SA-6404 BIOS version collision with DL380 G3

[bucovaina78]

Hi All,

I've got 2 DL380 G3 servers here with an MSA500 and 2 MS30 storage arrays. One of the DL380 servers has the SA-6404 controller installed. During boot, I get the message that the firmware of the 6404 should be updated.

I tried to run the same version numbers on both 6404 and DL380 but that doesn't help the problem. It's still complaining that it needs the same version. I tried to install the versions on a CD (different numbers for DL380 and 6404 but on same CD) but so far nothing works.

I tried to connect the MSA30 storage arrays to the DL380 5i and 7 disks show up (which is normal with a dual channel MSA30 after some googling around) so the storage box works perfectly well.

Any advice helping me to make this work would be greatly appreciated.

[Torsten.]

It would help to tell what is the version running and what version you try to update.

[bucovaina78]

currently I'm running

SA-6404    DL380

2.68            2.66

and I tried combination:

2.62 and 2.62 on both

EDIT: I'm currently running on 2.68 and 2.66 since they were on the same disc and I figured out they might be compatible but still not ...

[Torsten.]

Why downgrade ???

The server has an Integrated Smart Array 5i Plus.

Latest version for the SA 6400 is 2.84 (A):

Latest version for the 5i is 2.76.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3288130&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=316529&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1005#29214

Try these versions.