Dell SAS 5/iR, 6/iR Adapter, Integrated Workstations Driver
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Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes
- Fixed Log system event error when the Persistency Table is full.
- Fixed the F/W download activity to reduce impact to users.
- Fixed Increased timeout for FW download.
- Fixed Malformed bad reply messages.
Enhancements
- Enhanced OS bus rescan after any F/W fault, to detect unreported volumes changes prior to the fault.
- Added functionality to detect and properly associate existing volumes with new/deleted hotspares.
- Enhanced inactive/active volume status before presenting the volume to the OS.
- Improved handshake negotiations on drive hotplug activities.
- Added functionality to allow removing more than 64 devices in one action.
- Added support for detecting dual port SAS drives or detecting SATA drives behind a port selector.
- Enhaced General improvements on error detection and task management functions:
- Improved handling of bus change requests (pause/resume/detect).
- Better error detection for SAS tape environments.
- Better handling of NULL SRB's.
- Send Diag Reset instead of Message Unit Reset if a stuck LUN or Target Reset condition occurs.
- Improvements in driver reset & escalated reset handling.
- Improvements handling error returns from FW.
- Enhaced Algorithm changes to better work with storport and meet all new requirements.
- Added reset queue to execute resets for different target/LUNs in the order received.
- Added detection of Task Aborted SCSI status returned from target to force a retry by the Windows port driver, MPIO, or the Disk class driver and avoid potential data corruption on Write. Problem limited to some multi-initiator RBOD configurations.
Read More- Fixed Log system event error when the Persistency Table is full.
- Fixed the F/W download activity to reduce impact to users.
- Fixed Increased timeout for FW download.
- Fixed Malformed bad reply messages.
Enhancements
- Enhanced OS bus rescan after any F/W fault, to detect unreported volumes changes prior to the fault.
- Added functionality to detect and properly associate existing volumes with new/deleted hotspares.
- Enhanced inactive/active volume status before presenting the volume to the OS.
- Improved handshake negotiations on drive hotplug activities.
- Added functionality to allow removing more than 64 devices in one action.
- Added support for detecting dual port SAS drives or detecting SATA drives behind a port selector.
- Enhaced General improvements on error detection and task management functions:
- Improved handling of bus change requests (pause/resume/detect).
- Better error detection for SAS tape environments.
- Better handling of NULL SRB's.
- Send Diag Reset instead of Message Unit Reset if a stuck LUN or Target Reset condition occurs.
- Improvements in driver reset & escalated reset handling.
- Improvements handling error returns from FW.
- Enhaced Algorithm changes to better work with storport and meet all new requirements.
- Added reset queue to execute resets for different target/LUNs in the order received.
- Added detection of Task Aborted SCSI status returned from target to force a retry by the Windows port driver, MPIO, or the Disk class driver and avoid potential data corruption on Write. Problem limited to some multi-initiator RBOD configurations.
Version
1.28.03.01, A03
Release date
12 Apr 2012
Download Type
Driver
Category
SAS RAID
Importance
RecommendedDell 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.
Available formats
File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: R193680.exe
File Size: 188.61 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
ff4ddeedfbcb2da9b8cb570533c0eaa5
SHA1:
d1e4d3ddb2b321de589d920c1cb80d8247687216
SHA-256:
3f043bc1495ba33c9694aee016f6df68f723846219a8320275a7819ee635d6d2
File Format: External release notes
File Name: R193680.txt
File Size: 6.25 KB
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Format Description:
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MD5:
eb7ded42f8ad5d57e4f55ef91a147384
SHA1:
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SHA-256:
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Supported Operating Systems
Windows XP, 64-bit
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Applies to
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SAS 5/iR Adapter
SAS 6/iR Adapter
SAS 6/IR Integrated Blades
Installation instructions
Instructions for R193680.txt:
1. Click Download File. The File Download window appears.
2. Click the Save button. The Save As window appears.
3. Select Desktop using the drop-down menu to the right of Save in.
4. Click the Save button. A progress meter moves as the download is completed.
5. If necessary, click X in the upper right-hand corner of the Download Progress Window to close it upon completion.
6. Double click the Icon on your desktop for the newly saved file. The Dell Bios Release Notes window appears.
This file contains the release notes.
Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File
Download
1. Click Download File, to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save or Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In: window appears.
3. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4. If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file icon appears on your desktop.
Install
1. Double-click the new icon on the desktop.
2. The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\C7JR8". (Where 'C7JR8' is the name of the file to be downloaded). Write down this path so the executable (I.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window appears.
4. Click OK.
5. After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it.
6. Click Start button and then click Run.
7. Type "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\C7JR8" (where 'C7JR8' is the name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
Reboot will be required
1. Click Download File. The File Download window appears.
2. Click the Save button. The Save As window appears.
3. Select Desktop using the drop-down menu to the right of Save in.
4. Click the Save button. A progress meter moves as the download is completed.
5. If necessary, click X in the upper right-hand corner of the Download Progress Window to close it upon completion.
6. Double click the Icon on your desktop for the newly saved file. The Dell Bios Release Notes window appears.
This file contains the release notes.
Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File
Download
1. Click Download File, to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save or Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In: window appears.
3. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4. If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file icon appears on your desktop.
Install
1. Double-click the new icon on the desktop.
2. The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\C7JR8". (Where 'C7JR8' is the name of the file to be downloaded). Write down this path so the executable (I.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window appears.
4. Click OK.
5. After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it.
6. Click Start button and then click Run.
7. Type "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\C7JR8" (where 'C7JR8' is the name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
Reboot will be required
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