Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Driver 7.710.6.00 for PERC Controllers

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This release updates Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 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

07.710.06.00, A00

Release date

18 Feb 2020

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_RHEL81_7.710.6.00_Release_Notes.txt
File Size: 4.26 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
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:
c470cb2d53e188328d34c2ec14e25884
SHA1:
bf6ede5f27392a4f06fa5937095549f0e66edca2
SHA-256:
d0e339cb26d87d311ff6bd619bd447bf190e2a806fc03adb95e005a8928a989c
File Format: A gnu zip file for software installation
File Name: UNIFIED_DRVR_RHEL81_2XRM7_A00_7.710.6.0.tar.gz
File Size: 1.82 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This format consists of gnu zip files for software installation.
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MD5:
00f7578caa31bc4ec97f239bd4087fb2
SHA1:
a2368d5a1f532ea8ae02e24bd43301929aa00462
SHA-256:
1b78a2bdb5821e7f734004e545a53c5df9f80772f02927adc2c3579f3acf5417

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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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