Dell PowerVault MD 32/36 Series Storage Controller Firmware and NVSRAM firmware version 08.20.24.60
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Dell PowerVault MD32/MD36 Series Storage Array, including firmware for MD12x0 attached to MD32/MD36 series array.
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Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes: A controller reboot during write with cache disabled, degraded RAID 6 volume group and 512e drives caused data inconsistency Drive reconstruction on a volume that has not completed Immediate Availability Format can cause data inconsistency Fast I/O timeouts Failed volume after STPG command received from host, but prior to volume transfer, causes data loss Do not allow ownership of a thin volume to be transferred if the underlying thick volume is failed Disk Pool drive that becomes missing before completing evacuation can cause looping reboot of both controllers Controller firmware mismatch resulted in cache data loss An unexpected controller reboot caused data inconsistency in Data Assurance-enabled volume Unexpected controller reboot during host login Controller memory leak in manual or ASUP support data collection can eventually result in controller reboot Controller reboot due to invalid pointer during iSCSI login Controller reboot due to panic when moving a host between host groups with I/O Controller reboot after several months of operation with IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration enabled Unexpected controller reboot due to IOC error on Dense array Controller reboot on array due to data abort fault Initiator timeout or many 0x100D errors reporting in event log when using wide volumes and heavy I/O Controller Reboot on Dense arrays during multiple FC Port Login (PLOGI) for the same ITN port combination Controller reboot during QLogic switch Online Port Diagnostic test A controller reboot with thin volumes, snapshots or mirroring caused a controller error and additional reboot Misbehaving SAS expander causes unexpected controller reboot VAAI cannot be disabled using SMcli Controller reboot when iSCSI session is closed while support data is being collected Memory fault caused controller reboot Multiple logout of same host connection causes controller reboot Drive read error can cause controller reboot Unexpected controller reboot with heavy I/O load and multiple volumes from narrow volume groups Growing a Snapshot group resulted in multiple controller reboots Adjustments to BBU Gas Gauge Taper Values Snapshot group or Asynchronous Mirroring recovery point lost when the repository grows beyond 2TB or multiple thereof Disk Pool may not be expandable to maximum size if capacity reduction has previously occurred Spontaneous controller reboot when using iSCSI host interface Array correctable memory errors may cause unexpected controller reboot Exceeding 512 ITNs per volume results in multiple controller reboots and lockdown Both controllers may reboot during a drive firmware update Perform deep learn cycle on spare BBU installation
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.
*** ATTENTION *** If your PowerVault MD32xx/MD36xx series storage array is currently running a firmware version lower than 07.75.28.60, you cannot directly install the RAID controller firmware version 08.20.24.60 included in this release.
Instead, you must first install the bridge firmware version 07.75.28.60. After the bridge firmware is successfully installed, you can then install RAID controller firmware 08.20.24.60
*** WARNING *** If you have a single controller PowerVault MD32/MD36 series storage array you must stop all I/O operations before starting the RAID controller firmware upgrade.
Specifically, follow these steps:
1. ***IMPORTANT*** Install the latest Dell PowerVault MD Storage Manager (MDSM) software from the Resource DVD. Must be at least version 6.5.0.1 or higher.
NOTE: It is recommended that you install all the latest updates available at www.dell.com/support
2. Extract the following files from the Bridge_Firmware_07_75_28_60.zip archive: * Bridge_Firmware_07_75_28_60.dlp
3. Download and activate RAID controller bridge firmware version 07.75.28.60 (contained in the Bridge_Firmware_07_75_28_60.dlp file)
4. Once the bridge firmware installation is successfully completed, wait at least 30 minutes to allow the attached hosts to re-discover the storage array.
5. Download and activate the RAID controller firmware version 08.20.21.60 together with the NVSRAM configuration file version using the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Manager for your corresponding array type.