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         Intel(R) Server Platform Integrated BMC Firmware 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:       March 06, 2009

TO:         Intel(R) Server Platform S5500BC, S5520HC, S5520SC, S5520UR,
	    S5520WB, S5520WBV & Green City customers

SUBJECT:    Integrated BMC(R) firmware 00.34 release notes

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                               LEGAL INFORMATION
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Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. 
No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual 
property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Intel's 
Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability 
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descriptions at any time, without notice.

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 

*Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners.

Copyright (c) 2009 Intel Corporation.

A portion of this firmware is open source code, which falls under the
GPL 2.0 license.  

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                            ABOUT THIS RELEASE PACKAGE
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REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND:
Operational mode:   00.34
UBoot mode:	    00.16
Device ID:	    0x21
Manufacturer ID:    0x000157
Product ID:         0x003E

Other version/revision information:
Root/OS/WWW:        9.18 (AMI core version)
FWPIAUPD:           4.0.2 Build 5
Release Notes:      00.34 rev 1.1

Checksum information:
UBoot
  Region:       0x0000000 - 0x0040000
  32bit CRC:	0x20A3910B

Entire BMC_0034.ima image including UBoot, params, operating system, root,
WWW and CIM data
  Region:       0x0000000 - 0x1000000
  32bit CRC:    0xAE016B14

Source control baselines:
  IBMC_CORE_SRC_R0034 (Core)
  IBMC_THURLEY_R0034  (Platform)

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	     SYSTEM HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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Product       Fab Version     BIOS    FRUDSR  NIC_EEPROM  ME FW
 S5500BC       Fab1-4          R0033   Latest  1.1         01.01.00.004.0
 S5520HC       Fab1-4          R0033   Latest  1.3         01.01.00.004.0
 S5520SC       Fab1-2          R0033   Latest  1.3         01.01.00.004.0
 S5520UR       Fab1-5          R0033   Latest  1.3         01.01.00.004.0
 S5520WB & WBV Fab1	       R0033   FWB_02  1.4         01.01.00.004.0
 S5520WB & WBV Fab2	       R0033   Latest  1.4         01.01.00.004.0
 RMM3          Fab1-2          NA      NA      NA          NA

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                         IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
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- The following update process must be followed to ensure a trouble free updating
  of your baseboard.
	1.BMC firmware to 00.34 or later
	2.BIOS R0033 or later
	3.Manageability Engine (ME) firmware 01.10 or later
	4.Latest FRU/SDR package specific to the baseboard.

- A MIB (Management Information Base) file is now be part of the BMC release
  package zip archive. This file is to be used with a MIB browser and the BMC
  SNMP feature.

- Do not use the BMC_0034.ima file in a flash device programmer as this will
  overwrite the product ID and FAB revision information in the BMC flash and
  the firmware will not correctly support any platform or board revision
  specific behavior.

- BMC 00.20 and later swapped the baseboard default NIC port numbering.
  This change requires the NIC EEPROM to be updated. EEPROM update
  packages can be found on Andante. 
  
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                            INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 
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1. Copy the BMC_0034.ima, fwpiaupd.efi, ipmi.efi, BIOS33.nsh to a USB key,
   hard disk drive or floppy drive.
   These four files must reside in the same directory.

2. Boot to EFI and then run the BIOS33.nsh script file to update the
   Integrated BMC and Intel Remote Management Module 3 firmware.

   Using fwpiaupd.efi with your own command line parameters is not supported
   and doing so is at your own risk!

3. Power off the system and cycle AC power


4. Install latest available FRU/SDR package.

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                           KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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- For the IOH thermal margin sensor to work properly you will need the following:
	∙ Silver or later baseboard (Has B3 or later stepping of the IOH silicon)
	∙ BIOS R0028 (or later)
	∙ BMC 00.31 (or later)

- Users of the KVM feature will need to update their client Java JRE to version
  1.6 (JRE 6) or later otherwise the KVM redirection application will not launch.
  The latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) update can be downloaded from here:
  http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp

- BMC FW rev 00.34 does contain support for the Node Manager (NM) feature but
  you will also need to install the Management Engine (ME) firmware which the 
  01.05 version is available in the BIOS R0024 and later ROM file or it can
  be installed using the 01.10 ME firmware update package.

