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HP P6000 EVA SAS Drive Firmware Bundle

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Type:

Firmware - Hard Disk Drive

Version:

SAS 2017 JAN(17 Feb 2017)

Operating System(s):

OS Independent

File name:

HDDBundled_SAS_Image_2016_12_14.zip (52 MB)

Description
Release Notes
Revision History

HP Storage announces the availability of an updated bundled firmware image for SAS hard disk drives supported with the HP P63x0 and P65x0 EVA storage systems.

End User License Agreements:
HPE Software License Agreement v1

HPE Enterprise Virtual Array SAS Disk Drive Bundled Image Release Notes

Part Number: 5200-1506

Published: January 2017

Edition: 02

Description

HPE announces the availability of an updated bundled firmware image for SAS disk drives supported within the HP P63x0 and P65x0 Enterprise Virtual Arrays. The bundled image contains firmware images for all currently supported SAS disk drives used in the P6000 product family.



	NOTE: The P6000 requires SAS disks that are enabled for use on the EVA family as noted by ‘EVA’ on the disk model label. Non-EVA disks will not work in the P6000 and loading the updated firmware image will not change this restriction.

Update recommendation:

Recommended

Product models

The following table lists the SAS disk drive models that have been added to or updated in the bundled firmware image. To maintain your storage system at the most current configuration, HPE recommends that you maintain all disk drives at the recommended firmware version. Complete the upgrade at your earliest convenience.

HPE disk drive model number	Disk drive description	Recommended firmware version
EF0300FARMU	300 GB 15K RPM LFF	HPD9
EF0450FARMV	450 GB 15K RPM LFF	HPD9
EF0600FARNA	600 GB 15K RPM LFF	HPD9
EH0146FCBVB	146 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD8
EH0300FCBVC	300 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD8
EH0300JEDHC	300 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD4
EH0450JEDHD	450 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD4
EH0600JEDHE	600 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD4
MM1000JEFRB	1 TB 7.2K RPM SFF	HPD6
MB2000FCZGH	2 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD7
MB3000FCZGK	3 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD7
MB4000FCZGL	4 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD7
MB2000FCWDF	2 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPDA
MB3000FCWDH	3 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPDA
MB4000FCWDK	4 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPDA
MB3000FBNWV	3 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD9
MB2000JFEPA	2 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD2
MB4000JFEPB	4 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD2
MB2000JVYZN	2 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD1
MB3000JVYZP	3 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD1
MB4000JVYZQ	4 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD1

Enhancements

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive model EF0300FARMU, EF0450FARMV and EF0600FARNA are included in the HPD9 release:

This firmware contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancements for SAS disk drive models EH0146FCBVB and EH0300FCBVC are included in the HPD8 release:

Reliability enhancement for applications that write data to a narrow range of tracks.
New SMART trip when device senses an abnormal change in the motor electric current.

The following enhancements for SAS disk drive models EH0300JEDHC, EH0450JEDHD and EH0600JEDHE are included in the HPD4 release:

This firmware improve HDD reliability when HDDs are exposed to long periods of host inactivity that exceed 1 second. HDDs may become unresponsive when using HDD firmware prior to version HPD4.
This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancements for SAS disk drive model MM1000JEFRB are included in the HPD6 release:

This firmware improves HDD reliability when HDDs are exposed to long periods of host inactivity that exceed 1 second. HDDs may become unresponsive when using HDD firmware prior to version HPD6.
This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive models MB2000FCZGH, MB3000FCZGK and MB4000FCZGL is included in the HPD7 release:

This firmware corrects an issue which could result in a failure of the drive to be discovered after power on.

The following enhancements for SAS disk drive models MB2000FCWDF, MB3000FCWDH and MB4000FCWDK are included in the HPDA release:

This firmware improves HDD reliability when HDDs are exposed to long periods of host inactivity that exceed 1 second. HDDs may become unresponsive when using HDD firmware prior to version HPD9.
This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive model MB3000FBNWV is included in the HPD9 release:

This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive models MB2000JFEPA and MB4000JFEPB are included in the HPD2 release:

This firmware improves HDD reliability when HDDs are exposed to long periods of host inactivity that exceed 1 second. HDDs may become unresponsive when using HDD firmware prior to version HPD2.
This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive models MB2000JVYZN, MB3000JVYZP and MB4000JVYZQ are included in the HPD1 release:

Initial release

Prerequisites

XCS 11001100 or later on the P6300 and P6500 EVA.
3 TB or larger drives require XCS 11001100 or later.
HP P6000 Command View 9.4 or later (check the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference for the HP P6000 Command View versions supported with the controller software versions).

