Dell Update Packages Version 6.1 Owner's Manual
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DELL(TM) UPDATE PACKAGES README FOR MICROSOFT(R) WINDOWS(R)
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Version 6.1
Release Date: June 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 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
* Dell PowerVault(TM) 220S/221S firmware
* IDE Controller drivers
* Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware
* SCSI Backplane (BP) firmware
* SAS BP firmware
* PowerVault 100T firmware
* PowerVault 110T firmware
* PowerVault MD1000 firmware
* PowerVault MD1120 firmware
* PowerVault RD1000 firmware
* Broadcom Network Adapter driver
* Intel(R) Network Adapter driver
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* Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web, Standard, and Enterprise (32-bit
CONTENTS
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* CRITICALITY
* MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
* UPDATE PACKAGES: SUPPORTED COMPONENTS
* KNOWN ISSUES
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CRITICALITY
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2 - 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).
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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The Update Packages support Dell systems running the following
Windows operating systems:
* Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard and Premium
Editions with SP1 and SP2
* Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium
Editions
* Microsoft Windows Server(R) 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 Express, Workgroup,
Standard, and Enterprise x64 Editions
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x86) Editions
* Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter
PERC 3/Si, PERC 4e/Si, PERC 3/Di, PERC 4e/Di,
(x64) Gold Editions
* Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Standard and Enterprise (32-bit
x86) Editions
* Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Standard, Enterprise, and
Datacenter (x64) Gold Editions
* Microsoft Hyper-V(TM) and Hyper-V Server(R)
NOTE: For the latest information about the various Dell systems
and operating systems that Dell Update Packages are supported on,
see the "Dell Systems Software Support Matrix" on the Dell Support
website at "www.support.dell.com" or on the "Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation" DVD.
NOTE: Update Packages may also be applied in a pre-operating system
environment that uses the Embedded Linux (ELI) environment through
the "Dell OpenManage(TM) Deployment Toolkit (DTK)."
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UPDATE PACKAGES: SUPPORTED COMPONENTS
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Update Packages currently do not support every system component type.
Dell will continue to make Update Packages available on additional
devices in future releases.
This release of Update Packages supports updates to the devices
listed in the following table.
Component Type Supported Components
---------------------------------------------------------------------BIOS BIOS
---------------------------------------------------------------------ESM firmware ESM2, ESM3, ESM4
---------------------------------------------------------------------DRAC firmware DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O, DRAC 4,
DRAC 5, iDRAC6
---------------------------------------------------------------------RAID firmware PERC 2, PERC 2/Si, PERC 3/Di, PERC 4/Di,
PERC 4e/Di, PERC 3/DC, PERC 3/DCL, PERC 3/SC,
PERC 3/Si, PERC 4e/DC, PERC 4e/Si, PERC 3/QC,
PERC 4/DC, PERC 4/SC, CERC/SATA 6 channel,
PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, SAS 5/i, SAS 5/iR Adapter,
SAS 5/E, SAS 6/E, SAS 5/iR, SAS 6/iR,
SAS 6/iR Adapter, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/i,
PERC 6/i Adapter, CERC 6/i
---------------------------------------------------------------------RAID drivers PERC 2, PERC 2/DC, PERC 2/SC, PERC 2/Si,
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PERC 3/DC, PERC 3/DCL, PERC 3/SC, PERC 3/QC,
PERC 4/DC, PERC 4/im, PERC 4/SC, PERC 4e/DC,
native driver.
PERC 4/DI CERC/SATA 6 channel, PERC 5/E,
PERC 5/i, SAS 5/E, SAS 5/iR, SAS 5/i,
SAS 5/iR Adapter, SAS 5/E, SAS 6/E, SAS 5/iR,
SAS 6/iR, SAS 6/iR Adapter, PERC 6/E,
PERC 6/i, PERC 6/i Adapter, CERC6/i
---------------------------------------------------------------------IDE controllers CERC ATA 100 (firmware and drivers) and
SI680A drivers, CERC/SATA 2S, CERC SATA 6ch
---------------------------------------------------------------------BMC firmware BMC
---------------------------------------------------------------------SCSI BP firmware BP
---------------------------------------------------------------------SAS BP BP
---------------------------------------------------------------------Storage enclosure PowerVault 220S/221S, PowerVault MD1000,
PowerVault MD1120, PowerVault MD3000
---------------------------------------------------------------------Tape drives firmware PowerVault PV100T DDS4,
PowerVault PV110T DAT72,
PowerVault PV110T LTO1,
PowerVault PV110T LTO2,
PowerVault PV110T LTO2-L,
PowerVault PV110T LTO3,
PowerVault PV110T LTO3-HH,
PowerVault PV110T LTO4,
PowerVault PV110T SDLT320,
PowerVault PV110T DLT VS80,
PowerVault PV110T DLT VS160,
PowerVault PV110T SDLT
---------------------------------------------------------------------Removable disk drive PowerVault RD1000
backup firmware
---------------------------------------------------------------------Network adapter driver Broadcom NetXtreme family of adapters
Broadcom NetXtreme II family of adapters
Intel PRO PCI-E Gigabit family of adapters
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KNOWN ISSUES
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---------------------------------------------------------------------For all Dell Update Packages
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* Do not run other applications while executing Dell Update Packages.
* For firmware Dell Update Packages, an update package will not
inventory the device if only a native non-Dell driver is installed.
Therefore firmware update packages cannot upgrade a device with a
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