Dell Openmanage reports driver mismatch

[MattJoyce]

I have a Dell 2950 with a PERC5i RAID, running ESX3vi.

Open Manage is saying the driver for the PERC5 is not the correct version for the firmware.

Is there an updated ESX driver for this controller ?

Thanks

[RParker]

Baseboard Management Controller version	1.77
Remote Access Controller firmware version	1.00
Chassis Model	PowerEdge 2950
Chassis Lock	Present

Name	PERC 5/i Integrated
State	Ready
Firmware Version	5.2.1-0067
Driver Version	00.00.03.09
Number of Connectors	2
Rebuild Rate	30%
BGI Rate	30%
Check Consistency Rate	30%
Reconstruct Rate	30%
Cache Memory Size	256 MB
Patrol Read Mode	Auto
Patrol Read State	Stopped
Patrol Read Iterations	44

0			Embedded		Ready		5.2.1-0067		00.00.03.09

Does it look like that?

[MattJoyce]

No really, it look rather more like :

Driver version is out of date.

Firmware Version 5.2.1-0067

Driver Version 00.00.02.00

Minimum Required Driver Version 00.00.03.09

[RParker]

Looks like there was a glitch when it detected the controller. You may have to start over, but if you created VM's, you can reinstall as a new, and preserve the VMFS volumes. It takes the same time.

[balacs · Accepted solution]

What version and build of ESX do you have? The I/O guide (http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_io_guide.pdf) shows that megaraid_sas driver version is 3.0.9 for ESX 3.5

Bala.

Dell Inc

[MattJoyce]

Vmware ESX Server, 3.02, 52542

[balacs]

You might want to update it to ESX 3.0.2 Update 1 or ESX 3.5 or install patch ESX-1001906 (http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1001906).

This will upgrade your driver.

Bala

Dell Inc.

[MattJoyce]

Thanks, 3.02 Update 2 worked just fine, all good.