HGST FJ40 for model number(s) HUC101830CSS204, HUC101812CSS204, and HUC101860CSS204.

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This release contains firmware version FJ40 for HGST drives. Vendor model numbers HUC101830CSS204, HUC101812CSS204, and HUC101860CSS204.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
- Support HCM (HydroCarbon Mitigation) using a detection, reporting, and WVWV mitigation strategy.
- Will enable WVWV if detection is triggered that converts writes to write-verify operations per head directory when hydrocarbon is detected.
- The HCM idle threshold requirement is removed from KCobraF and CobraF for Dell and EMC family firmware.

Enhancements:
N/A
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Version

FJ40, A00

Release date

04 Dec 2019

Download Type

Firmware

Category

SAS Drive

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.
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File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 64-Bit.
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_8MDXT_WN64_FJ40_A00.EXE
File Size: 10.4 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
edb5fb7e5741fc646faaf269f39dd29b
SHA1:
88f2b831745f5b00817735f37ddd7e118dc52a58
SHA-256:
da22b5fd2858b9f21ce3329745e770cfb9609dff28b4006d533b7ac9900e319b
File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_8MDXT_LN_FJ40_A00.BIN.sign
File Size: 226 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
fb285d75ffd06df8c4102e3c0cdf6f3a
SHA1:
558f66f0f1fcb0d91d9b2f83d97e960130535e76
SHA-256:
4d1614374bb252e6b4bf7cd1e192145317de85aaf34054cb2cd37a9077a651d8
File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_8MDXT_WN32_FJ40_A00.EXE
File Size: 9.31 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
57ee0c0c6d74db7b3d51e8962c244145
SHA1:
f4aaaf8ade55cc7b09d5a16ac6291b16be3a57ae
SHA-256:
3e4845b9175d06f7f68d88d79b4fcc0f51ba536906737a8ee74b60314ff8057e
File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_8MDXT_LN_FJ40_A00.BIN
File Size: 5.92 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages for Linux can be used as stand-alone applications that ensure that specific validation criteria are met, then apply an update.
Note: Update Packages for Linux are open source. See the Dell Update Packages for Linux Readme for details.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
e4aa6abebaf0cebf8afad927bc0a3702
SHA1:
3533f38561430a4d9b56b05897950f8e862d4d5d
SHA-256:
eb0e3e2a66f58b129a1e04a937baed50576d232017edc71e6c876c9cd5910926

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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.
Novell SuSE Linux ES 11
Windows Server 2008 x64
Suse Linux ES 10
Windows Server 2012
Not Applicable
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5.2
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5
SUSE Linux ES 12
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2016
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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.

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