1. Firmware_Acer_1.20.62-0545_A_A.zip Driver
2. SROMBSASMP2_HWRAID_Firmware-v1.20.62-0545_readme.txt File Contents

SROMBSASMP2_HWRAID_Firmware-v1.20.62-0545_readme.txt Driver File Contents (Firmware_Acer_1.20.62-0545_A_A.zip)

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Supported RAID Controllers
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This firmware update package supports Intel(R) RAID controller SROMBSASMP2 with RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 installed.  Please verify that this package has been tested with the controller you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller at http://support.intel.com.

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Package Information
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Flash package = 9.0.1-0041
Firmware Version = 1.20.62-0545

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Attention!
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You must set Factory Default setting after the firmware upgrade. To do so:
1. Reboot the system and login to the RAID BIOS Console. 
2. Select the controller and select 'Adapter Properties'->'Next'
3. Set the 'Set Factory Defaults' setting to 'Yes' and submit the change.
4. Reboot the system (the default settings are applied).
5. Re-configure to the desired settings in RAID Web Console2.

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Contents on the package
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The following files are included in this zip:

Name:							Description:
SROMBSASMP2_HWRAID_Firmware-v1.20.62-0545_readme.txt	This file
CmdTool2.exe						Firmware update utility for DOS v2.00.17
dos4gw.exe						DOS required utility
MP2_v545.rom						Firmware binary
update.bat						DOS HWR firmware update batch file
Web License.rtf						License Agreement
Linux_cmdtool2\CmdTool2-2.00.17-1.i386.rpm		Linux Firmware update utility v2.00.17
Windows_cmdtool2\CmdTool2.exe				Windows Firmware update utility v2.00.17


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Installation instructions:
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DOS instructions for updating RAID Firmware on SAS Riser controller already running in Hardware RAID mode:
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   1. Download and extract all files to a local drive.
   2. Ensure RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 and RAID DIMM are installed. 
   3. Boot the target system to DOS. 
   4. Change directory to the local drive and directory containing the flash update files and the firmware image file.
   5. Type "update.bat" or "cmdtool2 -adpfwflash -f MP2_v545.rom -aall"
   6. Wait for the flash to complete. Do NOT reboot the system during the update.

Windows and Linux instructions for updating RAID Firmware:
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The firmware update may be run from Within Windows or Linux using the appropriate versions of CmdTool2.
  In Windows, unzip the utility into the same directory as the rom file by typing 
      "cmdtool2 -adpfwflash -f MP2_v545.rom -aall". 
  The Linux CmdTool2 by running the rpm and then calling the utility from /opt/MegaRAID/CmdTool2 as 
      "./CmdTool2 -AdpFwFlash -f MP2_v545.rom -aall"


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Fixes/Updates 
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v1.20.62-0545
1) Modify battery learn cycle message_FW_SAS_LSI
2) Fixed Zoned out drive in balde DSS generate pop up errors
3) Fixed Second re-learn does not kick-in
4) Fixed SATA drives drop off the BUS after PL reset
5) Fixed Gap in Read Ahead with RAID 10 and Direct IO

v1.20.52-0537
1) Added ATA Pass Through support in UEFI driver_HWR_SAS_Driver_EFI
2) Added BIOS support for SAS 2.0
3) Fixed UEFI Dvr not wait if TO for boot msg is finite_HWR_SAS_Driver_EFI
4) Fixed Incorrect Mode setting for SMART. 
5) Fixed Firmware hangs during BIOS POST after rebooting a system to collect a dump file on multi-controllers environment
6) Fixed LION battery max error =25% after relearn 
7) Obtain PD/LD List when Get Next Device function of Passthru is called + Fix logic for getting next LD
8) Fixed USB mouse does not work in WebBIOS on workstation
9) Fixed Getting BasePort Not reponding error when system is booting up
10) Fixed in Adaptive Read Ahead mode, Read Ahead does not work issue
11) Fixed Sense errors that cause the controller firmware to fail the drive 
12) Fixed FW marks drive dead after receiving Sense 0x03,11,00 (ECC Error) for recovery write (SCSI CDB 0x2E) using SATA HDD. 

