IBM eserver xSeries 336 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Windows Update Version 1.11 System 8837 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 and sensor data records (SDRs) 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 or SDRs 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 ISMP 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 1.11 - Use CPU LED, not CNFG LED, for CPU Mismatch Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.10 - Fix CLI Sys Health indications - Update PEF table for PET severity during flash - Add use of VRM's LED for power on prevention when VRM is missing. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.09 - Allow other bit rates besides 19.2kbps. - Fix Fault LED blinking when another Fault happens - Improve DASD sensor reliability - Eliminate false IERRs - Improve power supply sensor reliability - Implement SYS IDENTIFY (CLI) command - Fix Fault LED blinks after another fault after remind is used - Prevent serial mux switching after DC power off - Correct fan speed for fans between HDDs and power supplies - Insure that DC power is restored after AC power loss Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.08 (1.06 is indicated by firmware) - Fix Framing Error - System Error Log Reduction - I2C Bus Test Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.07 - Correct fan speed for fans between HDDs and power supplies Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.06 - Fix NMI handling - Filter out misleading voltage and temperature readings - Change SCSI harddrive sensors to correctly correspond to their designated drives - Change in the architecture and corresponding code to detect and report true CPU errors - Fix so that the corresponding PET severities are sent out - Fix FRU entries within the FRU locator table as well as other various entries within the SDR table - Added fix for unexpected watchdog restart Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.05 - Changed max ping packet size from 277 to 262 bytes Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.04 - Add support for SysRq keys in Linux environment - Fix for IPMI sequencing numbers causing SOL dropped sessions - SOL optimization code to increase SOL bandwidth and throughput - Fix for the following scenario: shared COMport during SOL, and then switch COMport to dedicated causes a 1601 error - Fix for oversized ping packets causing BMC reset (max ping packet is now 277 bytes) Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.03 - Changed the User Priviledge Limit for Null User ID per Baseboard Management Controller System Specification. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.02 - Alert Policy Table entry fixes - SDR records cleanup - Fix: SYS_HEALTH_QUERY command related issues - Fix: Made sure to log power down events - PS error logging fixes - Fix: defects found through PCI BEST cases tests Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.01 - Original Release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ 3.1 Step by step instructions for this code update (GUI) - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 336 Windows BMC Update" by double-clicking the .EXE. - Choose "Perform Update" and click the "Next" button. - If the update is meant for the system on which it is running, the "Next" button will appear. Click the "Next" button to continue. - Click the "Exit" button. 3.2 Step by step instructions for extracting the Windows update files (GUI) - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 336 Windows BMC Update" by double-clicking the .EXE. - Choose "Extract to Hard Drive" and click the "Next" button. - Choose a directory into which the Windows update files will be saved in the "Save As" dialog. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a BMC update under Windows. Run "wflash -c" from a command line to update BMC on 32-bit Windows and "wflash64 -c" from a command line to update BMC on 64-bit Windows. - Click the "Exit" button. 3.3 Step by step instructions for extracting the DOS update files to diskette (GUI) - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 336 Windows BMC Update" by double-clicking the .EXE. - Choose "Extract to Floppy" and click the "Next" button. - Place a diskette in the A: drive and press the "OK" button. - The diskette created is the DOS BMC update diskette. - Click the "Exit" button. 3.4 Step by step instructions for extracting the DOS update files to diskette (command line) - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 336 Windows BMC Update" with the following command line: ".exe -a -xd " where .exe is the downloaded update and is the drive to which the DOS update files will be extracted. 4.0 Unattended Mode _______________________ 4.1 Performing the update in unattended mode - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 336 Windows BMC Update" with the following command line: ".exe -s -a -s" where .exe is the downloaded update. 4.2 Extracting the Windows update files in unattended mode - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 336 Windows BMC Update" with the following command line: ".exe -s -a -x " where .exe is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Windows update files will be extracted. 4.3 Running extracted Windows update files in unattended mode - Extract the Windows update files using Section 3.2 or Section 4.2 of this readme. - Run "wflash -c" from a command line to update BMC on 32-bit Windows or run "wflash64 -c" from a command line to update BMC on 64-bit Windows. 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.