Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe AGN RI E3s Gen5 Maintenance Firmware Release

Driver Id : 694C5

Importance : Optional

Version : 1.1.0, A05 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 17 Feb 2025

Download Type : Firmware

Category : Solid State Storage

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe AGN RI E3s Gen5 Maintenance Firmware Release

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File Format: Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.

File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_694C5_WN64_1.1.0_A05_01.EXE

File size: 29.12 MB

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

MD5: f1b3484dfb5f979d06a6284256936101

SHA1: 9e4c866951947bc245b3c0a5dcb33cb8e1fd3205

SHA-256: c0deabf4d3d2858b3c21f114cdef77c4d4fa9fc1583389d940a5804beae6060b

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File Format: The GnuPG signature for Red Hat Linux Update Package can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Red Hat Linux Update Package.

File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_694C5_LN64_1.1.0_A05_01.BIN.sign

File size: 842 Bytes

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

MD5: 29879c7c221e577353a1bd66ff16608f

SHA1: 84a6092af201bfcd6c3ee6483d8dd8983a6b8912

SHA-256: b04a7df7a0093804eb88d71e3c635a3a11a5c2fdf4041df7d1f4eafddb6ec93b

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File Format: This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.

File Name: Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_Firmware_694C5_1.1.0_A05.txt

File size: 4.26 KB

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

MD5: fabfe345e3bf7f435815bae0959c80ae

SHA1: f79b5ce2b8cca29c71b3c6a8950a32bc0cc5cb7a

SHA-256: 79df0dcbb56f8e37241afbf7ad5cf902bfb744c5045532088bf3fd919a9a910e

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File Format: Dell Update Packages for Linux can be used as stand-alone applications that ensure that specific validation criteria are met, then apply an update.<br /><b>Note:</b> Update Packages for Linux are open source. See the Dell Update Packages for Linux Readme for details.

File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_694C5_LN64_1.1.0_A05_01.BIN

File size: 11.24 MB

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

MD5: e061066d695d7f5eeaf352430fc9daec

SHA1: 2b81c3b9e4f19e887bbb7f68f87d896a585596ad

SHA-256: a09b9656d84392e7b9757c11237ca187df74291bd694d6a32b04cfd7c430d2ef

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:

1. Fix for Namespace Level 0 Discovery.
2. Fix for firmware crash with VDM packet larger than default MTU size.
3. Fix for VDM command timeout, no response.
4. Improved parity handling.
5. Improved firmware binary handling.
6. Persistent Event Log (PEL) improvements.
7. Namespace improvements.
8. Fix for LED blink issue during FormatNVM command execution.

Enhancements:

1. DUP update for PERC13.
2. Addition of firmware update support for Dell 17th generation servers.
3. Enable Relaxed Ordering.
4. Improved handling of security parameters.
5. Implemented limited telemetry data in Data Area 1.

Compatible Systems

Dell EMC vSAN R760 Ready Node

Dell vSAN R6615 Ready Node

Dell vSAN R7615 Ready Node

Dell vSAN Ready Node MX760c

Dell vSAN Ready Node R7625

Installation instructions

Firmware Update using Dell Update Package (DUP)

Dell Update Package (Windows):
Download the executable from support.dell.com. This package can be executed from the operating system.
Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Click the "Install".
3. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

Dell Update Package (RHEL/SLES):
Download the executable from support.dell.com. This package can be executed from the operating system.
Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and run the update by executing "./Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_FRMW_LX_....BIN" from the shell.
2. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions for Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_FRMW_LX_....BIN.sign:

Download
Download the latest GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package from support.dell.com.

1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.

Installation
1. Import the Dell public key. (You only need to do this once on your system.)
2. Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature file, Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_FRMW_LX_....BIN.sign

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe AGN RI E3s Gen5 Maintenance Firmware Release

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Fixes & Enhancements

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