File Name: readme.txt IBM UpdateXpress readme.txt Version 1.05 Systems (Refer to Supported Servers section 4.0) CONTENTS --------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Supported Servers 3.0 Change History 4.0 How to Use UpdateXpress 5.0 Update Versions 6.0 ServeRAID Considerations 7.0 Important Microsoft Cluster Server Considerations 8.0 TroubleShooting/Special Conditions/Known Problems 9.0 National Language Considerations 10.0 TradeMarks and Notices 11.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview -------------- 1.1 Overview This README file contains the latest support information for UpdateXpress. The UpdateXpress CD is supported in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT environments. It is easy to use, and the program provides device driver and firmware updates directly from the CD. If an automatic update is not available, UpdateXpress might supply a manual update. If your environment includes a Microsoft Cluster, please refer to section 7.0 for important instructions. For more information see the online help or the index.htm page. http://www.pc.ibm.com/support Search on the keyword: UpdateXpress 2.0 Supported Servers ------------------------------- The following is the list of supported servers. The newly supported servers are indicated below. Supported Server Machine Type xSeries 200 8478 xSeries 200 8479 XSeries 200 8481 xSeries 220 8646 xSeries 220 8645 xSeries 230 (Netfinity 5100) 8658 xSeries 232 8668 xSeries 240 (Netfinity 5600) 8664 xSeries 250 (Netfinity 7600) 8665 xSeries 300 8672 xSeries 330 8654 xSeries 330 8674 xSeries 340 (Netfinity 4500) 8656 xSeries 342 8669 xSeries 350 (Netfinity 6000R) 8682 xSeries 360 8686 xSeries 370 (Netfinity 8500R) 8681 IBM Netfinity 5000 8659 IBM Netfinity 5500 8660 IBM Netfinity 5500 M10 8661 IBM Netfinity 5500 M20 8662 IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 8680 IBM Netfinity 7100 8666 3.0 Change History -------------------- 1.05 Update ServeRAID to version 4.84.01 Added Support for xSeries 360 and Netfinity 7100 Added HTML Index and Self extracting bios and diagnostic updates for some machines (see section 3.2). Updated other firmware and device drivers 1.04 Update ServeRAID to version 4.80.26 Update other firmware and device drivers 1.03 Add support for all ServeRAID adapters on supported servers.*note: IBM ServeRAID II was certified by UpdateXpress only on Netfinity 5500,5500 M10 and 5500 M20 models. Update all firmware and device drivers to the latest levels. For Service Processor firmware updates, key off of BUILDID rather than revision for better granularity. 1.02 Support added for IBM Netfinity 5000, IBM Netfinity 5500, and IBM Netfinity 7000M10. Added the readme.txt file to the root of the UpdateXpress CD Update BIOS versions 9.0 for xSeries 230, xSeries 340, IBM Netfinity 4500 and IBM Netfinity 5100. 1.01a Enabled UpdateXpress to start properly on a non-English Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating system. 1.01 Update system BIOS to latest versions 1.00 Initial release of UpdateXpress 4.0 How to Use UpdateXpress ----------------------------------------- UpdateXpress is startable and bootable. Start the CD to update the device drivers of your server. After updating the device drivers, then start the UpdateXpress CD to update your firmware. This sequence must always be followed to ensure proper operation of all updated components. Note: a full tape backup should be completed and verified prior to running this, or any other system upgrade. 4.1 Step By Step Instructions Step 1: Updating the device drivers on Windows 2000 or Windows NT supported servers. a)Insert the UpdateXpress CD into the CD-ROM drive to begin the update process. Note: You must have the CD-ROM drive in the drive startup sequence. The UpdateXpress CD will start. b)UpdateXpress displays all of the supported device drivers that it detects. If the device driver does not need to be updated, it is grayed out and not available. If the device driver needs to be updated, it is shown as a checked item. If the installed device driver version detected by UpdateXpress is at the same level as the version on the CD, an unmarked check box for that device driver is displayed. You may update that device driver to the same level by selecting this check box. c)After UpdateXpress updates the device drivers, save all open files and close all open software. Shutdown the system, then start the UpdateXpress CD. Step 2: Updating the firmware The information in Help provides additional information and assistance. - Once started, UpdateXpress displays all supported firmware components. If a firmware component does not need