Release Notes for System Configuration Utility(Syscfg)
Version 14.1 Build 16
Dec 28, 2016
Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation.
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Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Supported Platforms
3. Supported Operating Systems
4. Pre-requisites
5. Getting started
6. Usage
7. Reference Documentation
8. Known Issues
9. Unsupported Features
10. Change List
11. Legal Information
1. Introduction
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The Save and Restore System Configuration utility (syscfg) is used for saving and restoring Firmware and BIOS
settings to a binary/INI file, and for configuring Firmware and BIOS settings via a command line interface.
2. Supported Platforms
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Intel(R) Server Board based on Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-2600 v5 product family
3. Supported Operating Systems
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UEFI Shell
WinPE* 4.0 (x64)
Windows* Server 2016
Windows* Server 2012 R2
Windows* 10
RHEL* 6.8 (x64)
RHEL* 7.3
SLES* 11.4 (x64)
SLES* 12.2
CentOS* 7.3 (x64)
4. Pre-requisites
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1. On RHEL* 6.x and RHEL* 7.x OS
a. If the utility fails with error message
"error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
Then install libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686.rpm and ncurses-libs-5.7-3.20090208.el6.i686.rpm from the OS
CD itself using the below commands.
#rpm -ivh libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686.rpm
#rpm -ivh ncurses-libs-5.7-3.20090208.el6.i686.rpm
example: rpm -ivh media\Packages\libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686.rpm
where CD/DVD is mounted to "media" directory.
b. If the utility fails with error message
"Error: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: Bad ELF interpreter: No such file or directory"
This indicates development and optional packages are not installed,
please install the necessary packages accordingly.
2. On RHEL*, SLES*, CentOS*, UEFI aware Linux or other Linux
There might be a driver confliction between internal driver and kernel. You need to start up OpenIPMI driver and make sure "/dev/ipmi0" device is existed.
For RHEL* run the below command and make sure "/dev/ipmi0" device is existed.
#modprobe ipmi_devintf or #modprobe ipmi_si
For SLES* run the below command and make sure "/dev/ipmi0" device is existed.
#service ipmi start
5. Getting started
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1. For 32 bit Windows, go to folder "SysCfgxx\Drivers\win\x86" and run "install.cmd" as administrator to install ipmi, smi and memory map drivers.
2. For 64 bit Windows and WinPE, go to folder "SysCfgxx\Drivers\win\x64" and run "install.cmd" as administrator to install ipmi, smi and memory map drivers.
3. For 32 bit Windows, please use syscfg in "SysCfgxx\Win_x86".
4. For 64 bit Windows and WinPE, please use syscfg in "SysCfgxx\Win_x64".
5. For UEFI shell, please use syscfg.efi in "SysCfgxxx\UEFI_x64". And syscfg_temp.efi is internal temporary file, please do not remove or use it.
6. Linux*
I. RPM Installation:
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1. Copy syscfg rpm from "Linux_x86" or "Linux_x64" folder (for RHEL or SLES) to local folder.
2. If there is another version already has been installed previously, uninstall that version first before installing the new version.
3. Install syscfg utility by using "rpm -ivh syscfgxx.rpm". This will install the utility in "/usr/bin/syscfg/".
4. On RHEL utility can now be executed from any terminal (example: "# syscfg -i").
5. On SLES after installing the rpm close the terminal from which rpm was installed and then execute utility from a new terminal (example: "# syscfg -i").
RPM Uninstallation:
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1. To uninstall the utility use "rpm -e syscfg" command.
II. Regular Installation:
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1. Linux OS version, unzip package and use "# chmod 755" to change executable. The executable can be executed directly.
6. Usage
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1. Command line Interface
Linux Shell>> ./syscfg [Switches] [parameters]
Examples
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a. To display the system BIOS/BMC Version:
>> ./syscfg -i
b. To display the BIOS Parameters:
>> ./syscfg /d biossettings <"BIOS variable Name">
c. To Set the BIOS Parameters:
>> ./syscfg /bcs <AdminPw> <"BIOS variable Name"> <Value>
Note: If AdminPw is not set use ""
* "BIOS variable Name" should be the same as shown in BIOS F2 screen.
