Identify firmware version on a Tachyon A6795A HBA

[Brendan Newport_2]

I have 2 x examples of the above HBA installed in an rp7410. I'm preparing to move the server abroad and onto a new SAN disk array. I've been asked to provide the version of the HBA's firmware.

I've used the fcmutil command;

saturn:/root # fcmsutil /dev/td1 vpd
V I T A L P R O D U C T D A T A
--------- ------------- -------

Product Discription :'A6795A 2Gbps/1Gbps Fibre Channel 4X PCI HBA'

Part number :'A6795-62001'

Engineering Date Code :'B-4236'

Part Serial number :'A56466157757'

Misc. Information :'PW=15W'

Mfd. Date :'A-4240'

Check Sum : 0x4c

EFI version : '000000'

Asset Tag :'NA'

The entry for "EFI" suggests no firmware is stored on the adapter (so the driver is OS-based?)

Is this correct interpretation, or should I be using a different routine to ascertain the F/W version?

Thanks in anticipation


Bren

[Chris Vail · Accepted solution]

Use stm (text) or xstm (graphical) instead of fcmsutil. The firmware level is in two entries, marked "Tachyon TL/TS Major Revision" and "Tachyon TL/TS Minor revision". On my system, these are both marked 2. Therefore the firmware revision is 2.2.

[Zeev Schultz]

Use it without 'vpd' flag.
EFI drivers are supplied separately and used
for booting from certain storage devices :
http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=A6795AEFI
The probable string in 'fcmsutil /dev/tdX' should be XL2 Chip revision, 2.2 or 2.3.
Note that its not customer upgradable and if
your HBA has 2.2 (and 2.3 is required) its done
by HP only.

[Brendan Newport_2]

Terrific answers gentlemen.

10 points I think...

Bren