to be updated, it is grayed out and not available. If a firmware component is at the same level as the version on the CD, an clear check box for that component, is displayed. You may choose to reflash that firmware component to the same level by marking this check box. If a firmware component needs to be updated, or verified, it will be shown as a checked item. A 60 second countdown timer is shown on the left side of the firmware versions window. The checked firmware components will be updated automatically when the timer reaches zero. Alternatively, You can stop the timer by clicking Stop Timer button. Once the timer is stopped you may view levels, make changes to the selected firmware components, or view Help. To start the update process again, click Continue. Check out the Help button available while you are doing device driver or firmware updates. 4.2 UpdateXpress HTML Index and Self Extracting Packages The root of the UpdateXpress CD contains an index.html file that displays information about the updates available on the CD and provides links to these updates. Each update is a self extracting executable and can be copied to a target machine by simply clicking the appropriate link from the HTML index. Once the update has been copied from the CD to the target machine, the update can be installed by simply running the correct .exe file. Since these updates are self extracting executables, they can be distributed to the target machine through any method you choose (such as through systems management software). For more information, open the index.html file on the root of the UpdateXpress CD using your browser and read frame on the right side. Note: The minimum requirement to view the UpdateXpress HTML index is Internet Explorer v4.01. If using NT4, a minimum of service pack 3 is also required. Both the BIOS and diagnostics self extracting updates are supported by the systems listed below. Supported Server Machine Type xSeries 220 8646 xSeries 220 8645 xSeries 230 (Netfinity 5100) 8658 xSeries 232 8668 xSeries 240 (Netfinity 5600) 8664 xSeries 250 (Netfinity 7600) 8665 xSeries 330 8674 xSeries 340 (Netfinity 4500R) 8656 xSeries 342 8669 xSeries 350 (Netfinity 6000R) 8682 xSeries 370 (Netfinity 8500R) 8681 IBM Netfinity 5000 8659 IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 8680 Only the BIOS self extracting update is supported by the systems listed below. Supported Server Machine Type xSeries 200 8478 xSeries 200 8479 XSeries 200 8481 5.0 Update Versions --------------------- 5.1 Firmware versions on the UpdateXpress CD Shown below are the equivalent diskette versions supported by UpdateXpress. When UpdateXpress runs, it may display Build Ids instead of the equivalent diskette "versions" shown in any of the tables within this section of the document. ==================== ==================== ==================== TABLE 1: =================== Supported Server [ BIOS ] [ Diags] [ASM/ISM] ====================== xSeries 200 v63330A33.4M --- N/A (actual driver ver.) EXJT33A ====================== xSeries 200 (8479/8481) vZRE113A N/A N/A ZRJT13A ====================== xSeries 220 (8646) v1.02 v1.01 N/A JJJT14A JJYP06a ======================= xSeries 220 (8645) v1.05 v1.01 N/A 18A TUY107A ======================= x230 (Netfinity 5100) v11.00 v2.01 v1.16 44A ILY221 19A ======================= xSeries 232 v1.03 v1.03 v1.03 QAJT21A QAYT10A HPE217A ====================== x240 (Netfinity 5600) v1.16 v3.02 v2.17 58A TNYT63 TNET24A ====================== x250 (Netfinity 7600) v1.06 v2.02 v1.25 29A MWYT40 MWET24A ====================== xSeries 300 v17A * None N/A Note: this product has the Automatic Server Restart(ASR) function. ====================== xSeries 330 (8654) v1.05 v1.02 v1.06 TTJT29A TTY21A TTET24A ====================== xSeries 330 (8674) v1.02 v1.01 v1.06 EMJT06A EMYT10A TTET24A ====================== x340 (Netfinity 4500) v11.00 v2.01 v1.18 44A ILYT21 22A ===================== xSeries 342 v1.03 v1.03 v1.03 QAJT21A QAYT10A HPE217A ===================== x350 (Netfinity 6000R) v1.07 v2.01 v1.14 ARJT22A ARYT20 ARET17A ===================== xSeries 360 v1.01 N/A N/A RUJ131A ===================== x370 (Netfinity 8500R) v1.06 v2.03 v2.16 33A MMYT23 MMET28A ===================== IBM Netfinity 5000 v1.22 --- v2.13 51A 61A ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500 v1.12 --- v2.11 78A 54A ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M10 v1.12 --- v2.10 78A 54A ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M20 v1.06 --- v2.12 24A 57A ===================== IBM Netfinity 7000M10 v1.05 --- v2.22* 34A 65A ===================== IBM Netfinity 7100 v1.06 v2.02 v1.25 