******************************************************************** * IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program * * for Ultrastar 36LZX (DDYS) Drives * * Readme.txt Version DDYS_1.00 * ******************************************************************** 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 DDYS_1.00 contains hard disk drive firmware updates. IBM PC Servers, Netfinity Severs, xSeries Servers 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: 00N8071, 00N8072, 00N8207, 00N8208, 00N8209, 36L9748, 36L9749, 36L9750, 37L7204, 37L7205, 37L7206 The Product ID's and the latest firmware contained in this release: Product ID Code Release DDYSxxxx SA2A 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, xSeries Servers, 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, the ServeRaid-4 family of adapters, and the ServeRaid-5i family of adapters. 1.3 Enhancements DASD Sweep Code Enhancement This drive microcode update is a reliability enhancement to improve the idle time sweep algorithm. The sweep algorithm is invoked during drive idle periods to prevent disk lube migration and to help prevent hard read errors and head crashes. This release will support for the IBM ServeRaid 5i Raid Controllers and the LSI 1030 Ultra320 controller found on the new Ultra320 systems. This version will also detect and notify you of possible non-warranted drives installed in your system. 1.4 Level of Recommendation IBM strongly recommends this update for all customers at their earliest convenience. 1.5 Dependencies Before running the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update, first update the drive controller's 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 DDYS_1.00 Initial Release This version updates ONLY DDYS drives to SA2A level firmware. ___________________________ 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, you may need to 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. The same case may be true if an array is in the process of rebuilding. 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. 3.1.5 If the status is reported as NON-WARRANTED then the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update program has detected a possible non-warranted hard disk drive at that location. This drive has not been recognized as a qualified and warranted part. Firmware updates will not be applied to this drive. Contact the source where the drive was obtained from for assistance. 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 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 and exit normally. 3.2.3 If you are updating drives attached to a LSI 1030 controller with mirroring enabled, upon subsequent reboot of the system after the drive update, the Raid-1 mirror will automatically start synchronizing. ______________________________ 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 xSeries Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries 6.4 IBM Marketing Intellistaion Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/intellistation 6.5 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.ibm.com/planetwide/ __________________________ 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 xSeries ________________ 8.0 Disclaimer ________________ 8.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. 8.2 Note to Government Users Include the following note after the disclaimer paragraph. Note to U.S. Government Users -- Documentation related to restricted rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation.