ALI Hard Disk Controller Driver Download For Windows



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ALI Hard Disk Controller Driver Download For Windows

* RECOMMENDED * HPE Smart Array Gen10 Controller Driver for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016

By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software License Agreement.
Note: Some software requires a valid warranty, current Hewlett Packard Enterprise support contract, or a license fee.

Type:Driver - Storage Controller
Version:100.52.1.64(5 Feb 2018)
Operating System(s):
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
Multi-part download
File name:cp032545.compsig (2.0 KB)
File name:cp032545.exe (826 KB)
This component provides support for the HPE Smart Array Gen10 E-series and P-series controllers

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

    • Enhanced controller cache management when doing an OS shutdown, hibernate, or sleep.
    • Enabled PCI Passthrough on Hyper-V.

To ensure the integrity of your download, HPE recommends verifying your results with the following SHA-256 Checksum values:

8a1745bd7baa6a2be5c1f7463268e55751d82698c6f3ab3c115e8e0223a4f056cp032545.compsig
e5ea03f105086191f448fb3e18460d30b9157929572e3bd0578ff5381265a8c2cp032545.exe

Reboot Requirement:
Reboot is required after installation for updates to take effect and hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation:
Download the Smart Component to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The downloaded file is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the Smart Component Number.

From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file.

End User License Agreements:
HPE Software License Agreement v1
Hewlett-Packard End User License Agreement

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Version:106.190.4.1062 (21 Dec 2020)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

This release provides the following fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where the early completion of the SRB_FUNCTION_SHUTDOWN SRB is in dump mode

  • The driver was not setting the feature bit to inform the controller to return a unique WWN ID per SATA drive via Inquiry VPD 0x83 rather then returning WWN ID per SAT drive port.

  • While executing HCK CHAOS test, SmartPQI driver crashes with bugcheck 0x7A (KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR).

  • While rebooting, the SmartPQI driver crashes with bugcheck 0xD1

  • An issue where Sleep test causes the SmartPQI driver to trigger a bugcheck 0xD1.

  • Fixed an issue while executing driver disable/reinstall, the SmartPQI driver crashes with bugcheck 0xD1

  • Fixed an issue where the application hangs due to lost command. When issuing 'Get-Disk' from Powershell, the command would eventually hang indefinitely.

  • Fixed the registry lookup for determining where I/O is completed was using the string ' SubmitViaStartIo ' instead of ' CompleteIoInDpc '.

  • Fixed an issue where while executing sleep, the windows SmartPQI driver crashes with bugcheck 0x7E.

  • Fixed an issue where the system would BSOD when doing unnecessary initialization of the multi-tag table after declaring controller lockup.

  • Fixed an issue that causes a DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSOD

  • Fixed an issue where assert did not take into account hibernation/sleep mode where the driver limits the max I/O setting.

Added an enhancement to fix the stale Drive fi rm ware version returned by a Power Shell command.


Version:106.178.0.1009 (11 Aug 2020)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Minor fixes required for functionality of FW 3.0

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Smartpqi driver 106.178.0.1009 supports the latest versions of Microsoft Windows OS environments and it is recommended for used with HPE Gen10 Smart Array controllers FW 3.0


Version:106.166.0.1022 (20 Dec 2019)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • When executing a “PCS-E2Launch” the system cause stop responding due to the internal controller command accessing the cmdinfo SRB.

Version:106.100.0.1014 (9 Sep 2019)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Fix the following issues:

  • System may become unresposive during initialization of s DC OFF/ON test
  • Corrected a wrong character displayed by Device Manager in a Japanese environment
  • Issue where a PQI reset was sent incorrectly to the controller causing the PNP WHQL test case to fail
  • Data could become inaccesible when a reboot is executed while the controller is in dump mode because the Power SRB completed before the cache flush

Version:106.84.2.64 (2 Apr 2019)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Improved integration with Smart Update Manager

Version:100.62.0.64(A) (27 Nov 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Note: If version 100.62.0.64 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 100.62.0.64 (A)

Added support for Windows Server 2019.