29A MWYT40 MWET24A ===================== [ BIOS ] [ Diags] [ASM/ISM] Table 1. Firmware versions for base system ASM - Advanced Systems Management Processor onboard device ISM - Integrated System Management Processor As indicated by '---', some diagnostic updates are not available through UpdateXpress. v - preceeding a value above stands for the equivalent diskette version as published on the web. The value (alphanumeric) under the diskette version is the build id that will actually get displayed by UpdateXpress. * - UpdateXpress does not provide an automatic update for this firmware. a) For the xSeries 300: Copy the following file onto a Windows operating system and launch the file: \sguide\mach\X300\flash\33p2589.exe This is the same file as provided on the IBM Support Web site and will enable to make a diskette that can be used to manually update your POST/BIOS firmware to version 17A. b) For the 7000M10: Copy the following file onto a Windows operating system and launch the file: \sguide\mach\N7000M10\srvprocm\24p1934.exe This is the same file as provided on the IBM Support Web site and enable you to make a diskette that can be used to manually update your Advanced System Management Processor Firmware to version 2.22. ============================== ============================== ============================== TABLE 2:Firmware versions for ServeRAID, and Advanced Systems Management PCI Adapter Firmware update. ============================== Supported Server [ServeRaid] [ASM PCI] [RSA] ============================== xSeries 200 (8478) v4.84 N/A N/A (actual driver ver.) ============================== xSeries 200 (Machine Type v4.84 N/A N/A 8479 &8481) ============================== xSeries 220 (Machine Type v4.84 N/A v1.02 8646) 06A ============================== xSeries 220 (Machine Type v4.84 N/A v1.03 8645) TUET25A ============================== xSeries 230 (Netfinity 5100) v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== xSeries 232 v4.84 N/A v1.02 QAET15A ============================== xSeries 240 (Netfinity 5600) v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== xSeries 250 (Netfinity 7600) v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== xSeries 300 v4.84 N/A N/A ============================== xSeries 330 (Machine Type v4.84 N/A N/A* 8654) ============================== xSeries 330 (Machine Type v4.84 N/A N/A* 8674) ============================== xSeries 340 (Netfinity 4500) v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== xSeries 342 v4.84 N/A v1.02 QAET15A ============================== xSeries 350 (Netfinity 6000R) v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== xSeries 360 v4.84 N/A v1.02 27A ============================== xSeries 370 (Netfinity 8500R) v4.84 N/A N/A ============================== IBM Netfinity 5000 v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== IBM Netfinity 5500 v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== IBM Netfinity 5500M10 v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== IBM Netfinity 5500M20 v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 v4.84 N/A N/A ============================== IBM Netfinity 7100 v4.84 v2.15 N/A WMXT61A ============================== [ServeRaid] [ASM PCI] [RSA] Table 2. Firmware versions for ServeRAID, and Advanced Systems Management PCI Adapter Firmware update. Legend: ASM - Advanced Systems Management PCI Adapter RSA - Remote Supervisor Adapter All ServeRAID adapters are supported. ** - System POST/BIOS version 1.0 will not support the RSA. RSA requires system POST/BIOS version 1.01 or later. * - UpdateXpress does not provide an automatic update for this firmware. Copy the following file onto a Windows operating system and launch the file: \sguide\mach\x330\REMOTSUP\59P2804.exe This is the same file as provided on the IBM Support Web site and will enable you to make a diskette that can be used to manually update your Remote Supervisor adapter firmware. Note: Values preceded by a 'v' indicate a diskette version as would be shown on the world wide web. The value under the diskette version, if any, indicates a BuildID, that might be displayed by UpdateXpress. ==================================== Tape drive and Hard Drive Microcode updates are available on all supported systems. Refer to sections 5.3 and 5.4 for details. 