******************************************************************** * IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program * * Readme.txt Version 1.11 * ******************************************************************** 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview _____________ 1.1 Overview of this code The IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.11 contains hard disk drive firmware updates. IBM PC Servers, Netfinity Severs and IBM Intellistations with specific SCSI hard disk drive options installed may be affected. The specific drive options are listed below: The Following IBM Hard Disk Drive options may contain drives that will be updated: 94G7491, 94G7492, 02K0477, 02K0478, 02K0439, 94G7098, 94G7099, 94G7429, 94G7430, 01K8053, 01K8055, 02K0440, 02K0441, 01K7956, 01K7959, 01K8501, 02K0442, 01K8009, 01K8054, 01K8503, 39L9806, 39L9807, 36L9808, 01K7960, 01K8499, 01K8500, 36L9809, 36L9810, 36L9811, 36L9744, 36L9745, 36L9746, 36L9748, 36L9749, 36L9750, 37L7199, 37L7200, 37L7201, 37L7202, 37L7203, 37L7204, 37L7205, 37L7206 The Product ID's and the latest firmware contained in this release: Product ID Code Release DMVSxxxx 01B0 DRHSxxxx 0272 DGHSxxxx 04F0 DCHSxxxx 6464 DNESxxxx SC30 or SAHR DDYSxxxx S9HA DPSSxxxx S9HA KATANAxx 08J8 ST34571W 1033 ST34572W 1032 ST39173L 6689 ST39175L 0430 ST318275 0430 ST39236L 3281 ST318436 3281 ST39102L B219 ST118202 B219 ST34502L B219 ST39103L B227 ST318203 B227 ST136403 B227 ST39204L 3283 ST318404 3283 ST336704 B232 1.2 Limitations The update program will find the options listed above and only updates the drive firmware as needed. The update supports Hard Disk Drive options installed in IBM PC Servers, Netfinity Servers, or external storage enclosures controlled by any Adaptec 2940/78xx-based SCSI Ultra controllers, Adaptec 2940U2W/79xx-based SCSI Ultra2 controllers, the IBM ServeRAID II family of adapters, the Serveraid III family of adapters and the ServeRaid-4 family of adapters. 1.3 Enhancements This release includes new microcode that updates drives with product ID strings beginning with DDYS and DPSS. The new microcode includes logic changes to prevent conditons that may result in premature drive failures or in a possible error that could overwrite sectors of data. This error could result in incorrect or lost data and could go undetected by the system user. While the conditions required to cause the situation are highly unlikely, we nonetheless highly recommend that you install the new microcode at your earliest convenience to avoid these potential error situations. 1.4 Level of Recommendation IBM considers this update to be highly recommended for all customers with drives with product ID's DDYSxxx and DPSSxxxx in order to avoid this potential error. 1.5 Dependencies Before running the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update, first update IBM ServeRaid family of controllers BIOS/Firmware to their latest levels. If the drives you are updating are being used in a Microsoft Cluster Server Environment please carefully read the CLUSTER.TXT file on diskette one. ___________________ 2.0 Change History ___________________ 2.1 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.00 Initial Release 2.2 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.00 to 1.01 Added support and code for drive part numbers: 25L1950, 25L1951, 59H6597 2.3 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.01 to 1.02 Added support and code for drive part number: 08L8421 2.4 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.02.1 This version for for specific 9.1GB and 18.2GB drives only 2.5 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.02 to 1.04 Added support and code for drive part numbers: 00K7927, 02K3404, 02K3405, 02K3406, 36L8748, 36L8750, 36L8752, 36L8754, 36L8720, 10L6015, 10L6015, 10L6044, 10L6046, 36L8770, 36L8772, 36L8774, 36L8776, 36L8778, 36L8780, 37L5740, 37L5742 2.6 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.04 to 1.06 Added support and code for drive part numbers: 25L1950, 25L1951, 25L1952, 25L1953, 25L1958, 25L1959, 09L4058 2.6 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.06 to 1.07 Added support and code for drive part numbers: 09L4053, 09L4056, 09L4059, 02K3405, 02K3406, 36L8748, 36L8750, 36L8752, 36L8754, 19K1460, 19K1462, 19K1478, 19K1480, 36L8720, 10L6015, 10L6015, 10L6044, 10L6046, 36L8770, 36L8772, 36L8774, 36L8776, 36L8778, 36L8780, 19K1464, 19K1466, 19K1468, 19K1482, 19K1484, 19K1486 2.7 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.07 to 1.08 Updated code for already supported drives. 2.8 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.08 to 1.09 Added support and code for drive part numbers: 07N3700, 07N3710, 07N3720,07N3730, 07N3740, 07N3750, 07N3800, 07N3810, 07N3820,07N3830, 07N3840, 07N3850. This update includes logic changes to prevent conditions that may result in an undetected write error 2.9 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.09 to 1.10 Updated microcode for drives with Product ID strings DPSSxxx and DDYSxxx to S9AA in order to prevent drives from going defunct prematurely. 2.10 IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.10 to 1.11 Updated microcode for drives with Product ID strings DPSSxxx and DDYSxxx to S9HA in order to prevent drives from going defunct prematurely. ___________________________ 3.0 Installation and Setup ___________________________ 3.1 Updating the Hard Disk Drive Firmware The IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program will detect if your server has installed drives that require a firmware update. The first screen will indicate which drives if any need to be updated. All others will be marked OK To confirm that the updates have been applied, restart the program and all drives should be marked with a status of OK. 3.1.1 If new logical drives have been created in a RAID5 array with the IBM ServeRaid family of adapters or the Netfinity Fibre Channel Raid Controller, wait until the background initialization/synchronization of the array has completed before attempting to update the drives with the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program. 3.1.2 Insert the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program - Diskette 1 into the diskette drive; then, turn on the system. If the system is already turned on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del. 3.1.3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. 3.1.4 If the status is reported as REPLACE, please contact IBM Service to have the drive replaced. If the status is reported as BAD, please power cycle the systems/drives and reboot the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program to see if drive in question has been updated. If it hasn't then please call IBM Service and have it replaced. If it has been updated, continue updating all remaining drives. 3.2 Other 3.2.1 After the update completes, you may reboot the system once again with IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Diskette 1 or CD to verify that the hard disk drive firmware has been updated. 3.2.2 If you exit the IBM Hard Disk Drive Program abnormally, ie. powered off or rebooted while the updates were in progress, ServeRaid data scrubbing may have been inadvertently disabled. To re-enable data scrubbing, reboot the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update diskette 1 or CD and exit normally. ______________________________ 4.0 Configuration Information ______________________________ 4.1 There is no configuration required with the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program. ____________________ 5.0 Unattended Mode ____________________ 5.1 The IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program is self booting and requires minimum user input and does not support full unattended mode at this time. _______________________________________ 6.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number _______________________________________ 6.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 6.2 IBM Marketing Netfinity Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/netfinity 6.3 IBM Marketing Intellistaion Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/intellistation 6.4 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QLY.html. __________________________ 7.0 Trademarks and Notices __________________________ 7.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM HelpCenter Netfinity Server Intellistation ________________ 8.0 Disclaimer ________________ 8.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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