File Name: README.TXT IBM UPS 7500XHV and IBM UPS 10000XHV firmware Readme.txt Version 1.0 CONTENTS --------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices _____________________________________________________________ 1.0 Overview -------------- 1.1 Overview about this code The current release of the firmware for the Network Management Card of an IBM UPS 7500XHV or an IBM UPS 10000XHV enables remote management of the uninterruptible power supply through a Web interface (HTTP or HTTPS), control console interface accessed through Telnet or SecureSHell (SSH), or SNMP. You can also access the control console locally through a serial connection to the Network Management Card. The Device IP Configuration Wizard, enables you to discover unconfigured Network Management Cards on the network and configure their basic TCP/IP settings, one card at a time. You can then configure further parameters through the interface of each Network Management Card or by using the .INI file export utility to configure multiple Network Management Cards. The utility automates the configuration of multiple Network Management Cards by exporting settings from a configured Network Management Card. A Security Wizard enables you to implement components of your system's security. 1.2 Limitations (1) System uptime reverts to zero after the Network Management Card is running for about 497 days. (2) Upload of certificates by using Secure CoPy (SCP) might fail. (3) TFTP client bootfile transfers are not always reliable. TFTP client bootfile transfers could time-out if the response time is more than 1 second. (4) FTP port configuration requires both the configured FTP port and FTP port minus one to be reserved for the FTP server. (5) "Reset to Defaults" does not change the baud rate to its default value of 2400. (6) The Network Management Card logs the error "Ran out of simple heap" and performs a warmstart after the following sequence of events: SSL/3DES completes, SSHv2 generates the keys and certificates, you log into FTP and get the config.ini file, and you use the Web to transfer the same config.ini file to the Network Management Card. To avoid this limitation, restart the Network Management Card after an SSL certificate and SSH keys and certificates are generated but before uploading the config.ini file. (7) This firmware release was not tested with Windows XP, Service Pack 2, because that Service Pack was unavailable at the time. (8) While you are in MD5 mode and using Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer 6, some Web pages may report that another user is currently logged in to the Network Management Card. Refresh the page to delete the message. (9) The Web interface enables the user to change the password without confirmation. (10) The Web interface is inaccessible if the http and https ports are configured to the same port number. (11) The user is unable to select SSH Encryption Algorithms in the Web interface with MD5 Authentication. (12) User name/password credentials are not available to send to the SMTP server when sending e-mail. (13) The test e-mail feature for the secondary DNS server does not work. (14) Issuing a bypass command with synchronized control groups presents an error message but enables you to complete the command successfully. (15) If you issue a bypass command with "Shutdown PCNS Servers" check-marked, the servers will not shut down. (16) The MIB OID upsBasicOutputPhase reports 3 for all supported IBM uninterruptible power supplies. 1.3 Enhancements This firmware release is the first to support the IBM UPS 7500XHV and IBM UPS 10000XHV. This firmware release supports the PowerNet MIB, version 3.6.7, which provides SNMP support for IBM UPS 7500XHV and IBM UPS 10000XHV. NOTE: The MIB Reference Guide, available on the Network Management Card CD, documents the 3.6.4 Management Information Base. All products supported by the MIB are documented in the Guide, and some information is not relevant to IBM uninterruptible power supplies. For information on OIDs introduced since the 3.6.4 MIB, use a MIB browser to view their definitions and available values directly from the MIB itself. You can view the definitions of traps that are new since the 3.6.4 MIB at the end of the MIB itself (the file powernet367.mib on the Network Management Card CD). 1.4 Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: IBM requires this release (firmware modules apc_hw02_aos_253.bin and apc_hw02_sumx_253.bin) for users of IBM UPS 7500XHV and IBM UPS 10000XHV models. This update is not required for other IBM uninterruptible power supplies. 1.5 Dependencies: - Requires IBM UPS 7500XHV or IBM UPS 10000XHV. - PowerChute Network Shutdown (optional). A utility included on the Network Management Card CD for reliable, graceful, unattended shutdown of multiple servers protected by the uninterruptible power supply when an extended power outage occurs. - apc_hw02_aos_253.bin: Network Management Card operating system and TCP/IP stack. - apc_hw02_sumx_253.bin: Uninterruptible power supply application for IBM UPS 7500XHV and IBM UPS 10000XHV. - powernet367.mib: The PowerNet SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) - apctraps367.tdf: The PowerNet SNMP MIB trap definition file. - Device IP Configuration Wizard, version 3.0.1: A utility for Windows NT(R), version 4.0; Windows(R) 2000; Windows 2003; and Windows XP to discover unconfigured Network Management Cards on the network, identify each one by its MAC address, and provide a screen to configure its three basic TCP/IP settings (IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway). See the Network Management Card User's Guide on the Network Management Card CD for more information. - .INI file configuration utility: A utility for Windows NT, version 4.0; Windows 2000; Windows 2003; and Windows XP to enable you to export configuration parameter settings from a configured Network Management Card to one or more unconfigured Network Management Cards. - Security Wizard, version 1.0.1: a utility for Windows NT, version 4.0; Windows 2000; Windows 2003; and Windows XP to enable you to create necessary components of your security system when using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure SHell (SSH). Using the Security Wizard you can create the server certificate for the Network Management Card, a certificate signing request (required if you use an external Certificate Authority), a CA root certificate, and an SSH host key. - Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer, version 5.0 or higher; or Netscape(R) version 4.0.8 or higher (except Netscape 6.x) for using the Web interface of the Network Management Card. Some Web interface features (data verification, Event Log, Data Log, and MD5 authentication) require that you enable JavaScript(R), Java(R), and cookies for your Web browser. 2.0 Change History -------------------- This is the first firmware release to support the IBM UPS 7500XHV and the IBM UPS 10000XHV. 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions ----------------------------------------- 3.1 Uninterruptible Power Supply Installation To install and set up your uninterruptible power supply, see the Installation and Quick-Start Guide that was shipped with the uninterruptible power supply. 3.2 Initial Configuration You must configure the following TCP/IP settings before the Network Management Card can operate on a network: The IP address of the Network Management Card The subnet mask The default gateway To define the TCP/IP settings needed by the Network Management Card, use any one of the following methods: Use the Device IP Configuration Wizard. See the Network Management Card User's Guide on the Network Management Card CD for instructions on how to install and use the Wizard. You can also view instructions for use by clicking on the Help button in the Wizard Interface. Use a DHCP or BOOTP server. See the User’s Guide on the Network Management Card CD for more information. Use a serial connection from a local computer. See the User’s Guide on the Network Management Card CD for more information. 4.0 Configuration Information ------------------------------- 4.1 Configuring the Serial Port When you use a terminal emulation program (such as HyperTerminal) to access the control console of the uninterruptible power supply, first disable any service that uses the port. Then run the terminal program; configure the selected port for 2400 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control; and save the changes. 5.0 Unattended Mode --------------------- After you install and configure your uninterruptible power supply, install PowerChute Network Shutdown, and configure the Network Management Card, the uninterruptible power supply provides unattended graceful shutdown and restart (in response to a power failure or on a scheduled basis). 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number ---------------------------------------- 6.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support 6.2 If you have any questions about this update, or if you have problems applying the update, go to http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for support telephone numbers. In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378). 7.0 Trademarks and Notices ---------------------------- 7.1 Disclaimer INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some jurisdictions do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication. IBM may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any time without notice. 7.2 IBM Trademark IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. 7.3 Trademarks of Specific Other Companies APC, PowerChute, and PowerNet are trademarks of American Power Conversion Corporation, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States, other countries, or both. 7.4 Other Trademarked Names Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.