                   FW Update Utility - Release Notes
               Copyright (c) 2000-2006 Intel Corporation
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                            Apr 11, 2006


The FW Update Utility is an EFI application program used for updating 
the Server Management (SM) Firmware (FW) for Itanium(TM) Systems.

RELEASE NOTES FOR FWUPDATE UTILITY VERSION 2.1 
 
A. CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION

   None 

B. DEPENDENCIES

   1. Executes under the EFI Shell ver 0.99 or greater.
   2. Help file "fwupdate.hlp" must be located in same directory as the 
      program.
   3. On SR870BN4 platforms, to update the boot code a jumper must be set.

C. SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

   1. SR870BN4
   2. SR870BH2

D. HOW TO USE THIS UTILITY

   1. Boot to EFI shell.
   2. Copy FWUpdate.EFI, FWUpdate.HLP, IPMI.EFI and input HEX file to HD or
      removable media.

   3. Command line Interface

                fwupdate [HEX File Name] [Options]

      a. To view the command-line help

                fwupdate /h   

      b. To update boot block as well as operational block of the firmware
         from the command line interface:

                fwupdate [HEX File Name] /upload /bootena

      c. To update the operational block only from the command line interface:

                fwupdate [HEX File Name] /upload

         Note: Check the FW release notes for the FW release that you are 
               updating.  It may require updating both boot code and
               operational code.

         Note: If the PIA is present in the hex file, and the platform 
               supports the PIA, then the PIA will be updated when the 
               operational code is updated.  Normally it is neither required
               nor recommended to update the PIA independently of the 
               operational code, however, the PIA may be updated 
               separately by specifying the following command line syntax:

               fwupdate [HEX File Name] /uploadpia

   4. GUI Interface

                fwupdate

           or   fwupdate [HEX File Name]

      Use the arrow keys to browse through the menu and press the <Enter>
      key to select.  A brief description of the selected menu item is
      displayed in the tip-view window.  The tip-view window is displayed
      at the bottom of the screen.

      a. To upload firmware from the GUI interface, select "Update Flash",
         then select an option from its sub-menu to update the operational
         code, or both the boot code and operational code.
   
      b. To verify flash from the GUI interface, select "Verify Flash".
    
E. KNOWN ISSUES

   1. When a controller that is expected to be present on a given system is 
      not present, the utility times out after a minute or more when using 
      the "Display Version" feature of the utility.
   2. The Flash part is displayed as *UNKNOWN*.
   3. In Qlogic HSC, Boot code update is not supported.

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