Dell MD3000i iSCSI RAID Controller, v.07.35.31.60, A08

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Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i 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:

Dual_Controller_MD3000i_N1532-735890-005.dlp :
Duplex NVSRAM for MD3000i configured with two
controllers
Single_Controller_MD3000i_N1532-735890-905.dlp :
Simplex NVSRAM for MD3000i configured with a single controller
MD3000i_FW_RC_07353160_1532.dlp : RAID Controller Firmware
MD1000_A04.bin: MD1000 Firmware
MD3000i_CFW_NVSRAMReadme.txt: Readme/Upgrade instructions


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2. Fixes / Enhancements
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07.35.31.60

- 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™ MD3000i 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 MD3000i 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 MD3000i 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 MD3000i system support matrix on
support.dell.com prior to connecting MD1000 enclosures to an MD3000i
to ensure supported drives and firmware versions are used.

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4. Firmware upgrade instructions
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IMPORTANT: It is highly recommended to gather support information from
the "Support" tab of the MD Storage Manager prior to performing any
firmware upgrade operations. This can also be achieved through the SMcli
using the 'save storageArray supportData file="filename"' command.


NOTICE: If upgrading from 06.xx.xx.xx version to 07.