Seagate SAS ST9146752SS firmware version HTF6.

Driver Id : VP540

Importance : Urgent

Version : HTF6, A01 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 14 May 2012

Download Type : Firmware

Category : SAS Drive

This release contains firmware version HTF6 (FIPS140/SED Enabled) for Seagate SAS (15K rpm 2.5" SAS, SED) 146GB Hard Drives. Vendor model numbers ST9146752SS.

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File Format: 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.

File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_VP540_WN32_HTF6_A01.EXE

File size: 11.24 MB

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: f82cdd976374df3ce5ce2b6c0b03bf5f

SHA1: 41caeeca6561d4548a1891c2bdf3921eb1b4273c

SHA-256: d01e5c5e6588c81397ef53d2ad971f6bf03ecebd6a7f8d54ddb064cd8bab37f7

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File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_VP540_LN32_HTF6_A01.BIN.sign

File size: 189 Bytes

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MD5: dae13324cc5bf48398d7e578a798c27a

SHA1: d34cf621632bb604760934e25e57cdfb8ec7d5b7

SHA-256: 4468438b26c89705795c727934377dca700f59363726f12c9b54de81daef7a3e

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File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_VP540_LN32_HTF6_A01.BIN

File size: 9.97 MB

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: 7b5294438afed3f6c5ed2e5d45b51345

SHA1: 9fe67baaedf5181a869051cc31b1496aada28323

SHA-256: 9059db0edebc5fd5521eae70aa363ac66172a2fd535a493fd510542f7620bc13

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes / Enchancements:

- Fixed issue when hard reset occurred on port other than which data transfer was taking place
- Improved error handling when Notify Power Loss Expected sequence is initiated
- Improved performance of write operations in extreme temperature environments.
- Improved drive error handling
- Improved long term reliability of drive.
- Improved performance related to SED commands

Important Information

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.

Compatible Systems

PowerEdge M620 (for PE VRTX)

Supported Operating Systems

Novell SuSE Linux ES 11

Windows Server 2008 x64

Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.5

Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.6

SuSE Linux ES 9

Suse Linux ES 9

Suse Linux ES 10

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 4.5

Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.7

Red Hat® Ent Linux 5.2

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6

Red Hat® Ent Linux 5

Novell SuSE Linux ES 10

Windows Server 2008 x86

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2003 x64

Installation instructions

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.