Power5 Firmware
Applies to: i5, OpenPower and p5 Servers
This document provides information about the installation of Licensed
Machine or Licensed Internal Code, which is sometimes referred to generically
as microcode or firmware.
Contents
1.0 Systems Affected
This package provides new firmware for i5, OpenPower and p5 Servers only.
Do
not use on any other systems.
For 9119-590/595 and 9406-595 systems, the installation of this firmware
level (including HMC, system firmware and power code) must be completed
by your IBM Service Representative (SSR). Please contact your IBM
SSR and request ECA 604.
2.0 Cautions and Important Notes
The backleveling of firmware from any
given release level to an earlier release level is not supported on Power5
systems. If you feel that it is necessary to backlevel the firmware on
your system to an earlier release level, please contact your next level
of support.
For systems that are managed by an HMC
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Before attempting to load this system firmware please ensure that your
HMC software has been upgraded to Version 4, Release 5.0 (or newer) and
that the Required V4R5.0 Maintenance eFix (MH00324 or newer) package has
been applied." Go to this URL to access the HMC microcode packages
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/hmc/power5/fixes/v4r5.html.
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For 9119-590 or 595, 9406-595 or 9118-575, power subsystem firmware
level 02BP230_143 (or later) must be installed prior to installing system
firmware level SF230_143. You should also make sure that all frames
of a multiple 9118-575 configuration are at 02BP230_143 (or later) before
attempting to install system firmware. Go to this URL to access the power
subsystem firmware package:
other.html.
Attention: Before installing firmware you should:
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Power off the managed system via the HMC before attempting a firmware installation.
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Ensure that there are no outstanding serviceable events showing on the
Service Focal Point before starting the firmware installation.
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Disable call home prior to beginning the firmware installation.
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Ensure that the HMC is not network-connected to an HMC with call home enabled
prior to beginning the firmware installation.
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If the system and power subsystem firmware installation results in new
serviceable events, ensure they are resolved/closed prior to re-enabling
call come.
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Call home should be enabled again at the end of the firmware installation.
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Verify that you have good network connections between the Hardware Management
Console, the managed system and the power subsystem.
You can verify your network connections by running the following HMC
command from an rsh window:
lssysconn -r all
Below is an example output from the lssysconn command. It shows two connections
have "state = no connection" problems. If
you see "state = no connection" when running
the lssysconn command you should contact support to correct the problem
before starting a Licensed Internal code update:
resource_type=sys,type_model_serial_num=9119-595*512884E,sp=primary,ipaddr=192.168.255.250,state=Connected
resource_type=sys,type_model_serial_num=9119-595*512884E,sp=backup,ipaddr=192.168.252.255,state=Connected
resource_type=frame,type_model_serial_num=9458-100*918000X,side=a,ipaddr=192.168.253.253,
state=No Connection
resource_type=frame,type_model_serial_num=9458-100*918000X,side=b,ipaddr=192.168.254.251,
state=No
Connection
Note: When attempting to install system firmware from
CD media you may receive an HMC error approximately 10 seconds after starting
the installation. Here are probable causes for this problem:
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ACT01712E - A failure occurred while copying files from your DVD - Retry
the firmware installation after burning a new CD. We recommend DVD-RAM
or CD-R media to reduce the probability of media errors. We recommend you
do
not use CD-RW media.
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ACT01724E - The operation failed due to an internal code failure - The
HMC DASD may be too full to copy the firmware images. From the HMC command
line issue a "df" command to view %use of the DASD directories.
If the /dev/hda5 directory is near 100% full there is no space to copy
the firmware files. The cause of the high DASD utilization should be corrected
first before attempting to install new firmware.
3.0 Firmware Information
and Description
Support for Concurrent Firmware Maintenance
IBM introduced the Concurrent Firmware Maintenance (CFM) function on p5
systems in system firmware level 01SF230_126_120, which was released on
June 16, 2005. This function supports nondisruptive system firmware
service packs to be applied to the system concurrently (without requiring
an IPL to activate changes).
For systems that are not managed by an HMC, the installation of system
firmware is always disruptive.
