This release contains firmware version DS44 for Seagate drives. Vendor model numbers ST6000NM0105.

AUTO INSTALLED This file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.
This update includes important reliability enhancements and also reduces occasional long command completion latency. This release contains firmware version DS44 for Seagate drives. Vendor model numbers ST6000NM0105..
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
-none

Enhancements:
-Enabled firmware download by Microsoft Windows Server OS
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Version

DS44, A00

Release date

25 Apr 2019

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 64-Bit.
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_N04WN_WN64_DS44_A00.EXE
File Size: 10.32 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:
67190dccf9f90ad0d67107a3a4845e87
SHA1:
bc282f937036380f9f09fc891bfd2f1f70aa5f80
SHA-256:
8e8ea126062b61085eabdfc8c903242ce9b9f038dc3d11afb8c827626835e2bc
File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_N04WN_LN_DS44_A00.BIN.sign
File Size: 226 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:
b6498f95cc3d6d7de1bfcf48ff39477b
SHA1:
4d27a623b1c6d78ced3cc65d25caab7db13e1cf9
SHA-256:
e745ce84f7d2daac12eb0b1b863be777472b862e216500d6c40646033024f2d0
File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_N04WN_WN32_DS44_A00.EXE
File Size: 9.23 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:
8627000385fb37b4c55f5ad364d563dc
SHA1:
d815ce296a791a9aea516f39bc5a9c453558b31c
SHA-256:
c0807e64ac4e6e7ea29d2bf51e63af833df952ec07b741fe71e6c70c30f0d068
File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_N04WN_LN_DS44_A00.BIN
File Size: 5.84 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:
855025042f08e64259dbc2f8ccbb2478
SHA1:
49ab875bc0a825d9f897767e467909d01ed571eb
SHA-256:
771d90ad90c3fa93c636af9c113d0b43eeabe552a383a462be0b8642ed34df6e

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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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