SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) error "MPT BIOS Fault 11h encountered at adapter PCI" (39Y9190)

Troubleshooting

Problem

During the boot sequence of a blade, the user may encounter the following message when the LSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) adapter, Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) 39Y9188, is initializing: MPT BIOS Fault 11h encountered at adapter PCI.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H195930

Symptom

During the boot sequence of a blade, the user may encounter the following message when the LSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) adapter (39Y9190), Field Replaceable Unit (replacement part number) 39Y9188, is initializing:

	MPT BIOS Fault 11h encountered at adapter PCI.

Affected configurations

The system is configured with one or more of the following IBM Options:

IBM BladeCenter SAS Expansion Card CFFv (Option part number: 39Y9190, FRU part number: 39Y9188)

This tip is not hardware specific.
This tip is not software specific.

Workaround

Update the firmware and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of the SAS adapter to the current levels (BIOS Version 6.26.00, Firmware Version 1.27.86) or later.

Additional information

Older versions of the SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) BIOS may exhibit this error when scanning the SAS Connectivity module and display the above message. The updated BIOS and firmware corrects this issue.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

BladeCenter:Operating system independent / None

System x Hardware Options:Operating system independent / None

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Tips

SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) error "MPT BIOS Fault 11h encountered at adapter PCI" (39Y9190) - IBM BladeCenter