v1.20.42-0525
1) Fixed 1068 and 1078 exhibit delayed writes (7-8s) during 4k random write workload. 
2) Fixed backplane slot ordering 
3) Fixed credit mismatch error in 1068 and 1078 controllers 
4) Fixed 1078 firmware Patrol Read cannot run in the certain condition. 
5) Fixed data miscompare while running IO on VDs of various StripeSize 
6) Fixed 1078 firmware never sets the next schedule of Patrol Read. 
7) Fixed firmware does not monitor battery parameters 
8) Fixed battery removed event when battery is still connected

v1.20.32-0512
1) Fixed Check Consistency starts when factory defaults are set on controller
2) Fixed Drive marked unconfigured bad after removal/insertion
3) Fixed Read Ahead modes do not vary performance as expected
4) Fixed Firmware marks SmartCopyBack source drive dead as ¡°Unconfigure&Bad¡± after completing SMART Copy Back
5) Fixed reassign failure on Patrol Read on R1, 10

v1.20.22-0495
1) Fixed FW hangs while running a load balancing script
2) Fixed S4 resume (hibernation) issue
3) Fixed controller hangs on extended reboot test
4) Fixed HWR FW hangs when it detect sense 0x03,0C,03 after medium error recovery on Patrol Read.
5) Fixed Hot Spare drive stays in stale state after creating a partial VD during copy back.
6) Fixed HWR FW hangs when it detect sense 0x0B after medium error recovery on Patrol Read.
7) Fixed FW detects illegal request against CDB 0x15 and 0x1A in SATA environment.
8) Fixed Unable to Set Controller Properties on a Controller that Doesn't support NCQ

v1.20.12-0475
1) Fixed current write policy failed to change to write back even if BBU fully charged
2) Fixed out-of-band SES2 backplane LEDs (I2C) do not work issue
3) Block the IR to HWR migration when issue detected
4) Fixed linux kernel panic issue while the kdump is running with I/O to the drive
5) Fixed failed fully program SAS address issue
6) Fixed Firmware hang issue during stamping the PHY settings
7) Fixed "Shutdown not anticipated" issue
8) Fixed SATA drives are not getting punctured correctly during a rebuild
9) Fixed Firmware hang issue while running reconstruction
10) Fixed drives dropping when greater then 32 SATA drives used
11) Fixed Firmware hang issue under heavy IO
12) Fixed configuration not found when cold boot by increasing firmware port enable delay value
13) Fixed firmware hang issue with outstanding I/O with small IO size
14) Fixed long time (more than 120 seconds) discovery issue when 144 SATA drives attached 
15) Fixed Fimrware hang issue when PR doing media recovery
16) Fixed global SAS activity LED malfunction issue under OS
17) Fixed Write Cache policy suddenly turn to Write Through issue
18) Fixed dual I2C backplane not showing up correctly issue

v1.20.02-0447
1) Fixed data integrality issue occurs running I/O and performing capacity expansion 
2) Fixed excessive events for Copyback failed due to source PD failure 
3) Fixed data Corruption after reconstruction is complete in NRA/CIO or RA/DIO 
4) Fixed DDF is not updated on drives once reconstruction is completed. 
5) Fixed removed' unconf_good drive from RLM (6-->5) shows up as Foreign when migrated 
6) Fixed battery Warning disable non-functional in WT/WB use cases 

V1.12.152-0440
1) Added support for LiON Battery Backup Unit
2) Added programmable delay feature during boot up
3) Fixed Hard disk activity LED always on issue
4) Forced SATA drives speed to 1.5Gb for specified config
5) Suspend BBU discharging if temperature goes up more

V1.12.132-0420
1) Fixed unexpected system shutdown issue during BBU relearn cycle
2) Fixed fail to turn on Write back policy issue even if BBU is full charged.
3) Fixed non-expander backplane SES2 support over I2C broken issue
4) Fixed FW breoken issue during RAID level migration if media error detected
5) Fixed controller hang issue under outstanding I/O

