IBM Storwize V3500 drive software package
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CONTENTS

	1.	Introduction

	2.	Drive Code Levels

		2.1 IBM Storwize V3500 SAS Levels

	3.	Problems Resolved and New Features

	4.	Further Documentation

	5.	Known Issues and Restrictions in this Level

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1. Introduction

	This document describes the contents of the following package files
	for StorwizeV3500 systems:
	IBM_StorwizeV3500_8.4.2_AND_EARLIER_SAS_HDD_DRIVES_230925
	IBM_StorwizeV3500_8.4.2_AND_EARLIER_SAS_SSD_DRIVES_230925

	Please see the accompanying file 'Which_Drive_File_should_I_use.txt' for
	guidance on which Drive package file is appropriate for your system.

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2. Drive Code Levels

  2.1 IBM Storwize V3500 SAS Levels

AL14SXB30EN 300GB HDD Firmware Level: SC48

AL14SXB60EN 600GB HDD Firmware Level: SC48

AL15SEB030N 300GB HDD Firmware Level: SB75

AL15SEB060N 600GB HDD Firmware Level: SB75

AL15SEB120N 1200GB HDD Firmware Level: SB75

AL15SEB18EP 1800GB HDD Firmware Level: SB85

HUC101812CSS20 HDD 1.2TB 10k Firmware Level: J2HD

HUC101818CS420 HDD 1.8TB 10k 4kn Firmware Level: J5HB

HUC101830CSS20 300GB HDD Firmware Level: J2HD

HUC101860CSS20 HDD 450GB 10k SS Firmware Level: J2HD

HUC101890CSS20 HDD 900GB 10k Firmware Level: J2HD

HUC109030CSS60 HDD 300GB 10k Firmware Level: J2EG

HUC109060CSS60 HDD 600GB Firmware Level: J2EG

HUC109090CSS60 HDD 900GB Firmware Level: J2EG

HUC156030CSS20 HDD 146GB 15k SS Firmware Level: J2GF

HUC156060CSS20 HDD 600GB 15k Firmware Level: J2GF

HUH728080AL420 HDD 8TB 7.2k 4kn Firmware Level: J6PB

HUH728080AL4200 HDD 8TB 7.2k 4kn Firmware Level: J6PB

HUS723020ALS64 HDD 2TB 7.2k Firmware Level: J26C

HUS723030ALS64 HDD 3TB 7.2k Firmware Level: J26C

HUS726060AL4210 HDD 6TB 7.2K 4Kn Firmware Level: J6J8

MK1401GRRB HDD 146GB 15k Firmware Level: SC2E

MK3001GRRB HDD 300GB 15k Firmware Level: SC2E

ST1200MM0007 HDD 1.2TB 10k Firmware Level: B57D

ST1200MM0088 HDD 1.2TB 10k Firmware Level: B58A

ST1800MM0008 HDD 1.8TB 10k 4kn Firmware Level: B5AB

ST2000NM0023 HDD 2TB 7.2k Firmware Level: BC5P

ST2000NM003A 2TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: BCJ4

ST2000NM019B 2TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: KCM5

ST2000NX0263 HDD 2TB 7.2k Firmware Level: BD4D

ST3000NM001A 3TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: BCJ4

ST3000NM0023 HDD 3TB 7.2k Firmware Level: BC5P

ST3000NM019B 3TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: KCM5

ST300MM0006 HDD 300GB 10k Firmware Level: B56U

ST300MP0005 HDD 300GB 15k Firmware Level: B67D

ST33000650SS HDD 3TB Firmware Level: BC3E

ST4000NM0023 HDD 4TB 7.2k Firmware Level: BC5P

ST4000NM003A 4TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: BCJ4

ST4000NM019B 4TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: KCM5

ST6000NM0014 HDD 6TB 7.2k 4kn Firmware Level: BC7A

ST6000NM026B 6TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: KCN4

ST6000NM030A 6TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: BCK8

ST600MM0006 HDD 450GB 10k SS Firmware Level: B56U

ST600MM0088 HDD 600GB 10k Firmware Level: B58A

ST600MP0005 HDD 600GB 15k Firmware Level: B67D

ST8000NM003A 8TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: BCK8

ST8000NM024B 8TB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: KCN4

ST900MM0006 HDD 900GB 10k Firmware Level: B56U

ST900MM0168 HDD 900GB 10k Firmware Level: B58A

ST91000640SS HDD 1TB 7.2K Firmware Level: BD2L

ST9146853SS HDD 146GB 15k Firmware Level: B63Q

ST9300653SS HDD 300GB 15k Firmware Level: B63Q

ST9500620SS 500GB Nearline HDD Firmware Level: BD2L

HUSMM8020ASS20 SSD 10 DWPD 200GB Firmware Level: J4B6

HUSMM8040ASS20 SSD 10 DWPD 400GB Firmware Level: J4B6

HUSMM8080ASS20 SSD 10 DWPD 800GB Firmware Level: J4B6

MZILG1T6HCLS SSD 10 DWPD 1.6TB Firmware Level: SS82

MZILG3T2HBLA SSD 10 DWPD 3.2TB Firmware Level: SS82

MZILG400HCHQ SSD 10 DWPD 400GB Firmware Level: SS82

MZILG800HCJR SSD 10 DWPD 800GB Firmware Level: SS82

XS1600ME70004 1600GB SSD Firmware Level: E29C

XS3200ME70004 3200GB SSD Firmware Level: E29C

XS400ME70004 400GB SSD Firmware Level: E29C

XS800ME70004 800GB SSD Firmware Level: E29C

  DRIVES ONLY AVAILABLE IN FW PACKAGE FOR SVC 8.5.x AND LATER

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3. New Drives and/or FW Updates

UPDATES for SVC 8.4.x and EARLIER
HDD UPDATES
HUS728T8TAL420 J6V9
HUS728T8TAL4200 J6V9

GEN2 - HDD UPDATES

SSD UPDATES

GEN2 - SSD UPDATES

NVMe UPDATES

- UPDATES for SVC 8.5.x and LATER
HDD & SSD UPDATES

GEN2 - HDD & SSD UPDATES

NVMe UPDATES

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4. Further Documentation

	The latest version of all IBM Storwize V3500 documentation can be downloaded in
	PDF format from the support website:

	http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/storwize/V3500

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5. Known Issues and Restrictions in this Level

	None

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