Version:100.62.0.64 (26 Jun 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Windows 2016 fails cluster validation test.
  • Windows “Removal Policy” incorrectly set to TRUE.

Version:100.52.1.64 (5 Feb 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

    • Enhanced controller cache management when doing an OS shutdown, hibernate, or sleep.
    • Enabled PCI Passthrough on Hyper-V.

Version:63.32.0.64(B) (20 Dec 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Initial driver release for HPE P/E-Class SR Gen10 controllers.

  • Added support for Windows 10 operating system.

Version:63.32.0.64(A) (25 Sep 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Added support for the following Gen10 servers:

  • HPE ProLiant XL190r Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen10 Server

Version:63.32.0.64 (12 Jul 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Initial driver release for HPE P/E-Class SR Gen10 controllers.

Type:Driver - Storage Controller
Version:100.52.1.64(5 Feb 2018)
Operating System(s):
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Description

This component provides support for the HPE Smart Array Gen10 E-series and P-series controllers

Enhancements

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

    • Enhanced controller cache management when doing an OS shutdown, hibernate, or sleep.
    • Enabled PCI Passthrough on Hyper-V.

Installation Instructions

To ensure the integrity of your download, HPE recommends verifying your results with the following SHA-256 Checksum values:

8a1745bd7baa6a2be5c1f7463268e55751d82698c6f3ab3c115e8e0223a4f056cp032545.compsig
e5ea03f105086191f448fb3e18460d30b9157929572e3bd0578ff5381265a8c2cp032545.exe

Reboot Requirement:
Reboot is required after installation for updates to take effect and hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation:
Download the Smart Component to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The downloaded file is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the Smart Component Number.

From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file.

Release Notes

End User License Agreements:
HPE Software License Agreement v1
Hewlett-Packard End User License Agreement

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Revision History

Version:106.190.4.1062 (21 Dec 2020)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

This release provides the following fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where the early completion of the SRB_FUNCTION_SHUTDOWN SRB is in dump mode

  • The driver was not setting the feature bit to inform the controller to return a unique WWN ID per SATA drive via Inquiry VPD 0x83 rather then returning WWN ID per SAT drive port.

  • While executing HCK CHAOS test, SmartPQI driver crashes with bugcheck 0x7A (KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR).

  • While rebooting, the SmartPQI driver crashes with bugcheck 0xD1

  • An issue where Sleep test causes the SmartPQI driver to trigger a bugcheck 0xD1.

  • Fixed an issue while executing driver disable/reinstall, the SmartPQI driver crashes with bugcheck 0xD1

  • Fixed an issue where the application hangs due to lost command. When issuing 'Get-Disk' from Powershell, the command would eventually hang indefinitely.

  • Fixed the registry lookup for determining where I/O is completed was using the string ' SubmitViaStartIo ' instead of ' CompleteIoInDpc '.

  • Fixed an issue where while executing sleep, the windows SmartPQI driver crashes with bugcheck 0x7E.

  • Fixed an issue where the system would BSOD when doing unnecessary initialization of the multi-tag table after declaring controller lockup.

  • Fixed an issue that causes a DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSOD

  • Fixed an issue where assert did not take into account hibernation/sleep mode where the driver limits the max I/O setting.

Added an enhancement to fix the stale Drive fi rm ware version returned by a Power Shell command.


Version:106.178.0.1009 (11 Aug 2020)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Minor fixes required for functionality of FW 3.0

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Smartpqi driver 106.178.0.1009 supports the latest versions of Microsoft Windows OS environments and it is recommended for used with HPE Gen10 Smart Array controllers FW 3.0


Version:106.166.0.1022 (20 Dec 2019)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • When executing a “PCS-E2Launch” the system cause stop responding due to the internal controller command accessing the cmdinfo SRB.

