixed problem with error recovery for media errors on RAID level 1 and 5
• Enhancement: N/A
• Limitations: N/A
• Dependencies: N/A

BIOS/FW 7.12.04

• Problem(s) fixed:
  • Fixed problem with defunct drive not able to be replaced. If a drive is DDD and is not part of an array, the FW now allows the user to change the drive state from DDD to DHS using ipssend.
  • Fixed problem with failure to import configuration on 7k when replacing both the controller and a bad drive at the same time.
  • Removed 48 hour time limit for rebuild operations. 2TB RAID 1E0 arrays can take over 48 hours to rebuild. Rebuild timeout is now 10 minutes per stripe.
• Enhancement: N/A
• Limitations: N/A
• Dependencies: N/A

BIOS/FW 7.10

• Problem(s) fixed:
  • Fixed a problem with the ServeRAID-5i firmware concerning dead battery recognition.
• Enhancement: N/A
• Limitations: N/A
• Dependencies: N/A

BIOS/FW 6.11

• Problem(s) fixed:
  • Fixed a problem with tape drive firmware updates.
• Enhancement: N/A
• Limitations: N/A
• Dependencies: N/A

BIOS/FW 6.00

• Problem(s) fixed: N/A
• Enhancement:
  • Initial release supporting IBM ServeRAID-6i and ServeRAID-6M Ultra320 SCSI controller.
• Limitations: N/A
• Dependencies: N/A

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