Conflict Between 9207-8i and 9286CV-8e BIOS

[timothy.lazarus]

I have 2 LSI cards in my HP ML350P GEN8 - an HP H220 (9207-8i) and an LSI 9286CV-8e. The HP220 is in IT mode, but fully flashed - bios, UEFI bios, ROM, etc. When both are installed, I only get a prompt at boot to enter the bios for the 9286, and I can't boot to anything attached to the 9207. If I disable the 9286 in the bios, I can enter the bios for the 9207 and boot to it. Obviously there is a conflict between the two, but is there a workaround? I can move to an HP H922 and use the internal and external ports, but I'd really like to find a solution to the current issue. Thanks!

Tim

 

[timothy.lazarus]

Well, I've given up and will try other options. With 2 cards that roughly share the same firmware/bios (9207-8i and 9205-8e), everything works fine. It appears that the SAS HBA BIOS and the RAID BIOS really do not like each other.

 

[gregsachs]

Why do you need two cards with BIOS? Isn't the BIOS only needed for boot?

 

[timothy.lazarus]

Why do you need two cards with BIOS? Isn't the BIOS only needed for boot?

Good question... I actually only need to boot to the 9207-8i as it controls the front 2.5" drive slots. I need to be able to access the WebBios for the 9286CV-8e so I can configure arrays in my external drive tower. I haven't seen any info on removing the boot bios but leaving the ability to access the WebBios and/or CLI during POST, although I would be willing to try that if it is an option.

 

[gregsachs]

I think that depends on your OS. If you are doing windows/Linux, use the LSI storage authority or Megaraid Storage Manager. ESX you are locked into storcli.

 

[timothy.lazarus]

I'll have to try that. When I booted to WinPE and tried to use storcli to flash the latest firmware for the 9286CV-8e, it couldn't find the card. I haven't tried from esxi yet.