Version:106.100.0.1014 (9 Sep 2019)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Fix the following issues:

  • System may become unresposive during initialization of s DC OFF/ON test
  • Corrected a wrong character displayed by Device Manager in a Japanese environment
  • Issue where a PQI reset was sent incorrectly to the controller causing the PNP WHQL test case to fail
  • Data could become inaccesible when a reboot is executed while the controller is in dump mode because the Power SRB completed before the cache flush

Version:106.84.2.64 (2 Apr 2019)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Improved integration with Smart Update Manager

Version:100.62.0.64(A) (27 Nov 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Note: If version 100.62.0.64 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 100.62.0.64 (A)

Added support for Windows Server 2019.


Version:100.62.0.64 (26 Jun 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Windows 2016 fails cluster validation test.
  • Windows “Removal Policy” incorrectly set to TRUE.

Version:100.52.1.64 (5 Feb 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

    • Enhanced controller cache management when doing an OS shutdown, hibernate, or sleep.
    • Enabled PCI Passthrough on Hyper-V.

Version:63.32.0.64(B) (20 Dec 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Initial driver release for HPE P/E-Class SR Gen10 controllers.

  • Added support for Windows 10 operating system.

Version:63.32.0.64(A) (25 Sep 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Added support for the following Gen10 servers:

  • HPE ProLiant XL190r Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10 Server
  • HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen10 Server

Version:63.32.0.64 (12 Jul 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Initial driver release for HPE P/E-Class SR Gen10 controllers.

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* RECOMMENDED * Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - Smart Array P220i, P222, P420i, P420, P421, P721m, and P822

By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software License Agreement.
Note: Some software requires a valid warranty, current Hewlett Packard Enterprise support contract, or a license fee.

Type:Firmware - Storage Controller
Version:8.32(2 Nov 2017)
Operating System(s):
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Multi-part download
File name:cp033362.exe (7.8 MB)
File name:cp033362.md5 (48 Bytes)
This x64 Smart Component provides firmware for the following storage controllers: Smart Array P220i, P222, P420i, P420, P421, P721m, and P822

Improved accuracy of drive temperature reporting feature

To ensure the integrity of your download, HPE recommends verifying your results with the following SHA-256 Checksum values:

c44d8e07820afe7c7fb286ce9da44c85e98030b38801fadba01beb87a18d13b7cp033362.md5
52996f9e52f61f470075f0899f8c0212fd34b7a6e3881793765c408254e23b4acp033362.exe

Reboot Requirement:
Reboot is required after installation for updates to take effect and hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation:

To update firmware from Windows operating system on target server:

  • Place the Smart Component in a temporary directory.
  • Double-click on the Smart Component.
  • Follow the directions given by the Smart Component.
  • Reboot your system if you would like the update to take effect immediately.

To use HP Smart Update Manager from the Service Pack for ProLiant :

  • Place the desired firmware to be updated in the directory, SPP20xxxxxhpswpackages
  • Locate Start.html which is found in the root of the ISO
  • Open the html file in a supported browser
  • Follow the instructions on the screen

End User License Agreements:
HPE Software License Agreement v1
Hewlett-Packard End User License Agreement

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Notes:

Deliverable Name:
Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - Smart Array P220i, P222, P420i, P420, P421, P721m, and P822

Release Version and/or Date:
8.32
Last Recommended or Critical Version:
8.00
Previous Version of Firmware:
8.00
Firmware Dependency:
None

Enhancements/New Features:

  • Improved accuracy of drive temperature reporting feature

Problems Fixed:

  • System can potentially stop responding with no lockup code due to livelock condition where the RAID Stack thread is polling a queue for a completion to be returned by the base code firmware

Known Issues:
None

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

System can potentially stop responding with no lockup code due to livelock condition where the RAID Stack thread is polling a queue for a completion to be returned by the base code firmware

Version:8.32(C) (27 Nov 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Customers who already have firmware version 8.32 installed do not need to update to 8.32(C).

  • Improved Integration with Smart Update Manager

Version:8.32(B) (26 Jun 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Customers who already have firmware version 8.32 installed do not need to update to 8.32(B).

Added HPE Digital Signature


Version:8.32 (2 Nov 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

System can potentially stop responding with no lockup code due to livelock condition where the RAID Stack thread is polling a queue for a completion to be returned by the base code firmware

Improved accuracy of drive temperature reporting feature


Version:8.00(C) (25 Sep 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version.

