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<p class=MsoNormal>Does the OS Update 2000-4-4a change the Smart Array
controller firmware? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We upgraded 8 servers from OS 2000-2-7sr6 to 2000-4-4asr4.
Part of the procedure was to power down and break a mirror for a backout plan.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Old Smart Array 5 Servers (DL380G3)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If we power down and replace a mirror drive when it boots up
we get “Press F1 (Default) to enable Interim Recovery Mode” then booted
normally. Event Viewer shows the mirrors re-generated successfully.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Newest Smart Array 5i Servers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If we power down and replace a mirror drive when it boots up
we get “<b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Drive Array</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Not Configured <b>Drive positions</b> appear
to have been changed</span>.” PXE DHCP BOOT. Workaround was to restore
removed mirrored drives and boot into Windows and then hot-swap the drives. The
mirrors would re-generate as seen in Event Viewer.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I can’t find a HP document on what is happening here.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I called HP and they thought maybe it was a firmware bug? Does
the OS Update 2000-4-4a change the Smart Array controller firmware?<o:p></o:p></p>
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