Compatible K2 Raid Disk Drive Firmware - GRASS VALLEY K2 7.3.8 - RELEASE NOTES AND Quick Start Manual

Version compatibility
Component
Level 30/35 controller rmware for
expansion chassis with 15K SAS drives
or SATA drives
Level 30/35 controller rmware for
primary chassis with 7.2K SAS drives
Level 30/35 controller rmware for
expansion chassis with 7.2K SAS
drives
10G controller rmware for primary
chassis with either 7.2K or 15K drives
10G controller rmware for expansion
chassis with either 7.2K or 15K drives

Compatible K2 RAID disk drive firmware

This compatibility speci cation applies to K2 Lx0 RAID (Condor with 4 Gig controllers) and K2
10G RAID (Condor with 8 Gig controllers) on a K2 SAN, both basic and redundant.
Be aware that Storage Utility can report inconsistent disk drive rmware versions. This can be a
normal condition, since the RAID system supports multiple drive capacities and rmware versions.
Be sure to compare the version numbers with this table, and update only as required.
Disk drive rmware is compatible with this release of K2 software as summarized in the following
tables:
15K SAS Cheetah 5 drives with 4G controllers compatible versions
Find les for these versions at
Condor\Drive\15K\Cheetah 5
Disk Drive
73G
146G
300G
15K SAS Cheetah 6 drives with 4G controllers compatible versions
Find les for these versions at
Condor\Drive\15K\Cheetah 6
36 K2 Version 7.3.8 Release Notes & Upgrade Instructions
Version
030F
050B
07VV
050B
01VP
020F
C:\profile\microcode\External Storage\K2_L10-L40
. Refer to "Firmware le names" below to identify les.
Storage Utility Identifier
ST373685SS
ST3146685SS
ST3300655SS
C:\profile\microcode\External Storage\K2_L10-L40
. Refer to "Firmware le names" below to identify les.
File Name Comments
ENCL_030F.BIN This version is still compatible for 300
and 450 GB drives with 07VS or 07VV
controller rmware.
ENCL_050B.BIN This version is compatible for 300 and
450 GB with 07VS, 07VV, or 07VW
controller rmware. Required for 600
GB drives with 07VW controller
D3_07VV.BIN 7.2K SAS drives are used in K2
Production Storage and K2 Nearline
Storage.
ENCL_050B.BIN
D4_ 01VP.BIN
ENCL_020F.BIN
Firmware Comments
Version
0002
0002
0002
rmware.
23 November 2010