Dell Update Packages Version 7.1 Owner's Manual
Dell Update Packages for
Microsoft Win d ows
Version 7.1
Readme
This Readme contains updated information for the Dell Update Packages Version 7.1 User's Guide and
any other technical documentation included with the Dell Update Packages for Windows operating systems.
What’s New
• DUP Support for PCIe-SSD firmware and driver.
Hardware and Software Requirements
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
• 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 Network Adapter driver
• Power Supply firmware
• Broadcom Network Adapter Firmware
Minimum Requirements
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 Editions with SP2
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard and Premium Editions
• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Express, Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise Editions
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic, Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise 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 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 Deployment Toolkit (DTK).
Update Packages: Supported Components
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
IDE controllers Drivers CERC ATA 100,
SI680A, CERC/SATA 2S, and CERC SATA 6ch
drivers
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