Dell PERC H310 Mini Blade Firmware Update

Package Version: 20.10.1-0084

Criticality: Recommended


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0 Introduction
2.0 Performing the Firmware Upgrade
3.0 Important Information
4.0 Fixes
5.0 Enhancements/Tasks
6.0 Known Limitations
7.0 History



1.0 Introduction
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This is a firmware release for the Dell PERC H310 Mini Blade

Component		Current Version			Previous Version
Package			20.10.1-0084			      n/a
Ctrl-R			3.00-0020			      n/a



2.0 Performing the Firmware Upgrade
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ZipPack:
Download the ZipPack from support.dell.com and extract its contents to a
Dell Real Mode Kernel (DRMK) bootable USB key.

Installation:
1. Reboot system to the DRMK bootable media.
2. Execute "UPDATE.BAT" to perform flash.
3. After flash is complete, remove bootable media.
4. Reboot system for changes to take effect.

Dell Update Package (Windows):
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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. Clik the "Install".
3. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.


Dell Update Package (RHEL/SuSe):
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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 "./FRMW_LX_RXXXXXX.BIN" from the shell.
2. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions for FRMW_LX_RXXXXXX.BIN:
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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. 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, 
   FRMW_LX_RXXXXXX.BIN.


3.0 Important Information
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The firmware upgrade may fail if any of the RAID controllers in the system are performing an I/O background task (that is, consistency check, background initialization, rebuild, or reconstruction). Allow the background task to complete before attempting to upgrade the firmware. Patrol Read tasks will not affect a firmware upgrade.

* Linux systems running one or more applications that interact with SCSI devices in certain ways are known to cause a kernel panic situation. Therefore, it is recommended that you stop Server Administrator and its Storage Management Service before running storage controller firmware update packages.

To stop the Dell OpenManage(TM) Server Administrator service,
run "omconfig system webserver action=stop"

To start the Server Administrator service,
run "omconfig system webserver action=start"

To stop the Server Administrator Storage Management Service,
run "/etc/init.d/dataeng stop"

To start the Server Administrator Storage Management Service,
run "/etc/init.d/dataeng start"   


4.0 Fixes
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Initial Release


5.0 Enhancements/Tasks
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n/a



6.0 Known Limitations
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n/a


7.0 History
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n/a