Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Driver 07.710.06.00 for PERC Controllers

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This release updates Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 driver to 07.710.06.00 for PERC controllers.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Defects Fixed (7):

- Fixed an issue where IO's were timing out under certain conditions
- Fixed an issue where the driver would fail to initialize properly, resulting in an error message in the kernel logs
- Fixed an issue where the driver would reset the controller when more than 10 devices were present (VD or JBOD)
- Fixed an issue where the driver rpms did not have the correct kernel versions
- Fixed an issue where Linux could not compile the driver from source
- Fixed an issue where the driver was logging wrong messages about DMA addressing
- Fixed a rare issue that caused the firmware to fault during heavy IO

Enhancements Implemented (4):

- Added performance counters for "fw_outstanding" and "drv_outstanding" variables to OS sys interface
- Added support for threaded interrupts
- Added retpoline support to address Spectre v2 vulnerabilities
- Disabled WRITESAME commands from host
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Version

7.710.6.00, A00

Release date

25 Oct 2019

Download Type

Driver

Category

SAS RAID

Importance

Recommended
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.
Available formats
File Format: External release notes
File Name: SAS-RAID_Driver_RHEL76_7.710.6.00_Release_Notes.txt
File Size: 2.84 KB
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Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
da8d98be48f9c9680c3206d2289aaa50
SHA1:
05b9673d8437de71dae133c671fa606fa4ddd2d1
SHA-256:
cc21f7eed7f99a8383562ee9c4f82f253fcd179bdbebf6f69fd191a939704ccc
File Format: A gnu zip file for software installation
File Name: UNIFIED_DRVR_RHEL76_RM65F_A00_7.710.6.0.tar.gz
File Size: 2.97 MB
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MD5:
a9fe0d3bb53d1429e6995b35b3d32ea6
SHA1:
47d14b259912d41155b2f91608ed06748a20d46f
SHA-256:
09ed297de709912069b441a1ee33f67434a332d46ba90544f8e45b6fb2006ea3

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Additional details

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Dell PERC H730 Adapter
Dell PERC H730P MX
PERC H310 Mini Blade
PERC H330 Adapter
PERC H330 Blade
PERC H330 Mini Monolithic
PERC H345 Adapter
PERC H345 Front
PERC H720 Adapter
PERC H720P Adapter
PERC H720P Mini Monolithic
PERC H730 MINI-BLADE
PERC H730P Adapter
PERC H730P Mini Blade
PERC H730P Mini Monolithic
PERC H730P Mini-Blade
PERC H740P Adapter
PERC H740P Mini Monolithic
PERC H745 Adapter
PERC H745 Front
PERC H745P MX
PERC H810 Adapter
PERC H830 Adapter
PERC H840 Adapter
Shared PERC8
SRV,DRVR,H310,ADPT,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H310,EMB,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H310,MCRD,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H710,ADPT,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H710,BLDE,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H710,MCRD,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H710P,ADPT,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H710P,BLDE,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H710P,MCRD,SAS-RAID
SRV,DRVR,H810,ADPT,SAS-RAID
The driver package is a compressed tar file.

To extract the components within the tar file, un-tar the files: # tar -xvzf

Extracted files should contain the following:
- driver rpm (megaraid_sas-.rpm)
- source code (megaraid_sas--src.rpm)

Updating the Driver:
1. Install the Driver package. Use this command
# rpm -Uvh

2. Verify the driver has been loaded with this system command:
# modinfo megaraid_sas

The version shown in the output should match with the version of the package

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