Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 on HP Integrity Servers Release Notes v7.1

EBSU fails when flashing an Emulex 4 Gb HBA
Issue EBSU cannot flash the Emulex 4 Gb Host Bus Adapter (HBA) to the latest firmware
and EFI version, if the current EFI Driver flashed to the Emulex 4 Gb controller is
version 5.02A1.
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Workaround Exit EBSU.1.
2. Unload all Emulex drivers using the EFI shell unload command.
3. Run EBSU again.
ESBU can lose mapping of drives connected to QLogic controllers
Issue In some cases, EBSU may lose the mapping of disk drives attached to QLogic
controllers.
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Workaround Use "Maintain Firmware" to flash the QLogic controller to the latest firmware.
After rebooting the system, EBSU detects and configures the disk drives attached
to the QLogic controller.
Fibre Channel
Event ID 129 messages with QLogic 8 GB HBAs
Issue On HP Integrity systems with QLogic 8 GB HBAs (451871-B21, AH400A, and
AH401A) using version 9.1.8.17 of the driver, excessive Event ID 129 messages
could result in slow system performance or a system crash. The supported driver
is not on the Smart Setup 7.0 solution.
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Workaround Download the 9.1.8.19 or later version of the driver from http://www.hp.com.
Error message during system boot
Issue On a system with an Emulex LPe1205-HP 8 Gb Mezzanine card, during system
boot, a VOLTAGE_DEGRADES_TO_NON_RECOVERABLE message is posted in
the System Event Log (SEL). You can view this message with the SL command
under the MP menu.
Servers HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade and BL870c Server Blade
Workaround This is only an alert message. The function and performance on the Mezzanine
card are not adversely affected. No actions are needed.
Mixing Fibre Channel HBA models within same system might cause a blue screen
Issue Mixing HBA cards from different vendors with different I/O maximum transfer
packet sizes in a Multipath I/O (MPIO) configuration on the same server can
cause a blue screen with Stopcode 0x000000D1 and a reference to
elxstor.sys.
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Workaround Do not mix HBAs from different vendors in the same server configuration in an
MPIO environment.
Target LUN and boot controller WWN not visible in a VC environment
Issue When installing to storage attached to an Emulex LPe1105 mezzanine controller
(403621-B21) in a Virtual Connect (VC) environment through a Brocade switch,
the target LUN is not visible and the WWN for the boot controller is not visible
in the zone in the switch administrative tool.
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