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LSI Logic MegaRAID Firmware Release 

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Release date: 07/22/08

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Supported Controllers:
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MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8704EM2
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 
MegaRAID SAS 8880EM2
MegaRAID SAS 8888ELP


Component:
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SAS MegaRAID Firmware Release for MegaRAID 1078 Controllers
Release Date: 07/22/08


Version Numbers:	
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Current Firmware Package: 9.0.1-0030
Current Package Details:  APP-1.20.12-0475_BB-1.00.00.01-0011_BIOS-2.01.00_WEBBIOS-1.1-47-e_15-Rel

Previous Firmware Package: 9.0.1-0029
Previous Package Details:  APP-1.20.12-0475_BB-1.00.00.01-0011_BIOS-1.20.18_WEBBIOS-1.1-46-e_15-Rel

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
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Firmware:
LSID100093659 (DFCT) Current write policy is not changed to write back even if iBBU completes the charging in 1078 HWR. 
LSID100095072 (DFCT) LEDs (I2C) do not work on Hydra 1068 card 
LSID100094780 (DFCT) Block IR to MR migration when IR created from older tool
LSID100092025 (DFCT) Panic occurs on HWR Linux driver(megaraid_sas) while the kdump is running with I/O to the drive. 
LSID100093496 (DFCT) Cannot fully program SAS address in newer iButtons (canister-style) 
LSID100097913 (DFCT) Correcting errors with O2 to Unicoi Automatic Delivery 
LSID100093266 (DFCT) "Shutdown not anticipated" was generated in SAS1078 HWR environment. 
LSID100090463 (DFCT) I2C is broken with FW 352 
LSID100092970 (DFCT) phy stamping in Oc2 1068 causes Megamon 
LSID100097691 (DFCT) SATA drives are not getting punctured correctly during a rebuild 
LSID100093958 (DFCT) FW breaks into "MonTask: line 3566 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" while running reconstruction 
LSID100093907 (DFCT) Drives dropping when greater then 32 SATA drives used. 
LSID100097523 (DFCT) F/W crash in Group SGL parse. 
LSID100095281 (DFCT) Configuration not found when cold boot. 
LSID100093240 (DFCT) 8344ELP hang with outstanding I/O 
LSID100094304 (DFCT) 144 SATA drives attached at boot causes discovery to take more than 120 seconds 
LSID100097683 (DFCT) FW Montask when PR doing media recovery 
LSID100096840 (DFCT) GLOBAL SAS ACTIVITY LED of 8708ELP 
LSID100095381 (DFCT) Suddenly Write Cache policy becomes into Write Through from WB in the 1078 Oconee2 FW. 
LSID100093555 (DFCT) Ocoonee2 ZCR controller hang during reboot test with LINUX 
LSID100097321 (DFCT) Dual I2C BP not showing up correctly in Unicoi 
LSID100097941 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100096796: Increase firmware port enable delay time-out value.
LSID100094885 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100094068: CC should never start automatically by default 
LSID100095389 (CO) CO for CR81744 1068 changes: NiMH to LiON BBU transition
LSID100093758 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100079626: Add SSID for new SAS platform
LSID100093758 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100079626: Add SSID for new SAS platform
LSID100097607 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100096823: Adding debug code and pre-fetch workaround
LSID100093761 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100093418: OEM requests 1078 RoMB fault LED suppot
LSID100095386 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100093905: Add CONTROLFLAGS field to ROMEnv
LSID100094931 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100094418: Customize LED blink pattern for Hot Spare
LSID100093683 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100081744: NiMH to LiON battery backup product transition 
LSID100095387 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100094883: Provide programmable delay during boot up


BIOS:
LSID100094265 (CO) CR_Ref# LSID100090637: UEFI 2.0 deliverables
LSID100094237 (DFCT) Failed pass phrase leads to not allowing into WebBIOS & NMI problem in the system 
LSID100095129 (DFCT) Drive List in 1078 Unicoi BIOS Post 
LSID100095535 (DFCT) Server will not boot to OS after migrating from a 1068 to 1078 controller 


WebBIOS:
LSID100093809 (DFCT) WebBIOS allows to save configuration without PDs/VDs through Auto cfg 
LSID100097688 (DFCT) Wrong VD gets initalized 
LSID100095344 (DFCT) PRL 11 array shown as R17 at the VD definition page and preview page during new vd creation 


Installation:
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Use MegaCLI to flash the SAS controllers.  The DOS version of MegaCLI is included
in the zip file.  Windows and Linux MegaCLI can be downloaded from the download
section of www.megaraid.com.

Command syntax:  MegaCli -adpfwflash -f SAS1078_FW_Image.rom -a0


