148 Planning, Installing, and Managing the IBM System x3950 M23.3.6 Updating the SAS storage controllersBefore you create RAID volumes, we recommend that you update the SAScontroller BIOS and firmware, and the disk subsystems. The following Webaddresses are for the latest updates: LSI1078 BIOS and firmware:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073134See also “Updating the onboard SAS LSI1078” on page 148. IBM ServeRAID-MR10k SAS controller firmware (Windows)http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073139See also “Updating the onboard ServeRAID-MR10k/MR10M controller” onpage 150. IBM ServeRAID-MR10M SAS controller firmware (Windows)http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073389See also “Updating the onboard ServeRAID-MR10k/MR10M controller” onpage 150. IBM SAS hard drive update programhttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-62832See also “Updating the SAS hard disk drives” on page 152. EXP3000 ESM updatehttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073877See also “Updating the EXP3000” on page 153.Updating the onboard SAS LSI1078The program updates all SAS LSI1078 controllers found in the system. Thisallows you to update all referred controllers in a multinode configuration, withoutthe requirement to boot each particular node in stand-alone mode.We used the following steps to update the controller:1. Download the code release from the following Web address.http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073134We used the Microsoft Windows package and ran it on a Windowsworkstation to create bootable diskettes. With these diskettes, you can bootthe server by an attached USB floppy drive or mount it in the RemoteSupervisor Adapter II remote drive in the Web interface as described in 6.2.4,“Remote console and media” on page 324.
