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LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller (MegaCLI Configuration Utility) for ThinkServer RD230,RD240,TD230,TS430 (Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 R2). Equipment: HP DL380-G5, LSI MegaRAID SAS 9285CE-8v I saw the same symptoms on an HP server (hitting ^H had no effect). It seems that the remote console (HP's ILO) was swallowing the ^H key events before they were received by the server's BIOS console interface. RAID Configuration and Virtual Drive missing from LSI MegaRAID I have a 4 disk RAID 10 array, and was attempting to add a single 4TB disk on its own, apart from the existing array. Stumbling through the menu, I ended with setting up a RAID 0 array with the single disk in it, and rebooted without initializing. What is key generation in bods. Mar 23, 2012 How to do a basic MegaRAID Bios configuration for pre-vmware installation. In this example I am creating a RAID 6 drive set.
Specifications
LSI™ MegaRAID® Fast Path Software
Software License Ordering PN | LSI00266 - Compatible with MR SAS 9260/9261/9265/9266/9270/9271/9280/9285 /9286series |
Physical Key Ordering PN | LSI00247 - Compatible with MR SAS 9260 (-4i, -8i, -16i, CV-4i, CV-8i), 9280 (-4i4e, -16i4e, -24i4e) LSI00289 - Compatible with MR SAS 9265-8i, 9266 (-4i, -8i),9270-8i, 9271(-4i,-8i,-8iCC), 9285 (-8e, CV-8e),9286 (-8e,CV-8e,CV-8eCC) |
Supported Operating Systems | All supported operating systems |
Supported SSDs | No restrictions. Please visit www.lsi.com/channel/support/marketing_resources for a complete list of tested SSDs. |
It dawned on me that folks may want to flash the firmware of their LSI RAID controller before they get started with installing an operating system on that system. It's actually pretty easy to create the required USB boot media from a Windows system using Rufus for free, here's the simple steps.
The executable is digitally signed and the signature should state:
“Akeo Consulting” (v1.3.0 or later)
“Pete Batard – Open Source Developer” (v1.2.0 or earlier)
Rufus: Reliable USB Formatting Utility (with Source), read the introduction, FAQ, and support forum.
There are many methods I’ve used to create bootable media over the last decade or so. I’ve settled on Rufus recently, which has the following advantages:
Insert a USB drive, and choose the following settings carefully, click Start.
Visit this site
http://www.lsi.com/support/Pages/Download-Results.aspx?keyword=
and type in your model in the keyword field.
For example, on Dec 04 2013, for my LSI 9265-8i RAID controller, here's the site I typed 9265, it gave me:
lsi.com/support/Pages/Download-Results.aspx?keyword=9265
and here's the only 2 tiny files I needed to grab, from the 'Firmware' section:
then from the 'Management Software and Tools' section:
inside each zip file, you'll find the files you need to copy to the root of the USB key, for me, the filename and paths looked exactly like this:
8.07.07_MegaCLI.zipDOSMegaCLI.exe
23.18.0-0014_SAS_FW_IMAGE_APP_3.290.15-2935.zipmr2208fw.rom
It'll quickly drop you to an MS-DOS command prompt, ready for you to type the following exact command (then hit 'Enter')
MegaCli -adpfwflash -f mr2208fw.rom -a0
Alternatively you can copy that one line into an autoexec.bat file you create on the root of the USB drive, for an unattended, automatic flashing of your LSI.
The actual flashing takes a minute or two. Then you're done, and it'll tell you so, seen below. You're now ready to reboot your system, where on most systems, you can watch carefully to see that your LSI adapter is at the new level of firmware.