Release Notes

All PERC firmware and all SAS firmware
 Do not run storage controller update packages if the controller is in use by other applications.
The firmware upgrade may fail if any of the RAID controllers in the system are performing an I/O
background task (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 Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator and Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management Service
before running storage controller firmware update packages.
To stop the Dell OpenManage 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"
PowerVault MD1000 firmware
 The PowerVault update procedure requires the RAID controller to be in a known good state. If a problem occurs
with the RAID controller during the update procedure, the Update Packages cannot
communicate with the PowerVault system, inventory its firmware version, or perform the update. (138462)
 Stop all input/output to the PowerVault MD1000 before running the PowerVault MD1000 firmware update
package.
WARNING: THE SERVER MUST BE REBOOTED AFTER UPDATING THE FIRMWARE ON MD1000
ENCLOSURES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ENCLOSURE MANAGEMENT. ACCESS TO THE
ENCLOSURES WILL BE LOST IF THE SERVER IS NOT REBOOTED.
 When prompted for reboot after the update, select "Yes".
PowerVault 100T DDS4 firmware and all PowerVault 110T firmware (110T DDS4, 110T
DAT72, 110T LTO1, 110T LTO2, 110T LTO2-L, 110T LTO3-HH, 110T LTO4, 110T
SDLT320, 110T LTO3, 110T DLT VS80, 110T DLT VS160, and 110T SDLT)
 Before executing the firmware update, stop all tape backup activity and put all scheduled jobs on hold.
 After the firmware update is completed, restart your system for the updates to take effect.
Note: Tape automation devices are not supported by Dell Update Packages. Please disconnect or power off such
devices before executing Dell Update Packages.
The tape automation devices are as follows:
1. PowerVault 120T
2. PowerVault 122T
3. PowerVault 124T
4. PowerVault 128T
5. PowerVault 130T
6. PowerVault 132T
7. PowerVault 136T
8. PowerVault 160T
9. PowerVault ML6000