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Hpe Smart Array P408i-a Sr Gen10 Controller Driver

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Hpe Smart Array P408i-a Sr Gen10 Controller Driver
  • Are you looking for an enterprise-level controller to maximize performance and storage capacity without occupying a PCI Express (PCIe) expansion slot?
  • Smart Array P408I-A SR GEN10 Controller Overview The HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, is ideal for maximizing performance while supporting advanced RAID levels with 2 GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC).
  • HPE Smart Array E208i-c SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/No Cache) 12G SAS Modular Controller: Access and download drivers by operating environment, revision. P408i-sb, P408e-m, P204i-c, P204i-b, P816i-a and P416ie-m SR Gen10.
  • Model: HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 Ctrlr 804338-B21 (OR) HPE Smart Array P408i-p SR Gen10 Controller 830824-B21 (OR) HPE Smart Array P408i-a.

* RECOMMENDED * Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - HPE Smart Array P408i-p, P408e-p, P408i-a, P408i-c, E208i-p, E208e-p, E208i-c, E208i-a, P408e-m, P204i-c, P204i-b, P816i-a and P416ie-m SR Gen10

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Type:Firmware - Storage Controller
Version:1.04(B)(25 Sep 2017)
Operating System(s):
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Multi-part download
File name:cp032842.compsig (2.2 KB)
File name:cp032842.exe (6.3 MB)
File name:cp032842.md5 (48 Bytes)
This x64 Smart Component provides firmware for the following storage controllers: HPE Smart Array P408i-p, P408e-p, P408i-a, P408i-c, E208i-p, E208e-p, E208i-c, E208i-a, P408e-m, P204i-c, P204i-b, P816i-a and P416ie-m SR Gen10

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

  • Customers who already have firmware version 1.04 installed do not need to update to 1.04 (B).

Version 1.04 (B)

  • Added support for new models of HPE ProLiant servers:
    • DL120 Gen10

Version 1.04

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

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

aca703df36e13c614d3ea2930360044d067ee73ef862920035759114a912cd98cp032842.exe
d66e1d367cbaaeb70f79a5f7027253b25a42eebef34abcc796cd41538fa190cfcp032842.compsig
f38290539df52fe696f06cd395bb151488d6c027b1703b0af6d79e2949d39582cp032842.md5

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, SPP20xxxxxpackages
  • Run launch_sum.bat script which is found in the root of the ISO
  • 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.

  • Customers who already have firmware version 1.04 installed do not need to update to 1.04 (B).

Notes:

Deliverable Name:
Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - HPE Smart Array P408i-p, P408e-p, P408i-a, P408i-c, E208i-p, E208e-p, E208i-c, E208i-a, P408e-m, P204i-c, P204i-b, P816i-a and P416ie-m SR Gen10
Release Version and/or Date:
1.04(B)
Last Recommended or Critical Version:
1.04
Previous Version of Firmware:
None
Firmware Dependency:
None
Enhancements/New Features:

Version 1.04 (B)

  • Added support for new models of HPE ProLiant servers:

    • DL120 Gen10

Version 1.04

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

Problems Fixed:

None

Known Issues:
None

Version:1.98 (2 Apr 2019)

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

Fixes the following unexpected behaviors:

  • Controller could stop responding with a 0x1A91 message during active path failure when scanning expander indexes.
  • Controller could stop responding during I/O processing and Smart Cache flush process if there is an invalid transient message return by the physical drives.
  • When predictive spare rebuild is triggered on Smart Cache, the rebuilding process could fail to start.
  • Data could become inaccessible when a SATA drive overruns a data transfer
  • Controller memory could become unstable when the response to an Identify Device command (IDD) is received from a drive
  • Communication between the host system and a RAID5/6 volume could potentially fail after an I/O timeout on one of the drives in the array.
  • System could stop responding with a 0x1E30 message when an ATA locked drive is discovered
  • If a command is execute during a drive sanitize operation the controller could stop responding.

Version:1.65(B) (27 Nov 2018)

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

Note: If version 1.65 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 1.65 (B).

Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 OS.


Version:1.65 (27 Sep 2018)

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

  • System might stop responding at POST and fail to load an OS. This issue is more likely to occur if System BIOS version is 1.40 or later. However, systems running older BIOS versions could experience this issue also.

