File Name: Readme.txt IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Diskettes Version 1.05 Installation README File This README file contains the latest information about installing the IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics. CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Procedure 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Numbers 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview 1.1 About this code The diagnostics on the IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 are located in the Flash ROM on the System. In order to update to a new version, two flash update diskettes, labeled "IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Utility Diskette 1 of 2" and "IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Utility Diskette 2 of 2" are required. 1.2 Limitations N/A 1.3 Enhancements N/A 1.4 Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the Update N/A 1.5 Dependencies N/A 2.0 Change History ____________________ Version Changes ------- ------------------------ 1.05 IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Utility 1.04 to 1.05 - Make Setup Replicatio Changes for ServerGuide - Change Format of Readme.txt file - Modify Copyright Dates - Add new zip file for ServerGuide 1.04 IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Utility 1.02 to 1.04 - Memory Test Enhancements - Fix Problem with wrapping the Status Que in Raid Test - Fix Cache Test failure with 550 Mhz Processors - Screen overlaps after running SMBIOS - LED and PCI Bracket test changes to avoid Hang condition - Modify Test Procedure to clarify Intrusion Test - New CD-ROM Drive won't recognize Test Media 1.02 IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Utility 1.00 to 1.02 - Include AP Test Good runs in Summary Log - Modify Error Codes for Non-Existent Processors - Correct Memory Test Failure when indication when "All Banks" is selected - Correct Error Messages for "Bad Processors" - Memory Test Failure with 4GB or larger (Retain Tip H16510) 1.00 IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Utility - Initial Release 3.0 Installation and Setup Procedure *Note: If installing from an update package, see additional instructions, in Appendix A. ______________________________________________ The diagnostics on the IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 are located in the ROM. In order to update the version of diagnostics in ROM two flash diskettes are required. The first diskette image is in the file OSY129A.IMG and should be put on a diskette with the label "IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Diskette 1 of 2". The second diskette image is in the file OSY229A.IMG and should be put on a diskette with the label "IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Diskette 2 of 2". The procedure to update diagnostics is as follows: 1. Insert the "IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Diskette 1 of 2" into drive A. 2. Start up or restart your IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 server. 3. The system will boot off of the diskette and present a window which allows you the option to flash various options. Choose "2 - Update Diagnostic". Then choose "1 = United States". 4. After loading the image from the diskette the system will prompt you to enter the second flash diskette which is labeled "IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Diagnostics Flash Update Diskette 2 of 2" and hit enter. 5. After the images are loaded from diskette the system will ask you to wait while the images are flashed into ROM. When this is complete you will be prompted to remove the diskette and hit return to reboot the system. 4.0 Configuration Information N/A 5.0 Unattended Mode N/A 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 6.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 6.2 IBM Marketing Netfinity Web Site http://www.pc.ibm.com/netfinity 6.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers url: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QLY.html 7.0 Trademarks and Notices N/A 8.0 Disclaimer ___________________________ THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES Appendix A: Package Specific Installation Instruction This update is packaged as a self-extracting Package for the web (PFW). To unpack, this update requires that your TEMP environment variable be set to a path with read/write access. You must be logged in as an administrator. The command-line syntax for Package-For-The-Web Firmware update package is: Package.exe [-s] [-a [-s] | [-r] | [-c] | [-x directory] | [-xd] | [-w] | [-?] ] [-s] This initial -s tells the Package-For-The-Web software to install silently and will not prompt if files need to be over-written in the %temp% directory. [-a] Tells the Package-For-The-Web software to pass all subsequent commands to the install package (i.e. the update). [-s] The second -s option indicates to run the update silently and unattended. For firmware updates the update is scheduled to run on the next reboot. An immediate reboot can be forced with the -r option. [-r] Schedule the update (can be used with or without the -s option, either way it has the same meaning) and reboot immediately. [-c] Cancel any scheduled firmware update and record results of this operation in the log file. Only one firmware packages can be scheduled at one time, if a firmware update needs to be applied instead of the currently scheduled firmware update package, the user needs to cancel the current (run with the -c option on any firmware package) package and subsequently run the applicable firmware package. [-x directory] Use with firmware updates to extract the update to directory named directory. Since the Package-For-The-Web extracts itself to subdirectory in the %TEMP% directory, a relative directory will be relative to that location. Normally the user will want to specify an absolute directory. [-xd] Use with firmware updates to extract floppy diskette(s). The floppy diskette(s) can subsequently be used to boot and apply the update in the customary "apply update from floppy diskette" fashion. This option is not available for all firmware updates, such as Tape Drive and Hard Disk updates. [-w] The PowerQuest Virtual Boot Environment requires 2 free sectors on the first track before it can schedule a firmware update. Use this option only if scheduling an update failed because 2 free sectors were not found in the first track. This option will wipe or clear the non boot and the non partition information sectors on the first track. These sectors are normally not used. Before clearing the sectors a copy of the complete first track is saved in the %temp% directory from which the update runs. [-?] Display information about the command line switches. Only the apply-update-silently (-s) option is necessarily unattended, that is the other command line options such as display help (-?) may require the user to "hit any key" to continue. If Windows packages are run without any command line options, a GUI is displayed. This GUI offers all the options available at the command line, except that the -w option is not available.