  • Updated to support Service Pack for ProLiant version 2017.07.1

Note: If version 8.00 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 8.00 (C).


Version:8.00(B) (12 Jul 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Updated to support Service Pack for ProLiant version 2017.07.0

Note: If version 8.00 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 8.00 (B).


Version:8.00 (24 Oct 2016)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Drive temperatures for SATA drives might not be reported after hot-inserting the drive.
  • System might hang at POST following a reboot.
  • System fans might go to 100% if connected drives were spun down.
  • SATA SSD’s were incorrectly marked as worn out.

  • Increased performance of SATA drives by increasing command queue depth.


Version:7.5 (24 Oct 2016)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Drive temperatures for SATA drives might not be reported after hot-inserting the drive.


Version:7.02 (B) (7 Apr 2016)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Problems Fixed in 7.02:

  • A physical drive configured as a spare drive might indicate predictive failure sooner than expected.
  • Controller might stop responding during run-time (POST Lockup 0x13).
  • When drive write-cache is enabled, protocol errors are observed.
  • After hot-plug replacement of a hard disk drive, incorrect hard disk drive firmware version and upgrade recommendation were displayed by HP Smart Storage Administrator.

Problems Fixed in 7.02 (B):

  • Component would fail to install firmware in a system configured with two or more external drive enclosures attached to an HPE Host Bus Adapter H22x. The following message would be reported - “Device appears more than once in tree”. The firmware installation failure was not observed in configurations having only one external drive enclosure attached to an HPE Host Bus Adapter H22x.

Version:7.02 (1 Apr 2016)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • A physical drive configured as a spare drive might indicate predictive failure sooner than expected.
  • Controller might stop responding during run-time (POST Lockup 0x13).
  • When drive write-cache is enabled, protocol errors are observed.
  • After hot-plug replacement of a hard disk drive, incorrect hard disk drive firmware version and upgrade recommendation were displayed by HP Smart Storage Administrator.

Version:6.68 (1 Oct 2015)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • HP Smart Array Px2x controller with HP SmartCache enabled on boot volume could potentially encounter file corruption when booting the system if the Super-cap is not fully charged due to being replaced or being in a power down condition for several days (Example 7 days). File corruption is less likely to occur on non-boot volumes than on boot volumes. For additional information please refer to the customer advisory # c04719000

  • I/O may halt when the drive write cache is enabled.

  • Increased performance for tape drives when using variable block sizes.

Version:6.64 (15 Jun 2015)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HP recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • An intermittent aborted IO request with attached SATA drives resulted in a LUN (Logical Unit Number) reset.
  • When using SATA drives with a Px2x controller, the server may stop responding or shut down after an extended period of time due to a controller lockup (POST Lockup 0xAB).

Version:6.34 (6 Apr 2015)

Upgrade Requirement:
Critical - HP requires users update to this version immediately.

Problems Fixed:

  • Critical issue for all UEFI systems using 2.2 TB or greater volumes configured with GPT partitions. For additional information please refer to the customer advisory # c04602001
  • When a controller was set to RAID6 mode and a large number of recoverable errors were generated by hard disk drives in the system, the controller might go into a degraded mode and cease to function. A 0x0E error message would display during POST on subsequent power cycle and in the Integrated Management Log (IML)
  • The controller would report 0xE0 error to HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA) and would cease to function when set to RAID 6 mode
  • Intermittent SSD SATA 6G drive failures would occur when drive was configured in Bay 1 of HP ProLiant BL465 Gen8 Server
  • Uncorrectable ECC errors would cause the controller to stop responding (Lockup 0x13). This version of Smart Array firmware properly calculates the maximum controller memory bandwidth required to sustain streaming write operations with the current logical drive configuration and reduces the cache memory speed on configurations that do not require peak controller memory bandwidth. When running at the slower memory speed, less power is consumed and performance degradation is expected to be negligible. For additional information, reference Customer Advisory # c03755983
  • The HP D2220sb Storage Blade is not recognized when configuring it with the HP ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server Blade. For additional information please refer to the customer advisory # c04602866

