Using mptutil to Verify or Update A7173A Adapter Firmware

To use the mptutil command to verify and update the SCSI firmware running on an A7173A adapter when the system is online, follow these steps:

Use the ioscan -fnkd mpt command to determine the device file for each channel of the A7173A adapter. Example 4-1 shows the command output for a typical system:

Example 4-1 Typical ioscan -fnkd Command Output

# ioscan -fnkd mpt
Class     I  H/W Path    Driver S/W State   H/W Type     Description
===================================================================
ext_bus   4  1/0/2/0/0   mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320
                        /dev/mpt4
ext_bus   5  1/0/2/0/1   mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320
                        /dev/mpt5
ext_bus   6  1/0/4/0/0   mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320
                        /dev/mpt6
ext_bus   7  1/0/4/0/1   mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320
                        /dev/mpt7
ext_bus   8  1/0/6/0/0   mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
                        /dev/mpt8
ext_bus   9  1/0/6/0/1   mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
                        /dev/mpt9
ext_bus  12  1/0/12/0/0  mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320
                        /dev/mpt12
ext_bus  13  1/0/12/0/1  mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320
                        /dev/mpt13
ext_bus  14  1/0/14/0/0  mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
                        /dev/mpt14
ext_bus  15  1/0/14/0/1  mpt  CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
                        /dev/mpt15
#

The device file for each channel of an A7173A adapter is in the second line of the ioscan output. In Example 4-1, /dev/mpt14 and /dev/mpt15 are the device files for the two channels of the A7173A adapter installed in the PCI slot located at hardware path 1/0/14/0.

Use the mptutil command to determine the SCSI firmware version running (in ROM) on the A7173A adapter. Both channels on each A7173A adapter share the same SCSI firmware, so it is only necessary to query one channel to determine the SCSI firmware version installed on both channels.

The version of the EFI driver component of the A7173A adapter firmware will also be displayed. Example 4-2 shows the command output for a typical system:

Example 4-2 Typical mptutil <device_file> Command Output

# mptutil /dev/mpt14

******************************************************************************
****                                                                      ****
****               M P T U T I L  S u p p o r t   T o o l                 ****
****                                                                      ****
****                     for  Ultra320  SCSI   Controller                 ****
****                                                                      ****
****                        Version 1.02 : Oct 22 2006                    ****
****                                                                      ****
****     (c) Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.     ****
****                                                                      ****
******************************************************************************

---- ADAPTER INFORMATION -----------------------------------------------------

 Device File                   : /dev/mpt14
 Hardware Path                 : 1/0/14/0/0
 Driver Version                : r11.31/1.02

---- CHIP INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------

 Device ID                     : 0x0030
 Vendor ID                     : 0x1000
 Revision ID                   : 0x8
 Subsystem ID                  : 0x12c5
 Subsystem Vendor ID           : 0x103c
 IOC Number                    : 0
 Max. Devices                  : 16
 Number of channels            : 2
 Driver State                  : OPERATIONAL


---- FIRMWARE INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------

 SCSI Firmware Version         : 1.03.35.65 IO 1
 SCSI Firmware Version (Hex)   : 1.03.23.41 IO
 SCSI Firmware Size            : 39968
 EFI Driver Version            : 1.05.00.01 2

---- V P D   I N F O R M A T I O N -------------------------------------------

 Adapter                       : PCI-X DUAL CHANNEL ULTRA320 SCSI ADAPTER
 Part Number                   : A6961-60011
 Engineering Code              : C-4429
 Specification                 : PW=15W PCI-X=64BIT,133MHZ
 Serial Number                 : P105283605
 Manufacturing Date Code       : C-4429
 EFI driver version            : 1.05.00.01

1	Current SCSI (or adapter) firmware version
2	Current EFI driver version.

To determine the recommended firmware version to use the A7173A adapter your system, see the HP Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix at:

http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#SCSI%20Host%20Bus%20Adapters

You can download adapter firmware from the Business Support Center, at:

http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport

When you have obtained the A7173A adapter firmware version you need, save it to the temporary directory on your system and proceed to Step 3.

Use the -d option of the mptutil command to update the SCSI firmware on the A71713A adapter. The command syntax is:

mptutil -d <firmware_image> <device_file>

where <firmware_image> is the name of the SCSI firmware image file you want to flash to ROM on the A7173A adapter, and <device_file> is the device file name for one of the channels on the A7173A adapter. Since both channels on an A7173A adapter share the same ROM, the SCSI firmware image can be flashed to ROM via either channel.

In Example 4-3, SCSI firmware image 1.03.35.69 IO is flashed to the A7173A adapter associated with the /dev/mpt14 device file:

Example 4-3 Using mptutil to Update the SCSI Firmware Online

# mptutil -d /tmp/fw_1.03.35.69_IO /dev/mpt14

******************************************************************************
****                                                                      ****
****               M P T U T I L  S u p p o r t   T o o l                 ****
****                                                                      ****
****                     for  Ultra320  SCSI   Controller                 ****
****                                                                      ****
****                        Version 1.02 : Oct 22 2006                    ****
****                                                                      ****
****     (c) Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.     ****
****                                                                      ****
******************************************************************************

---- FIRMWARE UPDATE ---------------------------------------------------------

 Device File........... /dev/mpt14
 New Firmware Image.... /tmp/fw_1.03.35.69_IO
 Hardware Path......... 1/0/14/0/0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Old SCSI             New SCSI
                        Firmware             Firmware
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version............... 1.03.35.65 IO        1.03.35.69 IO

 Do you want to update firmware on the SCSI controller
 at 1/0/14/0/0 with new scsi firmware (y/[n]): y
 
 The firmware update operation may take up to 5 minutes to complete.
 Please wait while firmware update is in progress./
 Firmware update successful.


******************************************************************************
****                      End of MPTUTIL Output                           ****
******************************************************************************

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