Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 - Flashing Controller Firmware Command; Controller Cache Command

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12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Chapter 6: StorCLI
Working with the Storage Command Line Tool
Table 42 Set Security Key Input Options
Input example:
storcli /c0 set securitykey=Lsi@12345 passphrase=Lsi@123456 keyid=1
storcli /c
x set securitykey=sssss oldsecuritykey=ssss [passphrase=sssss][keyid=sssss]
This command changes the security key for the controller.
Input example:
storcli /c0 set securitykey=Lsi@12345 oldsecuritykey=pass123
passphrase=Lsi@123456 keyid=1
6.6.2.6 Flashing Controller Firmware Command
NOTE The Flashing Controller Firmware command is not supported in
Embedded MegaRAID.
The following command is used to flash the controller firmware.
storcli /c
x download file=filepath [fwtype=<value>] [nosigchk] [noverchk] [resetnow]
This command flashes the firmware with the ROM file to the specified adapter from the given file location (filepath is
the absolute file path). You can use the following options when you flash the firmware:
Table 43 Flashing Controller Firmware Input Options
6.6.2.7 Controller Cache Command
The following command flushes the controller cache.
storcli /c
x flush|flushcache
This command flushes the controller cache.
Input example:
storcli /c0 flushcache
Option Value Range Description
passphrase Should have a combination of numbers,
upper case letters, lower case letters and
special characters.
Minimum of 8 characters and maximum
of 32 characters.
String that is linked to the controller and is used in the next
bootup to encrypt the lock key. If the passphrase is not set, the
controller generates it by default.
keyid — Unique ID set for different controllers to help you specify a
passphrase to a specific controller.
Option Value Range Description
nosigchk — The application flashes the firmware even if the check word on the file does not match the
required check word for the controller.
NOTE You can damage the controller if a corrupted image is flashed using this option.
noverchk — The application flashes the controller firmware without checking the version of the firmware
image.
fwtype 0: Application
1: TMMC
The firmware type to be downloaded. The application downloads the firmware for the
controller. The TMMC downloads the firmware for the TMMC battery only. Default is 0
(application).
resetnow — Invokes online firmware update on the controller; you do not need to reboot the controller
to make the update effective.