Toshiba SAS MK1401GRRB and MK3001GRRB firmware version DB05.

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This release contains firmware version DB05 for Toshiba SAS (15K rpm 2.5 SAS) 146GB and 300GB Hard Drives. Dell. Vendor model numbers MK1401GRRB and MK3001GRRB.
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Version

DB05, A01

Release date

12 Oct 2012

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 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_Y1VRP_WN32_DB05_A01.EXE
File Size: 5.78 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:
993220638d6e6406dba09d26fc5959a5
SHA1:
18b6cd50d3ca875e63ac6213128303447df19376
SHA-256:
1051158fa5d88b6409eeed6e6b6eda50eed27465c290c2f8bd3ae3f841fb5886

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_Y1VRP_LN32_DB05_A01.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:
1b288f36e37e9f70d1a4497926424bc9
SHA1:
9bf16f048b0460d77aa1a598b470237a94b9606c
SHA-256:
63c4bb1c1be54112d1ed90d4324d3ceef7902e522322be4b41d7b1d16713db65

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_Y1VRP_LN32_DB05_A01.BIN
File Size: 3.8 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:
70bae659ebef9b8438aaea4262e2a174
SHA1:
06bca0570b3e201fecad81a5e18c4132e3609845
SHA-256:
41e0cd6dce195227e80ae0ab6d2281caa1eded4857bd373d13a0ba9da7a03703

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Important Information - External:
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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TOSHIBA MK1401GRRB Series SAS 15K RPM 2.5" 146GB
TOSHIBA MK3001GRRB Series SAS 15K RPM 2.5" 300GB
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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