Hitachi SAS HUS154530VLS300 firmware version B598.

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New firmware is available for the Hitachi 15K SAS 3.5'' 300GB Hard Drives, version B598, Dell part number: H704F Drive model HUS154530VLS300
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Fixes & Enhancements

New firmware is available for the Hitachi 15K SAS 3.5'' 300GB Hard Drives, version B598, Dell part number: H704F Drive model HUS154530VLS300 that will help resolve a stability issue while running DST cache test. During the next scheduled maintenance window, please update the drive firmware to the latest level, version B598.

Fix:
1)) The following error may be seen when running Dell diagnostics DST Failure. This firmware change will prevent the cache contention issue that causes this error
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Version

B598, A03

Release date

05 Apr 2012

Download Type

Firmware

Category

SAS Drive

Importance

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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 32-Bit
File Name: FRMW_WIN_R243266.EXE
File Size: 11.25 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:
b57a51f622c3d081990e55cd3e04e3b3
SHA1:
cecebb1218afa72f744e692c1846e6bb352cc355
SHA-256:
52ea696a240d28bf753a9a16a6b01bc4774afe5dbb410737a094ed66adcaa06f

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: FRMW_LX_R243266.BIN.sign
File Size: 189 Bytes
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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:
9e42c3b0c1cf62f44f4dd055ab447592
SHA1:
d3a2980ea46039f108090a3dcfab558490a20a70
SHA-256:
2b2f7c1f1a6bcedd47ced6242411b23c83f584f7fbe5c182ee1adad514c521cd

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: FRMW_LX_R243266.BIN
File Size: 9.99 MB
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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.
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To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
f41bee90103bfe6caee5d5cf8c93a750
SHA1:
6701282e0a99fa9f57bd20ab26e428a26baa9ff1
SHA-256:
ffbce0a04a86b7739eb4a7b317606e10a9986a468894cdbd95445faabd026279

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Important Information - External:
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.
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1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click "Save" to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation

1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.



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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.
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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.

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