Saving Controller Firmware to a Disk Image
The Storage Manager on ROM (SMOR) utility now provides you with a way
to save the current ROM software on your controller to a bootable
diskette. The resulting diskette is a bootable disk and contains a
copy of the three controller software components: firmware, I2O BIOS
and SMOR. The utility also saves the current and default NVRAM
settings.
The diskette will contain the following files:
SMORbbbb.vvv
Where bbbb is the build number and vvv is the version.
I2OBIOS.vvv
Where vvv is the version.
ffffvvbb.FWI
Where ffff is the adapter firmware type (ffff can be "3754" or "2554").
vv is the version and bb is the build.
CURRENT.NVR
The current NVRAM settings for this controller.
DEFAULT.NVR
or
vvvvvvvv.NVR
Default NVRAM settings. vvvvvvvv is the specific version of the default
NVRAM settings if previously named.
SMORSbbb.vvv
This file is used to guarantee that the diskette will boot if
there is no current SMOR image available on the controller. (Where
bbb is the build number and vvv is the version of the in-memory
copy of SMOR.) The build and version may or may not be identical
to the SMOR image copied from the flash memory of the controller.
To create the diskette:
1. Press Ctrl+D during when the DPT I2O BIOS banner appears during system
startup to start SMOR.
2. Move the highlight to the controller that you want to backup.
3. Insert a diskette into the host diskette drive.
NOTE: This operation overwrites the entire diskette. Any existing
data is erased.
4. Press Alt+A to select the Action drop-down menu.
5. Select Save Firmware. Press Tab to highlight Yes when prompted.
Press Enter to begin the flash update.
The operation starts immediately. SMOR displays a progress bar and
numerical percentage of completion. When the operation is complete
you can exit SMOR and start the system normally.
To use the firmware backup:
1. Insert the diskette with the backup images into your diskette drive.
2. Power on or restart your system.
The system will boot from the diskette and start SMOR automatically.
3. Highlight the controller that you want to update.
4. Select Alt-A to open the Action menu and select Flash HBA.
5. Highlight the diskette drive and press Enter.
SMOR will display a list of valid files on the diskette.
6. Highlight the software image you want to use and press Tab to highlight Ok.
Press Enter to start the flash update operation.
SMOR will read the file and verify that is a valid flash image.
7. Press Tab to highlight Yes and press Enter to begin the flash update.
8. Press Enter when you see the confirmation prompt
9. When the flash update is complete you must restart the system to
enable the new software.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.