5.2 Device Driver Diskette Versions as they appear on the UpdateXpress CD 5.2.1 Device Driver diskette versions for Windows NT 4.0 (PLANAR DEVICES) ===================== ===================== ===================== 5.2.2 Device Driver diskette versions for Windows 2000 (PLANAR DEVICES) ================== ================== ================== Table 3.Device Driver versions for Windows 2000 Supported Server [SCSI] [Ethernet] [ASM/ISM] [Video] ===================== xSeries200 (8478) vd4.10 v4.0 N/A v8.30.27 (actual driver ver.) v5.0.67.0 v5.12.1.8009 ===================== x200 (8479 & 8481) vd4.10 v5.0 N/A** v5.23.0 v5.40.11 v5.0.2195.4030 ===================== xSeries 220 (8646) vd4.10 v5.0 N/A* v13.82.05 v5.40.11 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== xSeries 220 (8645) vd4.10 v4.0 N/A* v13.82.05 v5.0.67.0 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== x230/(Netfinity 5100) vd4.10 v4.30 v2.03 v13.82.05 v4.30.0.0 v4.98 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== xSeries 232 vd4.10 v5.0 N/A** v13.82.05 v5.40.11 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== x240/(Netfinity 5600) none v4.30 v2.03 none v4.30.0.0 v4.98 ===================== x250/(Netfinity 7600) none v4.30 v2.03 none v4.30.0.0 v4.98 ===================== xSeries 300 N/A v5.0 N/A** v13.82.05 v5.40.11 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== xSeries 330 (8654) vd4.10 v4.0 v2.03 v13.82.05 v5.0.67.0 v4.98 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== xSeries 330 (8674) vd4.10 v5.0 v2.03 v13.82.05 v5.40.11 v4.98 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== xSeries 340 vd4.10 v4.30 v2.03 v13.82.05 v4.30.0.0 v4.98 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== xSeries 342 vd4.10 v5.0 N/A** v13.82.05 v5.40.11 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== x350/(Netfinity 6000R) vd4.10 v4.30 v2.03 v13.82.05 v4.30.0.0 v4.98 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== xSeries 360 vd4.10 v5.0 v2.03 v13.82.05 v5.40.11 v4.98 v5.12.1.8017 ===================== x370/(Netfinity 8500R) none N/A v2.03 none v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5000 none v4.30 v2.03 none v4.30.0.0 v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500 N/A v4.30 v2.03 none v4.30.0.0 v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M10 N/A v4.30 v2.03 none v4.30.0.0 v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M20 N/A v4.30 v2.03 none v4.30.0.0 v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 7000M10 none N/A v2.03 none v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 7100 none v4.30 v2.03 none v4.30.0.0 v4.98 [SCSI] [Ethernet] [ASM/ISM] [Video] Table 3. Device Driver versions for Windows 2000 (all columms shown above represent on-board devices). Legend for Table 3: none - none available for the Windows 2000 operating system N/A - system does not have this onboard device ASM - Advanced System Manager processor (onboard). * - this product has the Automatic Server Restart(ASR) function ** - this system supports ASR but UpdateXpresss does not detect it v - preceeding a numerical value, indicates a diskette version, such as you will find on the web. vd - preceeding a numberical value, indicates that this value is a diskette version as well as the device driver version. Notes: In some cases, the providers of the device drivers have not supplied an automatic update thus UpdateXpress may choose to provide the manual Update for your convenience. The versions shown in the table represent the equivalent diskette versions for this level. ==================================== TABLE 4:Device Driver diskette versions for Windows NT 4.0 Supported Server [SCSI] [Ethernet] [ASM/ISM] [Video] ===================== xSeries200(8478) v3.6 v4.0 N/A v8.19.11b (actual driver ver.) v4.0.1462 v5.0.66 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== x200 (8479 and 8481) v3.6 v5.0 N/A** v5.20.1 v4.0.1462 v5.40.11 v4.0.1381.1006 ===================== xSeries 220 (8646) v3.6 v5.0 N/A * v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v5.40.11 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 220 (8645) v3.6 v4.0 N/A * v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v5.0.66 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== x230/(Netfinity 5100) v3.6 v3.00 v2.03 v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 232 v3.6 v5.0 N/A** v8.19.11b ` v4.0.1462 v5.40.11 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== x240/(Netfinity 5600) v3.02.4 v3.00 v2.03 v3.26.39 v4.0.1439 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.326.39 ===================== x250/(Netfinity 7600) v3.02.4 v3.00 v2.03 v3.26.39 v4.0.1439 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.326.39 ===================== xSeries 300 N/A v5.0 N/A** v8.19.11b v5.40.11 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 330 (8654) v3.6 v4.0 v2.03 v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v5.0.66 v3.22 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 330 (8674) v3.6 v5.0 v2.03 v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v5.40.11 v3.22 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 340 (NF4500) v3.6 v3.00 v2.03 v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 342 v3.6 v5.0 N/A** v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v5.40.11 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 350/(NF6000R) v3.6 v3.00 v2.03 v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 360 v3.6 v5.0 v2.03 v8.19.11b v4.0.1462 v5.40.11 v4.98 v4.1024.819.11 ===================== xSeries 370/(NF8500R) v3.02 N/A v2.03 v3.26.39 v4.0.1431 v4.98 v4.1024.326.39 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5000 v3.02 v3.00 v2.03 v3.24.16 v4.0.1431 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.324.16 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500 N/A v3.00 v2.03 v3.24.16 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.324.16 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M10 N/A v3.00 v2.03 v3.24.16 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.324.16 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M20 N/A v3.00 v2.03 v3.24.16 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.324.16 ===================== IBM Netfinity 7000M10 v3.02 N/A v2.03 v3.24.16 v4.0.1431 v4.98 v4.1024.324.16 ===================== IBM Netfinity 7100 v3.02.4 v3.00 v2.03 v3.26.39 v4.0.1439 v4.14 v3.22 v4.1024.326.39 ===================== [SCSI] [Ethernet] [ASM/ISM] [Video] Table 4. Device Driver versions for Windows NT (columms shown above represent onboard devices). Legend: N/A - device not onboard this system ASM/ISM - Advanced Service processor onboard;this column includes the Integrated System Management Processor. * - this product has the Automatic Server Restart(ASR) function ** - this system supports ASR but UpdateXpresss does not detect it v - preceeding a numerical value, indicates a diskette version, as you will find on the world wide web. d - preceeding a numerical value, indicates the actual driver version. vd - preceeding a numberical value, indicates that this value is a diskette version as well as the device driver version. ======================================== ======================================== ======================================== 5.2.3 Device Driver versions for Windows 2000 for ServeRAID, 10/100 Ethernet PCI and Service Processor type adapters. ================== ================== ================== Table 5. Device Driver diskette versions for Various adapters ================== (Ethernet) Supported Server [SRAID] [ASM] [RSA] [10/100] ===================== xSeries 200(8478) v4.84 N/A N/A N/A (actual driver ver.) ===================== x200(8479 & 8481) v4.84 N/A N/A N/A ===================== xSeries 220 (8646) v4.84 N/A v2.03 N/A v4.98 ===================== xSeries 220 (8645) v4.84 N/A v2.03 N/A v4.98 ===================== x230/(Netfinity 5100) v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== xSeries 232 v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 N/A v4.98 v4.98 ===================== x240/(Netfinity 5600) v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== x250/(Netfinity 7600) v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== xSeries 300 v4.84 N/A N/A N/A ===================== xSeries 330 (8654) v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 N/A v4.98 v4.98 ===================== xSeries 330 (8674) v4.84 N/A v2.03 N/A v4.98 ===================== x340 (Netfinity 4500) v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== xSeries 342 v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 N/A v4.98 v4.98 ===================== x350/(Netfinity 6000R) v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== xSeries 360 v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 N/A v4.98 v4.98 ===================== x370/(Netfinity 8500R) v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5000 v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500 v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M10 v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M20 v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 7000M10 v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 7100 v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== [SRAID] [ASM] [RSA] [10/100] Table 5. Device Driver versions for Various adapters 10/100 Ethernet adapter and IBM ServeRAID adapters. Windows 2000 operating systems is supported unless otherwise indicated . Legend for Table 5: SRAID - IBM ServeRAID adapters RSA - Remote Supervisor Adapter ASM - Advanced System Management PCI Adapter Notes: There will be no Win2000 support for any external 10/100 Ethernet adapters for this release. 