Seagate GS13 for model number(s) ST4000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST2000NM0023 and ST1000NM0023.

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This release contains firmware version GS13 for Seagate drives. Vendor model numbers ST4000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST2000NM0023 and ST1000NM0023.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
-Correct SMART seek error counting

Enhancements:
-Drive health and robustness enhancements
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Version

GS13, A00

Release date

12 May 2016

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_MF5DP_WN64_GS13_A00.EXE
File Size: 14.11 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:
aa40c7b178a71aacd7ce7b63f7bb1974
SHA1:
1848a776f9a1f7bdb74e80730af806f0d246fe5e
SHA-256:
bfcf2919bb4f36120082433efd6dec8461db05f2f833bcc316da0db715a1e881

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_MF5DP_LN_GS13_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:
66099d44342b73fb1d5ddbf0cd6230f1
SHA1:
a6129559cf92d581a2d59f9794f189a4beb0abcc
SHA-256:
e3fab8d19248219f801cfa84d15584d02b835a1fbcb58a02c9b12367f077b282

File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_MF5DP_WN32_GS13_A00.EXE
File Size: 8.76 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:
d374b8d3b5dedcb739281defd5901ba8
SHA1:
de682d34b9e1986300557284375ca059046e0ecd
SHA-256:
15b008cf7f2ef4e7435a9e0b6158ae03bf952a3558ea94b4d693abf1ac2a94bd

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_MF5DP_LN_GS13_A00.BIN
File Size: 38.59 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:
212ae96c30207dcbda1d299782db5f15
SHA1:
ab5c271a4f6bd698a4b62ce79c7bc8274689e066
SHA-256:
0a570d52747a33a6897e03cba8b4aabd50fcd10e1ab18317d6635d382e028fbc

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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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