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Expander Firmware Download Utility (Xflash) for Windows platform.
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REQUIREMENTS:
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Server:
    Xflash is intended to run on EFI enabled server platform.
    This platform shall have Intel(R) SAS (Gen1 and Gen2) HBA’s and drivers to
    support inband interface.

Host Bus Adapter Compatibility:
    Xflash is compatible with Intel(R) SAS Gen1 and Gen2 HBAs supporting
    MPT interface. 
    (RMS25JB040, RMS25JB080, RMS25KB040, RMSKB080, RMS2LL040, RMS2LL080, RS25GB008)

RAID Host Bus Adapter Compatibility:
    Xflash supports Intel(R) RAID controllers 	    
    (RMS25PB080, RMS25PB040,RMT3PB080, RMS25CB080, RMS25CB040, RMT3CB080, RS25AB080, 
    RS25SB008, RS25DB080, RS25NB008,RMS25CB080N,RMS25PB080N)

Expander Compatibility:
    Xflash is compatible with the following Intel(R) SAS2x Expanders.
    RES2SV240
    RES2CV240
    RES2CV360 
    RES2CV360-R
       
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Package Information:
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Firmware Version v13

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Known Restrictions:
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This upgrade method only support when the expander is behind SAS/RAID host bus adapter.

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Contents in the package:
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The following files are included in this folder

Name:					Description:
FW13_Windows_README.txt			This file
CMDTool2_Windows_v8.04.07_rel-notes.txt	Release notes for CMDTool2
CmdTool2.exe				Tool to enable expander to be seen behind RAID HBA for Windows x86
CmdTool2_64.exe				Tool to enable expander to be seen behind RAID HBA for Windows x64 
HWRAID_Update_32.bat			Update script for expander behind RAID HBA on windows x86
HWRAID_Update_64.bat			Update script for expander behind RAID HBA on windows x64
sas2xfwBasic.fw				Firmware update file
SAS_Update.bat				Update script for expander behind HBA supporting MPT interface
xflash.exe				Windows update utility

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Installation Instructions:
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Windows instructions for updating RAID Expander Firmware:
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(Refer to 'Known Restrictions' section for additional updating notes.)

    1. Download and extract all files to a local drive.
    2. Boot the target system to Windows.
    3. Run CMD as administrator.
    4. Navigate to directory with windows update script.
    5. Run update script to update all expanders in system.(Using Update.bat for HBA and HWRAID_Update_32.bat/HWRAID_Update_64.bat for RAID HBA)
    6. cycle system power to force reload of expander firmware.

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Fixes/Updates:
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v13
- SMP fix (Populate ATTACHED DEVICE NAME instead of using SAS Address.
- SMP fix send BREAK if SMP frame lenght exceeds maximum lenght allowed by the SAS 2 specification.

v12
- Significantly reduce the likelihood and frequency of link resets, this was causing IO timeouts with SATA drives.
- Zoning fixes