5.2.4 Device Driver versions for Windows NT 4.0 for ServeRAID, 10/100 Ethernet PCI and Service Processor type adapters. ================== ================== ================== Table 6. Device Driver diskette versions for Various adapters ================== (Ethernet) Supported Server [SRAID] [ASM] [RSA] [10/100] ===================== xSeries 200(8478) v4.84 N/A N/A v4.0 (actual driver ver.) v5.0.67.0 ===================== x200(8479 & 8481) v4.84 N/A N/A v5.0 v5.40.11 ===================== xSeries 220 (8646) v4.84 N/A v2.03 v5.0 v4.98 v5.40.11 ===================== xSeries 220 (8645) v4.84 N/A v2.03 v4.0 v4.98 v5.0.67.0 ===================== x230/(Netfinity 5100) v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== xSeries 232 v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 v5.0 v4.98 v5.40.11 ===================== x240/(Netfinity 5600) v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== x250/(Netfinity 7600) v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== xSeries 300 v4.84 N/A N/A v5.0 v5.40.11 ===================== xSeries 330 (8654) v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 v4.0 v3.22 v4.98 v5.0.67.0 ===================== xSeries 330 (8674) v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 v5.0 v3.22 v4.98 v5.40.11 ===================== x340 (Netfinity 4500) v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== xSeries 342 v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 v5.0 v4.98 v5.40.11 ===================== x350/(Netfinity 6000R) v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== xSeries 360 v4.84 v2.03 v2.03 v5.0 v4.98 v4.98 v5.40.11 ===================== x370/(Netfinity 8500R) v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5000 v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500 v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M10 v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== IBM Netfinity 5500M20 v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== IBM Netfinity 7000M10 v4.84 v2.03 N/A N/A v4.98 ===================== IBM Netfinity 7100 v4.84 v2.03 N/A v3.0 v3.22 v4.14 ===================== [SRAID] [ASM] [RSA] [10/100] Table 6. Device Driver versions for Various adapters 10/100 Ethernet adapter and IBM ServeRAID adapters. Windows NT operating systems is supported unless otherwise indicated . Legend for Table 6: SRAID - IBM ServeRAID adapters RSA - Remote Supervisor Adapter ASM - Advanced System Management PCI Adapter 5.3 Tape Drive firmware updates UpdateXpress certified the following tape drives on the systems shown: Server Certified Storage Tape Drive firmware updates x200 IBM 09N4041 12/24 GB DDS/3 4 mm Internal Tape Drive x200 IBM 20L0549 10/20 GB Internal IDE Tape Drive x220 IBM 09N4042 10/20 GB NS20 Internal SCSI TapeDrive(TR5) x230/x340 IBM 01K1320 20/40 GB DLT SCSI Internal Tape Drive x240/x330 IBM 01K1325 20/40 GB 8mm Internal SCSI Tape Drive x250 IBM 00N8016 100/200 GB LTO Tape Drive x330/x240 IBM 01K1325 20/40 GB 8mm Internal SCSI Tape Drive x340/x230 IBM 01K1325 20/40 GB DLT Internal Tape Drive x350 IBM 00N7990 40/80 GB DLT Internal Tape Drive x370 IBM 00N7991 20/40 GB DDS/4 4mm Internal Tape Drive Table 7. UpdateXpress certified tape drives =========================================== The actual versions of tape drive firmware varies across the many tape drive units. The packaged version of the entire tape drive offering as made available through UpdateXpress is version 09. 5.4 Hard Disk Drive Microcode Updates ------------------------------------------ UpdateXpress will install hard disk drive firmware updates to levels equivalent to that provided by the IBM Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.12. 6.0 ServeRAID Considerations ---------------------------------------- Note: Also refer to the "Microsoft Cluster Server environments" section (7.0) below for important information. - The UpdateXpress CD provides installation procedures, diskette images, and code from the IBM ServeRAID Support CD version 4.84 for the folowwing operating systems Windows 2000, winodws NT, Novell NetWare, UnixWare, Linux, SCO Open Server, and IBM OS/2. - To manually update all ServeRAID software (device driver,firmware and BIOS, ServeRAID Manager, and clustering environments) refer to the readme.txt file in the SRV45 directory on the UpdateXpress CD. - After UpdateXpress updates the device drivers, firmware, and BIOS code, you must manually update other ServeRAID software. - IBM ServeRAID Command Line Program diskette v4.84 - IBM ServeRAID Manager v4.84 (Automatically updated by UpdateXpress for Windows 2000 and Windows NT.) - IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution v4.84 Note xSeries 240 server: The IBM ServeRAID-4M Ultra 160 SCSI controller and the IBM ServeRAID-4L Ultra 160 SCSI controller do not support IBM OS/2. 