Toshiba SAS MK1001TRKB and MK2001TRKB firmware version DCA8

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This release contains firmware version DCA8 for Toshiba SAS (7.2K rpm 3.5" SAS) 2TB Hard Drives. Dell. Vendor model number MK1001TRKB and MK2001TRKB.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
Resolved error handling issue on MD3000 series platform.

Enhancements:
N/A
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Version

DCA8, A02

Release date

25 Apr 2012

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 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_2J5MY_WN32_DCA8_A02.EXE
File Size: 5.74 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:
84c5fab916aac6a650133bb9ba7cbe40
SHA1:
7036be53b7d56fc1147b4c4e6f0bb2a0a0f1ce80
SHA-256:
dccc6d28616817b13322d30804c284ac0c2a6f0c28341250692bd78744071709

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_2J5MY_LN32_DCA8_A02.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:
867f18e41cfecb6596fdedbe32723454
SHA1:
f422d1e2caa7bfa62859b78faefc1b17695afe22
SHA-256:
f72b3154e9e29884d41f3a92253b876fbd6b3c39717a67f0d46b3ea3740549cf

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_2J5MY_LN32_DCA8_A02.BIN
File Size: 3.75 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:
d39be1544f8c7731bdebfbbfd9801900
SHA1:
1b9d30bcd379ca6f158570cc653e4105db80fcde
SHA-256:
f7c640bb3172c6d9285893b26e730af047b69d022f2eca79b02e2fe1975b0cdc

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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.
Windows Server 2008 x64
Red Hat® Ent Linux 4
Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.5
Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.6
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 4.5
Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.7
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5.2
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2003 x64
TOSHIBA MK1001TRKB Series SAS 7.2K RPM 3.5" 1TB
TOSHIBA MK2001TRKB Series SAS 7.2K RPM 3.5" 2TB
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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.
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4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

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