ml350 g5 + RAID 6 + firmware upgrades

[deheugden]

I noticed my g5 has no support for raid 6. is that correct or can i get updases for that?

Also, i have no os installed. is it somehow possible to get firmware upgrades for the server?

many thanks in advance

[Michael A. McKenney]

Raid 6 would require a slotted RAID controller.   P400 with cache or P600 would be needed for RAID 6.

[deheugden]

many thanks for the reply.

I got a P400 raid controller card in the server

[Michael A. McKenney]

Glad to help.  Have a great weekend.

[deheugden]

how can i update the firmwaredrivers? didnt see the option in the smartstart cd's

[Michael A. McKenney]

Firmware DVD download from support page.  Just be careful.   I used it and took out many server boards and FC2142SR fiber cards in a ML350 G5   Make sure you have a full backup first.

I would upgrade to D21 BIOS and latest ILO2. 

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?cc=us&lang=en&prodNameId=3279711&prodSeriesId=1121586&swEnvOID=1068&swLang=8&taskId=135

[deheugden]

so i need to install an os first to update the firmware?

[Michael A. McKenney]

You can get a Firmware ISO CD build.

Firmware - CD-ROM

Firmware 8.3

You download it.  Burn it to a CD or use the USB Bootable tool to create a bootable thumb drive. 

[deheugden]

strange, did a firmware upgrade but still no raid 6.

[Johan Guldmyr]

That's because as Michael said you need the cache (BBWC), not just the card.