Firmware 3.

89E05 Release Note

Update date: August 7th, 2013
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2842-6 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB24FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-S2840N FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS12FS2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840N FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS12FR2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-G2842-6 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS48FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-R2842-6 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS48FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2241 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2241.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSS24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSS16SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSS16SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSS12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSB24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSB24SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-G2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSB12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-R2240 FA389E05_313_IFT-S_ESDSB12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2242-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2242-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2242-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB24SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2242-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB24SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS12SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS12SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240-4 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS24SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24E-G2142-6(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2142-6(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2142-6(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-G2140-4(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-R2140-4(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24E-G2142-6(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24E-R2142-6(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB24ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-G2140-4(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-R2140-4(a) FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSB12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2240 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16EG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2240 FA389E05_313_IFT_ESDSS16ER2240.PAKNDS.BIN

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.6.H.02 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.50_DS_4 or later
CLI: 2.0.D.02 or later

New Features:
1. When using SANWatch Wizard to create LDs, RAID 6 configuration is set as
the default to eliminate the effects of hard drive media error.
2. Support VMWare VAAI (including VAAI thin provision).
3. Added LD stripe size information when exporting Config.txt file in SANWatch.

Changes:
1. Improved eRW response time for SAS and iSCSI systems.
Notes:
1. If a partition is mapped to both Ch0 lun0, Ch1 lun0 and connected to a
Solaris host, SANWatch may fail to send commands by in-band connection
when MPxIO is enabled.
2. Changing the source side controller’s unique ID does not generate an alert
message through the RS-232C interface. Changing the unique ID
nevertheless causes the pair to fail when resyncing. Users must unassign
the target and then reassign it with the new source side controller’s unique
ID.
3. Controller B will boot up 30~60 seconds after controller A has started.
JBODs will beep when the RAID controller boots up.
4. Reclaim can only be executed on one partition at a time.
5. If a HDD drive name is too long, it will not be completely displayed in the
RS-232 console terminal.
6. From firmware version FW3.89A08 and onwards, rolling FW upgrade and
FW synchronization will be supported.
Fixed Bugs:
1. Fixed clone drive process stop running when “Logical Drive Alert: Bad Data
Block Marked” message appears (ID: 1300120).
2. Fixed when remote replication I/Os have been running for a few hours,
remote replication pair may time-out or pause (ID: 1300127).
3. Fixed failure to create replication pair when remote replication pairs have
been deleted and re-created several times (ID: 1300033).
4. Fixed controller encountering unrecoverable error when changing host port IP
address remotely (ID: 1300145).
5. Fixed controller unrecoverable error code (ID: 1300130).
6. Fixed RAID redundant controller failures when receiving abnormal http data
from client (ID: 1300132).
7. Fixed management port access difficulties via telnet, SANWatch or Embedded
RAIDWatch (ID: 1300146).
8. Fixed the faulty “Copy and Replace” error in firmware that results in the error
message “No Available Drives” (ID: 1300150).
9. Fixed management port access difficulties via telnet, SANWatch or Embedded
RAIDWatch when using 3rd party Linux tools (ID: 1300189).

Known Issues:
Non applicable
Firmware 3.89C03 Release Note
Update date: June 5th, 2013
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS16FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS16FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2842-6 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSB24FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-S2840N FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS12FS2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840N FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS12FR2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-G2842-6 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS48FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-R2842-6 FA389C03_313_IFT_ESDSS48FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.5.a.12 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.50_DS_11 or later
CLI: 2.0.c.05 or later

New Features:
1. VMWare VAAI support (without VAAI thin provision).
2. Improved eRW response time.

Changes:
Non applicable.

Notes:
7. If a partition is mapped to both Ch0 lun0, Ch1 lun0 and connected to a
Solaris host, SANWatch may fail to send commands by in-band connection
when MPxIO is enabled.
 8. Changing the source side controller’s unique ID does not generate an alert
message through the RS-232C interface. Changing the unique ID
nevertheless causes the pair to fail when resyncing. Users must unassign
the target and then reassign it with the new source side controller’s unique
ID.
9. Controller B will boot up 30~60 seconds after controller A has started.
JBODs will beep when the RAID controller boots up.
10. Reclaim can only be executed on one partition at a time.
11. If a HDD drive name is too long, it will not be completely displayed in the
RS-232 console terminal.
12. From firmware version FW3.89A08 and onwards, rolling FW upgrade and
FW synchronization will be supported.

Fixed Bugs:
10. Fixed time out error when accessing page Host LUNs but sometimes it may
be because the eRW pages are unavailable (ID: 1300039)
11. Fixed “Output technical Support Data” message error where it says
downloading 7 files but only 1 file (event txt) is downloaded (ID: 1300040).
12. Fixed controller unrecoverable error when there are multiple communication
protocols accessing the LAN management port (ID: 1300102).
13. Fixed host server I/O issues or performance drop when synchronizing remote
replication pair (ID: 1300108).

Known Issues:
Non applicable
Firmware 3.89A08 Release Note
Update date: April. 9th, 2013
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-S2840N FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS12FS2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840N FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS12FR2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-G2842-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS48FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-R2842-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS48FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2241 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2241.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSS24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSS16SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSS16SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSS12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSB24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSB24SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-G2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSB12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-R2240 FA389A08_312_IFT-S_ESDSB12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2242-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2242-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2242-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB24SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2242-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB24SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS12SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS12SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS24SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S04S-G2240 FA389B08_312_IFT-S_ESDSS04SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24E-G2142-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2142-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2142-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-G2140-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-R2140-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24E-G2142-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24E-R2142-6 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB24ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-G2140-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-R2140-4 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSB12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2240 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16EG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2240 FA389A08_312_IFT_ESDSS16ER2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS F16F-R4840 FA389A08_221_IFT_ESDSF16FR4840.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS F16F-S4840 FA389A08_221_IFT_ESDSF16FS4840.PAKNDS.BIN

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.5.a.12 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_11 or later
CLI: 2.0.c.05 or later

New Features:
3. Added the remote replication diagnostic function (command) in the Command
Line Interface.
4. Added the remote replication diagnostic function in SANWatch
5. Fix some bugs to enhance remote replication function

Changes:
1. Continuous initialization of logical drive with over 32TB to 40TB without the
need for resetting controllers is now supported.
2. The maximum size of a single partition in a logical volume for EonStor DS
series is now expanded to 512TB (previously 256TB).
3. Rolling firmware upgrade is not supported on firmware version 3.89A08 due to
changes in the firmware kernel to fix some issues.