V1.12.122-0393
1) Enabled offline HDD FW flash.
2) Fixed HWR FW violates the DDR2 spec during the initialization sequence in 1078 ROMB environment.
3) Fixed 1078 FW cannot mark a drive dead after the Sense response 0x03-0C-03 for Write command.
4) Fixed Offline HDD/ESM microcode update feature broken
5) Fixed SATA Drives dropping for Internal ports of SRCSASJV
6) Fixed Partial VD is deleted automatically which is created during rebuild
7) Fixed Rebuilding source SATA HDD becomes failed, when some of ECC errors detected on source drive during rebuild
8) Fixed Data miscompare occurred on a SAS "Degraded" RAID6 VD while running iomonkey
9) Fixed Grammatical Errors and Improper Line Breaks in ECC error messaging
10) Fixed jump to Megamon during Error Injection (PFA)06/5D/00 FAILURE PREDICTION THRESHOLD EXCEEDED
11) Fixed after Drive migration size varies in the target server
12) Fixed PL reset reported during booting sequence into RHEL 5 64bit OS
13) Fixed sequential write performance for recent sql overlapped issue
14) Fixed "F/W Flushing Cache" message is not displayed at POST when flushing data on an array that is Partially Degraded or Degraded
15) Fixed Fixed SQLIO Stress tool returned failure
16) Fixed FT32 halts with RAID Memory Error doing reboots
17) Fixed Large Number of Drives and TPC-C
18) Fixed Rebuilding source SATA HDD becomes failed, when some of ECC errors detected on source drive during rebuild
19) Fixed 1078 errata w/ 32G DMA memory range
20) Fixed AUTO Port configuration not working on Casseipeia with External connectors
21) Fixed SES w/ Riggins not working on 1078 cards
22) Fixed Grammatical Errors and Improper Line Breaks in ECC error messaging
23) Fixed Partial VD is deleted automatically which is created during rebuild.
24) Fixed Deleting the partial VD during rebuild leads to Configuration loss
25) Fixed Partial VD able to be created during a rebuild
26) Fixed Rebuild on RAID 6 Physical disks toggles percentage completion.
27) Fixed Orphaned drive in RAID6 reports incorrect size after re-insertion.
28) Fixed OS crashed after S3 resume and restart manually
29) Fixed data integrity issue occurred during enclosure power cycle test.
30) Fixed Firmware crashed during boot with bad SAS cable between two enclosures.
31) Fixed data integrity issue with media errors with IOS and rebuild going on in parallel
32) Fixed VD created on the Physical disks that were part of RLM, goes in offline state
33) Fixed Controller enters megamon when a rebuilding span is removed.
34) Fixed System Halted, will not enter BIOS
35) Fixed Global HDD summary LED (GPIO Pin 11 on 1078) not working
36) Fixed Unable to import foreign configuration
37) Fixed Cassiopeia controller does not work with 6m cable with OEM enclosure attached to external connector
38) Fixed Inconsistent parity is detected after check consistency in HWR FW.
39) Fixed HWR FW sometimes detects SATA HDD command timeout and error
40) Fixed Inconsistent parity and ECC error are detected when doing AC OFF/ON test during rebuild in HWR FW
41) Fixed Zigzag error pattern of SATA HDD is not corrected by HWR FW
42) Fixed CTRL-Y pre-OS command line utility memory allocation issue
43) Fixed data integrity issue during stress with R50 in degraded mode
44) Fixed data integrity issue when all medium errors were punctured
45) Fixed S3 mode BSOD issue
46) Fixed data inconsistency issue which occurs running I/O and performing capacity expansion.

v1.12.22-0331
1) Updated PL and MPT FW 
2) Fixed Global HDD summary LED not working 
3) Fixed "Physical Drive Locate" does not work 
4) Fixed LED doesn't blink even if Locate is executed. 
5) Fixed issue regarding the SAS riser DIMM incompatibility is not implemented in particular SKU. 
6) Fixed Data corruption with media errors with IOS and rebuild going on in parallel 
7) Fixed HWR FW hangs in case of no response at drive for Reassign Command. 
8) Fixed OEM marketing code name change not implemented for ROMB solution 
9) Fixed ROMB makes data corruption without making drive dead. 
10) Fixed ILLEGAL Request for Mode Select Command at ROC Boot. 

v1.11.32-0307
1) Fixed potential data integrity issue during enclosure power cycle test
2) Fixed retry logic for certain sense/ASC codes
3) Fixed Reset core upon failure of memory initialization
4) Fixed Controller does not work with 6m cable
5) Dirty cache f/w break in to megamon
6) Fixed Global HDD summary LED not working issue
7) Added dummy read for memory initialization
8) Fixed Data miscompare occurred on a SAS "Degraded" RAID6 VD while running stress test
9) Fixed application halts with RAID Memory Error doing reboots
10) Fixed System Halted and failed to enter BIOS after sawp HDDs for R1 with OS installed