Note: The concurrent levels of system firmware may, on occasion,
contain fixes that are known as deferred. These deferred fixes can be installed
concurrently, but will not be activated until the next IPL. Deferred
fixes, if any, will be identified in the "Firmware Update Descriptions"
table of this document. For deferred fixes within a service pack,
only the fixes in the service pack which cannot be concurrently activated
are deferred, all fixes which can be concurrently activated will be activated.
Note: Only upgrading within a release level can be done concurrently;
updating to a new release level is a disruptive process.
Please note the following regarding the naming convention for system
firmware that supports CFM.
System Firmware Level = 01SFxxx_YYY_ZZZ
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xxx is the release level
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YYY is the level of this service pack
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ZZZ is the level of the last (or latest) disruptive service pack
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If your system is at a service pack level lower than ZZZ the service pack
is disruptive. Example: 01SFxxx_YYY_ZZZ, where YYY is
equal to ZZZ (i.e. SF230_120_120), this identifies a disruptive install,
meaning that an IPL is required to install and activate the changes.
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If your system is at a level equal to or greater than ZZZ (the last disruptive
service pack) the service pack can be installed concurrently. Example:
01SFxxx_YYY_ZZZ, where YYY is greater than ZZZ (i.e. SF230_126_120).
This identifies a concurrent install, meaning an IPL is not required to
install and activate the changes as long as your system is currently at
service pack level ZZZ.
| Firmware File
Information |
| Filename |
Size |
Checksum |
| 01SF230_143_120.rpm |
13179019 |
49852 |
| 01SF230 |
| 01SF230_143_120 |
Impact: Serviceability
Severity: Special Attention
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DEFERRED On model 575 and 59x systems in which an IBM High
Performance Switch (HPS) is installed, a problem was fixed that was causing
an invalid high performance switch adapter failure to be reported after
a switch failure. When applying the service pack that contains this fix,
a full IPL is required to activate the fix.
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DEFERRED On model SR110000 systems only, a problem was fixed
that was causing the I/O in the CEC not t o show up after an IPL. When
applying the service pack that contains this fix, a full IPL is required
to activate the fix.
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DEFERRED On systems that are managed by an HMC, a problem
was fixed that was causing concurrent firmware update to fail with error
code ACT01724 on the HMC. When applying the service pack that contains
this fix, a full IPL is required to activate the fix.
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DEFERRED Corrects a problem involving correctable and uncorrectable
memory errors that may have resulted in memory being deconfigured during
a slow mode IPL on 9119 59x systems with feature code 7814 (4 GB memory
cards) installed.
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Support for 16-way model 575 systems was added to the 01SF230 release.
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Corrects a problem that was causing the firmware to erroneously report
a failure of the High Performance Switch (HPS) adapter card (with error
code B181F62A) in a 16-way model 575 system.
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On model 59x systems, a memory leak was fixed that could cause the system
to reset during boot.
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Fixes false error code B1812033 introduced in code level 01SF230_120_120
on all p5 and i5 systems model 570 and lower. The B1812033 error code may
still be valid on 575 and 59x systems.
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Fixes intermittent boot problem introduced in code level 01SF230_120_120
on all p5 and i5 systems model 550 and lower. Error codes related to this
boot problem include B1701004, B181F12E or B150F22A.
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On model 575 and 59x systems in which an IBM High Performance Switch (HPS)
is installed, a problem in the system firmware was fixed that was causing
duplicate errors for the same problem to be reported in the service processor
error log and the HPS Network Manager error log.
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On model 575 and 59x systems in which an IBM High Performance Switch (HPS)
is installed, a problem in the system firmware was fixed that was causing
some switch network interface (SNI) adapters to fail a wrap test.
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On systems that are managed by an HMC, a problem was fixed that was preventing
some types of errors that were logged in the service processor's error
log from being sent to the HMC.
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A problem was fixed that caused a very early reset/reload of the service
processor with error codes of B1817201, B1817209 or similar after a firmware
update.
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On systems that shipped with a firmware level that begins with 01SF210,
a problem was fixed that was causing the firmware installation to the T
side to fail with error code B1817201.
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A problem was fixed that was causing platform system dumps to be corrupted.
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A problem was fixed that was causing concurrent firmware maintenance to
fail.
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| 01SF230_126_120 |
Impact: Function Severity:
Hiper
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Corrects a problem that causes the media bay to lose power, which makes
the DVD drives in the bay inoperable on 9117-570 and 9406-570 systems.
