HGST E820 for model number(s) HUS156030VLS600, HUS156045VLS600 and HUS156060VLS600.

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This release contains firmware version E820 for HGST drives. Vendor model numbers HUS156030VLS600, HUS156045VLS600 and HUS156060VLS600.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:
-Fix Write and Verify so it continues byte check after hard error
-Fix Self-Initiated Reset cases
-Fix a bug causing bogus 04/44 (HW Error/Internal Target Failure)
Enhancements:
-Add periodic seeks during long idle for reliability enhancement
-Enable firmware back-leveling even when the current code contains idle maintenance changes
-Miscellaneous FW robustness enhancements
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Version

E820, A00

Release date

26 Oct 2016

Download Type

Firmware

Category

SAS Drive

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats View Important Information

File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 64-Bit.
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_PGF14_WN64_E820_A00.EXE
File Size: 13.85 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
b8d408ef0869be655285548f87c36f74
SHA1:
5f890a28b9190673f5abf3a8a07f5977eb58a04b
SHA-256:
5d0ec78e6fa4a68b2c484f94f7d3b16d5ad0d316ee10b3294d14dcece2749a6f

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_PGF14_LN_E820_A00.BIN.sign
File Size: 194 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The GnuPG signature for Red Hat Linux Update Package can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Red Hat Linux Update Package.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
981d4924524512e75a6da2310bda158f
SHA1:
3f81f7cfc7ad906588cba4d4f281c46741db9d7d
SHA-256:
ba80a795b2ddbfc78009c7e5b7fa592a92a44a8df22ddf083da3c026e145e7b8

File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_PGF14_WN32_E820_A00.EXE
File Size: 8.5 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
45a032a993c84d7a9f6656d1d18b4d08
SHA1:
6fd5681faea75e12e8c73188acefa4207ab50ec6
SHA-256:
f70a3b6c46b93bf325d2b74538b6a4d821065275acfc388e56ae07d02adcf9c4

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: SAS-Drive_Firmware_PGF14_LN_E820_A00.BIN
File Size: 38.32 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages for Linux can be used as stand-alone applications that ensure that specific validation criteria are met, then apply an update.
Note: Update Packages for Linux are open source. See the Dell Update Packages for Linux Readme for details.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
0aed899bec143c031fda39042e33b4f7
SHA1:
cc3376b85d688e8f0223d468edac08d81719443a
SHA-256:
082f6e0eb6a8b926ef863075c8cebbc12ed68a61549949189ce6e24dd312a15a

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This update will not run if any of the following conditions exist
1. Any Virtual Disk that is not optimal.
2. A RAID container that is performing a Background Initialization or Consistency Check.
3. A Rebuild, Resync, or copyback function is taking place.
4. A RAID set that is Partially Degraded or in a Degraded state.

This update will run on drives remaining in a RAID set that is in a Offline state.

There is an architectural constraint with Dell DUP HDD firmware update utility, related to system memory utilization, which is typically encountered on systems with minimal system memory, memory-intensive configurations, multiple RAID controllers, or memory-intensive applications. This issue is typically reported as - The operation was not successful because the device buffer write has failed. And will result in an aborted attempt to update firmware on the identified HDD. Error codes associated with this failure mode include 8009 and 8017. Once an error is detected, the update session is aborted. There is no data integrity or data availability risk associated with this issue. Subsequent attempts to update the HDD firmware may succeed, particularly if system resources are freed up.
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