Seagate SAS ST9900805SS, ST9600205SS and ST9300605SS firmware version CS07

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Driver Id : NFMCR

Importance : Recommended

Version : CS07, A04 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 31 May 2012

Download Type : Firmware

Category : SAS Drive

This release contains firmware version CS07 for Seagate SAS (10K rpm 2.5" SAS) 300GB, 600GB and 900GB Hard Drives. Dell. Vendor model numbers ST9900805SS, ST9600205SS and ST9300605SS.

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File Format: 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.

File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_NFMCR_WN32_CS07_A04.EXE

File size: 5.9 MB

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

MD5: 6a901ee2968d59ca5f915aed47a571c5

SHA1: cf7382e4a0d08ecc398ede088d15da77737dccd6

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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: SAS-Drive_Firmware_NFMCR_LN32_CS07_A04.BIN.sign

File size: 194 Bytes

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

MD5: 959faf3618bfeec6b1e7af75e41343e0

SHA1: 2dd8e7480f5bb0f6f0f77f24d2ba4db7409712a9

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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: SAS-Drive_Firmware_NFMCR_LN32_CS07_A04.BIN

File size: 3.98 MB

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

MD5: 2b8ea9ae64a84fdbb8954afff29978bb

SHA1: f0ffd95c15ab249dbcb3786de29fbbe0b11ff51c

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Fixes & Enhancements

Fix:
1) Overall drive improvements that long term drive reliability
2) Improve drive error handling
3) Corrected issue that caused poor seek performance under high workloads with large temperature gradients
4) Corrected rare issue with error logging after stop command
5) Corrected a performance drop on random writes that occurred when running queue depth of 40 for extended period
6) Corrected issue that caused write performance drop when drive scan was occurring

Important Information

Important Information - External:
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.

Compatible Systems

PowerEdge M620 (for PE VRTX)

Supported Operating Systems

Novell SuSE Linux ES 11

Windows Server 2008 x64

Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.5

Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.6

SuSE Linux ES 9

Suse Linux ES 9

Suse Linux ES 10

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 4.5

Red Hat® Ent Linux 4.7

Red Hat® Ent Linux 5.2

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6

Red Hat® Ent Linux 5

Novell SuSE Linux ES 10

Windows Server 2008 x86

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2003 x64

Installation instructions

Dell Update Package 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.