6 flashing controller firmware command – Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i User Manual

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StorCLI Reference Manual

January 2013

Chapter 4: Working with the Storage Command Line Tool

Controller Commands

storcli /cx set securitykey=sssss [passphrase=sssss][keyid=sssss]

This command sets the security key for the controller. You can use the following options with the set security
key command.

Input example:

storcli /c0 set securitykey=Lsi@12345 passphrase=Lsi@123456 keyid=1

storcli /cx set securitykey=sssss oldsecuritykey=ssss [passphrase=sssss][keyid=sssss]

This command changes the security key for the controller.

Input example:

storcli /c0 set securitykey=Lsi@12345 oldsecuritykey=pass123

passphrase=Lsi@123456 keyid=1

4.2.6

Flashing Controller Firmware Command

The following command flash the controller firmware.

storcli /cx download file=filepath [fwtype=<value>] [nosigchk] [noverchk] [resetnow]

This command flashes the firmware to the specified adapter from the given file location (filepath is the absolute
file path). You can use the following options when you flash the firmware:

Table 8 Set Security Key Input Options

Option

Value Range

Description

passphrase

Should have a combination of numbers, upper
case letters, lower case letters and special
characters.

Minimum of 8 characters and maximum of
32 characters.

String that is linked to the controller and is used in the next bootup to
encrypt the lock key. If the passphrase is not set, the controller
generates it by default.

keyid

Unique ID set for different controllers to help you specify a passphrase
to a specific controller.

NOTE The Flashing Controller Firmware command is not supported in Embedded MegaRAID.

Table 9 Flashing Controller Firmware Input Options

Option

Value Range

Description

nosigchk

The application flashes the firmware even if the check word on the file does not match the required
check word for the controller.

NOTE You can damage the controller if a corrupted image is flashed using this option.

noverchk

The application flashes the controller firmware without checking the version of the firmware image.

fwtype

0

: Application

1

: TMMC

The firmware type to be downloaded. The application downloads the firmware for the controller. The
TMMC downloads the firmware for the TMMC battery only. Default is 0 (application).

resetnow

Invokes online firmware update on the controller; you do not need to reboot the controller to make
the update effective.

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