Dell SAS Hard Drive Firmware Utility, SATA Hard Drive Firmware Utility, v.Seagate SAS, A00

Driver Id : MFY3Y

Importance : Recommended

Version : Seagate SAS, A00 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 23 Aug 2012

Download Type : Firmware

Category : Storage

Seagate drives not seen during SMTD installation or after adding additional drives online
in Linux. This is a special release targeted only for 5 Seagate SAS drives listed in the Fixes and Enhancements section.

R211868 is intended for all other firmware updates.

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File Format: This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

File Name: DELL_MULTI-DEVICE_A00_R212231.exe

File size: 5.15 MB

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

MD5: 07a889d1d650e647303195565a48482d

SHA1: f396db7f37687f51554f9eb462731444fac94725

SHA-256: 50ba59ffee6da32cccca3a521962146e1ec89ba8465b000d78b751c07af10fb7

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Fixes & Enhancements

Several Seagate drives shipped from Dell factories between February 2nd and February 20th may experience the following symptoms:
A) During an install from System Management Tool and Documentation DVD:
1. If there is no RAID config from ctrl-r and the DVD is booted it will display a blank white screen where there should be array configuration setup.
2. If there is a RAID config from ctrl-r already present on the drives, it will boot to the SMTD DVD but skip the RAID config screen. The menu item for RAID config in the left window will not appear in the action list. Install can be completed using this method.

B) Enclosure or server hard drives are being configured or added in an existing Linux install:
The drives my not be seen in the Linux browser that is using Open Manage Storage Management to configure the drives. Or, the Vendor ID for the disk drive may appear with garbled characters.

The FW version on the drive label will represent the correct firmware version; however, a later version was flashed to the drive in the factory.

Affected drives:
Family Part # Right FW Wrong FW
Maverick XT764 SM04 SM07
Maverick RN829 SM04 SM07
Firebird HT952 S229 S22B
Firebird CM318 S229 S22B
Timberland T-10 GY582 T211 T213
Timberland T-10 HT954 T211 T213
Timberland T-10 HT938 T211 T213
Timberland NS GY583 NS25 NS27
Timberland 15K5 GY581 S528 S529
Timberland 15K5 HT953 S528 S529
Timberland 15K5 TN937 S528 S529

Important Information

This release is intended for use on drives attached to SAS/ PERC controllers and MD1000 Enclosures.

Please note: Only Dell Branded SAS/SCSI and PERC controllers are supported. Embedded SATA controllers are not supported.

On drives attached to PERC5/PERC6 controllers, the first drive to be updated requires a 5 minute delay before firmware flash to begin. Do not power cycle or reboot your system while the update is in progress.

Installation 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.

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.

Dell SAS Hard Drive Firmware Utility, SATA Hard Drive Firmware Utility, v.Seagate SAS, A00

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Fixes & Enhancements

Important Information

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Installation instructions

Applies to