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HP San Expert Needed! MSA Firmware Upgrade Causing Issues

Hello Experts,

I have inherited a SAN configuration and am in need of some expert assistance.

I have an HP MSA 2312i SAN that consist of two enclosures which provide storage for my XenServers.

One of the drives in the second enclosure was generating errors, so HP had me install O320B02 in the Storage Management Utility website under Tools > Update Firmware > Install Expansion Module Firmware.

Now that table reads:
Enclosure ID Enclosure Name Module ID Module Position Module Part Number Module Code Version
 2 Enclosure 2 A Top AJ751A 3202
 2 Enclosure 2 B Bottom AJ751A 3202

During the firmware update the system became unavailable, however HP had me power cycle and it appears that the new firmware (3202) is showing on that table.

However after doing the update, my XenServers are acting crazy and I'm seeing all sorts of issues. Plus oddly one of the power supplies is faulting now, for which they are shipping a replacement.

I noticed that when I view the enclosures, the EMP information no longer matches (it previously did) and I wonder is this is an issue.

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Enclosure ID 1
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Vendor HP
Model SPS Chassis
Disk Slots 12
Part Number 481321-001
Manufacturing Date 2009-10-21 16:16:17
Manufacturing Location Shunde,CN
Revision A
EMP A Revision 1112    <<<<<<<<
EMP B Revision 1112     <<<<<<<<
EMP A Bus ID 0
EMP B Bus ID 1
EMP A Target ID 31
EMP B Target ID 31

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Enclosure ID 2
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Vendor HP
Model SPS Chassis
Disk Slots 12
Part Number 481321-001
Manufacturing Date 2009-08-15 00:23:07
Manufacturing Location Shunde,CN
Revision A
EMP A Revision 3202   <<<<<<<<
EMP B Revision 3202    <<<<<<<<
EMP A Bus ID 0
EMP B Bus ID 1
EMP A Target ID 63
EMP B Target ID 63


Previously both of these matched at 1112, now one says 3202 and the other 1112.

HP is saying that the first enclosure firmware hasn't upgraded, however I don't see an option for doing this. Is this an issue that they don't match, and if so, how do I remedy?

I'm concerned because before this upgrade all of my xenservers were working just fine, and how it's chaos.


In case you need it - here's the info on the controller modules:

Current Versions of Controller Module A
Property Value
Storage Controller Code Version M112R14
Memory Controller FPGA Code Version F300R22
Storage Controller Loader Code Version 19.009
Management Controller Code Version W441R39
Management Controller Loader Code Version 12.015
Expander Controller Code Version 1112
CPLD Code Version 8
 
Current Versions of Controller Module B
Property Value
Storage Controller Code Version M112R14
Memory Controller FPGA Code Version F300R22
Storage Controller Loader Code Version 19.009
Management Controller Code Version W441R39
Management Controller Loader Code Version 12.015
Expander Controller Code Version 1112
CPLD Code Version 8
 


Thanks!


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Multiple reboots. All servers were shut down prior to the upgrade. I normally have HA on but had disabled it for the shutdown and tried with and without with no noticeable improvement.
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Thanks for the advice. To help illustrate what's going on, I've attached the following.  firmware.pdf
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