diff --git a/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLCRS.bat b/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLCRS.bat new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8aee20d --- /dev/null +++ b/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLCRS.bat @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +@echo off +echo H710P D1 Mini BLADE SERVER Preparation +pause If your card is not H710P D1 Mini in a BLADE, hit ctrl+c now!! Otherwise hit enter +pause Press any key to clean adapter flash +megarec -cleanflash 0 +pause Press any key to continue +echo running second cleaning to be sure +megarec -cleanflash 0 +pause Press any key to write IT Mode SBR +megarec -writesbr 0 D1PBLMOD.sbr +pause If no errors above, you may press any key then reboot diff --git a/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLMOD.sbr b/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLMOD.sbr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..39fb386 Binary files /dev/null and b/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLMOD.sbr differ diff --git a/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLRVT.bat b/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLRVT.bat new file mode 100644 index 0000000..58b9ab7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLRVT.bat @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +@echo off +echo Revert D1 H710P Mini For Blades To Dell Firmware +pause If your card is not D1 Mini for Blades, hit ctrl+c now!! Otherwise hit enter +pause Press any key to clean adapter flash +megarec -cleanflash 0 710PBLSK.rom +echo Flashing Dell Image Complete +pause Press any key to write Dell SBR (required) +megarec -writesbr 0 D1PBLSTK.sbr +pause If no errors above, you may press any key then reboot diff --git a/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLSTK.sbr b/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLSTK.sbr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..acc74eb Binary files /dev/null and b/Perc Guide Source Files/FreeDOS/D1PBLSTK.sbr differ diff --git a/docs/H710P-D1-Blade.md b/docs/H710P-D1-Blade.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..80718f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/H710P-D1-Blade.md @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +# H710P D1 For Blades IT Mode Flashing +Continued instructions for flashing the H710P Mini Mono (D1 Revision) for blade servers (M620 etc). You should only continue here after following the [Introduction Page](perc.md). If you haven't done so already, go back. + +**NOTE: This section is for Blade Servers only! M620, M820, etc. They look like this:** + + ![blade](store/perc/blade.jpg) + +They are large chassis with multiple server blades inside of them. If you have a regular rackmount server, like an R620 or R720, **do not follow this section**. Go back to the [Introduction Page](perc.md) and follow the appropriate regular guide. + +## Verify & SAS +You should still be in the FreeDOS live boot image. Double check you are on the right guide by running the following command again: +``` +info +``` +Your output should exactly match the below: +``` +Product Name : PERC H710P Mini +ChipRevision : D1 +SAS Address : xxxx (will differ) +``` + +Next, you need to note the SAS address of the card from the above output so we can program it back later. Take a screenshot of the console, or otherwise note down the address so you can write it back at the end of the guide. It's not a huge deal if you lose it, but it's easiest to program back the original address instead of generating a new one. + +## Cleaning The Card +Still in FreeDOS, run the following command to wipe the flash on the card and get rid of all Dell firmware. This will also flash the required SBR: +``` +D1PBLCRS +``` +Follow the prompts. If it finishes without error, it's time to reboot into Linux. Get the Linux live ISO from the ZIP ready to boot from, then tell FreeDOS to reboot: +``` +reboot +``` + +## Linux Time +You should now be booted into the Linux ISO from the ZIP. Use the following credentials to login: **user/live** + +We highly recommend SSH'ing to the live ISO so you can copy/paste commands and not have to use the iDRAC virtual console. To do so, run the following to find the IP of the install: +``` +ipinfo +``` +It should spit out an IP. SSH to it, using the same **user/live** credentials. This is not required and you can continue on using the iDRAC (or physical) console, but it will be slightly more inconvenient. + +## Flashing IT Firmware +Now, still in Linux, we need to change to the root user: +``` +sudo su - +``` +Now we run the flashing script. Issue the following command to begin the process: +``` +D1-H710 +``` +It should automatically do everything required to flash the card. If you don't get any unexpected errors and it completes, we need to reboot and program the SAS address back to finish. See the following note. + +**Note:** For some reason, the very first boot after crossflashing the card will cause a kernel panic - I believe it's iDRAC not letting go of something (I was able to see the card put in a fault state via the debug UART when this happens). This only happens the first reboot after crossflashing. When you boot back into the live ISO and get the panic, either let it reboot itself, or use iDRAC to force a reboot. After that boot back into the live ISO again and all will be well. + +## Programming SAS Address Back + +Now rebooted back into the live