This LSI 3008 HBA update to TI firmware is still on my wish list, but I could not find it when I bought the board in 2018.
[WayBack] Supermicro Single CPU Board for ESXi Home lab – Upgrading LSI 3008 HBA on the X10SRH-CLN4F | ESX Virtualization:
As you know my lab got an addition this year with Supermicro’s Single CPU board, the X10SRH-CLN4F. In this post we will be upgrading LSI 3008 HBA on the X10SRH-CLN4F.
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I have learned a new way to patch via UEFI. In fact, it’s same (or easier) than through DOS-based bootable USB. The IT firmware can be reverted back to IR firmware as in the ZIP package there are both versions there. So in case you need a server with hardware RAID, you can use the IR version. I was actually wondering what it means the IT and IR and here is what I have found at LSI (Avago) website:
“IT” firmware maximizes the connectivity and performance aspects of the HBA. “IR” firmware offers RAID functionality via RAID 0, 1, and 10 capabilities.
Via:
- [WayBack] Reddit – X10SRL-F vs. X10SRH-CF (VM host) : homelab
- [WayBack] How to flash a LSI SAS 3008 HBA (e.g. IBM M1215) to IT mode
- [WayBack] LSI 3008 flash to P9 IT Firmware | iXsystems Community
- [WayBack] #10862: Update mpr driver to version 9 | Page 2 | iXsystems Community
I just ran across this today – Supermicro posted new firmware on June 18, 2016 for the Avago/LSI 3008 SAS chip found on the X10SRH-CLN4F.
This version FINALLY pairs up with the driver version contained in the current version of FreeNAS 9.10.xxxx. P12 firmware is currently correct for the V13 driver in FreeNAS 9.10.3008_FW_PH12.00.02.00.zip
SR-IOV?
The step afterwards is to enable SR-IOV for this LSI 3008 HBA.
These links should help with that:
- “LSI 3008” “SR-IOV” – Google Search
- [WayBack] SR-IOV with LSI 3008? | ServeTheHome and ServeThe.Biz Forums
- [WayBack] virtual machine – IOV / SR-IOV / MR-IOV for non-network hardware – Super User
- [WayBack] ESXi whitebox: VT-d, SR-IOV, LSI 3008, Intel X550, FreeNAS, pfSense, AD and Exchange Server
–jeroen