Important Information about
FRUSDR SKA4 Load Utility With Support Files
Version K-4.1.8
Copyright (c) 1997-2000, Intel Corporation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
February 18, 2000
This document describes some specifics of the FRU & SDR Utility SKA4
Package Version K-4.1.8. This utility is used for updating the server
management subsystem product level Field Replacement Unit (FRU), Sensor
Data Repository (SDR), and the System Management (SM BIOS) non-volatile
storage components.
This utility is used to update the non-volatile storage device associated
with the Baseboard Management Controller, which holds the SDR & FRU area, as
well as the SM BIOS (SMB) area located in the BIOS non-volatile storage
device. The utility has the capability to generically handle FRU devices that
may not be associated with the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).
Through the use of a configuration file, added features allow the user to
control the execution path by probing hardware, requesting user input, and
setting tags to provide filtering of FRU and SDR data. Multiple FRU and SDR
files may also be processed at once.
If the user receive an error concerning the FRU headers not matching, when
trying to program a FRU file, this happens when the FRU file on the server
is a non-compatible version with the one you are trying to program. In
this case you should contact your vendor for support and get a system update
package made to handle this problem.
The FRUSDR utility fully supports IPMI 0.9 and IPMI 1.0 specifications. Be
aware that both the FRU and SDR file formats have changed to support IPMI 1.0,
and are not backward compatible. The utility will work correctly on either a
IPMI 0.9 system or a IPMI 1.0 system, but mixed IPMI systems are not supported.
Important Notes
A. Install
B. Parse the Command Line
C. Display FRU, SDR, and SMB Information
D. Temporary Files
E. FRU Field Lengths
F. Documentation
Errata Items
A. Unsupported Type Codes
Important Notes
A. Install
The FRUSDR Loader is meant to be used as a DOS application on a server. The
utility should be placed onto a bootable DOS floppy and the system rebooted
prior to and after using. There is no need to actually install the
application on to a server. Running the utility in a Window's DOS box is
not supported and will provide incorrect results.
If the FRU's on your system have not all been programmed, then running
FRUSDR with Master.Cfg will fail. First try running FIRSTIME.BAT which
will try to program all the FRUs on your system. Some of these will
likely fail because your system probably does not contain all FRU devices.
A:> FIRSTIME
Normal Command Line Use:
A:> FRUSDR -CFG MASTER.CFG
Note: Programming the BMC FRU internal use area clears the SDR repository.
Therefore, the SDR repository must be reprogrammed after programming the
BMC. Upon completion of programming the FRU and SDR areas, remove the
floppy disk and reboot the server.
B. Parsing the Command Line
The FRUSDR Loader command line provides the following options:
Usage:
/? or /h Displays usage information.
/d {smb,fru,sdr} Only displays requested area.
/cfg filename.cfg Uses custom CFG file.
/p Pause between blocks of data.
Note: Users may alternatively use a '-' instead of the '/'.
C. Display FRU, SDR, and SMB Information
The SDR area can be displayed by using the -D SDR parameter with the FRUSDR
command, such as FRUSDR -D SDR. The SM BIOS (SMB) area can be displayed with
the -D SMB parameter with the FRUSDR command. Note: The system must be
rebooted in order for the SM BIOS (SMB) changes to take effect.
The -D FRU parameter will display the BMC FRU area by default. To view other
FRU areas, additional addressing information must be provided:
The -D FRU command may be followed with up to 16 device addresses. These
device addresses are used to view up to 16 different FRU areas. The arguments
following the "-D FRU" are in the same order and value as the NVS_TYPE,
NVS_LUN, DEV_BUS and DEV_ADDRESS which may be found in the FRU file header of
each FRU file. The LUN address is optional. If the LUN address is used, it
must start with an 'L'.
Usage: FRUSDR /d fru (device) [lun] (bus) (addr1) (addr2) (etc)
Examples for the SPKA4 & SRKA4 Servers:
1. To display the SKA4 SM BIOS area:
C> FRUSDR /P /D SMB
2. To display the SKA4 SDR's:
C> FRUSDR /P /D SDR
3. To display the SKA4 BMC FRU:
C> FRUSDR /P /D FRU
4. To display the SKA4 HSC 1 FRU:
C> FRUSDR /P /D FRU IMBDEVICE 00 C0
5. To display the SPKA4 HSC 2 FRU:
C> FRUSDR /P /D FRU IMBDEVICE 00 C2
6. To display the SKA4 PDB FRU:
C> FRUSDR /P /D FRU AT24C02 01 A6
7. To display the SKA4 MEM FRU:
C> FRUSDR /P /D FRU AT24C02 01 AC
8. To display the SKA4 FAN FRU:
C> FRUSDR /P /D FRU AT24C02 01 AA
Note: If your system does not display the above FRU device, then it probably
does not contain that device.
D. Temporary Files:
Temporary files are no longer created by default. If you desire to have
temporary files created you must use the undocumented "/tmp" switch on the
command line, then when the FRUSDR Loader is executed, it creates temporary
files which may be used to aid in recreating a problem, should on arise.
The FRUSDR Loader does not remove the temporary files, the temporary files
may be erased by the user after the FRUSDR Loader has completed.
E. FRU Field Lengths
If a user is going to develop their own Configuration, FRU or SDR files, then
they need a thorough understanding of FRU areas and lengths. That discussion
is beyond the scope of this document. Although, only a basic understanding of
how the FRUSDR application uses FRU files is needed before one modifies
information in a FRU field via a configuration file prompt.
The governing FRU format and SM BIOS specification documents do not specify a
maximum FRU field length. However, a length constraint does exist due to the
limited amount of space available in the Non-Volatile Storage device
containing these items. These maximum lengths are artificial since, if all
strings were of the maximum length, the FRU file would overflow the FRU area.
Therefore, the true maximum field length is actually controlled by the space
available to the FRU file.
As a rule, the length defined in the header of the FRU file and the sizes
defined in each FRU area of the FRU file must not be altered. These were
originally chosen so that the FRU file would fit into the FRU area. Often
each FRU area does contain a certain amount of padding, which will allow an
increase in the length of some strings. To be on the safe side, if FRU
strings are modified, they should be kept at the same length as the current
string in that FRU area. For fields such as the Asset Tag, for which data may
not exist to fill the field, the length should be kept to as few characters
as needed, not to exceed 31 characters.
F. Documentation:
Additional information on the FRUSDR Loader may be found in the Product
Manual.
Errata Items
A. Unsupported Type Codes
In this release only ASCII and BCD Type field codes are supported. ASCII6,
Binary and UNICODE Type Codes are not supported. Regarding SM BIOS (SMB)
strings, only ASCII characters are supported in these fields.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.