MSA1000 - Server 2008 R2 MPIO DSM

[Aaron.S]

Hello,

I'm trying to configure my MSA1000 units to be recognized in Server 2008 R2 as MPIO enabled. (for using in a failover clustering configuration)

The MSA1000 DSM installer does not work on Server 2008 R2, but Server 2008 R2 does actually state the preffered method is using their MPIO manager, and adding the DSM's .inf file manually to the target device.

I cannot get / extract / find the DSM .inf in the HP site.

Is there any suggested solutions / best approach to resolve this matter?

Thank you sincerely,


-Aaron

[Greybeard]

hi, you don't say what firmware your controllers are running. You need 5.3 for A/P win 2008 support.

[Greybeard]

Sorry, and here's the documentation for A/A
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01393147/c01393147.pdf

[IBaltay]

Hi,
maybe here at SPOCK youd could find all needed info:
http://h20272.www2.hp.com/

[Greybeard]

and the latest doc, with some more useful info. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01685918/c01685918.pdf
Had a good look and the full DSM seems to have gone in favour of the MSA2000. it may still be on the ftp but I don't have the link, sorry

[Uwe Zessin]

Larry, did you mean this?

HP MPIO Full Featured DSM (Device Specific Module) for MSA (Active/Active) Disk Arrays

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&swItem=co-68650-1

[Greybeard]

yes indeed Uwe (hangs head in shame). I bleme the search engine, can't believe I typed it in wrogn ;-)

[Aaron.S]

Thanks!

Though I'm still a little confused,
Where would I get the MSA1000 firmware?
The steps to upgrade it?

Much appreciated,


-Aaron

[marsh_1]

hi,

here's the download for the a/a firmware

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=377751&prodNameId=305215&swEnvOID=4022&swLang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=co-70649-1

and the a/p here :-

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=377751&prodNameId=305215&swEnvOID=4022&swLang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=co-70650-1

read the release notes for install instructions.

hth

[Aaron.S]

Thank you very much for those links to the v5.3 update files.

My current problem, as lame as it is, is that after installing the Modular Smart Array 1500 cs FLash Utility 2.9, is that it doesn't seem to update the MSA.

It Finds devices, identifies all 7 HP devices on the fabric as is expected. But when I highlight one MSA1000 and click the 'Flash MSA Controller' as indicated in the file instructions, it give me the warning about downgrading, aproximate time required, I click 'continue'... then it looks like nothing has happened? No progress bar or anything.

Am I to just wait 3 minutes, hope the firmware update is done, and restart the system without being sure if it has finished rewriting its firmware?

Thank you,


-Aaron