Notes:
13. If a partition is mapped to both Ch0 lun0 and Ch1 lun0 and connected to a
Solaris host, SANWatch may fail to send commands by in-band connection
when MPxIO is enabled.
14. Changing the source side controller’s unique ID does not generate an alert
message through the RS-232C interface. Changing the unique ID
nevertheless causes the pair to fail when resyncing. Users must unassign
the target and then reassign it with the new source side controller’s unique
ID.
15. Controller B will boot up 30~60 seconds after controller A has started.
JBODs will beep when the RAID controller boots up.
16. Reclaim can only be executed on one partition at a time.
 17. If a HDD drive name is too long, it will not be completely displayed in the
RS-232 console terminal.

Fixed Bugs:
1. Changing the IP address settings takes longer than expected and will
eventually fail. (ID: 1200080)
2. (Applicable to controllers with FW 3.86C11 in Windows Server 2008 R2)
Clicking on the Microsoft MPIO tab hangs the OS or causes the “blue screen”
situation. (ID: 1200152)
3. (Applicable to EonStor DS S24S-G2240) Rebuild speed is much slower. (ID:
1200160)
4. The partition size created in the CLI is smaller than when created through
Telnet/RS-232/SANWatch. (ID: 1200167)
5. (Applicable to EonStor DS iSCSI-host RAID systems) Latency becomes high
and the system will be disconnected from VMWare 5. (ID: 1200157)
6. Fails to receive a notification mail when using MAC OS X 10.7 as the SMTP
server. (ID: 1200209)
7. Async remote replication speed becomes slower after being synced for 16
times. (ID: 1200223, 1200253)
8. (Applicable to EonStor DS S12E-G/R2140-4 iSCSI RAID subsystems with
firmware version 3.88) Fails to boot up with the default 1GB RAM. (ID:
1200228)
9. (Applicable to Linux host server environment) If the original partition size is
changed to create a new partition which will be mapped to the same LUN, the
server will issue a non-existing LBA to the RAID system. The controller will
reset as a result. (ID: 1200215)
10. 1. Eight remote replication pairs are mapped all to a physical server. 2. Async
remote replication is executed. 3. Some or all of the pairs will show the
message “chkdsk” and formats the physical OS. (ID: 1200222)
11. (Applicable to EonStor DS Fibre RAID models connected to QLogic SANBOX
5800 switch in Linux host environment) 1. Reduce the speed to 2G or 4G. 2.
Run IO from the Linux host to any of the EonStor DS RAID system. 3. Open
the switch's web settings page and go to the "Port stats" corner. 4. The
LinkFailure count increases. (ID: 1200249, 1200270)
12. (Applicable to SANWatch version 2.3.B.07 or 2.1G.08) When setting up a
group, if SANWatch is shut down or the server is rebooted, the group will
disappear. (ID: 1200142)
13. (Applicable to SANWatch 2.1.i.03) After resetting the controller, local volume
mirrors show up in the remote replication corner. (ID: 1100290)
14. The write performance on SATA drives in single controller models might
decrease when firmware version later than 3.86C09 is applied. (ID: 1200283)
15. (Applicable to EonStor DS S16E-R2240, firmware version 386B02)
1. Attach S16E-R2240 to host SUSE 11.2.
2. Create two logical drives and assign LD0 to slot A controller, LD1 to slot B
controller.
3. Use the built-in iSCSI initiator to log into all of RAID host channels.
4. Restart the multipath service and run I/O.
5. A controller error occurs and the controller fails. (ID: 1200275)
16. (Applicable to EonStor DS S16E-R2142-6) If the power is lost or the power
cables are unplugged when the host server is handling I/O transactions, an
error message will appear and users would not be able to log into the system
when the power turns on again. (ID: 1200318)

Known Issues:
N/A
 Firmware 3.88A60 Release Note
Update date: Dec. 25th, 2012
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA388A60_311_IFT_ESDSS16FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.3.d.03 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_11 or later
CLI: 2.0.c.01 or later

Changes:
N/A

Notes:
1. If a partition is mapped to both Ch0 lun0 and Ch1 lun0 and connected to a
Solaris host, SANWatch may fail to send commands by in-band connection
when MPxIO is enabled. (Solaris limitation)
2. Changing the source side controller’s unique ID does not generate an alert
message through the RS-232C interface. Changing the unique ID nevertheless
causes the pair to fail when resyncing. Users must unassign the target and then
reassign it with the new source side controller’s unique ID. (SANWatch
limitation)
3. Controller B will boot up 30~60 seconds after controller A has started. JBODs
will beep when the RAID controller boots up. (Firmware limitation)
4. Reclaim can only be executed on one partition at a time.
5. If a HDD drive name is too long, it will not be completely displayed in the
RS-232 console terminal.

Fixed Bugs:
17. Controller B fails when changing the LUN mapping setting. (ID: 1200326)

Known Issues:
N/A
Firmware 3.88A50 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Sep. 21st, 2012
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-S2840N FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS12FS2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840N FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS12FR2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-G2842-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS48FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-R2842-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS48FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2241 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2241.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSS24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSS16SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSS16SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSS12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSB24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSB24SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-G2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSB12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-R2240 FA388A50_311_IFT-S_ESDSB12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2242-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2242-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2242-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB24SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2242-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB24SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS12SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS12SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS24SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S04S-G2240 FA388B50_311_IFT-S_ESDSS04SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24E-G2142-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2142-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2142-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-G2140-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-R2140-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24E-G2142-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24E-R2142-6 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB24ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
 ESDS B12E-G2140-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-R2140-4 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSB12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2240 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16EG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2240 FA388A50_311_IFT_ESDSS16ER2240.PAKNDS.BIN

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.3.d.03 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_11 or later
CLI: 2.0.c.01 or later

Changes:
1. The maximum number of logical drive is now 32 (used to be 16).
2. A workaround has been built in to avoid some drives entering into the “Not
Ready” state (example: HGST SAS6G Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB
(HUS723030ALS640), 2TB (HUS723020ALS640))

Notes:
1. If a partition is mapped to both Ch0 lun0 and Ch1 lun0 and connected to a
Solaris host, SANWatch may fail to send commands by in-band connection
when MPxIO is enabled.
2. Changing the source side controller’s unique ID does not generate an alert
message through the RS-232C interface. Changing the unique ID nevertheless
causes the pair to fail when resyncing. Users must unassign the target and then
reassign it with the new source side controller’s unique ID.
3. Controller B will boot up 30~60 seconds after controller A has started. JBODs
will beep when the RAID controller boots up.
4. Reclaim can only be executed on one partition at a time.
5. If a HDD drive name is too long, it will not be completely displayed in the
RS-232 console terminal.
6. iSCSI models with 1GB of memory cannot boot up with the firmware version
3.88A50.

