VRTX Chassis Infrastructure FW bundle

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VRTX main planar I/O subsystem FW bundle (MPC, Switches, FPGA, CPLD)
CMC will flash the I/O subsystem components and power cycle the chassis.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
-Change the logic on CPLD and FPGA to adjust the PCIe reset timing after an AC power loss scenario

Enhancements
-Resolves issues to insure VRTX SPERC 8 and PERC H810 adapters power back on following an unexpected loss of AC power to the chassis.
-Adds MD1200 & MD1220 JBOD support to VRTX
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Version

2.21.A00.20150302495, A00-00

Release date

05 Nov 2015

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Embedded Solutions

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
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File Format: Dell Packages for Chassis Management Controller (CMC) ensure that specific validation criteria are met before performing updates
File Name: vrtx_mainboard_2_21.bin
File Size: 10.51 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Packages for Chassis Management Controller (CMC) ensure that specific validation criteria are met before performing updates.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
1c54929c3d0116b96575c51b58c1aae6
SHA1:
2e1d0d1e28c317f03558907d202b73c64ae527ae
SHA-256:
4377d98e38f3a0a4f81d53773ab1944327070f5d5d0fbd04bf391c3de998314a
File Format: The signature for Dell Packages for Chassis Management Controller (CMC) can be used to authenticate the identity of Dell™ in the correlated Package for CMC. You can download the Dell public GnuPG key by navigating to Dell | Linux Web Site
File Name: vrtx_mainboard_2_21.bin.sign
File Size: 198 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The signature for Dell Packages for Chassis Management Controller (CMC) can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Package for CMC. You can download the Dell public GnuPG key by navigating to Dell | Linux Web Site.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
b9f4ff637fc7637ce1fa45e1d587d0be
SHA1:
cea7591507f8bd97045c177df00f4fe005c84f6a
SHA-256:
401f323e4e7eeee5df63675c7deb9c8a2063b8e2aaf85ddcf2f600b56e29a251

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VRTX main planar I/O subsystem FW bundle (MPC, Switches, FPGA, CPLD)
CMC will flash the I/O subsystem components and power cycle the chassis.
DSK PROG,FLSH,SWT,FABB,VRTX
PowerEdge VRTX Planar CPLD
PowerEdge VRTX Planar Fab C Switch Firmware
PowerEdge VRTX Planar FPGA
PowerEdge VRTX Planar MPC Firmware
1. In the CMC web interface, click Chassis Overview, and then click Update.
2. On the Firmware Update page, in the Chassis Infrastructure Firmware section, select
the required component under the Update Targets column, and then click Apply Chassis
Infrastructure Firmware.
3. In the Firmware Image box, enter the path to the firmware image file on the management
station or shared network, or click Browse to browse through to the file location.
The default name of the Chassis firmware
image file is mainboard.bin.
4) Click Begin Firmware Update, and then click Yes. The Firmware Update Progress section
. displays information about the firmware update status.

Note: For information about updating the firmware using the RACADM commands, see the
Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line
Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

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