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storage - rack - configuration
TS140 w/ i3 mainboard
2 x 4 gb ecc
8x3TB WD Red
1x128gb SSD
LSI 9211-8i flashed to IT mode.
1. Get sas2flash.efi, current IT firmware and current BIOS from LSI web site
2. Put those on ordinary USB flash drive, and plug USB flash drive into computer
3. Do not boot from flash drive, but select UEFI boot from boot selector, which is f11 on SuperMicros
4. Select USB drive; type "map" in UEFI boot to show drives; mine was fs0, so I typed "fs0:" at UEFI prompt
5. Type "sas2flash -o -e 6" to erase most of the flash. Do not use erase level 7.
6. Type "sas2flash -o -f 2118it.bin -b mptsas2.rom" or the current versions to replace the firmware and BIOS. Watch progress on screen.
7. Type "sas2flash -list" to see upgraded versions
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