Seagate SAS drive model numbers ST2000NM0001, ST1000NM0001 and ST500NM0001 firmware version PS08

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This release contains firmware version PS08 for Seagate SAS (7200 rpm 3.5 SAS) 500GB, 1TB and 2TB Hard Drives. Dell. Vendor model numbers ST2000NM0001, ST1000NM0001 and ST500NM0001.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
When firmware is applied prior to a cold power cycle this firmware prevents a situation that can lead to unrecoverable drive failure during A/C power removal.
Resolved rare issue that can cause drive to not complete during logical device format.
Resolved rare issue that can report a SMART trip on the drive incorrectly

Enhancements:
Improved performance of sequential writes with queue depth= 1
Improve drive error handling
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Version

PS08, A04

Release date

04 Feb 2013

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_GXCDR_WN32_PS08_A04.EXE
File Size: 11.26 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:
e07a69a0bdd91111d94b96898656362b
SHA1:
831c60431bb918f6549b64ab305437f04bc77561
SHA-256:
26ecf7c0de72aeea2b67fb7cdc90ecad49e563dfed5b58d4731a20db1318147e

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_GXCDR_LN_PS08_A04.BIN.sign
File Size: 189 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:
db1ba5f49f182f53957cb64bdae47552
SHA1:
d37a680d7826b20c8d7386a2c90700ed58cc762b
SHA-256:
78e0fa1fa94686ff1e64b5af4a606027e6a8d15dc78b32a9193a6f89878524b2

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_GXCDR_LN_PS08_A04.BIN
File Size: 9.99 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:
ef7f3a4d2c0f3470c0e8ab8973dea79b
SHA1:
cb9bfb11e4cea9f2bb1aa221960377878bba6f97
SHA-256:
ade77b4b03b4dbef6a842952c5a924cdbe415c6363f95456ca94044f75bb955c

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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
Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.5
Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.6
Suse Linux ES 10
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 4.5
Windows Server 2012
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
Seagate (Constellation ES) SAS 1TB 7.2K RPM
Seagate (Constellation ES) SAS 2TB 7.2K RPM
Seagate (Constellation ES) SAS 500GB 7.2K RPM
Dell Update Package Instructions:

Download

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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