VCA v6.1.0.841 not showing drive firmware

[Nicolai Rasmussen]

In previous versions of the Version Control Agent you had the option to install drive firmware.
This seem to be gone in the latest version (6.1.0.841).

Can anyone confirm this?

We use this feature alot, so if it has been removed (for some reason) we have to revert to the old version 2.2.1.830.

Thanks.

[PZel]

We have the same situation.
We miss Firmware Level of Power Management and the P400 (DL380G5)
Instead we are getting MapperVersion with the new version.
Strange ??

[TechGuru · Accepted solution]

Nicolai Rasmussen,

i am asuming you have x64 System where this VCA is not showing the drive firmware.

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1414445

hope it will be implimented in future.

[Nicolai Rasmussen]

Hmm, I didn't even notice, but in fact they are all 64bit systems. Thanks for the heads up :)

I haven't tried vca v6.1.0.841 on a 32bit system yet it seems. But I assume the option to upgrade drive firmware will still be there then - as long as the WBEM agents are installed, which they are on all our systems. Up until today I couldn't figure out what we needed them for. But I guess that also clears up that question :)

[Nicolai Rasmussen]

This is apparently a bug in VCA v6.1.0.841.
VCA v6.1.0.842 fixes this issue.

With VCA v6.1.0.842 I get a different problem though - now I'm not seeing controller firmware in the VCA inventory! :/

I have no problems getting drive firmware information on 64bit systems with VCA v6.1.0.842 though.

[Predator]

VCAx64 6.1.0.842 version is available now on

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?swItem=MTX-ee67ac0ceae243a8bf69a2cc44〈=en&cc=us&idx=2&mode=4&

which is having fixes,
1. Disk drive firmware not being displayed in the native 64 bit VCA inventory list
2. Trusted Platform Modules (TPM) not detected on 64 bit VCA

Thnx
Predator

[David Kobler]

What about 32bit version? Not seeing storage controllers in the list, or drive firmware.

[David Kobler]

Just an update......I tried install WBEM on a 2003 enterprise server. DL360 G6. It showed hard drive firmware, but still does not show controller firmware. What do I need to do so I can see if my storage controller is up to date or not?

Thanks

[Nicolai Rasmussen]

You need to downgrade to VCA version 2.2.2.835. - That's what we have done.

[Torben Holm]

Hi.

What is even worse is that the firmware version of the array controllers is complete missing in the 842 version of VCA...

Torben

[Nicolai Rasmussen]

So here we are, almost 2 months later, and still no new VCA version out.

Way to go, HP!...