SERVICE PROCESSOR UTILITY: SCHEDULED POWER ON FAILS

Subject: SERVICE PROCESSOR UTILITY: SCHEDULED POWER ON FAILS
New Netfinity server RETAIN Tip: 

    Record number:       H201066
    Device:              D/T8680
    Model:               M
    Hit count:           UHC00000
    Success count:       USC0000
    Publication code:    PC50
    Tip key:
    Date created:        O99/11/17
    Date last altered:   A99/12/17
    Owning B.U.:         USA


Abstract: SERVICE PROCESSOR UTILITY: SCHEDULED POWER ON FAILS

SYMPTOM:

If the Advanced Systems Management processor or the Advanced Systems Management PCI adapter is configured with the Service Processor Utility to power on at a specific date, and if that date is right after a decade change, the system will not automatically power on at the specified time.
The customer must use the power on switch to turn the system on.

PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:

•  The system is any of the following IBM Netfinity servers:

          a Netfinity 7000-M10 server, Type 8680, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500-M20 server, Type 8662, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500-M10 server, Type 8661, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500 server, Type 8660, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5000 server, Type 8659, any Model.
   

•  The system is configured with one (1) of the the following options:

          IBM Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter,
          Option P/N 01K7209, FRU P/N 07L5496.
          IBM Netfinity Advanced System Management Controller
          Note: This controller is On-board.
   

•  The system has the symptom described above.

FIX:

This behavior is fixed in the latest firmware (see below for your Machine Type) for the Advanced Systems Management Processor or the Advanced Systems Management PCI Adapter.

Note: The following files were released between 11/15/1999 and 11/22/1999.

For the 5000:

Download and apply "IBM Netfinity 5000 Advanced System
Management Processor Firmware Update Diskette, Version 2.10 " or higher.

For the 5500:

Download and apply "IBM Netfinity 5500 Advanced System
Management Processor Firmware Update Diskette, Version 2.10 " or higher.

For the 5500-M10

Download and apply "IBM Netfinity 5500 M10 Advanced
System Management Processor Firmware Update Diskette, Version 2.10 " or higher

For the 5500-M20:

Download and apply "IBM Netfinity 5500 M20 Advanced
System Management Processor Firmware Update Diskette, Version 2.10 " or higher.

For the 7000-M10:

Download and apply "IBM Netfinity Advanced System
Management PCI Adapter Firmware Update Diskette, Version 2.10 " or higher.

For the Advanced Systems Management Adapter:

Download and apply "IBM Netfinity Advanced System
Management PCI Adapter Firmware Update Diskette, version 2.10" or higher.

The referenced files are available from the following URL:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/searchfiles.html
Search on "System Service Package"

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