Version:1.60 (19 Jul 2018)

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

  • Connectivity to HPE D6020 disk enclosures might be lost if connected to multiple servers.
  • In rare cases, data could become unavailable on a RAID 6 (ADG) volume during a rebuild or parity consistency check.
  • Inability to configure unassigned drives if a failed RAID volume was present.
  • After multiple reboots, unassigned drives might be erroneously assigned as spares for configured RAID volumes.
  • System might continuously reboot after splitting a mirrored volume.
  • Volume transformation might fail or not resume after a system reboot.
  • Maximum command queue depth for SATA drives was limited.
  • Controller might stop responding:
    • During power up device discovery. (POST Lockup 0x1ABD or 0x20227)
    • If multiple completions are received for an IO command. (POST Lockup 0x1BE0)
    • If a drive enclosure is power cycled while IO is running. (POST Lockup 0x1C50 or 0x27006)
    • If a drive enclosure is power cycled while a drive is sanitizing. (POST Lockup 0x1E30)
    • When attempting to modify the controller cache settings while IO is running. (POST Lockup 0x1E30)
    • If a drive failed. (POST Lockup 0x27006)
    • When adding or removing drives from a RAID 5 or RAID 50 volume during a rebuild. (POST Lockup 0xFFFFF001)
    • During POST prior to loading an operating system.
    • When Unrecoverable Read Errors (URE’s) are found on drives.
    • When deleting volumes while a rebuild is occurring and URE’s and found.
    • Following completion of Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI) of a new RAID volume.
    • During a volume transformation.
  • A drive undergoing RPI might be presented to the operating system.
  • Controller slot ID might be shown incorrectly in management tools.
  • Incorrect drive bay numbers might be shown in a dual domain configuration.
  • Drive sanitize might report incorrect status information.
  • Status of the Smart Storage Battery might be reported incorrectly.
  • Incorrect POST message 1831 indicating loss of SmartCache data.
  • Incorrect text in POST message 1786.
  • Various scenarios where drive LEDs might not be displayed correctly.
  • The RESTful management interface might fail when attempting to:
    • Change drive write cache configuration.
    • Configure a new RAID volume.
  • Increased SmartCache maximum logical volume size.
  • Added support for SmartCache in UEFI configuration tools.
  • Added the ability to control drive write cache settings.
  • Added the ability to select the drive erase pattern.

Version:1.34(B) (26 Jun 2018)

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

Note: If version 1.34 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 1.34 (B).

  • Added support for the HPE Smart Array P408e-m Controller.

Version:1.34 (22 Dec 2017)

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

  • Controller might stop responding while handling a drive error. (POST Lockup 0x27006)
  • Controller might stop responding after a drive hot-removal or hot-insertion. (POST Lockup codes 0x1EA or 0x15010)
  • Controller might stop responding during a volume expansion or rekey. (POST Lockup code 0x1E30)
  • Controller might stop responding while performing heavy writes to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 logical drive that has a flash backed write cache enabled. (POST Lockup 0x1BC0)
  • Various scenarios where drive LEDs might not be displayed correctly.
  • Drives might not be detected after a cold boot.
  • A hot-inserted drive might be immediately reported as failed.
  • A failed or charging HPE Smart Storage Battery might be reported as “missing” in SSA and iLO.
  • The RESTful management interface might be unable to detect physical drives or make configuration changes to the controller.
  • Option to enable “No Battery Write Cache” in SSA is not available if an HPE Smart Storage Battery is not installed.
  • Customer specified read/write controller cache ratio is not honored if “No Battery Write Cache” is enabled.
  • Controller cache might be displayed as temporarily disabled following an unexpected shutdown and subsequent reboot.
  • Unable to modify the controller cache read/write ratio following an unexpected shutdown and subsequent reboot.
  • The controller cache might become disabled when running VMware ESXi 6.0 if the controller and guest OS are configured to use PCI pass-through.
  • If multiple logical volumes are present on the same array, and one of the volumes is rebuilding, the others might be incorrectly marked as failed.
  • A drive at index 0 might incorrectly display as rebuilding if a logical volume on the controller is currently rebuilding.
  • System might hang during power-up or appear unresponsive during runtime if a logical volume composed of SSD’s is created or rebuilding.
  • Negotiated link rate for drives might not be correct.
  • Storage enclosure information for direct attached drives might not be returned correctly in Windows.
  • The HPE SmartCache feature was not available by default on the P816i-a SR Gen10 controller.
  • Support for ATA Sanitize Freeze/Antifreeze Lock.
  • Ability to select boot controller in Legacy BIOS mode with multiple controllers installed.
  • Updated Hard Drive Carrier LED behavior for the HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10 Server.
  • Ability to set rebuild priorities via the RESTful management interface.
  • Supported settings – High, MediumHigh, Medium, Low

Version:1.04(B) (25 Sep 2017)

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

  • Customers who already have firmware version 1.04 installed do not need to update to 1.04 (B).