Fixed Bugs:
If the firmware is being upgraded from version 3.86G06 to version 3.88, the
maximum number of logical drive will be reduced from 32 to 16. If more than 16
logical drives exist before the upgrade, the controller will hang when the upgrade
process is completed. (ID: 1200201)
Known Issues:
N/A
Firmware 3.88A07 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: July. 11th, 2012
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name

ESDS B24F-R2842-6 FA388A07_310_IFT_ESDSB24FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.3.d.03 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_11 or later
CLI: 2.0.c.01 or later

Changes:
1. If a logical volume contains multiple logical drives and one logical drive’s
status changes into “fatal fail,” the other healthy logical drives can still be
deleted safely.
2. Configuring and applying jumbo frames in the host side parameters will not
freeze SANWatch or RAIDWatch any more.

Notes:
1. If a partition is mapped to both Ch0 lun0 and Ch1 lun0 and connected to a
Solaris host, SANWatch may fail to send commands by in-band connection
when MPxIO is enabled.
2. Changing the source side controller’s unique ID does not generate an alert
message through the RS-232C interface. Changing the unique ID
nevertheless causes the pair to fail when resyncing. Users must unassign
the target and then reassign it with the new source side controller’s unique
ID.
3. Controller B will boot up 30~60 seconds after controller A has started.
JBODs will beep when the RAID controller boots up.
4. Reclaim can only be executed on one partition at a time.
5. If a HDD drive name is too long, it will not be completely displayed in the
RS-232 console terminal.

Fixed Bugs:
1. After setting the Max LUN per ID to 32, users can add extended LUN mapping
with over 8 different WWNs (exceeding the firmware specification) through the
RS-232 interface. No error message is generated. (ID: 1200115)
2. (Only for ESDS B24F-R2842-6) In Windows Server 2008 R2 Device Manager
window, right-clicking on the Microsoft MPIO tab crushes the OS. (ID:
1200152)

Known Issues:
N/A
Firmware 3.88A06/3.88B06 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: July. 11th, 2012
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-S2840N FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS12FS2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840N FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS12FR2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-G2842-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS48FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-R2842-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS48FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S04S-G2240 FA388B06_310_IFT-S_ESDSS04SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2241 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2241.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSS24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSS16SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSS16SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSS12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSB24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSB24SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-G2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSB12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-R2240 FA388A06_310_IFT-S_ESDSB12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2242-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2242-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2242-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB24SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2242-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB24SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS12SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS12SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS24SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24E-G2142-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2142-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2142-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-G2140-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-R2140-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24E-G2142-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
 ESDS B24E-R2142-6 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB24ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-G2140-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-R2140-4 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSB12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2240 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16E-G2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2240 FA388A06_310_IFT_ESDSS16E-R2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS F16F-R4840 FA388A06_219_IFT_ESDSF16FR4840.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS F16F-S4840 FA388A06_219_IFT_ESDSF16FS4840.PAKNDS.BIN

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.3.d.03 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_11 or later
CLI: 2.0.c.01 or later

Changes:
1. If a logical volume contains multiple logical drives and one logical drive’s
status changes into “fatal fail,” the other healthy logical drives can still be
deleted safely.
2. Configuring and applying jumbo frames in the host side parameters will not
freeze SANWatch or RAIDWatch any more.

Notes:
1. If a partition is mapped to both Ch0 lun0 and Ch1 lun0 and connected to a
Solaris host, SANWatch may fail to send commands by in-band connection
when MPxIO is enabled.
2. Changing the source side controller’s unique ID does not generate an alert
message through the RS-232C interface. Changing the unique ID nevertheless
causes the pair to fail when resyncing. Users must unassign the target and then
reassign it with the new source side controller’s unique ID.
3. Controller B will boot up 30~60 seconds after controller A has started. JBODs
will beep when the RAID controller boots up.
4. Reclaim can only be executed on one partition at a time.
5. If a HDD drive name is too long, it will not be completely displayed in the
RS-232 console terminal.

Fixed Bugs:
1. After setting the Max LUN per ID to 32, users can add extended LUN mapping
with over 8 different WWNs (exceeding the firmware specification) through the
RS-232 interface. No error message is generated. (ID: 1200115)
2. When creating a logical volume with 4 logical drives through the RS-232C
 interface command terminal, the controller gets stuck in the “creation in
progress” status for more than 30 minutes. The LCD screen and the RS-232C
interface become inaccessible for users. (ID: 1200113)

Known Issues:
N/A
Firmware 3.88A03/3.88B03 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Apr. 30th, 2012
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24F-R2842-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB24FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-S2840N FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS12FS2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840N FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS12FR2840N.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-G2842-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS48FG28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S48F-R2842-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS48FR28426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S04S-G2240 FA388B03_310_IFT-S_ESDSS04SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2241 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2241.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSS24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSS16SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSS16SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSS12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSB24SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSB24SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-G2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSB12SG2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12S-R2240 FA388A03_310_IFT-S_ESDSB12SR2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2242-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2242-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-G2242-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB24SG22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24S-R2242-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB24SR22424.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS12SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12S-R2240-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS12SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16S-R2240-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16SR22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS24SG22404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S24E-G2142-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2142-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2142-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-G2140-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S12E-R2140-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B24E-G2142-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB24EG21426.PAKNDS.BIN
 ESDS B24E-R2142-6 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB24ER21426.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-G2140-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB12EG21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS B12E-R2140-4 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSB12ER21404.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-G2240 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16E-G2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS S16E-R2240 FA388A03_310_IFT_ESDSS16E-R2240.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS F16F-R4840 FA388A03_219_IFT_ESDSF16FR4840.PAKNDS.BIN
ESDS F16F-S4840 FA388A03_219_IFT_ESDSF16FS4840.PAKNDS.BIN

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.3.B.07 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_11 or later
CLI: 2.0.b.02 or later

Changes:
1. Supports FW synchronization.
2. Supports FW rolling upgrade.
3. If the user fails to change logical volume assignments, an error message would
pop up to remind him or her to shutdown the controller first.
4. If the status of a logical drive becomes “fatal fail,” the logical drive can be
deleted immediately.
5. It’s not necessary to shutdown the controller before upgrading the FW.

