Users Guide

• HBA 330 MX

• HBA 330 MMZ

• SAS 12 Gbps HBA

• HBA 330 Mini

• HBA 330 Adapter

• HBA 345 Adapter only on C6525

• HBA 345 Frnt / Adapter on R6525

NOTE: Storage Management only enumerates and provides the PCI slot information for Broadcom SAS 9207-8e and

SAS 9300-8e controllers. As Storage Management does not monitor these non-RAID controllers, devices connected to

these controllers are not enumerated, alerts are not logged, and SNMP traps are not sent for these controllers.

NOTE: In Storage Management, the Broadcom SAS HBA controller page display properties such as: ID, Status, Name,

Slot ID, State, Driver Version, Storport Driver Version, Number of Connectors, and Controller Tasks.

NOTE: When a backplane without an expander (passive backplane) is connected to an HBA 330 controller, the

enumeration of the physical disks is split between Connector 0 and Connector 1. For example, if the passive backplane is

populated with a maximum of eight physical disks, the first four physical disks are listed under Connector 0 and the

remaining four physical disks are listed under Connector 1. You will be able to view all the eight physical disks only if

both bays are connected. If one bay is connected, only the physical disks associated with that bay are displayed.

NOTE: For SAS 12 Gbps HBA and HBA 330 controller, the Available Reports that can be viewed are View Slot Occupancy

Report and View Physical Disk Firmware Version Report.

NOTE: At times, the connector ID for SAS 12 Gbps HBA may not be displayed correctly on Storage Management. This

occurs because of a firmware limitation in the SAS 12 Gbps HBA. However, this connector ID discrepancy does not

cause any functional limitation.

Firmware Or Driver Versions

Use the firmware or driver versions window to view information about the controller firmware and drivers. For more information on

firmware and drivers, see Before Installing Storage Management.

Related concepts

Firmware Or Driver Properties

The firmware and driver properties can vary depending on the model of the controller. The firmware and driver properties are listed in the

table below.

NOTE:

The firmware and drivers listed in the

Server Administrator Release Notes

refer to the minimum supported

version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. For most recent driver and

firmware requirements, contact your service provider.

Table 8. Firmware/Driver Properties

Property Definition

Firmware Version Displays the version of the firmware that is installed on the controller.

NOTE: Storage Management displays Not Applicable on some

controllers for which the firmware version cannot be obtained.

Minimum Required Firmware Version Displays the minimum firmware version that is required by Storage Management.

This property is displayed only if the controller firmware does not meet the

minimum requirement.

Driver Version Displays the version of the driver that is installed on the controller.

NOTE: Storage Management displays Not Applicable on some

controllers for which the driver version cannot be obtained.

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