Drive firmware updates are installed through Storage Center software updates. You can either download and apply the updates immediately, or download the updates and then apply them later. See the Storage Manager Administrator's Guide or the Unisphere and Unisphere Central Administrator's Guide for more information.
Revision History Revision Date Description A March 2020 Initial release B July 2020 Q2 update C September 2020 Q3 update
Update Priority The following sections list the drive firmware updates by software version and product ID. Each update is assigned a priority to indicate when to perform the update: ● Recommended: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). ● Urgent: Dell highly recommends applying this update as soon as possible. The update contains changes to improve the reliability and availability of your Dell system. ● Optional: Dell recommends the customer review specifics about the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment. NOTE: Storage Center version 6.6.x and later supports plug-and-play discovery for most new drive introductions. Drive firmware package updates are not needed to accept new drives. Plug-and-play discovery support for 4K sector drives (8 TB, 10 TB, and 12 TB) requires Storage Center version 7.1.1 or later.
1 2020 Q3 Drive Firmware Updates The 2020 Q3 firmware update package contains drive firmware updates for the following version of Storage Center: ● Version 7.4.21 ● Version 7.3.20
Drive Firmware Updates
The following table lists the drive firmware updates for this software release. These updates represent Dell’s latest qualification versions.
Product ID (SAS Existing Firmware New Firmware Version Priority Comments
2 2020 Q2 Drive Firmware Updates The 2020 Q2 firmware update package contains drive firmware updates for the following version of Storage Center: ● Version 7.3.20
NOTE: These drive firmware versions are also included in the initial release of Storage Center version 7.4.20.
Drive Firmware Updates
The following table lists the drive firmware updates for this software release. These updates represent Dell’s latest qualification versions.
Product ID (SAS Existing Firmware New Firmware Priority Comments
4 2020 Q1 Drive Firmware Updates The 2020 Q1 firmware update package contains drive firmware updates for the following versions of Storage Center: ● Version 7.4.10 ● Version 7.3.20
Drive Firmware Updates
The following table lists the drive firmware updates for this software release. These updates represent Dell’s latest qualification versions.
Product ID (SAS Existing Firmware New Firmware Priority Comments
