Seagate DSF2 for model number(s) ST4000NM0135..

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This release contains firmware version DSF2 for Seagate drives. Vendor model numbers ST4000NM0135..
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes / Corrections
-Fix an issue where format corruption can result
-Fix an issue where Drive Not Ready can result after firmware download
-Fix issues where drive assert or hang can result
-Fix issues where command timeout can result
-Fix issues where IOEDC error can result

Enhancements
-Important reliability enhancements
-Performance enhancements
-Improve status reporting/logging accuracy
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Version

DSF2, A00

Release date

29 Mar 2017

Download Type

Firmware

Category

SAS Drive

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
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File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 64-Bit.
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_95C83_WN64_DSF2_A00.EXE
File Size: 14.43 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
5e7d9cad64db2238faf256b27e3cc9f2
SHA1:
a7b19488e1d91fda20d9bc0f1357bf49914075c8
SHA-256:
76f88365fb8e23f8338fcf35f061ea8ff8bacff6f8e842d308140d0776792409
File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_95C83_LN_DSF2_A00.BIN.sign
File Size: 194 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The GnuPG signature for Red Hat Linux Update Package can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Red Hat Linux Update Package.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
f9b12bea3d944a3e0ff760f5ed8fee58
SHA1:
f94af0477444f1d5d18f64f6d40ad6e93e17c286
SHA-256:
53e056abea31d1b7e05a91661609cdc00853778d3ab37951e87b52fc66fad427
File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_95C83_WN32_DSF2_A00.EXE
File Size: 9.03 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
6154fd08d517441d16d82ff64c9194bd
SHA1:
181d15b3fbabf619b91e051d2fe4c6ade402a8dc
SHA-256:
b990e5f24b15f4e2253aa020ef0b1826c8224d4858045e6ed3ee0a17fa412136
File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_95C83_LN_DSF2_A00.BIN
File Size: 38.9 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages for Linux can be used as stand-alone applications that ensure that specific validation criteria are met, then apply an update.
Note: Update Packages for Linux are open source. See the Dell Update Packages for Linux Readme for details.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
de28a34ab3301304dae351ff7bb9af09
SHA1:
910b07624ee29e1d95a3d92e6669b5609bd6d563
SHA-256:
c2cab70f81f593ea4c3f85c133c32e20f3785e7b20054bf0fa7d8edea5d0ef93

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This update will not run if any of the following conditions exist
1. Any Virtual Disk that is not optimal.
2. A RAID container that is performing a Background Initialization or Consistency Check.
3. A Rebuild, Resync, or copyback function is taking place.
4. A RAID set that is Partially Degraded or in a Degraded state.

This update will run on drives remaining in a RAID set that is in a Offline state.

There is an architectural constraint with Dell DUP HDD firmware update utility, related to system memory utilization, which is typically encountered on systems with minimal system memory, memory-intensive configurations, multiple RAID controllers, or memory-intensive applications. This issue is typically reported as - The operation was not successful because the device buffer write has failed. And will result in an aborted attempt to update firmware on the identified HDD. Error codes associated with this failure mode include 8009 and 8017. Once an error is detected, the update session is aborted. There is no data integrity or data availability risk associated with this issue. Subsequent attempts to update the HDD firmware may succeed, particularly if system resources are freed up.
Novell SuSE Linux ES 11
Windows Server 2008 x64
Suse Linux ES 10
Windows Server 2012
Not Applicable
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5.2
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2008 R2
SEAGATE MAKARA BP HDD 4TB SAS12 3.5 7.2K 512N FIPS-140
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