IBM eserver xSeries 235 Integrated System Management Processor Update Diskette Version 1.10, Build ID GR8T27A Systems 8671 CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Unattended Mode 5.0 Web Sites and support phone Number 6.0 Trademarks and Notices 7.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview ________________________ This diskette will update the Integrated System Management Processor firmware only. It will not affect any device drivers. 1.1 To use this diskette, perform the following steps: a). Make sure BIOS version 1.04, or later, is installed. b). Insert this diskette into the diskette drive and restart the system. If your system does not boot from the diskette, use POST/BIOS setup to configure the diskette drive as a boot device. Please refer to the Server Library that was included with your system for additional information. c). After your system boots, the main option menu will appear on the screen. The main option menu contains two options. Type the number of the menu item that you want to perform and press Enter. d). When you are finished using the utility, select "Exit" menu item from the main menu and press Enter. e). When prompted, remove the diskette from the diskette drive and press Enter to restart your system. 1.2 Limitations If there is an error in loading the Integrated System Management Processor software, retry loading the software by repeating the instructions in section 1.1. 1.3 Enhancements 1.4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - BIOS version 1.04, or later, must be installed prior to installing this ISMP firmware update. - A full tape backup should be completed and verified prior to running this, or any other system upgrade. - RAID configuration should be saved to a diskette: see the "Hardware Maintenance Manual" for more details. 1.5 Dependencies: - none 2.0 Change History ______________________________________ Integrated System Management Version 1.10, Build ID GR8T27A - fix a problem with incorrect date/time due to leap year Integrated System Management Version 1.09 - removed fan alerts when system is off - fixed problem which caused some alerts to malfunction - added a command which allows BIOS to turn SMIs on and off Integrated System Management Version 1.08 - removed incorrectly lit ISMP LED when a serial cable is connected Integrated System Management Version 1.07 - added code to double check fan presence by looking at tach signal - removed drive inserted alert when drives are installed on 2nd dasd backplane Integrated System Management Version 1.06 - added DIMM LED control command for BIOS Integrated System Management Version 1.05 - Increased Cooling fan minimum speeds to compensate for higher cooling requirements on nocona processors and 2 gig dimms. - Increase thermal thresholds for nocona processors. Integrated System Management Version 1.04 - Removed CPU mismatch detection, BIOS 1.04 now does it - Corrected DC good fault defect Integrated System Management Version 1.03 - Corrected CPU stepping level mismatch detection Integrated System Management Version 1.02 - CPU LEDs do not turn off after I-Error failure - Correct problems with Diags System Management test - VRM failure leds do not disappear on reboot if VRM has not been replaced - System recovers from Soft Shutdown Integrated System Management Version 1.01 - removed recovery alerts over ASF when system boots Integrated System Management Version 1.00 - Original Release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ To install the firmware on this diskette, perform the following steps: 3.1 Make sure BIOS version 1.04, or later, is installed. 3.2 Make sure your system is powered down. 3.3 Insert the diskette in the diskette drive. 3.4 Power on your system to boot from diskette drive. If your system does not boot from the diskette, use POST/BIOS setup utility to configure the diskette drive as a boot device. 3.5 From the main option menu, select "Update System Management Processor". 3.6 When the update completes, remove the diskette from the drive and press Enter to restart the system. 4.0 Unattended Mode _______________________ This update utility does not support unattended installations but there are other ways to incorporate unattended installations of this code. Check 'Advanced users' section immediately below. Check the UpdateXpress CD for availability of unattended installs of this firmware. (The UpdateXpress CD is downloadable from http://www.ibm.com (use the search function to find " UpdateXpress"). 4.1 Advanced users: The contents of this diskette can be used to support unattended installations. Note: Using this utility in an unattended mode will unconditionally flash the server with the firmware from this update. The server will be flashed regardless of whether the currently installed firmware is older or newer than the firmware on this update. To perform an unattended installation, copy flash2.exe and all of the .BIN files from this diskette to a single directory on your drive. Boot the server to DOS and change the directory to the directory where you have copied these files. At the DOS prompt type: flash2 /u /e 5.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number __________________________________________ 5.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 5.2 IBM eserver xSeries Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries 5.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update, go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers and URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 6.0. TradeMarks and Notices ______________________________ 6.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, or other countries or both: * IBM * Netfinity * Netfinity Manager * Advanced System Management Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 7.0. Disclaimer __________________ 7.1 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 TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. 7.2 Note to Government users: Note to U.S. Government users-- Documentation related to restricted rights-- Use, duplication and disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation. Appendix A: Package Specific Installation Instruction This update is packaged as a self extracting shell script. To update your system, just execute the package with the appropriate options. You must be logged on as root, and the package must be run from an ext2/ext3 filesystem. Usage is as follows: packagename.sh [-?] | [-r] | [-s] | [-xd [device]] | [-x dirname] | [-w] -? Shows the command line help -r Install the package and reboot immediately -s Silent/unattented install -xd [device] Extracts contents to floppy disk(s) If device is not specified, floppy device /dev/fd0 is taken as the default. -x dirname Extracts contents to directory specified -w Save track0 to track01.sav and wipe boot sector (assumes -r) UpdateXpress packages use a portion of track0 of the first logical hard drive to store boot information for the virtual floppy environment. Normally, the only data contained on this track is the master boot record (MBR). Occasionally, updates will fail if there is no room to store the boot information on track0. If the update fails, execute the package with the -s -w options. This will erase track0 of the hard drive while preserving the MBR; install the virtual floppy on the drive, and then reboot the system to perform the update. The data contained in track0 is backed up in a file named track0.sav Please Note: The package update for Linux ONLY supports ext2/ext3 filesystems!