IBM eserver xSeries Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Update Diskette Version 1.07 System 8863/8864/8872/8874 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 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware only. It will not affect any device drivers. 1.1 To use this diskette, perform the following steps: a). Make sure BIOS version 1.00, 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). Once your system boots, a ramdrive will be created, the appropriate files will be copied to this ramdrive and the BMC update firmware update will execute automatically. d). When you are finished using the utility, remove the diskette from the diskette drive and restart your system. 1.2 Limitations If there is an error in loading the BMC firmware retry loading the software by repeating the instructions in section 1.1. 1.3 Enhancements - IPMI 1.4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - BIOS version 1.00, or later, must be installed prior to installing this BMC 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 ______________________________________ Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.07 - Scalability link LEDs will not stay on with standby power. - Fixed a problem that would not allow CPU 2's VPD to be read - Fixed a problem that caused the wrong DIMM to be logged during double bit error. - Eliminate unexpected 485 cable presence. - Use ONCTRL signal to detect power off instead of register from the CPLD. - Eliminate power on request glitch from the CPLD. - Disabled un-necessary chipset interrupts. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.06 - Added support for Hurricane 2.1 ring dump. - Updated this readme with installation note for multi-node systems. - Fixed LED panel problem discovered by diags test. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.05 - Added ability for BIOS to detect incorrect RSA2 firmware preventing an overly lengthy system boot process. - Restore UE processing. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.04 - Added CPU throttling if Fuel Gauge indicates nonredundant when a Power Supply fails. - Added detection and handling of CPUs with invalid VIDs which cause VRM faults. - Eliminate false POST 1600 and 178 errors. - Eliminate second instance software NMI sensor assertion. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.03 - Eliminate remaining POST 1602 errors. - Eliminate false PCIX card fault after VRM fault. - Correct LightPath for Double Bit memory errors. - Adjust and correct several SDR data items. - Eliminate false fan failures at DC power off. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.02 - Reduce Fuel Gauge sensitivity - Eliminate POST 1602 errors after AC power is restored. - Eliminate false power good faults at DC power on. - Eliminate false fan failures at DC power off. - Improve unrecoverable error data collection. - Eliminate false 12V faults at AC power loss. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.01 - 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 1.00, 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 Once your system boots, a ramdrive will be created, the appropriate files will be copied to this ramdrive and the BMC update firmware update will execute automatically. 3.6 When the update completes, remove the diskette from the drive and restart the system. NOTE: If installing a multi-node system, each node must be installed as a stand alone 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 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 Steps for unattended mode - Boot to DOS - Create a directory for your BMC flash files. - Copy the following files from the"IBM xSeries 346 BMC Baseboard Management Contoller Flash Disk" to the same directory on some media capable of storing 2.5MB of data. - "update.bat" "flash.exe" "bmc_cfg.exe" "fullfw.mot" "intf.ini" - From the directory just copied to, run "update.bat" 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.