IBM eserver xSeries 445 Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA Update System 8870 Version 1.04, Build ID: REE824A, 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 EXA 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 EXA 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: - BIOS version 1.10 or greater is required to support the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA. 2.0 Change History ________________________ IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA Update Version 1.04, REE824A - The ISMP firmware was corrected to eliminate false readings that can occur immediately after the ISMP is rebooted. - Fixed a Maximum Segment Size negotiation problem on the network interface which could have prevented oversized data packets from being delivered. - Fixed German keyboard support for remote control Linux clients. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.03, REE822A - Updated the Integrated System Management Processor firmware to resolve the memory multi-bit errors caused by a timing issue coming out of system stand by mode. - Corrected problem where existing static partition settings might be lost during a firmware update. - Corrected Machine Type and Model reference typographical errors in readme documentation. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.02, REE820A - Added SSH support - Added DNS support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - Enhanced the command line interface - Corrected problem where server is non-responsive 76 days after reset. - Fixed problem with clearing Daylight Savings Time (DST) mode across multinode systems. - Corrected problems with lflash and wflash firmware update utilities. - Fixed problem where user permissions could not be set from the web interface. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.01, REE816A - Fixed problem where RXE-100 events were not sent correctly. - Corrected Monitor log event selection button to work properly. - Fixed problem with firmware updates to RXE-100 expansion. - Corrected Blue Locator LED state during normal OS operation. - Corrected UUID sent to Director from RXE-100 expansion events. - Added DNS support for LDAP. - Fixed problem with daylight savings time not working with CLI. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.00, REE811A - 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 EXA to which you want to connect. The Enter Network Password window opens. Note: The Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA defaults to DHCP. If a DHCP host is unavailable, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA 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 EXA 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 EXA 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 EXA 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 EXA. 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 EXA 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 EXA. NOTE: Restarting the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA will disconnect your current session. m). Click OK to close the current browser window. n). To log into the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA 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. 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