smart array p400 firmware

[Rob Seastrom]

> On May 2, 2016, at 7:43 AM, Julien Cigar <julien.cigar at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From what I read it could be a bug in the Smart Array P400 firmware. 
> I plan to upgrade to this version http://bit.ly/1NOzrtz but as FreeBSD
> is not supported by HP I wondered how to do it ..?
> 
> I plan to boot on a linux rescue CD/USB stick and run ./CP017698.scexe
> but I wondered if there was a better way of doing it ..?

What you probably want is the HP Service Pack for Proliant, which is a bootable DVD-DL image (have tried converting and booting from a USB stick; no dice).  It takes an inventory and updates all your firmware including bios, raid controller, etc.

Before the HP/HPE split it used to be fairly easy to get a copy even if not on service contract.  That has changed; some folks ascribe this to a deliberate move on HPE's part.  Considering all the broken links and general disorganization on the now-bifurcated sites, I'm more inclined to think it's just gross sloppiness and apathy - good luck even *finding* the download page if you don't know the actual file name you are looking for.

A discussion thread on the 2016-04 version is here:  https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/4da6k9/new_hpe_service_pack_for_proliant_spp_version/

Acquiring an image is left as an exercise to the reader.

-r