Intel ir3 2208 ROC Hardware RAID Firmware 23.29.0-0016

Versions:

- Firmware 3.410.35-3698
- BIOS 5.47.05.0
- UEFI_Driver 0x06080502 (SIGNED)
- Hii v03.09.06.00 (SIGNED)
- WebBIOS 6.1-71-e_71-Rel
- ROMENV 1.08
- PCLI 05.07.00
- BootBlock 2.05.00.00-0010
- NVDATA 2.1406.03-0135
- BootBlockCommon 07.26.26.219
- FCODE 4.16.08.00

Changes:

- Various changes for different OEMs.
- Preventing PatrolRead from correcting the same error LBA in loop
- Foreign Import fail after controller exchange
- (Resolved)- Drives change to "foreign" state when FW is downgraded from MR 5.11 to MR 5.6/5.7/5.8/5.9
- Few un-acceptable prints in serial log.
- Extend firmware support for the new SuperCap revisions
- During the AC cycle test via SAS2208 MR card with TMMA, it will halt on cached data was lost error
- When we attempt to retrieve iMR Thunderbolt controller firmware logs using an application, we see some lines that are wrapped without starting on a new line.
- Internal Development team defect to fix build issues related to 240 Logical Drive API changes.
- Improve the Jetstress test performance.
- At boot up, if a learn is required or a learn is in progress, do not wait for the SuperCap to charge.
- Limit the number of retries when learn fails to start after firmware issues the learn command.
- Increasing SuperCap temperature above thresholds showed no Asynchronous Event Notification (AEN) or transition of Cache Policy to Write Through (WT)
- Cannot import foreign configuration.
- Foreign configuration import failure for spanned array with pinned cache
- Machine Check exception occurs during cache offload
- Montask issue in performance test.
- Increase the SuperCap learn time out value for 2GB TMM-B solution.
- Foreign configuration import failure when Virtual drives (VD) with pinned cache are present
- Firmware enables Dimmer Switch (DS3) Power Save Options.
- Requirement to implement 512e logical drives in Tbolt.
- Enable FastPath for all LSI Controllers
- If cache offload happens during a relearn, then the Firmware will halt at next boot for the learn completion.
- Add better debugging functionality for Alarm related field issues
- Start a learn even if the SuperCap is not completely charged.
- Change the cache policy of Virtual Drives(VDs) to Write Through(WT) if SuperCap temperature goes above 60 degree Celsius.
- Preventing controller reset after running several hours with ASPM(Active State Power Management) enabled
- Display the Command Descriptor Block(CDB) for timed out commands.
- RAID Ctrl. non-staggered spin-up after power saving- spin down
- To Disable the logging of event MR_EVT_PD_EMERGENCY_SPARE_COMMISSIONED_REMINDER
- HDD resume failed during dimmer switch test method.
- System crashes and OS boot issues with 2008 R2 based on 9280-16i4e controllers after one drive is failing in a RAID 5.
- IO freeze on R5 while running host IO with BGI
- Running Storcli /C0/CV show or (show all) starts a relearn on supercap issue
- Mechanism to override NVDATA Drive Activity LED setting
- Consistency Check media error handling is incorrect and causes data integrity issue
- Fix for Infinite retries of command for a particular sense code
- Change when checking if copyback can be done on a PD in a PRL11
- Patrol read is in progress even after issuing stop patrol read command through App
- At boot up, if a learn is required or a learn is in progress, do not wait for the SuperCap to charge.
- For a particular OEM, size of some 4TB drives is reported as zero
- correct when copyback (replace) for R11 can be done.
- Enable FastPath for all LSI Controllers
- SMART poll needs to issue log sense with page control set to current/ cummulative value
- Consistency Check media error handling is incorrect and causes data integrity issue
- Firmware breaks into montask if you boot with pinned cache
- HDD resume failed during dimmer switch test method.
- Mechanism to override NVDATA Drive Activity LED setting
- Cannot recover data from a recoverable media error after Patrol Read encounters recovery failure for RAID-1
- Getting Question Value mismatch when entering Controller management screen in HII
- CacheCade data loss after reboot
- (Port_Not_Required)- Montask occurs when running host i/o and parallel OOB command
- For a particular OEM, size of some 4TB drives is reported as zero
- Improve the Jetstress test performance.
