IBM eserver xSeries 365 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Systems 8861 and 8862 Version 1.08, Build ID: RDE832C, Revision 17 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 1.08, RDE832C - Fixed Maximum Segment Size negotiation on the network interface. - Fixed German keyboard support for remote control Linux clients. - The ISMP firmware was corrected to eliminate false fan failure indications. - Stopped generating the periodic SMIs used for Machine Check Architecture support. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.07, RDE831A - The ISMP firmware was corrected to eliminate false readings that can occur immediately after the ISMP is rebooted. - Corrected a problem where the PCI Bus in the RXE-100 2RX could become lost after rebooting the server. - Fixed intermittent 178 POST errors when rebooting. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.06, RDE830B - Corrected a problem where the server could become non-responsive 76 days after the Remote Supervisor Adapter II has been reset. - Added DNS support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - Enhanced the command line interface - Corrected a problem that would cause the Windows flash utility, wflash, to post an Error Code 8 when flashing under Windows Server 2003. - Corrected a problem that would cause the Linux flash utility, lflash, to post an errorcode = 2 message when flashing. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.05, RDE826A - Corrected a special situation where the time/date was saved incorrectedly. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.04, RDE823B - Corrected a situation where the Event Log LED was lit for no apparent reason. - Send a Recovery Event after recovering from a VRM fault. - Assign RXE-100 events to the RSE-100 instead of to the server. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.03, RDE823A - Fixed Alert LED blinking after remind condition clears and Power Supply Thermal Warning not turn LEDs On. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.02, RDE821A - Fixed problems with IBM Director support reading server attributes. Fixed problems in handling Power Alerts. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.01, RDE820A - Fixed problem causing system to reset when flashing to version 1.00 from the web. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.00, RDE819A - First release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ To install this update, perform the following steps: a). Open a Web browser. In the address or URL field, type the IP address or host name of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to which you want to connect. The Enter Network Password window opens. Note: The Remote Supervisor Adapter II defaults to DHCP. If a DHCP host is unavailable, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II assigns a static IP address of 192.168.70.125. b). Type your user name and password in the Enter Network Password window. If you are using the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II for the first time, you can obtain your user name and password from your system administrator. All login attempts are documented in the event log. A welcome page opens in your browser. Note: The Remote Supervisor Adapter II is set initially with a user name of USERID and password of PASSW0RD (with a zero, not an O). This user has read/write access. Change this default password during your initial configuration for enhanced security. c). Select a timeout value, in minutes, in the field provided. If your browser is inactive for that number of minutes, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II logs you off the Web interface. d). Click Continue to start the session. The browser opens the System Health page, which gives you a quick view of the system status. e). In the navigation frame, click Firmware Update under Tasks, then click Browse. f). Navigate to the PKT file you want to update. Note: There are five packet files that can be updated: RAETBRUS.PKT Remote Supervisor Adapter Boot ROM RAETMNUS.PKT Remote Supervisor Adapter Main Application DMCFLASH.PKT Integrated System Management Processor IIOEFLSH.PKT Intelligent I/O Expansion Integrated System Management Processor IIOEFLPB.PKT Intelligent I/O Expansion Power Backplane Controller Repeat steps 3e through 3k for each packet on this diskette. The packets should be flashed in the order listed above. The IIOEFLSH.PKT and IIOEFLPB.PKT packet files can be omitted if there is no Intelligent I/O Expansion unit attached to the server. If there is an Intelligent I/O Expansion unit attached to the server, it must be powered on before flashing the IIOEFLSH.PKT and IIOEFLPB.PKT packet files. g). Click Open. The file (including the full path) appears in the box beside Browse. h). To begin the update process, click Update. A progress indicator opens as the file is transferred to temporary storage on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. A confirmation page opens when the file transfer is completed. i). Verify that the PKT file shown on the Confirm Firmware Update page is what you intend to update. If not, click the Cancel button. j). To complete the update process, click Continue. A progress indicator opens as the firmware on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is flashed. A confirmation page opens to verify that the update was successful. k). Repeat steps 3e through 3k for each packet on this diskette. l). After receiving a confirmation that the update process is complete, click the option "Restart ASM" and click the Restart button. Click OK to confirm that you want to restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. NOTE: Restarting the Remote Supervisor Adapter II will disconnect your current session. m). Click OK to close the current browser window. n). To log into the Remote Supervisor Adapter II again, open your browser and follow the regular login process. Note: To cancel this process at any point, click Cancel. 4.0 Unattended Mode ________________________ This update diskette does not support unattended installation. 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. 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