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DELL(TM) UPDATE PACKAGES README FOR MICROSOFT(R) WINDOWS(R)

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Version 6.2

Release Date: December 2009

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.

Dell Update Packages offer ease and flexibility for updating the

system software on Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems. Update Packages are

available for the following software components:

* System BIOS

* System firmware, also known as the Embedded Systems Management (ESM)

firmware

* Dell Embedded Open Manage(TM) Server Administrator for ESXi Server version 4.0

* Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) firmware, which also includes

Embedded Remote Access (ERA) firmware

* PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) firmware and driver

* Cost-Effective RAID Controller (CERC) firmware and driver

* Software RAID Controller firmware and driver

* Dell PowerVault(TM) 220S/221S firmware

* IDE Controller drivers

* Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware

* SCSI Backplane (BP) firmware

* SAS BP firmware

* SAS Expander firmware

* SSD firmware

* SED firmware

* SAS HDD firmware

* SATA HDD firmware

Summary of content (11 pages)

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###################################################################### DELL(TM) UPDATE PACKAGES README FOR MICROSOFT(R) WINDOWS(R) ###################################################################### Version 6.2 Release Date: December 2009 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.
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* PowerVault 100T firmware * PowerVault 110T firmware * PowerVault MD1000 firmware * PowerVault MD1120 firmware * PowerVault MD1200 firmware * PowerVault MD1220 firmware * PowerVault RD1000 firmware * Broadcom Network Adapter driver * Intel(R) Network Adapter driver * Power Supply firmware ###################################################################### CONTENTS ###################################################################### * CRITICALITY * MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * UPDATE PACKAGES: SUPPORTED COM
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Editions with SP1 and SP2 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium Editions * Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 Web, Standard, and Enterprise Editions with SP2 (32-bit x86) * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64) Editions with SP2 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise (x86) Gold Editions with SP2 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise (x64) Gold Editions with SP2 * Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Exp
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website at "www.support.dell.com/manuals". NOTE: Update Packages may also be applied in a pre-operating system environment that uses the Embedded Linux (ELI) through the Dell OpenManage(TM) Deployment Toolkit (DTK). ###################################################################### UPDATE PACKAGES: SUPPORTED COMPONENTS ###################################################################### Update Packages currently do not support every system component type.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------SCSI BP firmware BP ---------------------------------------------------------------------SAS BP BP ---------------------------------------------------------------------Storage enclosure PowerVault 220S/221S, PowerVault MD1000, PowerVault MD1120, PowerVault MD1200, PowerVault MD1220, PowerVault MD3000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Tape drives firmware PowerVault PV100T DDS4, PowerVault PV110T DAT72, Po
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The message is caused by an out-of-date root certificate on the server. Solution: To update the root certificate: 1) Enable Windows Update. 2) Access "www.update.microsoft.com" in a Web browser. 3) Select "Custom" to perform a scan of your machine for updates. After the scan completes, it will list all available updates. 4) Select the "Software, Optional" category. 5) Look for "Root Certificates Update", and select it. Your root certificates will be updated.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------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.
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"rundll32 ipmisetp.dll, RemoveTheDevice" from a command prompt. After the firmware flash is complete, you can install the driver again by executing the command "rundll32 ipmisetp.dll, AddTheDevice". On PowerEdge x9xx servers, the driver can be re-installed by performing a "Scan for hardware changes" in the Device Manager. For more information on this issue, including its cause, see the Microsoft KB article number 912596.
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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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------PERC 4 firmware ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Firmware updates require a reboot to take effect.
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* The PowerVault 220S/221S firmware update package only inventories the primary Enclosure Management Module (EMM) in the enclosure. The update package may warn that no update is required if the primary EMM is at the current update package version but the secondary EMM is an earlier version and the PowerVault 220S/221S is in cluster or joined modes. Split mode only updates the primary EMM.
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Not all storage controller drivers support the fresh install feature. The older driver packages that do not support this feature are listed here: Dell PERC 4/IM, v.1.8.6, A00 ; A00 ; DRVR-R47682.exe Dell PERC 4/IM, v.1.9.11.0, A00 ; A00 ; RAID-DRVR-R87058.exe Dell PERC 4/IM, v.1.9.11.0, A02 ; A02 ; RAID-DRVR-R87059.exe Adaptec U320 SCSI RAID 0 or 1, v.2.0.0.3 ; A00 ; RAID_DRVR_WIN_R98040.EXE LSI Logic PERC 4/SC, PERC 4/DC, PERC 4e/ ; A01 ; RAID_DRVR_WIN_R100373.