ARC Software/Firmware Supplemental Release Notes

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Table of Contents
1.

About the Release......................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.

2.

What’s New in this Release...........................................................................................................................................4
2.1.
2.2.

3.

Release Identification........................................................................................................................................ 3

Fixes and Enhancements for maxView™ Storage Manager/ARCCONF Version 3.07.00.23980.................4
Fixes and Enhancements for Firmware Release Build 33556.......................................................................4

Revision History............................................................................................................................................................. 5

Microchip Information......................................................................................................................................................... 6
The Microchip Website................................................................................................................................................. 6
Product Change Notification Service.......................................................................................................................... 6
Customer Support.........................................................................................................................................................6Microchip Devices Code Protection Feature.............................................................................................................. 6
Legal Notice....................................................................................................................................................................6Trademarks.................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Quality Management System.......................................................................................................................................8
Worldwide Sales and Service....................................................................................................................................... 9Release Note© 2023 Microchip Technology Inc. and its subsidiaries

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About the Release1.

About the Release
This document is a supplement to the December 2020 ARC Software/Firmware Release Notes andincludes only change information since December 2020 release.

1.1

Release Identification
The firmware, software, and driver versions for this maintenance release are shown in the followingtable.
Table 1-1. Release Summary
Package Release Date

December 10, 2023Firmware Version

7.16.0 build 33556 (Basecode B833)

UEFI Version

2.0.100.33556

Legacy BIOS Version

2.0.100.33556

Microchip Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration
Utilities (ARCCONF Command Line Interface, maxView
Storage Manager, maxView™ vSphere Plugin, Boot USB,
EventMonitor)

3.07.00.23980

Drivers Package Version

B60001 [Windows/Linux/VMware] (2019.2 web releasedbuild)

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What’s New in this Release

2.

What’s New in this Release
This section lists the new features and enhancements that are introduced in ARC Software/Firmware.

2.1

Fixes and Enhancements for maxView™ Storage Manager/ARCCONF Version
3.07.00.23980
Microchip strongly recommends the maxView™ users to update to the latest version of the tools toavoid a security vulnerability that has since been resolved.

2.2

Fixes and Enhancements for Firmware Release Build 33556
This release provides the following fixes and enhancements:• Fixed an issue where adapter is not recognized, or system may not boot when UEFI BIOS Secure
Boot option is enabled.

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Revision History

3.

Revision History
The revision history describes the changes that were implemented in the document. The changes
are listed by revision, starting with the most current publication.
Table 3-1. Revision History
Revision DateA

Description

12/2023 This document has the following updates:•2020.2.1 Patch Release with maxView™ version B23980 and BIOS version B33556•Released the document as per Microchip standards and changed the DOC ID from ESC-2171642 toDS60001835ARelease Note

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Microchip Information
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•Microchip believes that its family of products is secure when used in the intended manner, within
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