Notes:
Refer to previous version.

Fixed Bugs:
1. User request: EonStor DS models now support the “Firmware Synchronization”
function. (ID: 1100274)
2. If a logical drive’s status in a RAID subsystem becomes “fatal fail,” the
subsystem would not work properly and IO access would stop. (ID: 1200002)
3. Embedded RAIDWatch may not work properly if the controller name includes
special characters. (ID: 1100045)
4. After changing the logical volume name or partition name, the console UI does
not show the new name(s). (ID: 1100261)
5. If a hard drive fails, the event “Bad Data Block Encountered” shows up after
resetting the controller. (ID: 1100170)
Known Issues:
N/A
Firmware 3.86G06 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Feb. 9th, 2012
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS16FG28426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS16FR28426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-R2842-6 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSB24FR28426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12F-S2840N FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS12FS2840N.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12F-R2840N FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS12FR2840N.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-G2241 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2241.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S24S-G2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSS24SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-G2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSS16SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-R2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSS16SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-G2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-R2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSS12SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-G2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSB24SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-R2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSB24SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12S-G2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSB12SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12S-R2240 FA386G06_307_IFT-S_ESDSB12SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-G2242-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS16SG22424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-R2242-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS16SR22424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-G2242-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSB24SG22424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-R2242-4 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSB24SR22424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16E-G2240 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS16EG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16E-R2240 FA386G06_307_IFT_ESDSS16ER2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS F16F-R4840 FA386G06_215_IFT_ESDSF16FR4840.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS F16F-S4840 FA386G06_215_IFT_ESDSF16FS4840.BIN.PAKNDS

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.1.J.04 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_11 or later
CLI: 1.0.b.09 or later

Changes:
N/A
Notes:
Refer to previous version.

Fixed Bugs:
1. When the AV optimization mode is configured as “Multiple Streaming” or
“Fewer Streaming” and a power outage occurs during I/O transactions, the
RAID subsystem may not reboot successfully. (ID: 1100178)
2. The event "Bad Data Block Encountered” might be falsely reported when an
abnormal controller failure occurs. (ID: 1100170)
3. The expiration date of the SSL certificate becomes inaccurate when logging
into the RAID subsystem through the HTTPS protocol. (ID: 1100145)
4. The controller may not work correctly when host-side parameters are
configured improperly. (ID: 1100171)
5. When a logical volume is deleted because the status of its logical drive turned
into “Fatal Fail,” the user interface may stop working. (ID: 1100231)
6. In some cases, initializing a logical drive may become faster when it is
assigned to Controller A than Controller B (ideally the two should take the
same time). (ID: 1100258)
7. The controller may not work when the Media Scan Iteration Count setting is
configured as “Continuous Scan.” (ID: 1100268)

Known Issues:
N/A
Firmware 3.86C11 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Jul. 7th, 2011
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS16FG28424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS16FR28424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-R2842-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB24FR28426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-G2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSS16SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-R2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSS16SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-G2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-R2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSS12SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-G2241 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSS12SG2241.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S24S-G2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSS24SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-G2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSB24SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-R2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSB24SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12S-G2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSB12SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12S-R2240 FA386C11_307_IFT-S_ESDSB12SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-G2242-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS16SG22424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-R2242-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS16SR22424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-G2242-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB24SG22424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-R2242-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB24SR22424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S24E-G2142-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS24EG21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16E-G2142-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS16EG21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16E-R2142-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS16ER21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12E-G2140-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS12EG21404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12E-R2140-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSS12ER21404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24E-G2142-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB24EG21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24E-R2142-6 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB24ER21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12E-G2140-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB12EG21404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12E-R2140-4 FA386C11_307_IFT_ESDSB12ER21404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS F16F-R4840 FA386C11_216_IFT_ESDSF16FR4840.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS F16F-S4840 FA386C11_216_IFT_ESDSF16FS4840.BIN.PAKNDS
Upgrading Procedures:
1. Check the table above to get the right firmware file. Shutdown the controller
and use SANWatch or RS-232 to upgrade.
2. If your firmware version is prior to 3.85E10, use Infortrend’s dedicated
firmware upgrade utility to upgrade to 3.86C09 first. (Check the firmware
3.86C09 release note)

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.1.G.08 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_9 or later
CLI: 1.0.b.07 or later

Changes:
Disabled the halt condition at resetting the hardware even if cached data in the
controller is corrupted due to the absence of BBU.

Notes:
If a LD member disk fails, it should be replaced immediately. Otherwise the
following situation might happen:
z Another disk fails (In case of RAID 6, two more disks fail).
z Because the LD cannot rebuild itself any more, its status changes to “Fatal
Fail.
z In IO access occurs in this situation, the RAID system might not work
properly.

