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Supported RAID Expanders
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This download supports Intel(R) RAID Expander RES2SV240, RES2CV240, RES2CV360, and RES2CV360-R, please verify that this utility has been tested with the RAID card you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller at http://support.intel.com.

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Package Information
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Firmware Version v13

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Attention!
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N/A

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Known Restrictions
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1) Firmware upgrade requires the expander connected to proper Intel(R) SAS/RAID Host Bus Adapter (HBA), see below for the HBA compatibility list.

SAS Host Bus Adapter Compatibilty:
Intel(R) Integrated RAID Module RMS25JB040, RMS25JB080, RMS25KB040, RMSKB080, RMS2LL040, and RMS2LL080.
Intel(R) RAID controller RS25GB008

RAID Host Bus Adapter Compatibilty:
Intel(R) Integrated RAID Module RMS25PB080, RMS25PB040,RMT3PB080, RMS25CB080, RMS25CB040, RMT3CB080, RMS25CB080N and RMS25PB080N
Intel(R) RAID controller RS25AB080, RS25SB008, RS25DB080 and RS25NB008

On-board SAS Controller Compatibilty:
On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller based on Intel(R) C600 chipset in Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (RSTe) mode. SAS feautre needs be be enabled by proper Intel(R) RAID C600 upgrade keys.

2) Firmware upgrade also requires proper operating system to perform.
Firmware upgrade through SAS host bus adapter is supported under Windows, Linux, and UEFI (EFI 2.0).
Firmware upgrade through RAID host bus adapter is supported under windows and Linux.
Firmware upgrade through On-board SATA/SAS Capable Controller is supported under Linux only.

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

Name:								Description:
RES2xxxx0_FWPKG-ph13_readme.txt					This file
Windows\*							Windows update utility and support files including Firmware binary
Linux\*								Linux update utility and support files including Firmware binary
UEFI\*								UEFI update utility and support files including Firmware binary
License_v2.pdf							License Agreement
COPYING.NEWLIB.txt						License Agreement


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Installation instructions:
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Refer to the readme file under each sub folder for firmware upgrading instructions on different operation systems.

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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