v1.11.02-0301
1) Fixed Change Quad ISR to fix PL fault
2) Changed memory window configuration
3) Changed RQDC default to customer settings
4) Fixed FW crash when a rebuilding span is removed.
5) Fxied Unable to import foreign configuration
6) Fixed Reformat ECC boot messages
7) Fixed Firmware crashed during boot with bad SAS cable between two enclosures.
8) Fixed VD created on the Physical disks that were part of RLM, goes in offline state
9) Fixed Rebuild on RAID 6 Physical disks toggles percentage completion.
10) Fixed FW crash issue with Large Number of Drives installed
11) Fixed OS crashed after S3 resume and restart manually
12) Fixed PL reset reported during booting sequence into RHEL 5 64bit OS
13) Fixed issue with 32G DMA memory range
14) Fixed Grammatical Errors and Improper Line Breaks in ECC error messaging

v1.11.02-0296
1) Fixed Rebuild on RAID 6 Physical disks toggles percentage completion issue
2) Fixed memeory failed to be detected issue during reboot
3) Fixed incorrect non-ECC message during POST
4) Fixed system halts issue when invalid SAS address is found
5) Adding display NCQ feature for each physical drive
6) Adding I2C Arbitration support
7) Adding enclosure hotplug support
8) Adding connector Enum and SAS Mux support
9) Adding support Phy Error Logs retreival
10) Fixed hard drives import issue
11) Adding Auto import support
12) Change Missing Battery message on POST to indicate possible Low Voltage too
13) Fixed The LED of disk fails to stop blinking when undo prepare removel command issued to hard disk
14) Fixed Bad block table on PD goes down to 80 full after rebooting a system
15) Fixed Dedicated hotspare(DHS) imported as global on foreign config import
16) Fixed DHS is not assign to the last array when there are multiple arrays
17) Fixed Media errors not handled during Reconstruction from R1 to R6
18) Fixed Removal of all member disks of a VD, leads to rebuild on a different VD
19) Fixed Forcing one LD offline causes another LD to become Degraded
20) Fixed media errors not be recovered dring Patrol Read
21) Fixed I/O is still running in Read Only mode and Blocked mode
22) Fixed Unable to see SMART trip on Segate SAS attached 
23) Fixed Handle DDF data that has incorrectly computed checksum
24) Fixed BGI/ CC not abort once rebuild starts
25) Fixed Raid 60 Import foreign configuration causes rebuilding to imported failed arrays
26) Fixed FW fails to detect SAS drives and bad PHY events are logged
27) Fixed Internal BP SEP can not be detected
28) Fixed Unable to to locate PDs, Option not available, Enclosure slot LEDs are not working
29) Fixed Auto-rebuild does not start when inserting new drive
30) Fixed Auto Rebuild is kicking after moving PD to to either a new slot or channel
31) Fixed Reconstructing VD failed to restart after restored on a same controller
32) Fixed HDD did not become failed even with the command timed-out
33) Fixed Battery retention test not reporting pass/fail
34) Fixed R10 Foreiign Config requires reboot for successful import
35) Fixed FW generates PD events with enclosure ID = 0xFF
36) Fixed No warning message post during boot for unsuppoted Memory
37) Fixed All SATA pds are listed as not a certified drive
38) Fixed FW continues the detection of SEP components soon after the SEP reset comm
39) Fixed PR is aborted after correcting media error
40) Fixed Rebuilding SATA drive drops offline when detecting errors on source drive
41) Fixed Auto Rebuild failed to start intermittently
42) Fixed SES communication loss for a while and come back during configured PDs remove
43) Fixed pulling drive from R1 while Windows vista* is installing breaks
44) Fixed Rebuild Does Not Start After Importing Foreign Config
45) Fixed During rebuild on RAID 60 communication is lost with the enclosure
46) Fixed Bad drive casing FW to reset
47) Fixed FW breaks after remove battery from controller
48) Fixed "Battery HW is missing" message during system POST
49) Fixed BGI keeps starting and failing on VD 0 after creating R1 and R6
50) Fixed Max PD uses for a VD hanging during bios post for long time
51) Fixed Create R6 WT/DIO with 2 GHS and 1 DHS and removed two pds, the one of the GHS become unconfigure good
52) Fixed Controller breaks while running heavy I/O's on diffrent stripesize R6 ld's
53) Fixed LED is not working if using SPGIO
54) Fixed FW doesn't detect SMART error drive which move to different slot


v1.11.02-0272 - Initial release 

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