Dell MD3000 SAS RAID Controller, v.07.35.39.64, A11

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Dell PowerVault MD3000 Firmware Generation 2

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Contents
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1. Files included in this package
2. Fixes / Enhancements
3. Important Information
4. Firmware upgrade instructions
5. MD1000 Firmware upgrade instructions

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1. Files included in this package
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Included in your firmware package are the following files:

Default_MD3000_N133X-735890-005.dlp :
Default NVSRAM for MD3000 used in most typical configurations
Single_Port_Clustering_MD3000_N133X-735890-705.dlp :
Single Port MS Cluster NVSRAM for MD3000 that has a single
host port per controller used in clustering configuration
MD3000_FW_RC_07353964_133x.dlp : RAID Controller Firmware
MD1000_A04.bin : MD1000 Firmware

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2. Fixes / Enhancements
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07.35.39.64
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* Added fix to resolve controller reboot due to insertion of foreign physical disk
* Improved scheduled I/O timing
* Improved controller memory utilization
* Added fix to resolve the controller panic issue caused by memory leak
* Added fix to resolve one corner case in which host I/O requests are not processed for an extended period of time
* Added support for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1


07.35.31.60
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- New OS support for Windows 2008 R2 Server, SLES 11, SLES 10 U3,
RHEL 4.8, RHEL 5.4.
- Modular Disk Storage Manager enhancements.
Additionally, the following issues have been fixed:
- Excessive Destination Driver Errors with no component listed on
2nd gen firmware
- BBU Learn Cycle fails in Simplex mode
- Learn Cycle failing as “incomplete?
- NX1950 Solution losing connectivity to every device on the network
- Hitachi SATA HDD firmware failing to update
- ESX host with CHAP enabled causes reboot loop when updating to
2nd gen firmware.
- MPP Virtual HBA Driver issue with Oracle ASM
- 2nd gen firmware upgrade utility does not display double byte
characters properly


Please refer to the Dell PowerVault MD3000 RAID Enclosure Hardware
Owner's Manual for removal and installation instructions.

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3. Important Information
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NOTICE: Prior generation firmware is indicated by version that begins
with 06.xx.xx.xx, and the Generation 2 firmware starts with
07.xx.xx.xx. Existing hardware can be upgraded to the Generation 2
firmware. If updating from 06.xx.xx.xx version to 07.xx.xx.xx version,
the upgrade is one way only; it is not possible to return to prior
generation after starting this upgrade procedure.

NOTICE: Ensure that all Dell PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosures
being connected to the MD3000 are updated to the latest Dell
PowerVault MD1000 EMM Firmware from support.dell.com. Dell
PowerVault MD1000 EMM Firmware version A03 is the minimum required
firmware level to support connection to the MD3000 array; attaching
an MD1000 with unsupported firmware causes an uncertified condition to
exist on the array. See the updated Hardware Owner''''s Manual on
http://support.dell.com for more information.

NOTICE: Ensure to check the MD3000 system support matrix on
support.dell.com prior to connecting MD1000 enclosures to an MD3000
to ensure supported drives and firmware versions are used.

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4. Firmware upgrade instructions
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