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   Intel(R) Server Board S3420GPRX Integrated BMC(R) 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:       Jul 12, 2011

TO:         Intel(R) Server Board S3420GPRX customers

SUBJECT:    Integrated BMC(R) firmware 01.24 release notes

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                               LEGAL INFORMATION
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Copyright (c) 2011 Intel Corporation.

A portion of this firmware is open source code.
You can download a tarball of this open source code at the following public
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This open source code falls under the GPL 2.0 license, please see the license
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http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php    

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                            ABOUT THIS RELEASE PACKAGE
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REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND:
Operational mode:   01.24
Manufacturer ID:    0x000157
Product ID:         0x3E

Other version/revision information:
Root/OS/WWW:        9.19
FWPIAUPD:           4.0.2 Build 9
Release Notes:      01.24 rev 1.0

Checksum information:


Entire BMC_0124.ima image including UBoot, params, operating system, root,
WWW and CIM data
  Region:       0x0000000 - 0x1000000
  32bit CRC:    0x2f85ee55



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	     SYSTEM HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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Product       	Version	     BIOS            FRUDSR  NIC_EEPROM  
S3420GPRX 	R0118	     R0037 or later  R08 	NA
RMM3 Lite      	R0118  	     NA      	     NA
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                       IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
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   - Please be aware of what your chassis hardware currently has support .
  - There are two update mode for user select, Factory mode and User mode;
    Factory mode can select FCT SDR for MFG test or select ship SDR for 
    shipping to customer. User mode can select specific Chassis for end user.

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			INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
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  1. Copy the BMC_0124.ima, fwpiaupd.efi, ipmi.efi, upd_BMC.nsh files
     to a USB key, hard disk drive or floppy drive.
     All of these files must reside in the same directory.

  2. Boot to EFI and then run the upd_BMC.nsh script file to update the BMC FW.

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

     *** If you have an Intel Remote Management Module 3 plugged into the baseboard ***
     *** then proceed to the next step otherwise go to step #4 and proceed ***

  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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  - 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

  - The following features are not supported in BMC FW :
    ∙ IPMI serial channel, COM port MUX switching and the terminal mode feature.
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                           ISSUES FIXED
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01.24
  -  Issue with Win7/IE8/Java 6 Update 22 through RMM3 connection/remote access.

01.23
  -  Get System Restart Cause command respond incorrect value. 

01.22
  -  In remote console screen showed garbage with RHEL5U4 64bit OS.
  -  Command response incorrect value when shutdown OS via press FP button.
  -  The Web display abnormally after click savebutton in Network page.
  -  Status bits error in get sensor reading response after Run Init Agent completed.
  -  Boot flags cannot be cleared after Ctrl+Alt+Del combination.
  -  Memory leak after launch/close KVM session.

01.21
  -  In remote console the screen showed garbage with RHEL5U4 64bit OS.
  -  It prompt error message when surf the EWS with an added user.
  -  Get BMC Data Region Read command response date not correct.
  -  System can not power on after clear SDR repository.
  -  KVM mouse Calibration disable and mouse cursor do not work.

01.21
  -  None

01.19
  -  The SOL test of SMASH_LITE_TESTS fails.
  -  An unknown event is observed after AC power cycles the system  
  -  some USB_port can not work on Suse10.

01.18
  -  USB interface do not work when RMM3 removed.
  -  ping fail when host name has space.
  -  SMBIOS OOB test issue
  -  1-5-4-2 beep code is generated using FP to power off (3rd party PS, customer chassis)

01.17
  - "ME FW Rev" help information  still can be found in EWS help page.
  -  memory temperature too high on Core(R) i3 CPU.

01.16
  -  fan boost under OS C6 status.

01.15
  None.

01.14
  -  Continuously set fan power/speed by "Set SM signal command" will fail.
  -  After DC Power down the system, 'POH Counter' s reading still increase. 
  -  FRU File ID of product information page displays illegal character from 
     the EWS.  
  -  Restart cause value is not correct for chassis control command 'power cycle'. 

01.13
  -  DHCP hostname NULL from Block 2
  -  restart cause "Ctrl+Alt+Del" not working

01.12
  -  "POH Counter"keep increasing after DC off
  -  Alerts are not working issue
  -  DC Cycle failure

01.11
  -  LAN alerts not working.
  -  Resolved IPMB deadlock issue when more than one IPMB transation is internally
     generated from BMC.
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                           FEATURES ADDED
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01.24
  -  System graceful shutdown feature via IPMI reboot command.
  -  Solution for fan Tach sensors return zero at higher PWM values.

01.23
  -  None

01.22
  -  Add AMI USB fix package.

01.21
  -  None

01.20
  -  None

01.19
  -  Add fix based on KVM disconnect feature.

01.18
  -  Add support for KVM Disconnection.

01.17
  -  Add RMM3 configuration auto selected in EWS based on different fab.
  -  Update Default.sdr.

01.16
  -  None

01.15
  -  Update Intel's pwmtach driver with GPL.
  -  Update AMI's drivers with GPL licensing and headers.
  -  Update MDS.zip, platform.c and default.sdr to sync with GP_RX.


[END OF RELEASE NOTES]
