Chapter5 host adapter flash utility, 1 features and supported controller chips, Chapter 5, host adapter flash utility – Avago Technologies LSI SAS 3041E-R User Manual

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Fusion-MPT Device Management User’s Guide

5-1

Version 1.3

Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

Chapter 5
Host Adapter Flash
Utility

This document explains how to use the DOS-based LSI Flash Utility to
download firmware and BIOS images to LSI Fibre Channel (FC) and
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) host adapter cards.

This chapter has the following sections:

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Section 5.1, “Features and Supported Controller Chips”

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Section 5.2, “Starting the Host Adapter Flash Utility”

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Section 5.3, “Running the Host Adapter Flash Utility”

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Section 5.4, “Supported Flash ROM Chips”

5.1

Features and Supported Controller Chips

The Host Adapter Flash Utility supports the following features:

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Host adapter selection for updating

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Total flash part erasure (FC only)

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Command line execution

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Provides a means to identify the firmware or BIOS image version on
the adapter or residing in a file.

The Host Adapter Flash Utility allows you to update the LSI Fusion-MPT
based firmware and/or BIOS on the following controller chips and host
adapters:

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Fibre Channel Controller Chips: LSIFC929, LSIFC929X,
LSI929XL, LSI949X

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Fibre Channel Host Adapters: LSI40919H, LSI409190,
LSI40919LO, LSI449290, LSI44929H, LSI44929L0, LSI7004G2-LC,

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