IBM eserver xSeries 235 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update for Linux System 8671 Version 1.07, Build ID: GRE834A, Revision 16 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 ________________________ 1.1 This will update the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software only. It will not affect any device drivers. 1.2 Limitations If there is an error in loading the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software, retry loading the software by repeating the instructions in section 3.0. 1.3 Enhancements - none 1.4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - Multi-lun support is needed in order to mount more then one remote drive simultaneously. The linux kernel 2.4.20 and later have the appropriate multi-lun support, however this support needs to be enabled at kernel build time. Currently, only the SLES 8.0 SP3 distribution has multi-Lun support available and enabled. RedHat AS 3.0 has a 2.4.21 kernel, but does not have multi-lun support enabled by default. 1.5 Dependencies: - none 2.0 Change History ________________________ IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.07, GRE834A - Stopped generating the periodic SMIs used for Machine Check Architecture support. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.06, GRE833A - Corrected a problem where the server could become non-responsive 76 days after the Remote Supervisor Adapter II has been reset. - Allow BIOS to disable the periodic SMIs that are generated by the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.05, GRE832A - Added SSH support - Added DNS support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - Enhanced the command line interface - Allow dashes for the ASM Group Filter Name under the LDAP configuration. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.04, GRE831A - Restore Network Protocol Settings when flashing from earlier firmware levels to this one. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.03, GRE830A - Added LDAP security fixes - Changed the remote disk port number from 4444 to 1044 - Added to readme that Red Hat Linux does not support multi-lun USB functionality - Corrected an issue where a connection could not be made via ASM interconnect when SSL is enabled - Corrected a problem where remote recipient data was not restored properly using the configuration restore utility - Removed SSH ports assignment using SNMP - Changed a power nonredundant state to a warning from an informational alert - Implemented an event log entry to notify in a case of CPU/VRM mismatch - Disabled a command which shows non-pertinent CPU/Memory configuration - Fixed a problem where the event log entries failed to show after using severity filter - Fixed a problem with remote OS installation where mouse cursor is lost - Corrected a problem with rebooting the ASM corrupting settings - Fixed an issue where the Remote control screen did not close - Fixed a problem where video was lost after cancelling remote disk image - Stopped a USB memory device from mounting as a CD ROM drive - Fixed a problem with the ASM not detecting an analog modem connected to the serial port - Removed the dialback command from the supported command list - Fixed a problem with remote graphics over a PPP connection - Fixed a problem that caused the ASM to reset when the Security link on the Web interface was clicked - Fixed a problem where the Windows blue screen capture would fail - Improved the recovery procedure for an ASM interconnect bus hang - Added support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - Added support for the Blue Identification LED - Added Remote Disk Multi Drive Support - Added Serial Console Redirection capability - Added support for the Belgian keyboard - Corrected an ethernet connection problem - Fixed the save and restoration of the ISMP gateway setting IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.02, GRE824A - Corrected the remote disk feature which would not work if it was run with a Japanese user name - Fixed a condition where alerts would not be generated after the system recovered from a CPU over temperature or system over voltage condition - Added SNMP command support - Added support for French, Italian, German, Spanish and UK keyboards IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.01, GRE823A - Provided the numeric pager alerts with different codes to distinguish faults from recoveries. - Corrected the firmware to recognize recoveries from ISMP detected faults on other systems connected via the ASM interconnect. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.00, GRE819A - First release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ This utility will update the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software under the Linux Operating System. It requires the installation of the correct Remote Supervisor Adapter II for Linux device driver. 3.1 Performing this code update (command line) ________________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 235 Linux Remote Supervisory Adapter II Update" from a command line with the "-s" parameter. "./.sh -s" where .sh is the downloaded update. 3.2 Extracting the Linux update files (command line) __________________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 235 Linux Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -x " where .sh is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Linux update files will be extracted. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a RSAII firmware update under Linux. Run "./lflash -r" from a command line to update RSAII firmware. 4.0 Unattended Mode ________________________ Extracting the Linux update files (command line) __________________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 235 Linux Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update" with the following command line: ".exe -s -a -x " where .exe is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Linux update files will be extracted. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a RSAII firmware update under Linux. Run "./lflash -r" from a command line to update RSAII firmware. 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 * 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. 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