- Increase the SuperCap learn time out value for 2GB TMM-B solution.
- Battery/ Memory Problems are detected and cache offload does not happen with a 2GB Memory module/ SuperCap design.
- Battery/ Memory Problems are detected and cache offload does not happen with a 2GB Memory module/ SuperCap design.
- MR 6.4:Patrol read is in progress even after issueing stop patrol read command through App
- 240VD Support: In Post Restrict to 64 VD only
- With more than 64 VD's in the configuration, number of Virtual Drives handled by BIOS message is not shown in the POST.
- OpROM- If there is boot message, BIOS won't detect > 64 VDs
- Display Warning Message when Preboot Configuration Utility are Disabled and User tries to lunch it
- AutoSelectBootLd is not working if user has OS in VD > 64
- Firmware enters faults state after a reboot on flashing firmware with IO in progress.
- Display the first 64 VDs in the POST (in the same sequence we get it from FW)
- OEM wants the battery status text in BIOS to change from "missing" to "N/A" for iMR solutions.
- VT-d/IOMMU support for iMR- Implement mechanism to allow system BIOS to put entries for iMR mem allocation into proper table
- WebBIOS of MR card hangs due to bios control mis-direct in OEM boards
- Write Caching HBA, JBOD/R0 supported TB controller with 240 SystemPD/LD support
- VT-d/IOMMU support for iMR- Implement mechanism to allow system BIOS to put entries for iMR mem allocation into proper table
- Firmware enters faults state after a reboot on flashing firmware with IO in progress.
- Display Warning Message when Preboot Configuration Utility are Disabled and User tries to lunch it
- setting deviceExposure greater than or eaual to 128 will show wrong VD handled by bios
- Implement password EFI_IFR_FLAG_CALLBACK bit requirement from UEFI spec 2.4 Errata B
- Return health status failed if we have returned device error from Start()
- Safe guard: Return health status failed if platform calls GetHealthStatus w/ NULL handle after we return intermediate status
- For OEM dont free the host memory during disconnect/unload process
- Ext/SCSI PassThru: UEFI Driver not filling direction flag correctly for Read
- DHP: Remove default value from numeric primitive that is present under suppressif
- Don't let user boot to OS until user discards dirty cache
- For OEM change memory type from EfiRuntimeServicesData to EfiMemoryMappedIO
- Code refactor effort: Hii Image buffer clean-up
- FMP GetImageInfo could result in stack corruption- Code Review Defect ID D26304
- UEFI Driver- has debug print statements during POST
- Install FMP on Controller Handle at Start() and the exception
- Write Caching HBA, JBOD/R0 supported TB controller with 240 SystemPD/LD support
- VT-d/IOMMU support for iMR- Implement mechanism to allow system BIOS to put entries for iMR mem allocation into proper table
- Remove default value from numeric primitive that is present under suppressif
- has debug print statements during POST
- For OEM change memory type from EfiRuntimeServicesData to EfiMemoryMappedIO
- Don't let user boot to OS until user discards dirty cache
- Code refactor effort: Hii Image buffer clean-up
- Initilize the buffer that we allocate to load HII and return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES if allocation fails
- VT-d/IOMMU support for iMR- Implement mechanism to allow system BIOS to put entries for iMR mem allocation into proper table
- Do not go to WebBIOS due to a bad health status when WebBIOS is disabled in NVDATA.
- Do not go to WebBIOS due to a bad health status when WebBIOS is disabled in NVDATA.
- For OEM dont free the host memory during disconnect/unload process
- CPU EXCEPTION ERROR During CSIOR Stage
- CPU EXCEPTION ERROR During CSIOR Stage
- Install FMP on Controller Handle at Start() and the exception
- ATA Pass thru: Timeout is not passed correctly to FW
- FMP GetImageInfo could result in stack corruption- Code Review Defect ID D26304
- ATA Pass thru: Timeout is not passed correctly to FW
- Initilize the buffer that we allocate to load HII and return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES if allocation fails
- Safe guard: Return health status failed if platform calls GetHealthStatus w/ NULL handle after we return intermediate status
- Minor Typos and consistency issues in HEFU HII help text