7.0 Important Microsoft Cluster Server Considerations ------------------------------------------------------- If operating in a Microsoft Cluster Server Environment please read the entire section. When UpdateXpress is started to perform firmware updates, it is NOT "Cluster" aware. You must perform specific procedures prior to performing a firmware update to a ServeRAID controller, to prevent disk resources from failing. These procedures are described below. Additional Note: UpdateXpress does not currently support updates for the Fibre Channel RAID controller environment. You must manually update the hard disk drives attached to these adapters from disketttes. The latest versions of the hard disk drive firmware is available for download on diskettes from the IBM Support Web site at: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support. For a detailed description of ServeRAID Manager, refer to the IBM ServeRAID Support CD and access the /BOOKS directory. For details on the Microsoft Cluster Administration (MSCS) utility, refer to the MSCS documentation from Microsoft. Note: The following procedure shuts down the MSCS cluster in a manner which prevents disk resources from failing. If a disk resource failure occurs, the Cluster Administration Utility starts a background synchronization, which causes the utility to bring down both cluster nodes. Complete the following steps to update hard disk drive firmware in a MSCS environment with a shared IBM ServeRAID controller. 1.Shutdown all applications and disconnect all users from both cluster nodes. 2.Select IBM ServeRAID(SA)Manager to view a list of arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical drives. Click 'logical drives' , and check the segmented bar located at the bottom-right of the screen to determine if drive synchronization is occurring. 3.Click 'Start Menu-->Programs-->Administrative Tools' to access the Cluster Administrator Utility and determine which node does not own the quorom disk. 4.From the node that does not own the quorom disk, use the Cluster Administrator Utility to bring offline all disk resources that are currently owned by this node. For example if nodeA does not own the quorum drive, bring offline all disk resources owned by nodeA. 5.Stop the cluster service on the node that does not own the quorom disk. 6.Stop the cluster service on the node that owns the quorum disk. 7.Shutdown the operating system on both systems. 8.Start one node, restart the server, and start the UpdateXpress CD. The UpdateXpress CD automatically updates all supported downlevel firmware including hard disk drives. 9.Shutdown the second node when the update is complete. 8.0 TroubleShooting/Special Conditions/Known Problems ------------------------------------------------------- 8.1 System Specific Special Conditions 8.1.1 IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Troubleshooting item - 162 error after running UpdateXpress. When you apply the POST/BIOS firmware update to a Netfinity 7000 M10 server, the update may remap CMOS, causing the server to lose your CMOS settings. This condition caused by the update itself,not by UpdateXpress will create a 162 error condition when the system is restarted. Note: Complete all firmware updates except for POST/BIOS firmware. Then, follow the steps below to update the system POST/BIOS firmware, after you have completed all other firmware updates. Complete the following steps to update the system BIOS and reset the CMOS settings on a Netfinity 7000 M10. 1.Start the server and press F1 during POST. Record all hardware settings and startup options in CMOS so you can duplicate your current settings. 2.Run UpdateXpress to update the POST/BIOS firmware update by itself. Remove the UpdateXpress CD when instructed to do so. 3.Restart the server. The following message displays: The following error(s) were detected when the system was started: 162 Configuration change has occurred. Select :Continue or Exit Setup 4.Select Continue. The following message displays: Automatically reconfigure system and continue Continue with corrupted values Exit Setup 5.Select Automatically reconfigure system and continue The following message displays: Configuration errors were detected. Select one of the following: Continue or Exit Setup 6.Select Continue and reset the configuration settings to the values you recorded in step 1. 7.Save the configuration settings and exit the Setup utility. 