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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 3, 2010
TO:         Intel(R) Server Sytem SR1680MV/SR1680MVR Xeon(R) Processor-Based Server customers
SUBJECT:    Integrated BMC(R) firmware R0114 release notes

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                               LEGAL INFORMATION
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                            ABOUT THIS RELEASE PACKAGE
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REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND:
Operational mode:   1.14
UBoot mode:	    		9.19
Device ID:	   	 		0x20
Manufacturer ID:    0157
Product ID:         0x20

Other version/revision information:
Root/OS/WWW:        9.19
BMCFLASH:           v1.10

Checksum information:
UBoot
  Region:       0x00000 - 0x3FFFF (256K)
  32bit CRC:		None



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	     SYSTEM HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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Product       Fab Version      BIOS    NIC_EEPROM
SR1680MV        Gold           1.11     1.5     
 
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                         IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
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1.	Please don't flash BMC firmware V0.7 or later on EVT2 MB or before.
2.	Please update BIOS to V1.11 or later.
3.	Flash MAC1 address not MAC0 for MV project.
4.	The default administrator user ID 2, root is set to disable.
5.	If need flash parameters area, use "F 2" to flash it.

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                            INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 
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1. Copy the entire contents of the BMC archive file to the storage 
   medium of your choice. This can be a hard disk, floppy disk or USB
   flash drive.
   All of the files in the zip archive must reside in the same directory.

2. Boot to DOS and then please use "Run 2" to flash parameters area if you
   current BMC is earlier than v1.11. Others please use 'Run 1' to flash.
   Wait for the update process complete.

   Using BMCFLASH.EXE 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. Use FRUSDR.exe to flash FRU information if necessary.

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                           KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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                           ISSUES FIXED
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1.14
- Fix both NIC Can access BMC.
- Fix IOL will be failed when NIC cable plug-in after AC on. 

1.13
- Set NCSI reset control register when session established and destroyed.

1.12
- Support Set Boot Option Command Parameter #5 set boot in BIOS Setup Menu.

1.11
- Fixed Unknown & undefined logs appear in SEL during POST.
- Fixed Boot flags should be cleared when system reset by Ctrl+Alt+Del.

1.0
- None.

0.9
- Fixed Boot flags should be cleared when system reset by Ctrl+Alt+Del.


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                           FEATURES ADDED
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1.14
- Added more workaround for NIC reset issue.
- Modify “count of currently enabled user IDs” new implementation for IPMI spec 2.0 errata 3 later.
- Added Low Voltage DIMM support.

1.13
- None

1.12
- None

1.11
- None.

1.0
- None.

0.9
- Fixed  Boot flags should be cleared when system reset by Ctrl+Alt+Del.
- Add retry 3 times in Power supply fan control function.


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                             REFERENCE MATERIAL
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