How to update firmware on HDD in MSA1000

[Malcolm Dunnett]

I located firmware 7.20 and was able to update the disk firmware using that kit.

[AFyodorov]

I am booting from Hardware Maintenance CD 7.2 or 7.4 and then try to add supplemental firmware from USB Key for the 300GB hard disks. It says it can't read the CP007410.scexe file from the USB Key. If I try to add supplemental firmware again, it says it already has read CP007410.scexe. What gives?

Floppy? the CP007410.scexe file is 1.8MB - too big to fit on a floppy.

[AFyodorov]

I also tried to make a floppy image with CP007140.scexe or CP007410.scexe file. Then I connected the image as a floppy via ILO Virtual Media. Booted with Hardware Maintenance CD 7.2 or 7.4, tried to add supplemental firmware.

Same result - unable to read from file CP007140.scexe or CP007410.scexe

Is something wrong with these files?

[SteveBxxx]

Foe me, 7.61 and 7.70 firmware cd's worked again (I think 7.40 thru 7.60 did not work)

[Malcolm Dunnett]

There was an article posted (which unfortunately I can't find now) that noted how recent firmware update CDs were missing some fibrechannel drivers and couldn't update disks on MSA1000s. This was supposed to be fixed in 7.80.

I've downloaded 7.80 and it still doesn't work. I've tried with two different FC adapters (QLA2340 and FCA2101 (Emulex) ). Neither of them permits the FW update utility to see the disks on the MSA1000.

What gives? I haven't found a firmware update disk newer than 7.20 that will work. Both of these adapters work fine with the 7.20 firmware disk.

[John Kufrovich]

Malcolm,
Put the FCA2101 in your server. No Qlogic, installed. Flash the FCA2101 FW to the latest rev, 3.93A0. Retry 7.80.

[Malcolm Dunnett]

Thanks. Updating the HBA firmware did the trick.