Dell SAS 5 and SAS 6 Controller 
Device Driver for Windows Server 2008 x64


Version 1.28.03.01


TABLE OF CONTENTS
=================

1.0  Introduction
2.0  Compatibility / Minimum Requirements
3.0  Install Instructions
     3.1  Installing the Driver During Operating System Installation
     3.2  Installing a Windows Driver for a New RAID Controller
     3.3  Updating an Existing Windows Driver
     3.4  Driver Update using Dell Update Package (DUP)
4.0  Fixes or Enhancements in this Release
5.0  Additional Information
6.0  Known Issues


1.0 Introduction
================

This is the device driver for the following controllers:
 
    SAS 5 controllers
    SAS 6 Controllers


2.0 Compatibility / Minimum Requirements
========================================

This device driver requires the following minimum Operating System version:

Windows Server 2008 x64

Minimum SAS 5 FW package version: 00.10.51.00.06.12.05.00
Minimum SAS 6 FW package version: 00.25.45.00.06.22.02.00


3.0 Install Instructions
========================

Copy the files from the package to a media device supported by the system.
Windoes 2008 supports floppies, USB keys, CD & DVD drives.

3.1 Installing the Driver during Operating System Installation
--------------------------------------------------------------

1. Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows CD.
2. Follow the screen instructions until you reach the 
	"Where do you want to install Windows?" section.
3. Select "Drive options (advanced)" 
4. Press on "New" to create a partition to install Windoes 2008, select the size 
   in MB and press "Apply" (it is recommended to use at least 20GB), 
5. Select "Load Driver" and browse to the location where you have copied 
   the Windows 2008 driver.
6. Select the RAID controller used for the installation.  The system will 
   automatically select one controller.  Press "Next".
7. After the driver loads you will return to the "Where do you want to 
   install Windows?" screen (partitions can be configured on this screen), 
   press "Next" again to continue the installation process as usual.

NOTE: Dell SAS controllers have Windowa 2008 native support.
      The OS installation can be executed using the native driver.  
      In this case, when the installation completes the SAS controller 
      driver should be updated, see the "3.3 Updating an Existing 
      Windows Driver" section below for details.


3.2 Installing a Windows Driver for a New RAID Adapter
------------------------------------------------------

Perform the following steps to configure the driver when you add the RAID 
adapter to a system that already has Windows installed.

1. Power down the system.
2. Install the new RAID adapter in the system.
   Refer to Hardware Installation for detailed instructions on installing and
   cabling the RAID adapter in the system.
3. Power on the system.
4. Windows 2008 has native support for all SAS controllers, the system will 
   identify the new controller and use the native driver.
5. Update with the newer driver following the steps on the next section:
   "3.3 Updating an Existing Windows Driver"

3.3 Updating an Existing Windows Driver
---------------------------------------

Perform the following steps to update the Windows driver for the RAID adapter
already installed on your system.

NOTE: It is important that you idle your system before you update the driver.

1. Press "Start" > "Control Panel" > "System and Maintenance" > "System".
   The "View basic information about your computer" screen displays.
2. Click on the "Device Manger" link on the left.
   The "Device Manger" window opens
4. Click "Storage controller" 
5. Double-click the RAID controller for which the driver has to be updated.
6. Click the "Driver" tab and click on "Update Driver..." button.
   The screen for the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays.
7. Insert the appropriate media (driver diskette/USB key/CD/DVD).
8. Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
9. Click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
10.Click the "Have Disk" button and browse to the appropriate location.
11.Select the RAID controller and click "Next"
12.The new driver will be uploaded, close all windows and restart your 
   computer for the changes to take effect.

3.4  Driver Update using Dell Update Package (DUP)
--------------------------------------------------

A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard 
Dell package format and each Update Package is designed to update a single 
component on your system. 

    DUP Download 
    ------------

1. Click the Download Now link to download the file. 
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to 
   your hard drive. 

    Driver Update 
    -------------

1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click 
   the new file. 
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window. 
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window 
   before proceeding. 
4. Click the Install button. 
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

   Silent Driver Update
   --------------------

Execute the DUP from the command line (or script) as follow

	 DRVR_WIN_Rxxxxxx.exe s l=filename r

   Where s  Executes the update silently without user intervention.
          r  Reboots the system, if required, after performing the update.
          l=filename  Appends logged messages to a specified ASCII file; 
                         creates a new file if one does not exist.

For more command line options type

	 DRVR_WIN_Rxxxxxx.exe 

or consult the Dell Update Package User's Guide.


4.0 Fixes or Enhancements in this Release 
=========================================

- Send Diag Reset instead of Message Unit Reset if a stuck LUN or Target 
  Reset condition occurs
- Log system event error when the Persistency Table is full
- Fixed malformed bad reply messages
- Improvements in driver reset & escalated reset handling
- Improvements handling error returns from FW
- Added detection of Task Aborted SCSI status returned from target to 
  force a retry by the Windows port driver, MPIO, or the Disk class driver 
  and avoid potential data corruption on Write.  Problem limited to some 
  multi-initiator RBOD configurations.


5.0 Additional Information
==========================

The Driver version may be displayed in a different manner depending on the 
application because the leading zeros are often trimmed and not shown. 
(i.e. 1.26.05.00 will sometimes be displayed as 1.26.5.0).


6.0 Known Issues
================

None