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Corrects most problems introduced in 01SF230_120_120 that causes the white
power on/off button to intermittently fail to boot the system, terminating
with error codes B181F12E, B1701004 or B150F22A, on 9111-520, 9113-550,
9405-520, 9406-520 and 9406-550 systems.
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Corrects a problem that causes various types of planar and RIO cable failures
in the 7040-61D I/O subsystem to be reported on 9118-575, 9119-590, 9119-595
and 9406-595.
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| 01SF230_120_120 |
Impact: Function Severity:
Hiper
New function:
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Adds code to notify the user when the VPD card is not in its original system,
and to prevent that system from booting.
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Adds support for i5/OS hosting virtual Linux and AIX partitions on i5 systems
that are not managed by an HMC.
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Adds support for F/C 7910 on model 9118-575 systems the switch network
interface adapter, which provides the interface to the pSeries high
performance switch (HPS).
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Adds support for F/C 7817 on 9119-590, 9119-595, and 9406-595 systems,
the switch network interface (SNI) adapter, which provides the interface
to the pSeries high performance switch (HPS).
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Adds support for concurrent firmware maintenance on systems managed by
an HMC.
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Adds support for 32GB memory cards on 9119-590, 9119-595, and 9406-595
systems.
Problems resolved:
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LEDs on GX bus adapter cards remain on after the node is powered off for
9119-590, 9119-595, and 9406-595 systems.
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The service processor is not able to place a "call home" through a modem.
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On systems 9118-575, 9119-590, 9119-595, and 9406-595: a firmware upgrade
from SF222_075 to SF225_096 fails with error code ACT01724 on the HMC.
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Corrects a problem that causes the default boot list and the stored boot
list to be swapped in the system management services (SMS) code when booting
an AIX or Linux partition.
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Corrects a highly intermittent problem that causes the service processor
to perform a dump when an SRC is displayed on the control panel.
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On 9118-575, 9119-590, 9119-595, and 9406-595 systems, updates the
firmware so that the system will continue to boot when certain types of
failures occur on bus adapter cards.
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Corrects a problem on 9118-575, 9119-590, 9119-595, and 9406-595
systems which caused a reboot to fail with error code B7006900 under certain
conditions.
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Corrects a problem with moving a CD-ROM device between two logical partitions
using DLPAR commands on the HMC.
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On 9117-570 and 9406-570 systems: Corrects a problem a that causes
a DMA_ERR with error code 1000 0003 on the integrated Ethernet port.
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DS8000 storage subsystem: multiple firmware fixes.
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Corrects a problem that causes the system clock to revert to December 31,
1969 and the system to crash with error code B7000103.
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On 9119-590 systems, corrects a problem that keeps large configurations
(12 or more I/O drawers with both planars installed) from booting.
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Corrects a problem that prevents the 'lscfg -vp' command from reporting
platform-specific data on all p5 systems.
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Corrects a problem that intermittently causes a partition or the system
to hang when the lsvpd or lscfg command is run on all p5 systems.
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If two power supplies are installed, the system may fail to power on if
one power supply fails in the 9110-510, 9111-520, 9113-550, 9117-570, 9123-xxx,
9124-xxx, 9405-520, 9406-520, 9406-550, 9406-570 systems.
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Corrects a problem that prevents a virtual SCSI client from connecting
to a virtual SCSI server adapter on 9118-575, 9119-590, and 9119-595 systems.
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4.0
How to Determine Currently Installed Firmware Levels
Instructions for determining the current level of firmware can be found
at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/eserver/.
Select your country, then under Hardware select English.
In the left-hand panel, select
--> Customer service, support and troubleshooting
--> Fixes
--> Managing firmware (Licensed Internal Code) fixes
--> View existing firmware (Licensed Internal Code) levels
5.0 Downloading
the Firmware Package
The firmware is located at the web site
download.html
Follow the instructions on this web page. You must read and agree to
the license agreement to obtain the firmware packages.
In the table for System Microcode, scroll down to the entry for 9110-510,
etc.
Note: If your HMC is not internet connected you will need to download
the new firmware level to a CD-ROM media or ftp server.
