Hitachi NL SAS HUS723020ALS640 and HUS723030ALS640 firmware version M2D4.

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This release contains firmware version M2D4 for Hitachi NL SAS (7.2K rpm 3.5 SAS) 2TB and 3TB Hard Drives. Dell. Vendor model numbers HUS723020ALS640 and HUS723030ALS640.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Resolves issue with false drive failures. Reseat drive and flash using M2D4 prior to replacing drive.
Resolves issue with incorrect sense code when resuming from idle
Improves sequential Read / Write performance
Improved drive error handling
Improved drive long term reliability
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Version

M2D4, A02

Release date

31 Jul 2012

Download Type

Firmware

Category

SAS Drive

Importance

Urgent
Dell Technologies highly recommends applying this important update as soon as possible. The update contains critical bug fixes and changes to improve functionality, reliability, and stability of your Dell system. It may also include security fixes and other feature enhancements.
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File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_6C17T_WN32_M2D4_A02.EXE
File Size: 6.05 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:
2eba1467f995b63a1314f23cb1d75f48
SHA1:
33a480475b7c1ce6a4b89de44e489f99b153f33d
SHA-256:
15105a6f30329ed5861947eac96aced7913facdde0ca0106f5217b6748cef5f5

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_6C17T_LN32_M2D4_A02.BIN.sign
File Size: 194 Bytes
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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:
bd4a43243c22eda3d6486390fdd09808
SHA1:
2881faa69f7fb9e0bddfde4a4510de1d65159dc6
SHA-256:
288dca7ef9b46915156b7950c48ac2604ca42c8fa7c2508917efd34e5d28f629

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_6C17T_LN32_M2D4_A02.BIN
File Size: 4.07 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:
8ae0c4626181ae8d8de6a9de5ad0b415
SHA1:
f1fdb9f3582bbeffe16afddb9c58e1e8cc7dfae3
SHA-256:
e6a8bbbcd2f62963e5473b99743e4109ced1fbee355e579bcd2a31d201b2a12e

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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 9
Suse Linux ES 10
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 4.5
Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.7
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5.2
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5
Novell SuSE Linux ES 10
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2003 x64
HITACHI Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB SAS 7.2K RPM
HITACHI Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB SAS 7.2K RPM
Dell Update Package Instructions:

Download

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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