DELL UPDATE PACKAGES FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS Version 14.05.
Release Type and Definition This Readme contains updated information for your "Dell Update Packages for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems User's Guide" and any other technical documentation included with the Dell Update Packages for Windows operating systems. Version 14.05.00 Release Date: September 2014 Previous Version 7.4 Importance Dell Update Packages offer ease and flexibility for updating the system software on Dell PowerEdge systems.
• • • • • • • • • • Power Supply firmware Broadcom Network Adapter Firmware Intel Network Adapter Firmware QLogic Network Adapter Firmware Emulex Network Adpater Firmware Mellanox Network Adapter Firmware iSM OS Collector Chipset Driver Software RAID(3.0) ( S130 ) Driver CONTENTS • • • • CRITICALITY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS UPDATE PACKAGES: SUPPORTED COMPONENTS KNOWN ISSUES CRITICALITY 2 – Recommended It is recommended that you apply this update during your next scheduled update cycle.
NOTE: Update Packages may also be applied in a pre-operating system environment that uses the Embedded Linux (ELI) through the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK). UPDATE PACKAGES: SUPPORTED COMPONENTS Update Packages currently do not support every system component type. Dell will continue to make Update Packages available on additional devices in future releases. This release of Update Packages supports updates to the devices listed in the following table.
PowerVault 110T DLT VS160, PowerVault 110T SDLT ---------------------------------------------------------------------Removable disk drive PowerVault RD1000 backup firmware ---------------------------------------------------------------------Network adapter driver Broadcom NetXtreme family of adapters Broadcom NetXtreme II family of adapters Intel PRO PCI-E Gigabit family of adapters QLogic Network family of adapters Emulex Network family of adapters Mellanox Network Adapter Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10
See the following Website for reference: "http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsecure/html/rootcertprog.asp" • If you encounter the message, "This Update Package is not compatible with any of the devices detected on your system", for a supported device, ensure that you have the latest Dell drivers for your system from the Dell Support website at "www.support.dell.com.
BIOS • • • • A BIOS update requires enough free physical memory to load the entire BIOS image into the physical memory. If there is insufficient free physical memory available on the system to load the BIOS image, the Dell Update Package for BIOS may fail. In this instance, the BIOS can be updated using the Diskette method, by running the Dell Update Package after adding more memory, or by running the Dell Update Package immediately after a reboot.
Power Supply Unit firmware updates can be performed only on Life Cycle Controller enabled systems. All PERC firmware and all SAS firmware (All storage controller firmware) • • Only devices connected to a PERC SAS controller can be updated at this time. This includes PERC5, PERC6, H200, H310, H710P, H810, H710, H700, H800, SAS5 and SAS6 controllers. Do not run storage controller update packages if the controller is in use by other applications.
