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DELL(TM) UPDATE PACKAGES README FOR MICROSOFT(R) WINDOWS(R)
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Version 6.4
Release Date: December 2010
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
* Software RAID Controller firmware and driver
* IDE Controller drivers
* Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware
* SCSI Backplane (BP) firmware
* SAS BP firmware
* SAS Expander firmware
* SSD firmware
* SED firmware
* 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
* Broadcom Network Adapter Firmware
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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
It is recommended that you apply 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(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2 Web, Standard and Enterprise
Editions with SP2 (32-bit x86)
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter
x64 Editions with SP2
* Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter
x64 Editions with SP2
* Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard and Premium
Editions with SP2
* Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter
Editions (x64) with SP2
* Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium
Editions (x64) with SP1
* Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard and Premium
Editions with SP2
* Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium
* Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Express, Workgroup, Standard,
and Enterprise Editions
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Compute Cluster Edition and Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC Edition
* Microsoft Hyper-V™ and Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V role
* Microsoft Hyper-V™ R2 and and Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V role R2
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/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).
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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 ESM3, ESM4
---------------------------------------------------------------------DRAC firmware DRAC 4, DRAC 5, iDRAC6
---------------------------------------------------------------------RAID firmware PERC 4/Di, PERC 4e/Di, PERC 4e/DC, PERC 4e/Si,
PERC 4/DC, PERC 4/SC, PERC H200,PERC H700
PERC H800 Adapter, PERC S300 Adapter
PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i,SAS 5/i, SAS 5/iR Adapter,
SAS 5/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 4e/Si, PERC 4e/Di, PERC 4/DC, PERC 4/im,
PERC 4/SC, PERC 4e/DC, PERC 4/DI,
PERC H200,
PERC H700,
PERC H800 Adapter, PERC S300 Adapter,
PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i,
PERC S100, SAS 5/E, SAS 5/iR, SAS 5/i,
SAS 5/iR Adapter, SAS 5/E, SAS 5/iR,
SAS 6/iR, SAS 6/iR Adapter, PERC 6/E,
PERC 6/i, PERC 6/i Adapter, CERC6/i
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