D10 - Latest RAID driver & "paired" firmware - V7.6 vs. V8.9 ???

I am a bit concerned that perhaps Lenovo does not seem to be keeping up with new releases of RAID drivers and firmware for the S10/D10 machines.
The latest Lenovo-branded release for the RAID driver that I can find is now over a year old - V7.6 posted here:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-69984
However it appears from the Intel site that the "native" releases have zoomed ahead all the way to V8.9:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2864&DwnldID=15251&strOSs=...
I might consider upgrading using the Intel released drivers but I have learned from the xSeries machines that it is unwise to upgrade only the RAID drivers without upgrading the RAID firmware to the same level and I can not find the "matching" V8.9 firmware upgrade.
Erik or andyP can you comment on this situation?
Thanks!
Jim
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jim,
since controller firmware isn't being made available, drivers seem to be remaining stagnant.   it may be frustrating for those who like to keep their drivers as up-to-date as possible but, at the end of the day, what's currently available seems to be working fine -- at least in my experience.
while i don't use the intel controller on my D10, i do use the LSI controller.   the firmware is "out of date" by a considerable amount, yet everything is working perfectly fine day in and day out.   i'm running the latest driver offered by LSI but even that is over a year old.
unless you're seeing performance or stability issues, i wouldn't worry about your drivers or controller firmware.   i woud rather have an old driver that's been tested and proven to be rock-solid than have the latest driver with a ton of bugs.   i run into this all the time with nvidia drivers where the lenovo version for my FX 4800 runs great but the latest ones from nvidia always have a bug in different applications.
so, if i had your system, i'd run the driver offered by lenovo simply because it's a known-good driver.   after all, this is data storage we're talking about and you certainly don't want to lose data due to a bad driver or an incompatibility with your controller firmware.
-erik
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Message Edited by erik on 01-16-2009 03:09 PM
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