IBM eserver xSeries 366 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Linux Update Version 1.15 System 8863/8865/8872/8874 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 package will update the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware only. It will not affect any device drivers. 1.1 This README file contains the latest information about installing the IBM xSeries x366/x460/x260 BMC firmware. 1.2 Limitations Note that this Linux Update package will not run in a multi-node environment. For this update to be applied, each node of the multi-node complex must be configured as a single-node server. Once each node is configured as a single-node server, the Linux Update package can be applied. After the updated is applied, the multi-node complex can be reassembled. NOTE: The DOS Update package does not require disassembly of the multi-node complex. 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 BMC firmware update. - Remote Supervisor Adapter II 1.04, or later, must be installed prior to installing this BMC 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 1.15 - Allow mixing of certain Xeon stepping levels. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.14 - Delay Partition data update until DC power is restored. - Added data capture and query for power good faults at DC power. - Support Xeon Dual Core CPU and VRM checking. - Eliminate POST 1602 errors introduced by 1.13. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.13 - Eliminate more false VRM faults at DC power on. - Fix FRU access for two OEM IDs. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.12 - Eliminate false VRM and CPU configuration issues at AC power application. - Eliminate false VRM faults at DC power on. - Correct remote SPINT detection. - Catch PCIX card power good faults instead of CPU card power good faults at DC power on. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.11 - Fermat 18 is required for this version - Support Cranford B0 CPUID - Change from PSPSOSFF (2+1) to PSPSFFFF (2+2) minimum requiremen - Hurricane 2.1 FSB_clk ring is now 232559 bits in len - x460:1/2/4 pci slot/device menu shows no devices - Fix BMC hang on startup. - Fix DASD LED activiates on at first DC power on when DASD are installed - Correct BMC mac address - Suppress unnecessary BMC SEL entries at BMC/RSA reboot - Fix SDR data. - Fix SDR sensor data - Fix PS LED still illuminated after power supply is replaced - Ramp Fans when filler PS removed - Fix Fault LED blinks after another fault after remind is used - Fix Tower SAS Cfg sensor to recover for SAS BP 1 Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.10 - Fermat 18 is required for this version - Fixed 'sysinfo fru' in SMBridge - Added FRU information to the Optional Sensor structure - Fixed SYS HEALTH QUERY has unspecified fault errors. - Fixes Get KCS address - Makes SPINT data consistant - Allows BMC to recognize Port 2 remote SPINT - Disable PS error code sensor when PS is not present - Invalidate freshness once per read sequence - Support for SAS backplane I2C interface - Increases Hurricane 2.1 FSB_clk ring to 232559 bits - Fixes Removal of 2 fans does not power system off - Fixes DIAGS flash on 64 bit Win OS Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.09 - Enforce IPMI Cold Reset packet length - Fixed LEDs for PCI error case - Fixed reporting for single & double bit memory error - Fixed CPU Fault LED for CPU mismatch - DC power up attempt allowed with CPU mismatch configuration - Fixed SOL issue with flow control disabled - Fixed OEM sensor reading issue - Fixed Artysen VRM bug - Modify VID reading based on planar pass - Correct logging of SP errors Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.08 - Fixed LED panel problem with Mem LED - Added support for new fan fillers - Added additional logging support for CPU configurations - fixed problem with reporting VRM errors - Fixed LED panel problem with x260 PS and Fault LEDs - Fixed problem that caused warm boot failures - Added Support for Potomac C0 (0F41 w/ L3 cache) Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.07 - Scalability link LEDs will not stay on with standby power. - Fixed a problem that would not allow CPU 2's VPD to be read - Fixed a problem that caused the wrong DIMM to be logged - Eliminate unexpected 485 cable presence. - Use ONCTRL to detect power off instead of 0xC6. - Eliminate power on request glitch. - Disabled hurricane interrupts. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.06 - Added support for Hurricane 2.1 ring dump. - Updated this readme with installation note for multi-node systems. - Fixed LED panel problem discoved by diags test. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.05 - Added ability for BIOS to detect incorrect RSA2 firmware preventing an overly lengthy system boot process. - Restore UE processing. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.04 - Added CPU throttling if Fuel Gauge indicates nonredundant when a PS fails. - Added detection and handling of CPUs with invalid VIDs which cause VRM faults. - Eliminate false POST 1600 and 178 errors. - Eliminate second instance software NMI sensor assertion. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.03 - Eliminate remaining POST 1602 errors. - Eliminate false PCIX card fault after VRM fault. - Correct LightPath for Double Bit memory errors. - Adjust and correct several SDR data items. - Eliminate false fan failures at DC power off. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.02 - Reduce Fuel Gauge sensitivity. - Eliminate POST 1602 errors after AC power is restored. - Eliminate false power good faults at DC power on. - Eliminate false fan failures at DC power off. - Improve unrecoverable error data collection. - Eliminate false 12V faults at AC power loss. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.01 - Original Release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ 3.1 Step by step instructions for this code update - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 366 Linux BMC Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -s" where .sh is the downloaded update. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. 3.2 Step by step instructions for extracting the Linux update files. - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 366 Linux BMC Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -x " where .sh is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Windows update files will be extracted. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a BMC update under Linux. Run "./lflash -c" from a command line to update BMC on 32-bit Windows or "./lflash64 -c" from a command line to update BMC on 64-bit Windows. 3.3 Step by step instructions for extracting the DOS update files to diskette. - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 366 Linux BMC Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -xd " where .sh is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Windows update files will be extracted. If is omitted, /dev/fd0 is assumed. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. - The diskette created is the DOS BMC update diskette. 4.0 Unattended Mode _______________________ 4.1 Performing the update in unattended mode - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 366 Linux BMC Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -s" where .sh is the downloaded update. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. 4.2 Extracting the Linux update files in unattended mode - Run the "IBM eserver xSeries 366 Linux BMC 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. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a BMC update under Linux. Run "./lflash -c" from a command line to update BMC on 32-bit Windows or "./lflash64 -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. 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