Installation instructions

HPE recommends that you use the bundled firmware image to upgrade all hard disk drives rather than manually upgrading the firmware on an individual disk drive. To complete the upgrade, see the installation instructions in the Updating Product Software Guide for the P6300/P6500 EVA.

Version:SAS 2017 JAN (17 Feb 2017)
Version:SAS 2016 Feb (26 Feb 2016)
Version:SAS 2015 Sept (25 Sep 2015)

Type:

Firmware - Hard Disk Drive

Version:

SAS 2017 JAN(17 Feb 2017)

Operating System(s):

OS Independent

Description

HP Storage announces the availability of an updated bundled firmware image for SAS hard disk drives supported with the HP P63x0 and P65x0 EVA storage systems.

Release Notes

End User License Agreements:
HPE Software License Agreement v1

HPE Enterprise Virtual Array SAS Disk Drive Bundled Image Release Notes

Part Number: 5200-1506

Published: January 2017

Edition: 02

Description



	NOTE: The P6000 requires SAS disks that are enabled for use on the EVA family as noted by ‘EVA’ on the disk model label. Non-EVA disks will not work in the P6000 and loading the updated firmware image will not change this restriction.

Update recommendation:

Recommended

Product models

HPE disk drive model number	Disk drive description	Recommended firmware version
EF0300FARMU	300 GB 15K RPM LFF	HPD9
EF0450FARMV	450 GB 15K RPM LFF	HPD9
EF0600FARNA	600 GB 15K RPM LFF	HPD9
EH0146FCBVB	146 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD8
EH0300FCBVC	300 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD8
EH0300JEDHC	300 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD4
EH0450JEDHD	450 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD4
EH0600JEDHE	600 GB 15K RPM SFF	HPD4
MM1000JEFRB	1 TB 7.2K RPM SFF	HPD6
MB2000FCZGH	2 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD7
MB3000FCZGK	3 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD7
MB4000FCZGL	4 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD7
MB2000FCWDF	2 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPDA
MB3000FCWDH	3 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPDA
MB4000FCWDK	4 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPDA
MB3000FBNWV	3 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD9
MB2000JFEPA	2 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD2
MB4000JFEPB	4 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD2
MB2000JVYZN	2 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD1
MB3000JVYZP	3 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD1
MB4000JVYZQ	4 TB 7.2K RPM LFF	HPD1

Enhancements

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive model EF0300FARMU, EF0450FARMV and EF0600FARNA are included in the HPD9 release:

This firmware contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancements for SAS disk drive models EH0146FCBVB and EH0300FCBVC are included in the HPD8 release:

Reliability enhancement for applications that write data to a narrow range of tracks.
New SMART trip when device senses an abnormal change in the motor electric current.

The following enhancements for SAS disk drive models EH0300JEDHC, EH0450JEDHD and EH0600JEDHE are included in the HPD4 release:

This firmware improve HDD reliability when HDDs are exposed to long periods of host inactivity that exceed 1 second. HDDs may become unresponsive when using HDD firmware prior to version HPD4.
This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancements for SAS disk drive model MM1000JEFRB are included in the HPD6 release:

This firmware improves HDD reliability when HDDs are exposed to long periods of host inactivity that exceed 1 second. HDDs may become unresponsive when using HDD firmware prior to version HPD6.
This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive models MB2000FCZGH, MB3000FCZGK and MB4000FCZGL is included in the HPD7 release:

This firmware corrects an issue which could result in a failure of the drive to be discovered after power on.

The following enhancements for SAS disk drive models MB2000FCWDF, MB3000FCWDH and MB4000FCWDK are included in the HPDA release:

This firmware improves HDD reliability when HDDs are exposed to long periods of host inactivity that exceed 1 second. HDDs may become unresponsive when using HDD firmware prior to version HPD9.
This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive model MB3000FBNWV is included in the HPD9 release:

This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive models MB2000JFEPA and MB4000JFEPB are included in the HPD2 release:

This firmware improves HDD reliability when HDDs are exposed to long periods of host inactivity that exceed 1 second. HDDs may become unresponsive when using HDD firmware prior to version HPD2.
This firmware also contains a change which prevents an incorrect reassign status of a repaired sector from being logged.

The following enhancement for SAS disk drive models MB2000JVYZN, MB3000JVYZP and MB4000JVYZQ are included in the HPD1 release:

Initial release

Prerequisites

XCS 11001100 or later on the P6300 and P6500 EVA.
3 TB or larger drives require XCS 11001100 or later.
HP P6000 Command View 9.4 or later (check the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference for the HP P6000 Command View versions supported with the controller software versions).

Installation instructions

Revision History

Version:SAS 2017 JAN (17 Feb 2017)
Version:SAS 2016 Feb (26 Feb 2016)
Version:SAS 2015 Sept (25 Sep 2015)

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