Fixed Bugs:
N/A

Known Issues:
NA
 Firmware 3.86C09 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Jun. 2nd, 2011
Applicable Products:
Binary file name
Binary file name
Model (For upgrading from version prior to
(For upgrading from version 3.85E10)
3.85E10, version 3.86A07 and 3.86B02)
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S24F-G2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS24FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S24F-R2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS24FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-G2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-R2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S12F-G2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS12FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S12F-R2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS12FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-G2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_B24F-G2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB24FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-R2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_B24F-R2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB24FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12F-G2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_B12F-G2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12F-R2840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_B12F-R2840-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-G2842-6 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-G2842-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16FG28424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16F-R2842-6 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-R2842-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16FR28424.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-G2842-6 DS_fwupg_DS_B24F-G2842-6_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB24FG28426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24F-R2842-6 DS_fwupg_DS_B24F-R2842-6_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB24FR28426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S16S-G2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16S-R2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S16S-R2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S12S-G2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS12SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-R2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S12S-R2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS12SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12S-G2241 DS_fwupg_DS_S12S-G2241_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS12SG2241.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S24S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S24S-G2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS24SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_B24S-G2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB24SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24S-R2240 DS_fwupg_DS_B24S-R2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB24SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_B12S-G2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB12SG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12S-R2240 DS_fwupg_DS_B12S-R2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB12SR2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S24E-G2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_S24E-G2142-6_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS24EG21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16E-G2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_S16E-G2142-6_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16EG21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16E-R2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_S16E-R2142-6_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16ER21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12E-G2140-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S12E-G2140-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS12EG21404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S12E-R2140-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S12E-R2140-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS12ER21404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24E-G2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_B24E-G2142-6_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB24EG21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B24E-R2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_B24E-R2142-6_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB24ER21426.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12E-G2140-4 DS_fwupg_DS_B12E-G2140-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB12EG21404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS B12E-R2140-4 DS_fwupg_DS_B12E-R2140-4_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSB12ER21404.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS S16E-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S16E-G2240_386C09_307.exe FA386C09_307_IFT_ESDSS16EG2240.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS F16F-R4840 DS_fwupg_DS_F16F-R4840_386C09_216.exe FA386C09_216_IFT_ESDSF16FR4840.BIN.PAKNDS
ESDS F16F-S4840 DS_fwupg_DS_F16F-S4840_386C09_216.exe FA386C09_216_IFT_ESDSF16FS4840.BIN.PAKNDS
Upgrading Procedures:
1. Upgrade from firmware version prior to 3.85E10, version 3.86A07 and
3.86B02

Please use Infortrend’s dedicated firmware upgrade utility. The firmware binary
file includes both the firmware file and the firmware upgrade utility. Check the
table in the previous page to get the right firmware version.

The following is an example for activating the utility in DOS-prompt.

> [utility-file-name].exe -ip [controller IP address]

The firmware download utility will force the controllers to shutdown first before
upgrading firmware.

2. Upgrade from firmware version 3.85E10

Please use the file with extension “PAKNDS” for upgrading from 3.85E10.

Check the table in the previous page to get the right firmware. Use SANWatch
or RS232 to upgrade firmware.

Please shut down the controller before you upgrade the firmware from version
3.85E10.

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.1.G.08 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_9 or later
CLI: 1.0.b.07 or later

Changes:
1. Support data service: thin provision & remote replication
2. Support 3TB disk drive
3. Cache handling is well enhanced in this firmware version for which the main
purpose is to overcome irregular human operation, unexpectedly
environmental error and inclusion of recovery mechanism.
y When encountering any unrecoverable errors, the controller will halt instead
of resetting itself.
y Controller will halt itself when its cache data is produced inconsistently during
an error. The controller will post notifications for LD and cache status on the
RS-232 interface for troubleshooting. Do not power off the controllers when
cached data inconsistency is found.
y Firmware synchronization support has been removed.
y Rolling firmware upgrade support has been removed.
y Firmware can not be downgraded to a prior version.
 y Before downloading the firmware, shut down the controller.
y LD and LV should be assigned on the same controller and there should be
no reassignment after creation unless controller is in shutdown status.

Notes:
1. Remote replication is applicable to FC and iSCSI channels only.
2. Controller B will boot up 30~60 seconds after controller A has started. JBODs
will beep when the RAID controller boots up.
3. Due to the limitation of Solaris mpxio, if the user maps one partition to "Ch0
lun0 & Ch1 lun0", in-band agent fails to send commands.
4. Host reclaiming (only for thin provisioning) on multiple partitions at once is not
available in this firmware version. It is required to execute host reclaim on one
partition at a time.

Fixed Bugs:
1. Controller failure caused by the IP conflict after the management IP address of
RAID is changed.
2. Controller may reset after a LD is created through Quick Setup.
3. Controller may reset if the management IP address is changed from
Embedded RAIDWatch/SANWatch.
4. ATTN LED incorrectly lights up without event reported on RAID (FC-FC
models only).
5. Incomplete LDs can not be deleted in embedded RAIDWatch.

Known Issues:
NA
Firmware 3.85E10 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Mar. 11th, 2011
Applicable Products:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S24F-G2840 DS_fwupg_DS_S24F-G2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S24F-R2840 DS_fwupg_DS_S24F-R2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S16F-G2840 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-G2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S16F-R2840 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-R2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S12F-G2840 DS_fwupg_DS_S12F-G2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S12F-R2840 DS_fwupg_DS_S12F-R2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B24F-G2840 DS_fwupg_DS_B24F-G2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B24F-R2840 DS_fwupg_DS_B24F-R2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B12F-G2840 DS_fwupg_DS_B12F-G2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B12F-R2840 DS_fwupg_DS_B12F-R2840_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S24S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S24S-G2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S16S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S16S-G2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S16S-R2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S16S-R2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S12S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S12S-G2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S12S-R2240 DS_fwupg_DS_S12S-R2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B24S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_B24S-G2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B24S-R2240 DS_fwupg_DS_B24S-R2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B12S-G2240 DS_fwupg_DS_B12S-G2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B12S-R2240 DS_fwupg_DS_B12S-R2240_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S24E-G2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_S24E-G2142-6_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S16E-G2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_S16E-G2142-6_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S16E-R2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_S16E-R2142-6_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S12E-G2140 DS_fwupg_DS_S12E-G2140_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S12E-R2140 DS_fwupg_DS_S12E-R2140_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B24E-G2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_B24E-G2142-6_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B24E-R2142-6 DS_fwupg_DS_B24E-R2142-6_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B12E-G2140 DS_fwupg_DS_B12E-G2140_385E10_224.exe
ESDS B12E-R2140 DS_fwupg_DS_B12E-R2140_385E10_224.exe
ESDS S16F-G1440 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-G1440_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S16F-G1840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-G1840-4_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S16F-R1440 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-R1440_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S16F-R1840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S16F-R1840-4_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S24F-G1440 DS_fwupg_DS_S24F-G1440_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S24F-G1840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S24F-G1840-4_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S24F-R1440 DS_fwupg_DS_S24F-R1440_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S24F-R1840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S24F-R1840-4_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S12F-G1440 DS_fwupg_DS_S12F-G1440_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S12F-G1842-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S12F-G1842-4_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S12F-R1440 DS_fwupg_DS_S12F-R1440_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S12F-R1840-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S12F-R1840-4_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S16E-G1140-4 DS_fwupg_DS_S16E-G1140-4_385E10_123.exe
ESDS S12E-G1140-2 DS_fwupg_DS_S12E-G1140-2_385E10_123.exe
Upgrading Tool:
For upgrading your subsystems’ firmware to this version, please use Infortrend’s
dedicated firmware upgrade utility. The firmware binary file includes both the
firmware file and the firmware upgrade utility.