Linux image, just run the following commands, filling in the example address with your own, that you noted down earlier: +``` +sudo su - +setsas 500605b123456777 +``` +It should succeed without errors. That's it! You can run the following command to get some info about your new card. You should be able to see your SAS address and the same firmware version: +``` +info +``` + +``` + Controller Number : 0 + Controller : SAS2308_2(D1) + PCI Address : 00:02:00:00 + SAS Address : 0000000-0-0000-0000 + NVDATA Version (Default) : 14.01.00.06 + NVDATA Version (Persistent) : 14.01.00.06 + Firmware Product ID : 0x2214 (IT) + Firmware Version : 20.00.07.00 + NVDATA Vendor : LSI + NVDATA Product ID : SAS9207-8i + BIOS Version : N/A + UEFI BSD Version : N/A + FCODE Version : N/A + Board Name : SAS9207-8i + Board Assembly : N/A + Board Tracer Number : N/A +``` +Unless you also need to flash boot images for booting off the card, you can now ditch all the live images and reboot back into your normal system, and enjoy your IT mode card. + +## Optional: Boot Images +>Note: flashing these can add up to 2 minutes to server boot time if you have a lot of drives. Be sure you need them! + +If you need to boot from drives connected to this adapter, you'll need to flash a boot image to it. Otherwise, skip it. This is what gives you the "press blahblah to enter the LSI boot configuration utility" text when the server boots. To flash the regular BIOS boot image: +``` +flashboot /root/Bootloaders/mptsas2.rom +``` +If you want to UEFI boot from drives connected to this adapter, you need to flash the UEFI boot image (the card can have both UEFI and BIOS boot images flashed): +``` +flashboot /root/Bootloaders/x64sas2.rom +``` +You can now ditch the live images and boot back into your normal system. + +## Optional: Reverting +If for some reason you need to revert back to the stock Dell PERC firmware, that's easy. Boot back into the FreeDOS live image, and run the following command: +``` +D1PBLRVT +``` +That's it! When it finishes, just reboot back to your normal system with the `reboot` command. +>Note: This uses the unmodified latest Dell firmware `21.3.5-0002,A09` extracted from the update EXE found [here](https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=206vx). +> +>Thank you to Anthony Decoux for collecting the required files for me on his blade system! diff --git a/docs/perc.md b/docs/perc.md index 78e9545..dcfaf64 100644 --- a/docs/perc.md +++ b/docs/perc.md @@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ When you're finished with this guide, don't forget to go back and enable Virtual **Download the ZIP below** which contains two ISOs. One is a FreeDOS live image, the other is a Debian live image. Both come prepackaged with all the required tools and files, and they can be booted either via iDRAC virtual media or by burning them to a flash drive via [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/) in WIndows, using `dd` in Linux, or your favorite flashing utility - up to you. If you use Ventoy, make sure to boot the FreeDOS image in memdisk mode. -[```Dell Perc Flashing ZIP```](store/perc/perc-crossflash-v2.4.zip) -```Version: v2.4``` -```ZIP Updated: 09-01-2023``` -```MD5: f2b335c471a305b935eafd1031faade2``` +[```Dell Perc Flashing ZIP```](store/perc/perc-crossflash-v2.5.zip) +```Version: v2.5``` +```ZIP Updated: 09-28-2023``` +```MD5: d7f5f926626b295f7005c4c927158569``` ## Finding Your Card Revision @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ If it displays an **H710 Mini D1** proceed to the [H710 Mini (D1) Guide](H710-D1 If it displays an **H710 Mini D1** and it's in a blade server, proceed to the [H710 Mini (D1) Blade Guide](H710-D1-Blade.md) If it displays an **H710P Mini B0** proceed to the [H710P Mini (B0) Guide](H710P-B0.md) If it displays an **H710P Mini B0** and it's in a blade server, proceed to the [H710P Mini (B0) Blade Guide](H710P-B0-Blade.md) +If it displays an **H710P Mini D1** and it's in a blade server, proceed to the [H710P Mini (D1) Blade Guide](H710P-D1-Blade.md) If it displays an **H710P Mini D1** proceed to the [H710P Mini (D1) Guide](H710P-D1.md) If it displays an **H710 Adapter B0** proceed to the [H710 Full Size (B0) Guide](H710-B0-full.md) If it displays an **H710 Adapter D1** proceed to the [H710 Full Size (D1) Guide](H710-D1-full.md) @@ -173,7 +174,10 @@ Regardless, since they're the same price used, you may as well grab the D1 revis - 062P9H **H710P B0 Mini For Blades Part Numbers:** -- 081J2H +- 081J2H + +**H710P D1 Mini For Blades Part Numbers:** +- 0PK2W9 **H710P B0 Mini Part Numbers:** - 0TTVVV @@ -182,5 +186,3 @@ Regardless, since they're the same price used, you may as well grab the D1 revis **H710P D1 Mini Part Numbers:** - 0TY8F9 -**Unknown:** -- 0PK2W9 diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml index dd6a90f..66bd24d 100644 --- a/mkdocs.yml +++ b/mkdocs.yml @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ nav: - 'H710P B0 Mini': 'H710P-B0.md' - 'H710P B0 Mini Blade': 'H710P-B0-Blade.md' - 'H710P D1 Mini': 'H710P-D1.md' + - 'H710P D1 Mini Blade': 'H710P-D1-Blade.md' - 'H310 Full Size': 'H310-full.md' - 'H710 B0 Full Size': 'H710-B0-full.md' - 'H710 D1 Full Size': 'H710-D1-full.md' diff --git a/overrides/main.html b/overrides/main.html index 91ebeb2..cb82b0b 100644 --- a/overrides/main.html +++ b/overrides/main.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ {% block announce %}
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