Dell PERC H710 Mini (Blades) Firmware Update Package Version: 21.2.0-0007 Criticality: Recommended TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= 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 ================ This is a firmware release for the Dell H710 Mini (Blades). Component Current Version Previous Version Package 21.2.0-0007 21.1.0-0007 Ctrl-R 4.03-0002 4.00-0014 2.0 Performing the Firmware Upgrade =================================== NOTE: This initial section of the Installation Instructions applies only to configurations with >2TB SEDs. 1. Update the firmware version to this version using preferred method below (Zip Pack, Windows DUP, Linux DUP). 2. Reboot for the new FW take effect 3. Un-assign any >2TB SED Dedicated or Global Hot Spares in the configuration. Not all configurations have hot spares. 4. Use CTRL-R or OMSS to issue “Instant Secure Erase” to all un-configured >2TB SED drives (all data in these drives will be lost) 5. Re-assign >2TB SED Hot Spares. Zip pack: --------- 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. Extract Files 1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file to unzip the download package 2. Click Continue. 3. Specify the location to unzip the files. 4. Click on the OK button to extract files. After the files are extracted the message all files were successfully unzipped will appear. 5. Click the OK button to exit from the installer. Installation 1. Copy extracted files to bootable media. 2. Reboot system to bootable media. 3. Execute update.bat to perform flash. 5. After flash is complete, remove bootable media. 4. Reboot system for changes to take effect. Windows Update Package: ----------------------- 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. Linux Update Package: --------------------- 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. Read over the release information presented by executing the "./FRMW_LX_RXXXXXX.BIN --version" command from the shell. 2. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the above step before proceeding. 3. Run the update by executing "./FRMW_LX_RXXXXXX.BIN" from the shell. 4. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update. GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions for FRMW_LX_RXXXXXX.BIN: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ========================= 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 ========= - Improved latency for RAID 10 arrays running Oracle workloads - Corrected an issue where the controller would hang while performing IO on a degraded VD. - Fixed a compatibility issue with newer and older controllers. - Fixed and issue where a bad hard drive could halt post with the message “adapter baseport error” . - Resolved an issue where pinned cache was not discarded after clearing pinned cache on controller - Fixed an issue where controller debug log was filled with unnecessary debug messages. - Ability to enable transfer rate settings to PCIe Gen 3 on controllers that support it. - Ability to enable the Controller in headless boot support to continue boot on error. 5.0 Enhancements/Tasks ====================== - Performance Enhancements for Exchange Server 6.0 Known Limitations ===================== n/a 7.0 History =========== Component Current Version Previous Version Package 21.1.0-0007 21.0.2-0001 Ctrl-R 4.00-0014 4.00-0014 - Corrects cosmetic error when deleting disks in HII - Corrects cache policy settings in HII - Fixes issue with Virtual Disk creation while in powersave mode - Fixes rare case where controller may fail to come out of hibernation Component Current Version Previous Version Package 21.0.2-0001 21.0.1-0132 Ctrl-R 4.00-0014 4.00-0014 - Fixes an issue where a Self Encrypting Drive larger than 2TB could come off line and not be able to rebuild to a virtual drive. This fix is critical if you use 3T or larger SED drives and not needed otherwise. Component Current Version Previous Version Package 21.0.1-0132 n/a Ctrl-R 4.00-0014 n/a - Fixes: Initial Release