Version 1.04 (B)

  • Added support for new models of HPE ProLiant servers:
    • DL120 Gen10

Version 1.04

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

Version:1.04 (12 Jul 2017)

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

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

Type:Firmware - Storage Controller
Version:1.04(B)(25 Sep 2017)
Operating System(s):
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Description

This x64 Smart Component provides firmware for the following storage controllers: HPE Smart Array P408i-p, P408e-p, P408i-a, P408i-c, E208i-p, E208e-p, E208i-c, E208i-a, P408e-m, P204i-c, P204i-b, P816i-a and P416ie-m SR Gen10

Enhancements

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

  • Customers who already have firmware version 1.04 installed do not need to update to 1.04 (B).

Version 1.04 (B)

  • Added support for new models of HPE ProLiant servers:
    • DL120 Gen10

Version 1.04

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

Installation Instructions

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

aca703df36e13c614d3ea2930360044d067ee73ef862920035759114a912cd98cp032842.exe
d66e1d367cbaaeb70f79a5f7027253b25a42eebef34abcc796cd41538fa190cfcp032842.compsig
f38290539df52fe696f06cd395bb151488d6c027b1703b0af6d79e2949d39582cp032842.md5

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, SPP20xxxxxpackages
  • Run launch_sum.bat script which is found in the root of the ISO
  • 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.

  • Customers who already have firmware version 1.04 installed do not need to update to 1.04 (B).

Notes:

Deliverable Name:
Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - HPE Smart Array P408i-p, P408e-p, P408i-a, P408i-c, E208i-p, E208e-p, E208i-c, E208i-a, P408e-m, P204i-c, P204i-b, P816i-a and P416ie-m SR Gen10
Release Version and/or Date:
1.04(B)
Last Recommended or Critical Version:
1.04
Previous Version of Firmware:
None
Firmware Dependency:
None
Enhancements/New Features:

Version 1.04 (B)

  • Added support for new models of HPE ProLiant servers:

    • DL120 Gen10

Version 1.04

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

Problems Fixed:

None

Known Issues:
None

Revision History

Version:1.98 (2 Apr 2019)

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

Fixes the following unexpected behaviors:

  • Controller could stop responding with a 0x1A91 message during active path failure when scanning expander indexes.
  • Controller could stop responding during I/O processing and Smart Cache flush process if there is an invalid transient message return by the physical drives.
  • When predictive spare rebuild is triggered on Smart Cache, the rebuilding process could fail to start.
  • Data could become inaccessible when a SATA drive overruns a data transfer
  • Controller memory could become unstable when the response to an Identify Device command (IDD) is received from a drive
  • Communication between the host system and a RAID5/6 volume could potentially fail after an I/O timeout on one of the drives in the array.
  • System could stop responding with a 0x1E30 message when an ATA locked drive is discovered
  • If a command is execute during a drive sanitize operation the controller could stop responding.

Version:1.65(B) (27 Nov 2018)

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

Note: If version 1.65 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 1.65 (B).

Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 OS.


Version:1.65 (27 Sep 2018)

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

  • System might stop responding at POST and fail to load an OS. This issue is more likely to occur if System BIOS version is 1.40 or later. However, systems running older BIOS versions could experience this issue also.

Version:1.60 (19 Jul 2018)

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

  • Connectivity to HPE D6020 disk enclosures might be lost if connected to multiple servers.
  • In rare cases, data could become unavailable on a RAID 6 (ADG) volume during a rebuild or parity consistency check.
  • Inability to configure unassigned drives if a failed RAID volume was present.
  • After multiple reboots, unassigned drives might be erroneously assigned as spares for configured RAID volumes.
  • System might continuously reboot after splitting a mirrored volume.
  • Volume transformation might fail or not resume after a system reboot.
  • Maximum command queue depth for SATA drives was limited.
  • Controller might stop responding:
    • During power up device discovery. (POST Lockup 0x1ABD or 0x20227)
    • If multiple completions are received for an IO command. (POST Lockup 0x1BE0)
    • If a drive enclosure is power cycled while IO is running. (POST Lockup 0x1C50 or 0x27006)
    • If a drive enclosure is power cycled while a drive is sanitizing. (POST Lockup 0x1E30)
    • When attempting to modify the controller cache settings while IO is running. (POST Lockup 0x1E30)
    • If a drive failed. (POST Lockup 0x27006)
    • When adding or removing drives from a RAID 5 or RAID 50 volume during a rebuild. (POST Lockup 0xFFFFF001)
    • During POST prior to loading an operating system.
    • When Unrecoverable Read Errors (URE’s) are found on drives.
    • When deleting volumes while a rebuild is occurring and URE’s and found.
    • Following completion of Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI) of a new RAID volume.
    • During a volume transformation.
  • A drive undergoing RPI might be presented to the operating system.
  • Controller slot ID might be shown incorrectly in management tools.
  • Incorrect drive bay numbers might be shown in a dual domain configuration.
  • Drive sanitize might report incorrect status information.
  • Status of the Smart Storage Battery might be reported incorrectly.
  • Incorrect POST message 1831 indicating loss of SmartCache data.
  • Incorrect text in POST message 1786.
  • Various scenarios where drive LEDs might not be displayed correctly.
  • The RESTful management interface might fail when attempting to:
    • Change drive write cache configuration.
    • Configure a new RAID volume.
  • Increased SmartCache maximum logical volume size.
  • Added support for SmartCache in UEFI configuration tools.
  • Added the ability to control drive write cache settings.
  • Added the ability to select the drive erase pattern.

