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Expander Firmware Download Utility (Xfdlutil) for EFI platform.
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REQUIREMENTS:
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Server:
    Xfdlutil 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:
    Xfdlutil is compatible with Intel(R) SAS Gen1 and Gen2 HBAs supporting
    MPT interface. 
    (RMS25JB040, RMS25JB080, RMS25KB040, RMSKB080, RMS2LL040, RMS2LL080, RS25GB008)

Expander Compatibility:
    Xfdlutil 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 host bus adapter.

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

Name:					Description:
FW13_README.txt				This file
sas2xfwBasic.fw				Firmware update file
Update.nsh				Update script for expander behind HBA supporting MPT interface
xfdlutil.efi				EFI update utility
Xfdlutil_Readme.txt			xfslutil readme file

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Installation Instructions:
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UEFI (EFI 2.0) instructions for updating RAID Expander Firmware:
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(Refer to 'Known Restrictions' section for additional updating notes.)

    If you have multiple expanders to update, connect one to the system, complete
    the update process, then connect the next expander to the system and complete 
    the update process.

    1. Download and extract all files to a local drive.
    2. Boot the target system to EFI shell.
    3. Change directory to the local drive and directory containing the UEFI flash update files.
    4. Type "Update.nsh".
    5. Wait for the flash to complete. Do NOT reboot the system during the udpate.

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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