The following is an example for activating the utility in DOS-prompt.

> [utility-file-name].exe -ip [controller IP address]

The firmware download utility will force the controllers to shutdown first before
upgrading firmware.

We strongly recommend all users to upgrade their subsystems’ firmware to this

new version.

Please download the firmware from Infortrend Support Site

http://iftsupport.infortrend.com/
1. Please register in the support site first
2. Go to the page of Downloads > Firmware & Software in the support site
3. Input the subsystem S/N to get the firmware

Compatible Software Versions:

SANWatch: 2.1.E.06 or later
EonPath: 1.23.2.45_DS_9 or later
CLI: 1.0.b.04 or later

Changes:
Cache handling is well enhanced to this firmware version which mainly overcome
irregular human operation, unexpectedly environmental error and comprise of
recovery mechanism.
1. When encountering any unrecoverable errors, the controller will halt instead
of resetting itself.
2. Controller will halt itself when its cache data is produced inconsistency when
an error condition is happened. The halted controller will post messages for
LD and cache status on the RS-232 interface for troubleshooting. Do not
power off controllers once found cached data inconsistency.
3. The rolling firmware upgrade support has been removed.
4. The firmware synchronization support has been removed.
5. Firmware can not be downgraded to a version prior to this one.
6. Controller B will start up about 30~60 seconds after controller A has started.
JBOD will beep one more time when RAID boots up.
Notes:
When a LAN port joins into a trunk group, its LED will light steadily (normally
the LED is blinking) but the LED lighting status doesn’t affect the LAN port
function.

Fixed Bugs:
1. If an iSCSI host channel without a fixed IP address exist, embedded
RAIDWatch can not be connected.
2. If drives are installed without being formed into logical drives and then the
RAID subsystem is shut down from SANWatch, the subsystem might get
stuck in the RC connecting state.

Known Issues:
NA
 Firmware 3.85D21 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Oct. 11th, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name
ESDSS16E-R2142-6
ESDSS16E-G2142-6
ESDSS24E-G2142-6 FA385D21_224_IFT_ESDSG6S6G.BIN
ESDSB24E-R2142-6
ESDSB24E-G2142-6

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.C.33 or later

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible VSS version: 1.0.1.23
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.09

New Features:
Add support of new products as above applicable products.

Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Enhanced the IO access through the secondary controller.
2. The UI name "CBM" (Cache Backup Module) is replaced with "BBU"/"BAT"
for models for which FBM (Flash Backup Module) is optional.
3. Resumed the firmware upgrade functionality.
4. FW upgrade package tool for 3.75 to 3.85 is provided.
5. Partitions must be created for the basic logical IO unit. Partitions are created
from logical volume (LV) and not logical drive. LV is made by logical drives. A
LV created by a single logical drive can achieve better performance than a
LV created by multiple logical drives.
6. Can be expanded via EonStor DS series JBODs: DS S16S-J2000-R or DS
S16S-J2000-S.
7. The Shutdown/Restart logical drive/LV function is not applicable.
8. When host channels are trunked, disconnecting and reconnecting the host
cable(s) will turn the Host Port I/O LED steady on. (Under normal operations,
the LED flashes.)

Bugs Fixed:
N/A

Known Issues:
N/A
Firmware 3.85D01 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Nov. 5th, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model (SAS 3G) Binary file name
ESDS S16F-R1840-4
ESDS S16F-G1840-4
ESDS S12F-R1840-4
ESDS S12F-G1842-4
ESDS S24F-R1840-4
ESDS S24F-G1840-4
ESDS S12F-R1440-1
ESDS S12F-G1440-1 FA385D01_123_IFT_ESDSG6S3G.BIN
ESDS S16F-R1440-1
ESDS S16F-G1440-1
ESDS S24F-R1440-1
ESDS S24F-G1440-1
ESDS S12E-G1140-2
ESDS S16E-G1140-4
Model (SAS 6G) Binary file name
ESDS S12S-G2241
ESDS B24F-R2840-4
ESDS B24F-G2840-4
ESDS B24S-R2240
ESDS B24S-G2240
ESDS S12E-R2140-4
ESDS S12E-G2140-4
ESDS S16F-R2840-4
ESDS S16F-G2840-4
ESDS S24F-R2840-4
ESDS S24F-G2840-4
ESDS S12F-G2840-4
FA385D01_223_IFT_ESDSG6S6G.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840-4
ESDS B12F-G2840-4
ESDS B12F-R2840-4
ESDS B12E-R2140-4
ESDS B12E-G2140-4
ESDS B12S-R2240
ESDS B12S-G2240
ESDS S12S-R2240
ESDS S16S-R2240
ESDS S24S-G2240
ESDS S12S-G2240
ESDS S16S-G2240

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.C.30 or later

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible VSS version: 1.0.1.23
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.08
New Features:
Add support of new products as above applicable products.

Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Enhanced the IO access through the secondary controller.
2. The UI name "CBM" (Cache Backup Module) is replaced with "BBU"/"BAT"
for models for which FBM (Flash Backup Module) is optional.
3. Resumed the firmware upgrade functionality.
4. FW upgrade package tool for 3.75 to 3.85 is provided.
5. Partitions must be created for the basic logical IO unit. Partitions are
created from logical volume (LV) and not logical drive. LV is made by logical
drives. A LV created by a single logical drive can achieve better
performance than a LV created by multiple logical drives.
6. Can be expanded via EonStor DS series JBODs: DS S16S-J2000-R or DS
S16S-J2000-S.
7. The Shutdown/Restart logical drive/LV function is not applicable.
8. When host channels are trunked, disconnecting and reconnecting the host
cable(s) will turn the Host Port I/O LED steady on. (Under normal operations,
the LED flashes.)