- Handling code collaborator Defects: SCGCQ00573222 and SCGCQ00568814
- HII 240 VD: HII fails to list the foreign configuration
- Hii- Restrict the user from creating the 65th VD.
- Consistency Check Start- remove mm/dd/yyyy from the string as the format is out of control of LSI
- Change the Step Value to 0 for all numeric to make sure for free edit instead of Incrementing and decrementing using +/-
- Handling Code Collaborator Defect: SCGCQ00573222
- Not able to create VD with 4k drives on OEM server.
- Update the string for help
- HII is showing RAID6 and RAID5 levels while creating VD when we have 2 512n drives and 1 4k Drives
- HII does not display power state of a PD
- Remove FMP installed on the controller handle in HII
- Address review comments
- Unable to set spinup drive count in HII
- Write Caching HBA, JBOD/R0 supported TB controller with 240 SystemPD/LD support
- Clone SCGCQ00556243 into the mainline
- Port 240VD change to Tbolt SCGCQ00441334
- Change the default Setting of Disk Cahce Policy from Unchanged to Disable.
- Add Mirror Join functionality- PR SCGCQ00521537
- Requirement for 512e implementation changes- PR SCGCQ00425778
- Ability to enable/disable JBOD mode in HII
- Change the wording in HII from Check Consistency to Make data consistent
- HII is gave a option to start reconstruction from any degraded RAID level to RAID 0.
- Detail Drives info shows incorrectly in BIOS- unknown characters appearing
- Enhance strings for Locked foreign config import feature
- Remove FMP installed on the controller handle in HII
- RSOD during POST after enabling SecureBoot with OEM controller installed
- HII reports wrong data under 'Eligible JBOD Drives for conversion' while converting JBOD to UG
- Unable to set spinup drive count in HII
- Not showing PD to assign as DHS to R50/ R60 VD if PD is of lesser size than largest PD in V
- After Rebuilding, DHS and Expand VD operations failed to update as per VD properties
- In HII ,Full initialization is not grayed out for R6 DIF arrays.
- Creation+ FW updation+ Scan foreign Configuration is disabled/grayed out in HII page
- change the numeric primitive's maximum from MAX_PHYSICAL_DRIVES to 0xff
- In HII ,Full initialization is not grayed out for R6 DIF arrays.
- Enhance help message for PD/VD Operation field
- After Rebuilding, DHS and Expand VD operations failed to update as per VD properties
- HII is gave a option to start reconstruction from any degraded RAID level to RAID 0.
- HII does not display power state of a PD
- In HII Create VD option is enabled when resconstruction is in progress (on partial VD)
- RSOD during POST after enabling SecureBoot with OEM controller installed
- Consistency Check Start- remove mm/dd/yyyy from the string as the format is out of control of LSI
- HII reports wrong data under 'Eligible JBOD Drives for conversion' while converting JBOD to UG
- When Controller is in Safe Mode don't remove UCM formset
- change the numeric primitive's maximum from MAX_PHYSICAL_DRIVES to 0xff
- Minor Typos and consistency issues in HEFU HII help text
- HII is showing RAID levels, irrespective of drives to configure a new RAID level.
- "Make Unconfigured good" option missing in HII even if JBOD's are present in the config
- creation in HII is showing GB
- HII is showing RAID6 and RAID5 levels while creating VD when we have 2 512n drives and 1 4k Drives
- "Make Unconfigured good" option missing in HII even if JBOD's are present in the config
- Not able to create VD with 4k drives on intel wildcat server.
- HII is not displaying the cachecade 512GB warning message
- Enhance help message for PD/VD Operation field
- HII is not displaying the cachecade 512GB warning message
- TB creation in HII is showing GB
- HII is showing RAID levels, irrespective of drives to configure a new RAID level.
- Call UninstallStoreLib when we call StopControllerHiiImpl function

This download is valid for the products listed below:

- Intel Integrated RAID Module RMS25CB040
- Intel Integrated RAID Module RMS25CB080
- Intel Integrated RAID Module RMS25PB040
- Intel Integrated RAID Module RMS25PB080
- Intel Integrated RAID Module RMT3CB080
- Intel Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080
- Intel RAID Controller RS25AB080
- Intel RAID Controller RS25DB080
- Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008
- Intel RAID Controller RS25SB008