Enhancements/New Features:

  • Improved error handling when hard disk drives generate a large number of recoverable errors.
  • Added support for non-hotplug disk drives.
  • Added support for HP ProLiant Gen9 servers:
    • HP ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server
    • HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server

Version:6 (9 Sep 2014)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HP recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Problems Fixed in version 6.00:
This firmware release resolved the following issues:

  • When executing kdump on systems running in Zero Memory RAID (ZMR) mode, the controller might halt.
  • When an HP Smart Array P420 controller was attached to both an expander backplane and non-expander backplane, the controller would not properly control SmartCarrier LEDs.
  • Chkdsk was running slowly.

Type:Firmware - Storage Controller
Version:8.32(2 Nov 2017)
Operating System(s):
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Description

This x64 Smart Component provides firmware for the following storage controllers: Smart Array P220i, P222, P420i, P420, P421, P721m, and P822

Enhancements

Improved accuracy of drive temperature reporting feature

Installation Instructions

To ensure the integrity of your download, HPE recommends verifying your results with the following SHA-256 Checksum values:

c44d8e07820afe7c7fb286ce9da44c85e98030b38801fadba01beb87a18d13b7cp033362.md5
52996f9e52f61f470075f0899f8c0212fd34b7a6e3881793765c408254e23b4acp033362.exe

Reboot Requirement:
Reboot is required after installation for updates to take effect and hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation:

To update firmware from Windows operating system on target server:

  • Place the Smart Component in a temporary directory.
  • Double-click on the Smart Component.
  • Follow the directions given by the Smart Component.
  • Reboot your system if you would like the update to take effect immediately.

To use HP Smart Update Manager from the Service Pack for ProLiant :

  • Place the desired firmware to be updated in the directory, SPP20xxxxxhpswpackages
  • Locate Start.html which is found in the root of the ISO
  • Open the html file in a supported browser
  • Follow the instructions on the screen

Release Notes

End User License Agreements:
HPE Software License Agreement v1
Hewlett-Packard End User License Agreement

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Notes:

Deliverable Name:
Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - Smart Array P220i, P222, P420i, P420, P421, P721m, and P822

Release Version and/or Date:
8.32
Last Recommended or Critical Version:
8.00
Previous Version of Firmware:
8.00
Firmware Dependency:
None

Enhancements/New Features:

  • Improved accuracy of drive temperature reporting feature

Problems Fixed:

  • System can potentially stop responding with no lockup code due to livelock condition where the RAID Stack thread is polling a queue for a completion to be returned by the base code firmware

Known Issues:
None

Fixes

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

System can potentially stop responding with no lockup code due to livelock condition where the RAID Stack thread is polling a queue for a completion to be returned by the base code firmware

Revision History

Version:8.32(C) (27 Nov 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Customers who already have firmware version 8.32 installed do not need to update to 8.32(C).

  • Improved Integration with Smart Update Manager

Version:8.32(B) (26 Jun 2018)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Customers who already have firmware version 8.32 installed do not need to update to 8.32(B).

Added HPE Digital Signature


Version:8.32 (2 Nov 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

System can potentially stop responding with no lockup code due to livelock condition where the RAID Stack thread is polling a queue for a completion to be returned by the base code firmware

Improved accuracy of drive temperature reporting feature


Version:8.00(C) (25 Sep 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version.

  • Updated to support Service Pack for ProLiant version 2017.07.1

Note: If version 8.00 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 8.00 (C).


Version:8.00(B) (12 Jul 2017)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Updated to support Service Pack for ProLiant version 2017.07.0

Note: If version 8.00 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 8.00 (B).


Version:8.00 (24 Oct 2016)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • Drive temperatures for SATA drives might not be reported after hot-inserting the drive.
  • System might hang at POST following a reboot.
  • System fans might go to 100% if connected drives were spun down.
  • SATA SSD’s were incorrectly marked as worn out.

  • Increased performance of SATA drives by increasing command queue depth.