* "AdminPw" is the BIOS administrator password if not set use "".
d. To save BIOS and BMC settings to INI file use
>> ./syscfg /s BIOSBMC.ini /b /f
or
>> ./syscfg /s BIOSBMC.ini
e. To save only BIOS settings to INI file use
>> ./syscfg /s BIOS.ini /b
f. To save only BMC settings to INI file use
>> ./syscfg /s BMC.ini /f
g. To restore BIOS and BMC settings from saved INI file use
>> ./syscfg /r BIOSBMC.ini /b /f
Note: If AdminPw is set use
>> ./syscfg /r BIOSBMC.ini /b /f /bap <"AdminPw">
Windows and EFI Shell>> syscfg [Switches] [parameters]
Examples
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a. To display the system BIOS/BMC Version:
>> syscfg -i
b. To display the BIOS Parameters:
>> syscfg /d biossettings <"BIOS variable Name">
c. To Set the BIOS Parameters:
>> syscfg /bcs <AdminPw> <"BIOS variable Name"> <Value>
Note: If AdminPw is not set use ""
* "BIOS variable Name" should be the same as shown in BIOS F2 screen.
* "AdminPw" is the BIOS administrator password if not set use "".
d. To save BIOS and BMC settings to INI file use
>> syscfg /s BIOSBMC.ini /b /f
or
>> syscfg /s BIOSBMC.ini
e. To save only BIOS settings to INI file use
>> syscfg /s BIOS.ini /b
f. To save only BMC settings to INI file use
>> syscfg /s BMC.ini /f
g. To restore BIOS and BMC settings from saved INI file use
>> syscfg /r BIOSBMC.ini /b /f
Note: If AdminPw is set use
>> syscfg /r BIOSBMC.ini /b /f /bap <"AdminPw">
7. Reference Documentation
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IPMI v2.0 specification
SYSCFG Utility User Guide
8. Known Issues
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1. To be noted, any BIOS setting changed by SYSCFG, it requires reboot to make BIOS setting change take effective.
2. Reordering boot devices using /bbo should be followed by a system reset as per IPMI spec.
Otherwise an immediate display command using /bbo switch may not display the correct boot device order.
3. Restore of BIOS variables will not work for Read only variables or variables which may become read only due to dependent variables.
4. BIOS variables with leading/tailed space can't be restored successfully.
5. As some BIOS settings have dependencies, using syscfg INI file to save/restore BIOS settings only once may not be able to achieve the goal.
The solution is to use command line or INI file to change/restore twice.
For example, if you want to restore "ATS Support", you have to restore "Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O" from "Disable" to "Enable" first in order to make "ATS Support" visible, then to do second restore to change "ATS Support" value. Upon system reboot, the new BIOS settings will take effect.
6. Utilities, SNMP-SA and IASC cannot run at the same time due to KCS port conflict. There will be error message
"Error: Application Cannot Communicate to the BMC.".
7. The settings under server management are saved in BMC. For some of the settings under server
management, after a reboot the values from BMC will override the values set through "/bcs" switch.
The following settings will be overwritten
1. Resume on AC Power Loss
2. Shutdown Policy
"Resume on AC Power Loss" BIOS variable can be set using BMC switch "/prp".
"Shutdown Policy" BIOS variable can be set using BMC switch "/sdp".
Please refer to the help for more details.
8. When using syscfg to get BIOS setting, there will be some difference between UEFI shell and OS. For example, syscfg cannot get "Processor PCIe Link Speed" in OS.
9. IO port access is not allowed in Linux when UEFI secure boot is enabled. Please disable UEFI secure boot in F2 menu before running utility.
9. Unsupported Features
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Utility cannot be executed successfully when UEFI secure boot is enabled under Linux because Linux closes all IO port access when UEFI secure boot is enabled. If customer wants to use it under Linux environment, please ensure UEFI secure boot is disabled in BIOS F2 menu.
10. Change List
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Build 16
Support new BMC user configuration model
Support new BMC version format
Build 15
Support new SKU
Build 14
Support new SKU
Build 13
Fix exception hang issue under EFI shell
Build 12
Add two new SMTP command parameters
Offer backward compatibility for dumping BMC SOL log on older platforms
Build 11
Support new IPMI commands for SMTP configuration
Build 10
Support BIOS security fix
Fix a defect for EFI variable creation and deletion
Fix error handling of "/sbmcsol"
Build 9
Fix system boot order restoration
Fix error handling of "/dt"
Build 8
Support a new SKU
Update supported OS list
Build 7
Remove boot code information display if it is not supported
Build 6
Fix a defect of BIOS setting save and restoration
11. Legal Information
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