Seagate PS26 for model number(s) ST8000NM0075..

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This release contains firmware version PS26 for Seagate drives. Vendor model numbers ST8000NM0075..
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
-Fix a corner case issue involving unaligned host transfer with <4KB in size being aborted
-Fix an issue where format corruption can result
-Fix issues where drive assert or hang conditions can result
-Fix issues where command timeout conditions can result
-Fix issues where IOEDC error conditions can result
Enhancements:
-Important reliability enhancement
-Performance enhancements for certain workload scenarios
-Improve status reporting/logging accuracy
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Version

PS26, A00

Release date

02 Feb 2017

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_R2N0T_WN64_PS26_A00.EXE
File Size: 14.53 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:
7501c5e64be187e0c96242627a1b0b4e
SHA1:
5b01ccbe3b911c002523731b25b5bd1a34162b70
SHA-256:
1d5e00da980ee3844f08799d6297c52cc8a5904d8da8f4ca52b1d92149e0bfb2

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_R2N0T_LN_PS26_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:
1281d1353c32943908c275553c874ea9
SHA1:
d63eacf73d93c5ca4906398f84049821f5f0950c
SHA-256:
741b5856795f28c583f7faf49455230c8c34c358b05f098f0e1dad556fd4101c

File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_R2N0T_WN32_PS26_A00.EXE
File Size: 9.14 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:
f8fe5582d78e1b6051a4f2a4a3b06a2f
SHA1:
464b33a3b63e90b4002ea19d92e902970ba5cbba
SHA-256:
2eec2738771fb885e8a4178e4318f914fdea27a0a761efc4b25b051c6af138c7

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_R2N0T_LN_PS26_A00.BIN
File Size: 39 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:
9c9bcf3f5eb02a5e8b28c195a8156aa3
SHA1:
997fb928b26e576dd342679c0cc3e46d95df6109
SHA-256:
cd4e8d6eec243569094e732d42ae5a3c5363c840018cf9773cdc54f387f1c111

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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
Suse Linux ES 10
Windows Server 2012
Not Applicable
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5.2
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2008 R2
Makara Plus, 12Gbps SAS, 3.5, 7.2K, 512e
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