Version:7.5 (24 Oct 2016)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Drive temperatures for SATA drives might not be reported after hot-inserting the drive.


Version:7.02 (B) (7 Apr 2016)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Problems Fixed in 7.02:

  • A physical drive configured as a spare drive might indicate predictive failure sooner than expected.
  • Controller might stop responding during run-time (POST Lockup 0x13).
  • When drive write-cache is enabled, protocol errors are observed.
  • After hot-plug replacement of a hard disk drive, incorrect hard disk drive firmware version and upgrade recommendation were displayed by HP Smart Storage Administrator.

Problems Fixed in 7.02 (B):

  • Component would fail to install firmware in a system configured with two or more external drive enclosures attached to an HPE Host Bus Adapter H22x. The following message would be reported - “Device appears more than once in tree”. The firmware installation failure was not observed in configurations having only one external drive enclosure attached to an HPE Host Bus Adapter H22x.

Version:7.02 (1 Apr 2016)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • A physical drive configured as a spare drive might indicate predictive failure sooner than expected.
  • Controller might stop responding during run-time (POST Lockup 0x13).
  • When drive write-cache is enabled, protocol errors are observed.
  • After hot-plug replacement of a hard disk drive, incorrect hard disk drive firmware version and upgrade recommendation were displayed by HP Smart Storage Administrator.

Version:6.68 (1 Oct 2015)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • HP Smart Array Px2x controller with HP SmartCache enabled on boot volume could potentially encounter file corruption when booting the system if the Super-cap is not fully charged due to being replaced or being in a power down condition for several days (Example 7 days). File corruption is less likely to occur on non-boot volumes than on boot volumes. For additional information please refer to the customer advisory # c04719000

  • I/O may halt when the drive write cache is enabled.

  • Increased performance for tape drives when using variable block sizes.

Version:6.64 (15 Jun 2015)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HP recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

  • An intermittent aborted IO request with attached SATA drives resulted in a LUN (Logical Unit Number) reset.
  • When using SATA drives with a Px2x controller, the server may stop responding or shut down after an extended period of time due to a controller lockup (POST Lockup 0xAB).

Version:6.34 (6 Apr 2015)

Upgrade Requirement:
Critical - HP requires users update to this version immediately.

Problems Fixed:

  • Critical issue for all UEFI systems using 2.2 TB or greater volumes configured with GPT partitions. For additional information please refer to the customer advisory # c04602001
  • When a controller was set to RAID6 mode and a large number of recoverable errors were generated by hard disk drives in the system, the controller might go into a degraded mode and cease to function. A 0x0E error message would display during POST on subsequent power cycle and in the Integrated Management Log (IML)
  • The controller would report 0xE0 error to HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA) and would cease to function when set to RAID 6 mode
  • Intermittent SSD SATA 6G drive failures would occur when drive was configured in Bay 1 of HP ProLiant BL465 Gen8 Server
  • Uncorrectable ECC errors would cause the controller to stop responding (Lockup 0x13). This version of Smart Array firmware properly calculates the maximum controller memory bandwidth required to sustain streaming write operations with the current logical drive configuration and reduces the cache memory speed on configurations that do not require peak controller memory bandwidth. When running at the slower memory speed, less power is consumed and performance degradation is expected to be negligible. For additional information, reference Customer Advisory # c03755983
  • The HP D2220sb Storage Blade is not recognized when configuring it with the HP ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server Blade. For additional information please refer to the customer advisory # c04602866

Enhancements/New Features:

  • Improved error handling when hard disk drives generate a large number of recoverable errors.
  • Added support for non-hotplug disk drives.
  • Added support for HP ProLiant Gen9 servers:
    • HP ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server
    • HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server

Version:6 (9 Sep 2014)

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HP recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Problems Fixed in version 6.00:
This firmware release resolved the following issues:

  • When executing kdump on systems running in Zero Memory RAID (ZMR) mode, the controller might halt.
  • When an HP Smart Array P420 controller was attached to both an expander backplane and non-expander backplane, the controller would not properly control SmartCarrier LEDs.
  • Chkdsk was running slowly.

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