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Intel(R) Server Platforms SR870BH2 BMC RELEASE NOTES
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INTEL Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing
Intel Corporation
2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
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DATE: 		April 21, 2006
TO:		Intel(R) server SR870BH2 customers
SUBJECT:	BMC 0.34 (RC2) Release Notes
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                               LEGAL INFORMATION
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND:

Operational mode:	v00.34
Flash update mode:	v00.15
PIA data:		v01.34 
Manufacturer ID:	0x000157 (Intel)
Product ID:		0x0102

INFOBLOCK INFORMATION RETURNED BY: FWUPDATE /INFOBLOCK

Checksum Information:
OpFW version 0.34, region: 0x00030000 -> 0x0007a37e, 
checksum: 0x40b2

Boot version 0.15, region: 0x00000000 -> 0x00001cbe, 
checksum: 0x9b7b 

PIA Area:
Region:	0x8000	-> 0x00008bbf
checksum: 0x28c7

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			SYSTEM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- Main board 401 or later.

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		       SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- BIOS: Recommend to use with BIOS RC1.1 or above releases. 
- FRU/SDR package: Recommend to use with FRUSDR 2.1.18 or above packages.
- Supports SMU 1.6 or later versions only.

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                           KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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- None.

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                           CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION 
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v0.34:
- None

v0.33:
- MD2 Support removed.

v0.32:
- Updating the CVDR A[21:17] with Bus frequency information if the processor 
is Montecito.

v0.31:
- None.

v0.30:
- None.

v0.29:
- None.

v0.28:
- This release contains a fix for a Madison 6M processor errata which sometimes causes the 
  processor to come up in IO loop-back mode. This fix checks the SNC early for signs that 
  the processor is in this state, and if so, does an early, pre-emptive reset. 
  
v0.27:
- None.

v0.26:
- None.

v0.25:
- None.

v0.24:
- None.

v0.23:
- None.

v0.22:
- None.

v0.21:
- None.

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                           	ISSUES FIXED 
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v0.34:
- DCS 45966 - Get/Set Config Data User Info Password command offset does not 
	      work.
- DCS 46176 - Tiger2/4 Sensor info receives successful completion code out of 
	      range sets.
- DCS 46630 - Processor Retest doesn't work on Tiger2.

v0.33:
- DCS 42237: Tiger2: System fails to shutdown on "Thermal trip".  

v0.32:
- None.

v0.31:
- DCS 34002 - SDR file - Records C0 need to provide file/package version information
- DCS 38248 - Implement averaging algorithm for the BMC
- DCS 38252 - BMC64.ERASESEL and DISPLAYSEL failures, SEL being lost
- DCS 40005 - Get Fru info fails to return 0xCB for invalid device id
- DCS 40295 - Shut down system or prevent power on when only 1 PSU is functional
- DCS 40008 - Removing Power Supply causes Redundancy Degraded SEL event

v0.30:
- DCS 39877 AC Lost SEL Events are reversed   

v0.29:
- DCS 39747 POWER_SUPPLY sensors reporting a wrong "presence"  

v0.28:
- None.

v0.27:
- DCS 37894: Cannot recover "failed BIST" processors with Mad6M PR6.2 or Mad9M PR2.0 
- DCS 37674: Inconsistent FP status LED behavior relating to power state 
- DCS 38017: Incorrect behavior of System status LED during PSU and AC events  

v0.26: 
- DCS 35379: Register Update allows various 'reserved bits' to be sent 
- DCS 37161: Goblin SEL locks up at 7% when trying to read it through the SMU 

v0.25:
- DCS 36133 Byte alignment problem in the private store data 

v0.24:
- DCS 35565 Increase mandatory off-time to 20 seconds  (BMC Change Request)) 
- DCS 35740 SDR load fail with FRUSDR utility 

v0.23:
- DCS 35520 "Reset button action during OFU FW update creates problems"

v0.22:
- DCS 35320 "Unable to power on system after updating to BMC21"
- DCS 34987 "Write Update Notify command returning Comp Code 0x80"
- DCS 35172 "Front Panel lock command is breaking the online FW Update"	
- DCS 35177 "BMC is not allowing flashing over a previous update of the BMC."	
- DCS 35115 "Syscfg restores disabled proc state"
- DCS 34688 "BMC 19 produces ""ERROR: Baseboard Management Controller fails to function"""
- DCS 34723 "System does not respond to BMC19"

v0.21: 
- DCS 34987 "Write Update Notify command returning Comp Code 0x80"
- DCS 35172 "Front Panel lock command is breaking the online FW Update"
- DCS 35177 "BMC is not allowing flashing over a previous update of the BMC."
- DCS 35115 "Syscfg restores disabled proc state"

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                             REFERENCE MATERIAL
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Intel Server System SR870BH2 Baseboard Management Controller - EPS Version 1.04

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