Seagate MSA5 for model number(s) ST6000NM0014..

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This release contains firmware version MSA5 for Seagate drives for PowerEdge servers. Vendor model numbers ST6000NM0014..
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
-Fix issues where format corruption can result after power cycle
-Fix issues where SAS port down can result
-Fix an issue where unrecovered data errors can result after power interruption
-Fix issues where drive assert/hang can result
-Fix issues where command timeout can result
-Fix issues where IOEDC error can result

Enhancements
-Important reliability enhancements
-Performance enhancements for certain workload scenarios
-Improve status reporting/logging accuracy
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Version

MSA5, 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_5H1HW_WN64_MSA5_A00.EXE
File Size: 14.39 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:
9acd07f5c332ddf0c35305893b4022a4
SHA1:
43614506e18f162a28950ba924edad1d38b0767f
SHA-256:
2a2af80b8ebdb0cfb1c409dff138f52cc34d73c42c8331be089f7173d8bde08f

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_5H1HW_LN_MSA5_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:
918f30d3d87c68470469d4e674eec89c
SHA1:
a529c8879daef6d7b567b0ede229aaa02ee0efa6
SHA-256:
bbc00f788ac8ddc5ce547029d8555d2f277ede894ee4ceffa1eacc1aef60ff8d

File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_5H1HW_WN32_MSA5_A00.EXE
File Size: 9 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:
55b7a4ac6c0ddeec75daf3f864fd22be
SHA1:
83a34f31aa80a5d2b61a1f2a18b27d4c3ff7ee95
SHA-256:
3af0aebf0ea42b7d096a3e50ede37353d22301154629f740f5d126f7b4482e44

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_5H1HW_LN_MSA5_A00.BIN
File Size: 38.86 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:
a842e604d73d6ae46da774bbf4956ad2
SHA1:
13c5308a77e08d0af616bccb1c583240af539163
SHA-256:
f6cc912361aa5ad4221170651d859459dfeb450380c0dd0d85086d9ec3d9434f

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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.
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1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
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