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On a supported HPE ProLiant Gen10 or Gen10 Plus server with an HPE Smart Raid (SR) Gen10 or Gen10 Plus controller with HPE NVMe Mainstream Performance Mixed Use Solid State Drives (SSD), a firmware update from SPP Version 2023.03.xx.xx in Offline mode will fail with the following error message: " Internal error, Flash did not report any status. A fatal error occurred ." The firmware update is not supported in Offline mode when HPE NVMe Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SSDs are configured behind any HPE Smart Raid (SR) Gen10 or Gen10 Plus controllers.
Any HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Gen10 Plus server configured with the drives below from the HPE NVMe Mainstream Performance Mixed Use Solid State Drive models and Smart Raid (SR) Gen10 and Gen10 Plus controllers when updated in Offline mode from HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) MSB dated March, Version 2023.03.xx.xx. Controllers HPE SmartRAID SR416i-a x16 Lanes 4GB Cache NVMe/SAS 24G Controller for HPE Gen10 Plus (P12688-B21) HPE SmartRAID SR932i-p x32 Lanes 8GB Wide Cache NVMe/SAS 24G Controller for HPE Gen10 Plus (P04220-B21) HPE Smart Array E208i-a SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/No Cache) 12G SAS Modular Controller (804326-B21) HPE Smart Array E208i-a SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/No Cache) 12G SAS Modular LH Controller (869079-B21) HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/No Cache) 12G SAS PCIe Plug-in Controller (804394-B21) HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/2GB Cache) 12G SAS Modular Controller (804331-B21) HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/2GB Cache) 12G SAS Modular LH Controller (869081-B21) HPE Smart Array P408i-p SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/2GB Cache) 12G SAS PCIe Plug-in Controller (830824-B21) HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 (16 Int Lanes/4GB Cache/SmartCache) 12G SAS Modular LH Controller (869083-B21) HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 (16 Internal Lanes/4GB Cache/SmartCache) 12G SAS Modular Controller (804338-B21) Solid State Drives HPE 960GB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF SC U.3 PE8010 SSD (P19807-B21) HPE 960GB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF SCN U.3 PE8010 SSD (P19809-B21) HPE 1.92TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF SC U.3 PE8010 SSD (P19811-B21) HPE 1.92TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF SCN U.3 PE8010 SSD (P19813-B21) HPE 3.84TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF SC U.3 PE8010 SSD (P19815-B21) HPE 3.84TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF SCN U.3 PE8010 SSD (P19817-B21) HPE 7.68TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF SC U.3 PE8010 SSD (P19819-B21) HPE 7.68TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF SCN U.3 PE8010 SSD (P19821-B21) HPE 800GB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF SC U.3 PE8030 SSD (P19823-B21) HPE 800GB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF SCN U.3 PE8030 SSD (P19825-B21) HPE 1.6TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF SC U.3 PE8030 SSD (P19827-B21) HPE 1.6TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF SCN U.3 PE8030 SSD (P19829-B21) HPE 3.2TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF SCN U.3 PE8030 SSD (P19831-B21) HPE 3.2TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF SC U.3 PE8030 SSD (P19833-B21) HPE 6.4TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF SC U.3 PE8030 SSD (P19835-B21) HPE 6.4TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF SCN U.3 PE8030 SSD (P19837-B21)
This issue is corrected in HPE Gen10 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2023.09.00.00. As a workaround, the firmware can be updated via HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) in supported Operating System versions of Windows, Linux or VMware by following the instructions in the user guide: Smart Update Manager 9.0.1 User Guide AND according to the information found in the HPE Integrated Smart Update Tools (iSUT) in the following release notes: Integrated Smart Update Tools 3.0.0 Release Notes for Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi RECEIVE PROACTIVE UPDATES : Receive support alerts (such as Customer Advisories), as well as updates on drivers, software, firmware, and customer replaceable components, proactively in your e-mail through HPE Support Alerts. Sign up for Support Alerts at the following URL: HPE Email Preference Center NAVIGATION TIP: For hints on navigating HPE.com to locate the latest drivers, patches and other support software downloads, refer to the Navigation Tips document. SEARCH TIP: For hints on locating similar documents on HPE.com, refer to the Search Tips document.