Version:1.34(B) (26 Jun 2018)

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

Note: If version 1.34 was previously installed, then it is not necessary to upgrade to version 1.34 (B).

  • Added support for the HPE Smart Array P408e-m Controller.

Version:1.34 (22 Dec 2017)

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

  • Controller might stop responding while handling a drive error. (POST Lockup 0x27006)
  • Controller might stop responding after a drive hot-removal or hot-insertion. (POST Lockup codes 0x1EA or 0x15010)
  • Controller might stop responding during a volume expansion or rekey. (POST Lockup code 0x1E30)
  • Controller might stop responding while performing heavy writes to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 logical drive that has a flash backed write cache enabled. (POST Lockup 0x1BC0)
  • Various scenarios where drive LEDs might not be displayed correctly.
  • Drives might not be detected after a cold boot.
  • A hot-inserted drive might be immediately reported as failed.
  • A failed or charging HPE Smart Storage Battery might be reported as “missing” in SSA and iLO.
  • The RESTful management interface might be unable to detect physical drives or make configuration changes to the controller.
  • Option to enable “No Battery Write Cache” in SSA is not available if an HPE Smart Storage Battery is not installed.
  • Customer specified read/write controller cache ratio is not honored if “No Battery Write Cache” is enabled.
  • Controller cache might be displayed as temporarily disabled following an unexpected shutdown and subsequent reboot.
  • Unable to modify the controller cache read/write ratio following an unexpected shutdown and subsequent reboot.
  • The controller cache might become disabled when running VMware ESXi 6.0 if the controller and guest OS are configured to use PCI pass-through.
  • If multiple logical volumes are present on the same array, and one of the volumes is rebuilding, the others might be incorrectly marked as failed.
  • A drive at index 0 might incorrectly display as rebuilding if a logical volume on the controller is currently rebuilding.
  • System might hang during power-up or appear unresponsive during runtime if a logical volume composed of SSD’s is created or rebuilding.
  • Negotiated link rate for drives might not be correct.
  • Storage enclosure information for direct attached drives might not be returned correctly in Windows.
  • The HPE SmartCache feature was not available by default on the P816i-a SR Gen10 controller.
  • Support for ATA Sanitize Freeze/Antifreeze Lock.
  • Ability to select boot controller in Legacy BIOS mode with multiple controllers installed.
  • Updated Hard Drive Carrier LED behavior for the HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10 Server.
  • Ability to set rebuild priorities via the RESTful management interface.
  • Supported settings – High, MediumHigh, Medium, Low

Version:1.04(B) (25 Sep 2017)

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

  • Customers who already have firmware version 1.04 installed do not need to update to 1.04 (B).

Version 1.04 (B)

  • Added support for new models of HPE ProLiant servers:
    • DL120 Gen10

Version 1.04

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

Version:1.04 (12 Jul 2017)

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

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

Hpe Smart Array P408i-a Sr Gen10 Controller Driver Windows 10

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Hpe Smart Array P408i-p Sr Gen10 Controller Driver

HPE ProLiant Gen10 Troubleshooting Manual. Manually install the HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 drivers. Page 85: Fans Running At A Higher Than Expected Speed. • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website HPE Smart Array controller documentation For more information about HPE Smart Array controllers, see the. The HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, is ideal for maximizing performance while supporting advanced RAID levels with 2 GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC). This controller operates in Mixed Mode which combines RAID and HBA operations simultaneously.