Crossflash Dell H330 to HBA330

[986box]

Does this really work to crossflash a H330 to a HBA330 or did you first crossflash it to a HBA330 and than update it?

yes it did. I used the latest version of HBA330 firmware and run it in IT mode. Update step is not necessary if you use the latest version.

 

[SaveServer]

There is no option to flash a HBA330 to Firmware 16.00.12.00?
So the Dell firmware with version 16.00.11.00 and the SATA bug in TrueNAS will be the last firmware?

 

[ericloewe]

Have you actually hit the issue? It's said to be pretty rare. There's also a 16.00.13.00 that I recall seeing in some other proprietary variant, for which I did not see a changelog.

 

[SaveServer]

Have you actually hit the issue?

Not so far in my new test setup. But I don't have a good feeling when I want to use it productively in the end.

OK, 16.00.13.00 is new to me, thank you.
But for HBA330 16.00.11.00 is the newest version, that can be flashed?

 

[ericloewe]

Officially anyway. I don't know what kind of validation IDRAC really does when reading update packages and how it would deal with an altered package that included the new firmware.

 

[SaveServer]

Officially anyway.

OK, then I must look for another cheap HBA SAS9300, 9400 or 9500 tat supports FW 16.00.12.00.
Any recommendations?

 

[ericloewe]

Honestly, give 16.00.11.00 a try until such a hypothetical time when it becomes a real problem.