Dell highly recommends applying this update as soon as possible. The update contains changes to improve the reliability and availability of your Dell system.

1. WARNING: THE SERVER MUST BE REBOOTED AFTER UPDATING THE FIRMWARE ON MD1120 ENCLOSURES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ENCLOSURE MANAGEMENT. ACCESS TO THE ENCLOSURES WILL BE LOST IF THE SERVER IS NOT REBOOTED.
2. WHEN PROMPTED FOR REBOOT AFTER UPDATE, SELECT ¡°YES¡±

	Systems	Operating systems
	PowerEdge 1950 PowerEdge 2900 PowerEdge 2950 PowerEdge 2970 PowerEdge 6950 PowerEdge 860 PowerEdge R200 PowerEdge R300 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R900 PowerEdge R905 PowerEdge T300 PowerVault DP500/NF500 PowerVault DP600/NF600 PowerVault MD1120	Not Applicable

The A.01 release is the first production release of MD1200 firmware. The Linux package can be run on either Red Hat ® or SUSE ® Linux operating systems.

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Dell Update Package Instructions for PVMD1120_ENCL_FRMW_LX_R188485.BIN:

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.

Installation
1. Read over the release information presented by executing the "./PVMD1120_ENCL_FRMW_LX_R188485.BIN --version" command from the shell.
2. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the above step before proceeding.
3. Run the update by executing "./PVMD1120_ENCL_FRMW_LX_R188485.BIN" from the shell.
4. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

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GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions for PVMD1120_ENCL_FRMW_LX_R188485.BIN.sign:

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.

Installation
1. Import the Dell public key. (You only need to do once on your system.)
2. Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature file, PVMD1120_ENCL_FRMW_LX_R188485.BIN.sign

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Dell Update Package Instructions for PVMD1120_ENCL_FRMW_WIN_R188485.EXE:

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.

Installation

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.