Firmware update problem with Smart Array P4000

[George Nasios]

Hello,
We have a ProLiant DL380 G5 with an Smart Array P400 Controller (1.18 Firmware).
It seems that I cannot update the controller firmware with neither of the 3 Firmware Maintenance CD (8.00, 7.91, 7.80) provided from the relevant support page.
Is there another version of the firmware I must upgrade first, before I can use ones provided on the cd's?
Our second server (same specs) has updated successfully the firmware from 2.06 to the latest.

[Rajiv Kulkarni]

FW Maintenance CD 7.91 does contain an update for P400 SAS controller:

Online
Online ROM Flash Component for Windows - Smart Array P400 and P400i
4.06
CP008074.exe

What error message do you get when you install this software ??

regards,
Rajiv Kulkarni

[Rajiv Kulkarni]

Online ROM Flash Component for Windows - Smart Array P400 and P400i


http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=1121516&swItem=MTX-5ed936cac8b44eecbad34b7e50&prodNameId=3288134&swEnvOID=1005&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=3

[George Nasios]

Thank you for the quick reply, and sorry, I forgot to mention we are using RH Linux on the servers.

[Jarrod Kline]

We are having the same problem in Windows. Tried updating from 1.18 to 4.12 via VC and it locked the server up. We had a test system same specs and that one worked flawlessly. Any help would be grealty appreciated. Thanks