Seagate SAS drive models ST32000645SS and ST33000650SS firmware version RS12

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This release contains firmware version RS12 for Seagate SAS (7.2K rpm 3.5 SAS) 2TB and 3TB Hard Drive. Dell. Vendor model number ST32000645SS and ST33000650SS.
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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

RS12, A10

Release date

08 Mar 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_YH4TC_WN32_RS12_A10.EXE
File Size: 11.4 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:
fb0a223a0b6558793561d49702ebb07d
SHA1:
09959bd1e3fa4461c21de1d18f53f172689c3989
SHA-256:
2097f639429432ac1c9011d4ee1f1dc2fc2b341cc4ebb5b32706648ce9c5a0aa

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_YH4TC_LN_RS12_A10.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:
76358dd81049d17dd9a3fdd0fed64ab4
SHA1:
4c282bf7d38630b698327c2af4774294457a1ddd
SHA-256:
83bc7bb0fb375eea29100b8370b2f3165bd95c1938664b3b0c7487f6d86ba38b

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_YH4TC_LN_RS12_A10.BIN
File Size: 10.14 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:
28796fd372a632e6530ced0f236ef374
SHA1:
61b82deb81948f5713f4c88a5b407221981920f9
SHA-256:
3504bae068a06e7e86e143347d534b371c9fa0d724243cbc6ef880f3c8bfe640

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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 9
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
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Seagate Constellation ES.2 2TB SAS 7.2K RPM
Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS 7.2K RPM
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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