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MICROCODE VERSION 21-14-54-00/00

RELEASED 12/17/2009
Newly supported features and functions for Version 21-14-54-00/00

NONE

The change of contents for Version 21-14-54-00/00

1 Micro-program exchange fails when different types of drives coexist

Phenomena Micro-program exchange in OEM mode failed.
Conditions The problem occurs when all the following conditions are met.
- Parity groups, consisting of Seagate drives of 36 GB and consisting of Seagate drives of 72
GB, coexist in a subsystem
- Multiplicity for micro-program exchange in OEM mode is set to 2 or more
- Micro-program exchange for a parity group of 72 GB Seagate drives completed and a parity
group of 36 GB Seagate drives not completed.
Category HDD
Changed DKCMAIN

2 LA error detected incorrectly

Phenomena An LA error was incorrectly detected when dynamic sparing was performed from a DKSxx-
K036FC drive to a DKS2E-K072FC or DKS2F-K072FC drive.
Conditions Problem occurs when dynamic sparing is performed from a DKSxx-K036FC drive to a DKS2E-
K072FC or DKS2F-K072FC drive, or when correction copy to a spare drive is performed.
Category HDD
Changed DKCMAIN

3 Write pending rate 75% after HDD online micro-program exchange

Phenomena After HDD online micro-program exchange, de-staging to a PDEV was disabled and the write
pending rate became 75%.
Conditions The problem occurs when all the following conditions are met.
(1) In OEM mode, HDD online micro-program exchange is performed
(2) An error occurs on SVP (SVP message: SMT2435E)
(3) Within 10 minutes of (2), HDD online code exchange is performed in OEM mode again
Category HDD
Changed DKCMAIN, SVP

4 Modification of DKU micro-program

Phenomena HDD blockade, caused by improper write fault recovery, is corrected.
Contents HDD blockade, caused by improper write fault recovery, is corrected.
Fixed Product/Version: DKU DKS2C-K: 00-FC-B3
Conditions Same as phenomena
Category HDD
Changed DKU Micro-program

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