Bugs Fixed:
1. Host I/O services might become unstable when a Virtual Volume’s 1st
metadata encounters inconsistencies.
2. Volume mirror pair may be broken when the controller reboots.
3. Host I/O becomes unstable when a specific drive encounters media-error
and timeout-error.

Known Issues:
FC topology must be configured point to point to comply with Qlogic switch
SANBOX5802V.
Firmware 3.85C36 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Aug. 24th, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name

ESDS S12F-R1440-1 FA385C36_123_IFT_ ESDSS12FR14401.BIN

ESDS S16F-R1440-1 FA385C36_123_IFT_ ESDSS16FR14401.BIN
ESDS S16F-G1440-1 FA385C36_123_IFT_ ESDSS16FG14401.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.C.11 or later

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible VSS version: 1.0.1.23
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.05

New Features:
Add support of new products as above applicable products.

Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Enhanced the IO access through the secondary controller.
2. The UI name "CBM" (Cache Backup Module) is replaced with "BBU"/"BAT"
for models for which FBM (Flash Backup Module) is optional.
3. Resumed the firmware upgrade functionality.
4. FW upgrade package tool for 3.75 to 3.85 is provided.
5. Partitions must be created for the basic logical IO unit. Partitions are created
from logical volume (LV) and not logical drive. LV is made by logical drives. A
LV created by a single logical drive can achieve better performance than a
LV created by multiple logical drives.
6. Can be expanded via EonStor DS series JBODs: DS S16S-J2000-R or DS
S16S-J2000-S.
7. The Shutdown/Restart logical drive/LV function is not applicable.

Bugs Fixed:
N/A
Firmware 3.85C12 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: Aug. 24th, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name

ESDS B12E-R2140-4 FA385C12_223_IFT_ESDSB12E-R21404.BIN

ESDS B12E-G2140-4 FA385C12_223_IFT_ESDSB12EG21404.BIN
ESDS B12S-R2240 FA385C12_223_IFT-S_ESDSB12SR2240.BIN
ESDS B12S-G2240 FA385C12_223_IFT-S_ESDSB12SG2240.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.C.08 or later

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible VSS version: 1.0.1.23
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.05

New Features:
Add support of new products as above applicable products.

Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Enhanced the IO access through the secondary controller.
2. The UI name "CBM" (Cache Backup Module) is replaced with "BBU"/"BAT"
for models for which FBM (Flash Backup Module) is optional.
3. Resumed the firmware upgrade functionality.
4. FW upgrade package tool for 3.75 to 3.85 is provided.
5. Partitions must be created for the basic logical IO unit. Partitions are created
from logical volume (LV) and not logical drive. LV is made by logical drives. A
LV created by a single logical drive can achieve better performance than a
LV created by multiple logical drives.
6. Can be expanded via EonStor DS series JBODs: DS S16S-J2000-R or DS
S16S-J2000-S.
7. The Shutdown/Restart logical drive/LV function is not applicable.

Bugs Fixed:
N/A
Firmware 3.85C09 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: July 29, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name

ESDS S12S-R2240 FA385C09_223_IFT-S_ ESDSS12SR2240.BIN

ESDS S16S-R2240 FA385C09_223_IFT-S_ ESDSS16SR2240.BIN
ESDS S24S-G2240 FA385C09_223_IFT-S_ ESDSS24SG2240.BIN
ESDS S12S-G2240 FA385C09_223_IFT-S_ ESDSS12SG2240.BIN
ESDS S16S-G2240 FA385C09_223_IFT-S_ ESDSS16SG2240.BIN
ESDS S12F-G2840-4 FA385C09_223_IFT_ ESDSS12FG28404.BIN
ESDS S12F-R2840-4 FA385C09_223_IFT_ ESDSS12FR28404.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.C.08 or later

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible VSS version: 1.0.1.23
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.05

New Features:
N/A
Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Enhanced the IO access through the secondary controller.
2. The UI name "CBM" (Cache Backup Module) is replaced with "BBU"/"BAT"
for models for which FBM (Flash Backup Module) is optional.
3. Resumed the firmware upgrade functionality.
4. FW upgrade package tool for 3.75 to 3.85 is provided.
5. Partitions must be created for the basic logical IO unit. Partitions are created
from logical volume (LV) and not logical drive. LV is made by logical drives. A
LV created by a single logical drive can achieve better performance than a
LV created by multiple logical drives.
6. Can be expanded via EonStor DS series JBODs: DS S16S-J2000-R or DS
S16S-J2000-S.
7. The Shutdown/Restart logical drive/LV function is not applicable.

Bugs Fixed:
N/A
Firmware 3.85C08 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: July 29, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name

ESDS B12F-G2840 -4 FA385C08_223_IFT_ESDSB12FG28404.BIN

ESDS B12F-R2840 -4 FA385C08_223_IFT_ESDSB12FR28404.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.C.06

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible VSS version: 1.0.1.23
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.05

New Features:
N/A
Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Enhanced the IO access through the secondary controller.
2. The UI name "CBM" (Cache Backup Module) is replaced with "BBU"/"BAT"
for models for which FBM (Flash Backup Module) is optional.
3. Resumed the firmware upgrade functionality.
4. FW upgrade package tool for 3.75 to 3.85 is provided..
5. Partitions must be created for the basic logical IO unit. Partitions are created
from logical volume (LV) and not logical drive. LV is made by logical drives. A
LV created by a single logical drive can achieve better performance than a
LV created by multiple logical drives.
6. Can be expanded via EonStor DS series JBODs: DS S16S-J2000-R or DS
S16S-J2000-S.
7. The Shutdown/Restart logical drive/LV function is not applicable.

Bugs Fixed:
N/A

Known Issues:
FC topology must be configured point to point to comply with Qlogic switch
SANBOX5802V.
Firmware 3.85C07 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: July 14, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name

ESDS S12S-G2240 FA385C07_223_IFT_ESDSS12SG2240.BIN

ESDS S16S-G2240 FA385C07_223_IFT_ESDSS16SG2240.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.C.06

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.05

New Features:
N/A
Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Enhanced the IO access through secondary controller.
2. The UI name of "CBM" (Cache Backup Module) is replaced with
"BBU"/"BAT" for the models with optional FBM (Flash Backup Module).
3. Resume the firmware upgrade functionality.
4. A packaged tool is provided for FW upgrade from 3.75 to 3.85.
5. Partition must be created for basic logical IO unit. Partition is created from
logical volume (LV) and not logical drive. LV is made by logical drives. A LV
created by single logical drive can achieve better performance
6. Expansion capability is via EonStor DS series JBOD: DS S16S-J2000-R or
DS S16S-J2000-S
7. Supports Infortrend bundled drives only, which are defined in QVL.
8. Shutdown/Restart logical drive/LV function is not applicable.