If you are using CD-ROM media you can download the system firmware
files from this location p5
and i5 iso and create a CD-ROM to use with your HMC. The CD contains
both the system and power subsystem firmware files.
Another method is to download the individual .rpm and .xml
files from this location to an ftp server or CD-ROM media (both
files are required). If using CD-ROM media you then copy the
.rpm and .xml files to the CD using a local CD-ROM burner utility.
For 9119-590/595, 9406-595, or 9118-575 models the ftp server or CD
must contain both the system and power subsystem firmware files.You can
obtain the .rpm and .xml files for the power subsystem by accessing this
site other.html
6.0 Installing the Firmware
The method used to install new firmware will depend on the release level
of firmware which is currently installed on your server. The release level
can be determined by the prefix of the new firmware's filename.
Example: 01SFXXX_YYY_ZZZ
Where XXX = release level
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If the release level will stay the same (Example: Level 01SF222_075_075
is currently installed and you are attempting to install level 01SF222_081_081)
this is considered an update.
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If the release level will change (Example: Level 01SF222_081_081 is currently
installed and you are attempting to install level 01SF225_096_096) this
is considered an upgrade.
Instructions for installing firmware updates and upgrades can be found
at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/eserver/
Select your country, then under Hardware select English.
In the left-hand panel, select
--> Customer service, support and troubleshooting
--> Fixes
--> Getting fixes
--> Getting server firmware and power subsystem firmware fixes
Choose the options that match your server setup, and follow the instructions
provided. Note: For systems without an HMC, the update and upgrade
procedure is the same.
7.0 Firmware Revision
History
| 01SF225 |
| 01SF225_096_096 |
Impact: Function Severity: Hiper
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Fixed a problem in the service processor firmware that made it look like
the T-side image was being lost after a "reset to factory configuration"
was done using the ASMI menus.
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| 01SF225_080_080 |
Impact: New
Severity: New
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Added support for 9118-575, 9110-510, and 9123-710.
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| 01SF222 |
| 01SF222_081_081 |
Impact: Function Severity: Hiper
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Fixed a problem that caused FSCSI errors to show up erroneously in the
AIX error log when an I/O adapter failed.
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Fixed a problem that caused the processor runtime diagnostics to call out
the wrong DIMM (or other memory component) when a memory failure occurred.
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Fixed a problem that caused a platform dump to run out of storage space.
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Fixed a problem that prevented the LEDs on I/O drawers from identifying
or "rolling up" to the frame enclosure LED.
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Fixed a problem that caused the service processor to generate error log
entries every few seconds when attempting to service a recoverable CEC
hardware error on systems that have processors with no memory associated
with them.
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| 01SF222_075_075 |
Impact: Function Severity:
Hiper
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Fixed a problem with the AMSI menu option that allows system VPD keywords
to be set.
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Fixed a problem that kept the system from continuing to boot when an 8GB
memory DIMM is deallocated because an uncorrectable error was generated
by the DIMM during boot.
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Fixed a problem that caused a partition's time to appear to drift (approximately
15 seconds/month) following a system IPL.
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Support for partitions running i5/OS on p5 systems was added.
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Fixed a problem that caused the default boot list and the stored boot list
in the SMS menus to be swapped.
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| 01SF222_071_071 |
Impact: New
Severity: New
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Added support for systems 9119-590, 9119-595, and 9406-595.
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| 01SF220 |
| 01SF220_051_051 |
Impact: Function Severity: Hiper
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Fixed a problem that kept feature code 1827, a UPS sense cable, from being
detected.
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| 01SF220_049_049 |
Impact: Function Severity:
Hiper
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Fixed a problem that kept the serial ports on the processor drawer from
functioning in 9117-570 and 9406-570 systems with multiple processor drawers.
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Fixed a problem that kept the user from accessing the advanced system management
interface (ASMI) via the web interface.
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| 01SF220_046_046 |
Impact: Function Severity:
Hiper
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Fixed a problem that caused the kept the service processor from getting
to standby when an Ethernet cable was not plugged into it.
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| 01SF220_045_045 |
Impact: Function Severity:
Hiper
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Various corrections and updates.
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| 01SF220_043_043 |
Impact: New
Severity: New
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Added support for new models: 9111-520, 9113-550, 9406-550, 9124-720,
and 9117-570.
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