8.1.2 Firmware updates on Netfinity 6000R/xSeries 350 UpdateXpress no longer provides an automatic POST/BIOS firmware update for the Netfinity 6000R/xSeries 350 server. To perform the POST/BIOS firmware update you must make a diskette. UpdateXpress has ships the same type of executable file that is currently available on the IBM support web site. The executable is on the UpdateXpress CD at: SGUIDE\MACH\n6000\FLASH\01r0703.EXE This file will create a POST/BIOS diskette for version 1.07. 8.1.3 Device Driver update for ethernet on Netfinity 5500, Netfinity 5500 M10, and Netfinity 5500 M20. Due to an anomaly of the device driver update software you may get a failure reported when installing an ethernet update on the Netfinity 5500 family of servers. This condition may occur when one or more Intel ethernet adapters are installed. You can ignore the reported error. The device driver was actually updated correctly. 8.1.4 xSeries 330 Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware update The xSeries 330 (8654 and 8674) does not support an automatic Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware update but you can manually perform all updates with UpdateXpress. Copy the following file from the UpdateXpress CD onto a Windows operating system and launch the file: \SGUIDE\MACH\x330\remotesup\33P2586.exe This file is the same file provided on the IBM Support Web site and allows you to make a diskette that can be used to update the BIOS. 8.1.5 xSeries 300 POST/BIOS firmware update The xSeries 300 (8672) does not support an automatic POST/BIOS firmware update but you can manually perform this update with UpdateXpress. Copy the following file from the UpdateXpress CD onto a Windows operating system and launch the file: \SGUIDE\MACH\x300\flash\33P2589.exe This file is the same file provided on the IBM Support Web site and will allow you to make a diskette that can be used to update the BIOS. 8.1.6 Error Updating Firmware of SDLT Tape Drive When flashing an SDLT Tape drive using the IBM TapeTool v1.1b, you might see the following error: "Old version ???? Current Version 1E1E expected new version 1E3C: The version did not change to the expected." Where ???? is the old firmware version of the SDLT Tape Drive. The tapetool incorrectly expects to flash the SDLT to firmware version 1E3C, but in reality flashes it to the correct version 1E1E. Since the tape tool does flash the drive to the correct firmware version, this error can be ignored. 8.1.7 UpdateXpress can automatically install certain device drivers on some machines and not others. If a device driver is installed on your server, and has a different filename than the device driver provided by UpdateXpress, UpdateXpress does not automatically upgrade the device driver. In this case, UpdateXpress recognizes the installed driver, but when you attempt to update it, you are prompted to manually install the new driver. 8.1.8 Error flashing firmware on a Remote Supervisor Adapter The firmware on an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA) is specific to the machine containing the adapter, If the RSA is removed from one server and put into another, UpdateXpress attempts to flash the firmware on the RSA to the proper level for that server. However, in some cases, IBM does not currently support moving an RSA adapter between machine types, so this might generate an error message. In this case, the card retains the original firmware level that it had. 8.1.9 Using UpdateXpress on an xSeries 360 server with an RXE-100. In order to update firmware on an xSeries 360 with an RXE-100, you must first remove or disable any SCSI or RAID adapters in the RXE-100. Failure to do so prevents UpdateXpress from starting (booting). 8.2 Special Conditions 8.2.1 Microsoft Clustering Environments Make sure you thoroughly read and understand the procedure for using UpdateXpress in a Microsoft Clustering environment, if you are operating in a cluster. 8.2.2 Versions displayed by UpdateXpress When UpdateXpress processes version information for device drivers and firmware, you might see build ids displayed, or device driver versions rather than the "diskette" version as shown on the world wide web site. This document contains multiple tables with the actual "diskette" version equivalents that directly relate to what is available on the world wide web. 9.0 National Language Considerations -------------------------------------- UpdateXpress can be started, on any supported server installed with a non-English Windows NT or 2000 operating system. The same restrictions apply as documented for the servers using an English version of Windows NT or Windows 2000. 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