Bugs Fixed:
N/A

Known Issues:
FC topology must be configured point to point to comply with Qlogic switch
SANBOX5802V.
Firmware 3.85C01 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: June 21, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name

ESDS S12F-G1440 FA385C01_123_IFT_ESDS12F-G1440.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.B.04

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.03

New Features:
Refer to firmware v3.85_ level.

Enhancement or Limitation:
Refer to firmware v3.85_ level.

Bugs Fixed:
N/A

Known Issues:
Refer to previous firmware release note.
Firmware 3.85B26 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: June 9, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S16F-R2840-4 FA385B26_222_IFT_ESDSS16F-R28404.BIN
ESDS S16F-G2840-4 FA385B26_222_IFT_ESDSS16F-G28404.BIN
ESDS S24F-R2840-4 FA385B26_222_IFT_ESDSS24F-R28404.BIN
ESDS S24F-G2840-4 FA385B26_222_IFT_ESDSS24F-G28404.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.B.04

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.45_DS (Windows)
Compatible VSS version: 1.0.1.22
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.03

New Features:
N/A

Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Expansion capability is via EonStor DS series JBOD: DS S16S-J2000-R or
DS S16S-J2000-S.

Bugs Fixed:
N/A

Known Issues:
Refer to previous firmware release note.
Firmware 3.85A12 Release Note (Non-US version)
Update date: May 17th, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S16F-R1840-4 FA385A12_123_IFT_ESDSS16FR18404.BIN
ESDS S16F-G1840-4 FA385A12_123_IFT_ESDSS16FG18404.BIN
ESDS S12F-R1840-4 FA385A12_123_IFT_ESDSS12FR18404.BIN
ESDS S12F-G1842-4 FA385A12_123_IFT_ESDSS12FG18424.BIN
ESDS S24F-R1840-4 FA385A12_123_IFT_ESDSS24FR18404.BIN
ESDS S24F-G1840-4 FA385A12_123_IFT_ESDSS24FG18404.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 2.1.B.04

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.44_DS (Windows)
Compatible VSS version: 1.0.1.20
Compatible CLI version: 1.0.a.03

New Features:
N/A

Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Enhanced the IO access through secondary controller.
2. The UI name of "CBM" (Cache Backup Module) is replaced with "BBU"/"BAT"
for the models with optional FBM (Flash Backup Module).
3. Resume the firmware upgrade functionality.
4. A packaged tool is provided for FW upgrade from 3.75 to 3.85.
5. Partition must be created for basic logical IO unit. Partition is created from
logical volume (LV) and not logical drive. LV is made by logical drives. A LV
created by single logical drive can achieve better performance
6. Shutdown/Restart logical drive/LV function is not applicable.

Bugs Fixed:
N/A

Known Issues:
FC topology must be configured point to point to comply with Qlogic switch
SANBOX5802V.
Firmware 3.75B05 Release Note (non-US version)
Update date: March 9th, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S12F-R1440 FA375B05_117_IFT_ESDSS12FR1440.BIN
ESDS S16F-R1440 FA375B05_117_IFT_ESDSS16FR1440.BIN
ESDS S16F-G1440 FA375B05_117_IFT_ESDSS16FG1440.BIN
ESDS S24F-R1440 FA375B05_117_IFT_ESDSS24FR1440.BIN
ESDS S24F-G1440 FA375B05_117_IFT_ESDSS24FG1440.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 1.3.J.03

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.43 (Windows)

New Features:
Same as the previous version.

Enhancement or Limitation:
Same as the previous version.

Bugs Fixed:
NA

Known Issues:
Same as the previous version.
 Firmware 3.75A35 Release Note (non-US version)
Update date: February 24, 2010
Applicable Product:
Model Binary file name
ESDS S16F-R1840-4 FA375A35_117_IFT_ESDSS16FR18404.BIN
ESDS S16F-G1840-4 FA375A35_117_IFT_ESDSS16FG18404.BIN
ESDS S12F-R1840-4 FA375A35_117_IFT_ESDSS12FR18404.BIN
ESDS S12F-G1842-4 FA375A35_117_IFT_ESDSS12FG18424.BIN

Compatible SANWatch version: 1.3.J.03

Compatible EonPath version: 1.23.2.43 (Windows)

New Features:
1. Infortrend Data Service as add-on features (activated by license keys):
Data Service functions include: Snapshot, Volume Copy, Volume Mirror,
scheduler tool, and Database Flush agent.
Note: Data Service functions are only available through SANWatch’s Storage
Manager console.
2. More flexible use of storage volumes: A logical partition is easily expanded as
long as there is free space in a Logical Volume. A deleted partition returns
disk space to a Logical Volume’s pool of free space without affecting the
existing partitions.

Enhancement or Limitation:
1. Logical IO unit is partition-based. A logical partition is created from a Logical
Volume (LV), but not Logical Drive (LD). An LV is composed of one or more
logical drive(s), and an LV achieves the optimal performance if it is created from
a single logical drive.
2. If more capacity is needed, you can create more Logical Volumes from the disk
drives brought by the EonStor DS series JBODs: e.g., ESDS S16S-J1000-R,
ESDS S16S-J1000-S, etc.
3. A Logical Volume cannot span across multiple RAID enclosures (such as the
Scale-out capability in ESVA).
4. Once a Logical Volume is created, you cannot expand the volume by joining
other Logical Drives.
5. Supports Infortrend bundled drives only, which are defined in QVL.
6. The Shutdown/Restart Logical Volume/Logical Drive function is temporarily not
applicable.
7. The firmware upgradability is temporarily prohibited.
Bugs Fixed:
NA

Known Issues:
1. Fibre Channel topology must be configured as point-to-point to comply with
Qlogic switch SANBOX5802V.
2. After a remote replication license is added, and you create a remote volume
pair, the first attempt will fail. This can be resolved by re-starting SANWatch.