  The ME firmware is not available in the *.cap BIOS capsule file.
  You should also ensure that your power distribution board (PDB) and power
  supplies have the latest firmware if your are planning on testing the NM 
  feature.

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                           ISSUES FIXED
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00.34
- : Fan critical / non-critical events logged during AC cycle over night test.
- : [SLV] No redirected text in SOL Console Redirection Mode
- : CCB 557 - BMC DHCP hostname on Willowbrook 
- : [SLV] RMM3 Web Console becomes unresponsive after viewing FW Information
- : BMC 00.33 does not fully support the settings migration feature  
- : WB:Null user (user 1) gets disabled after an AC cycle
- : Fail to send Alert Immediate command to execute a PET through LAN1.
- : [SLV] No SNMP traps from 12V board  
- : EWS Sys_Info page throws error when reading System Information, FRU
	  Information or Firmware Information. 
- : Syscfg 5.0.1 build 11 : " An error occurred while saving the Alert
	  Destination Address Information" for DHCP & LAN alert setting
- : [SLV] BMC is reporting all zeros for the IP address and Netmask
- : Set LAN Destination Address Parameter are not reflected in Get LAN Destination Address.
- : [SIT][silver][BMC] SNMP alert test fail under BMC00.33
- : LAN alert destination IP address cannot be set in DHCP mode.
- : Null user is getting disabled after AC cycle.
- : [SIT][Golden][BMC] The settings of LAN alert destination address doesn't
	  take effect if default gateway is selected

00.33
- : Resume on AC Power Loss function fail on [Last state]
- : No event logged for Power Unit - AC lost after pull out power cords
- : RKVM operation delay in BIOS utility
- : System can't power up with AC cycle while power restore policy set to last state 
- : Chassis control command not always accepted in Windows  
- : BMC IPMISTACK freezes upon stress test 
- : iBMC keeps system in S5 when last state was S0 before AC cycle 
- : Add ICH CPUPWR_FLR detection on PU Failure 
- : KVM absolute mouse mode is non-fuctional when using Windows 
- : BMC hanging during the IPMITOOL script stress test which contains LAN setting. 
- : No SEL log was generated when the system was power down by IOH thermal trip
- : DIMM fault LED is not lit when inject MEM ECC error by utility "MEMERR"
- : Fan Oscillation on system thermal test sighting 
- : Need ability to use Positive and Negative Magin Offsets
- : Web Console: Sensor Readings page times out when host is powered OFF; results in javascript error
- : A/C lost event didn't be logged while pulling out the power cable
- : Restore Configuration command causes fans to boost and stay boosted until the next DC cycle
- : The mouse cannot work normally in rKVM session when using absolute mode
- : System didn't power up while the power last state is power on
- : [SIT][PO]"Set power restore policy" command failed to set "prior state"
- : [SIT][Beta][BMC] The supported and enabled authentication types don't correspond with BMC EPS 1.04 definition
- : FSC : FSC Clamp  is not working for positive clamp values
- : [PA][Silver] Sometimes "Last state" will be changed to "Stay off" after AC cycling test.
- : [SIT][Beta][BMC]No local mouse cursor in KVM when using absolute mode under BMC 00.32
- : [SIT][silver][BMC] NO AC power lost logs under BMC00.32
- : [SIT][silver][BMC]System fans stay in boosted state as unexpected
- : [SIT][silver][BMC] IOH thermal trip sensor should be scanned when power is Off



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                           FEATURES ADDED
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00.34:
- None

00.33:
- None

00.32:
- FW_ECR_1771: Workaround to avoid uboot changes for 1280x1024 resolution

00.31:
- None

00.30:
- None

00.29:
- ECR_1707: Add Tech Mktg clarification text to Web Console Help messages.

00.28:
- None

00.27:
- None


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