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Gateway 9510 Server BMC Release Notes
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DATE: October 12, 2004
SUBJECT: BMC(R) 0.29 Release Notes
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ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND:
Operational mode: v00.29
Flash update mode: v00.10
PIA data: v01.62
Manufacturer ID: 0x000157 (Intel)
Product ID: 0x0021 (SE7520AF2)
Checksum Information:
Operational Code
Region: 0x00030000 -> 0x000d7e4a
Checksum: 0x834c
Boot Block
Region: 0x00000000 -> 0x00003032
Checksum: 0x35c1
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SYSTEM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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Intel(R) Management Module(IMM):
- Professional Edition PBA C46194-403 or higher.
Server Board SE7520AF2:
- All production versions.
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SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- SE7520AF2 BIOS release:
SE7520AF20.86B.P.04.00.0086.100820041208 (or later)
- SE7520AF2 FRU/SDR pacakge:
AF-6.5.3 (or later)
- PC87431M mini-Baseboard Managment Controler (mBMC) from NSC:
Revision 2.40 (or later)
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IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
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- The following files are necessary to update the firmware:
Run.bat - Batch file used to update the firmware
7520AF29.hex - BMC 0.29 firmware hex file for the SE7520AF2 platform
FWPIAUpd.exe - DOS utility to program FW hex file into the flash device
Prior versions of this utility will not work with this FW
Executing the fwpiaupd utility with your own command switches is unsupported
and may leave your baseboard in a non-operational state! Please use the
provided batch file to update the firmware.
Executing the batch file can be done from any media (Hard disk, USB disk-on-key,
shared network drive or floppy).
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INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
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- Apply AC and power on the server.
- From DOS, execute the run.bat file to begin the firmware update process..
- Proceed to install the latest FRU/SDR package.
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KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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- Power cycle operations to reset the system should not be used after an OFU
is registered. Rather, use CLI resets or similar.
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FEATURES ADDED
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BMC 0.29:
- None
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ISSUES FIXED
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BMC 0.29:
- DCS: 19155
BMC doesn't correctly transition to S1 sleep state
- DCS: 34955
Implemented Memory board Front and rear temperature sensors
- DCS: None
Better handling of power loss & DC off events.
- DCS: 19139
Console Redirection Causes Firmware Progress Errors in LD
- DCS: 38307
System failed to log AC power failure during boot
- DCS: 19107
BMC 0.28 Encountered failure while verifying sensor initialization value.
- DCS: 18875
Online Firmware Update causes BMC to hang
- DCS: 19156
RQ_SyncSMBus command locking wrong bus
- DCS: 18963
PS_PWR_GD ISR is not being enabled occasionally
- DCS: 18215
Removed init agent changes that were causing other problems.
- DCS: 18936
IERR event always occurs right after AC on
- DCS: 19135
Added support to update mBMC FW when IMM is installed
- DCS: 16483
BMC and SDR updates fail
- DCS: 75901
DC cycling failed with IMM cards installed (Procs go offline)
- DCS: 75907
Processors being Disabled after an OS Restart
- DCS: 75908
Problems Powering On after an OS Shutdown
- DCS: 75915
BMC is shutting down immediately after loading and disabling the CPUs
- DCS: 74593
BIOS B19~P03 versions cause UUT boot failed after several front panel
power cycling while IMM card installed.
- DCS: 74618
IMM fails in SE7520BD2 -601A SCSI
- DCS: None
BIOS hangs at POST code 0x2A due to I2C bus collisions with the PCI hot plug
chipset
[END OF RELEASE NOTES]
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