IBM eserver xSeries x366/x460/x260/MXE460 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Update Diskette Version 1.19 (Build ID ZUBT35A) Note: This Build ID ZUBTxxx supports the x366, x460 and x260 xSeries Servers. See the Change History to determine the version to use for each specific Server. Some Versions only support specific Servers. More Servers may be added to versions, as IBM's test process progresses. Download the latest Readme from the web to determine Version to Server support. System Machine Types 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 diskette will update the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware 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 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 BMC firmware update. - Remote Supervisor Adapter II 1.07, 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: - BIOS version 1.03 (ZUJT30A) and higher REQUIRES that BMC Firmware Version 1.05 (ZUBT22A) or higher to be used. Using a BMC version of 1.04 or lower in combination with BIOS 1.03 or higher will result in a loss of RSA II related menus/information items in the F1 POST/BIOS Setup Utility and/or a loss of communication between POST/BIOS and the RSA II. 2.0 Change History ______________________________________ Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.19 (Build ID ZUBT35A) x366 and x460 Dual Core support for Linux - Added support for newer Dual Core processor qualification. - Eliminate occasional false I/O board power good faults after DC power on. - Added SAS 2.0V PG fault detection. - Report all CEC power good faults when checked after DC power on, not just VRMs. - Eliminate occasional false VRM power good faults right at DC power on. - Reboot for CP 30. hangs after DC power on. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.18 (Build ID ZUBT34A) x366 and x460 Dual Core support - Fix false nonredundant indications at 220VAC with Dual Core processors. - Improve PCI Slot machine check event logging. - Suppress PCIX Board LED for I/O Board PG faults. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.17 (Build ID ZUBT33A) Not released - Improved invalid fan configuration detection. - Establish Xeon Dual Core temperature access for processors 2 and 3. - Prevent serial mux switching after DC power off. - Allow DC power on if BroadCOM ASF support is not installed. - Added Copyright string. - Allow other bit rates besides 19.2kbps. - Suppress PS error recoveries when PS is removed. - Turn on Log LED for CPU speed mismatch. - Corrected Fuel Guage sensor selection when power supply fails on x366 and x460. - Process up to 30 optional sensors. - Swap x260 SAS backplane FRU/VPD modules. - Implement SYS IDENTIFY (CLI) command. - Correct Quad A and B unrecoverable error decoding. - Use Log and Info LEDs for ProcHot (CPU throttling). - Wait 2 more seconds for power good signals at DC power on. - Remove support for the Memory/Scalability Controller temperature sensor which prevents blinking LightPath LEDs due to repeated hung bus recovery. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.16 (Build ID ZUBT32A) Supports x260 - Improved I2C bus tests. - Suppress fan failures if fan is missing at initial DC power on. - Add LightPath indication for removal of second SAS power cable on x260. - Eliminate unnecessary BMC SEL entries. - Support Xeon Dual Core CPU's second temperature sensor. - Recover Fuel Gauge sensor offsets when a power supply is added. - Eliminate false 12V faults on x260. - Power on after IERR if CPUs remain. - Use the Log LED, not the CPU's LED, for CPU speed mismatches. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.15 (Build ID ZUBT31B) Supports x366 B0 Processor Stepping Levels - Allow mixing of certain Xeon stepping levels. 3.1Ghz Option-13N0694 FRU-13M7878 3.6Ghz Option-13N0695 FRU-13M7879 Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.14 (Build ID ZUBT31A) Supports x366 + x460 1->8 node configurations - 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 (Build ID ZUBT30A) Not released - Eliminate more false VRM faults at DC power on. - Fix FRU access for two OEM IDs. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.12 (Build ID ZUBT29A) - 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 (Build ID ZUBT28A) Supports x366 4GB DIMMs - Fermat 18 is required for this version - Support Cranford B0 CPUID 3.1Ghz Option-13N0694 FRU-13M7878 3.6Ghz Option-13N0695 FRU-13M7879 - Change from PSPSOSFF (2+1) to PSPSFFFF (2+2) minimum requiremen - Memory/Scalability Controller 2.1 FSB_clk ring is now 232559 bits in length - 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 (Build ID ZUBT27A) Not released - 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 Memory/Scalability Controller 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 (Build ID ZUBT26A) Not released - 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 (Build ID ZUBT25A) Not released - 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) 2.83Ghz Option-13N0715 FRU-13M7891 3.00Ghz Option-13N0714 FRU-13M7892 3.33Ghz Option-13N0713 FRU-13M7893 Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.07 (Build ID ZUBT24A) Supports x366 and x460 1+2 node configurations - 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 Memory/Scalability Controller interrupts. Baseboard Management Controller Version 1.06 (Build ID ZUBT23A) Not released - Added support for Memory/Scalability Controller 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 (Build ID ZUBT22A) Not released - 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 (Build ID ZUBT21A) Supports x366 only - 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 (Build ID ZUBT20A) Not released - 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 (Build ID ZUBT19A) Not released - 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 (Build ID ZUBT18A) Not released - Original Release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ To install the firmware on this diskette, perform the following steps: 3.1 Make sure BIOS version 1.00, or later, is installed. 3.2 Make sure your system is powered down. 3.3 Insert the diskette in the diskette drive. 3.4 Power on your system to boot from diskette drive. If your system does not boot from the diskette, use POST/BIOS setup utility to configure the diskette drive as a boot device. 3.5 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. 3.6 When the update completes, remove the diskette from the drive and restart the system. 3.7 You may clear the BMC's SEL. NOTE: If installing a multi-node system, each node must be installed as a stand alone system. 4.0 Unattended Mode _______________________ This update utility does not support unattended installations but there are other ways to incorporate unattended installations of this code. Check the UpdateXpress CD for availability of unattended installs of this firmware. (The UpdateXpress CD is downloadable from http://www.ibm.com (use the search function to find "UpdateXpress"). 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.