Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA Firmware Package 07.03.06.00

When installing an OS, be sure to select a Boot Device in CTRL+C. In CTRL+C, under SAS Topology, scroll down to the desired Physical Disk or Virtual Disk and enter ALT+B to select the device as your Boot Device.

- Resynch, Background Init and Consistency Check processes will always occur serially.

- When viewing SATA physical disk properties from Ctrl-C or other management applications, Vendor Identification must be translated as "ATA" followed by blanks. Please see SATA translation specification, revision 5, pages 24-25 for more details.

- When adding a Dell 6Gbps SAS controller to a system, the new controller may need to be added to the controller boot order in the PERC H200 BIOS / 6Gbps SAS configuration Utility.

Instructions for SAS-Non-RAID_Firmware_K161K_LN_07.03.06.00_A11.BIN:

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. Read over the release information presented by executing the ./SAS-Non-RAID_Firmware_K161K_LN_07.03.06.00_A11.BIN--version command from the shell.
2. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the above step before proceeding.
3. Run the update by executing ./SAS-Non-RAID_Firmware_K161K_LN_07.03.06.00_A11.BINfrom the shell.
4. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

Instructions for SAS-Non-RAID_Firmware_K161K_WN32_07.03.06.00_A11.EXE:

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.

Instructions for SASHBA_Firmware_6GBPS-SAS-HBA_RELNOTES_07.03.06.00_A11.txt:

1) Click Download now.
The File Download window appears.

2) Click the Save button.
The Save As window appears.

3) Select Desktop using the drop-down menu to the right of Save in.

4) Click the Save button.
A progress meter moves as the download is completed.

5) If necessary, click X in the upper right-hand corner of the Download Progress Window to close it upon completion.

6) Double click the Icon on your desktop for the newly saved file.
The Dell Bios Release Notes window appears.

GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions for SAS-Non-RAID_Firmware_K161K_LN_07.03.06.00_A11.BIN.sign:

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. Import the Dell public key. (You only need to do once on your system.)
2. Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature file, SAS-Non-RAID_Firmware_K161K_LN_07.03.06.00_A11.BIN.sign

Instructions for SASHBA_Firmware_6GBPS-SAS-HBA_07.03.06.00_A11_ZPE.exe:
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.

Extract Files
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file to unzip the download package
2. Click Continue.
3. Specify the location to unzip the files.
4. Click on the OK button to extract files.
After the files are extracted the message all files were successfully unzipped will appear.
5. Click the OK button to exit from the installer.


Installation
1. Copy extracted files to bootable media.
2. Reboot system to bootable media.
3. Execute the batch file called flash.bat
4. After flash is complete, remove bootable media.
5. Reboot system for changes to take effect.