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Intel(R) Server Platforms S5400SF  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:       Jan 16, 2009
TO:         Intel(R) server platform S5400SF customers
SUBJECT:    BMC(R) 00.11 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 code:       v00.11
Boot code:              v0b.41
PIA data:               v00.03
Manufacturer ID:        0x000157 (Intel)
Product ID:             0x003B   (S5400SF)

Checksum Information:
Operational Code
  Region:             0x00020000 -> 0x0012ae9a 
  Checksum:           0x62f9
Boot Block
  Region:            0x00000000 -> 0x0000557e  
  Checksum:          0xe9b4 


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			SYSTEM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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Server Board S5400SF with the PBA revisions -401 (or higher).



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		       SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- FRU/SDR package:
    -FSF_11 or higher     

- S5400SF BIOS revision:
    R0025 0r higher

- SEEPROM Image:
      v2.1  

- MS-DOS v6.22 (or later)


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                         INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
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PROCEDURE TO UPDATE BMC11 if current BMC is BMC06 or later

1) Update the BMC firmware using BMC11.nsh from EFI. 

2) Update the SDR & FRUs with the FRU/SDR package.


PROCEDURE TO UPDATE BMC11 IF THE CURRENT BMC IS BMC01~BMC05
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1) Update the system to BMC06 or BMC07 before proceeding to update the current version (BMC11).



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                           KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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Note:
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FRUSDR update is necessary in case of any changes in the system configuration.
For example:
   - Add or remove processors from the system.
   - Replace 5100/5300 series processors with 5200/5400 series processors. 

  
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                           FEATURES ADDED
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None


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ISSUES FIXED SINCE LAST RELEASE
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SFBMC11:

- BMC fails to respond during reboot testing.
- BMC MAC Address becomes zero during the power cycle test.
- DIMM D4 presence check error during validation in BMC09



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