1.0 Overview
The following build adds fixes and new function. See corresponding Change History
document for additional information.
1.1 Build Information Build ID
Image Name: ibm_fw_bios_ea340.039.039.img
Version Number: 01EA340_039_039
Version Date: 11/21/2008
1.2 Limitations
N/A
1.3 Level recommendation and prerequisites for the update
* See corresponding Change History document for additional information.
- A full backup should be completed and verified prior to running this, or any
other system upgrade.
Prerequisite:
AMM Level BPEO46C or later
1.4 Dependencies
N/A
2.0 Installation and setup instructions
The procedure to install the BIOS image file using the main partition are as follows:
2.1 Send the file to the local hard drive of the operating system.
2.2 Login on the console with an ID that has root authority.
2.3 Use the "update_flash" program to update the system giving it the option "-f"
followed by the path to the image (.img) file on the local operating system.
2.3.0 Location of "update_flash" command:
AIX: /usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash
Linux: /usr/sbin/update_flash
2.3.0.1 Specific packages are needed for Linux which will install the "update_flash" command.
These packages can be found at
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/
2.4 Use the "ldfware" command to update systems with the Virtual I/O Server
operating system installed. The "--file" option followed by the path
to the image (.img) file should be provided.
2.5 For the shell script files, change the permissions on the file to be
executable. Then run the file as a command.
2.6 To commit an image to the PERM side, use the "-c" option on the
"update_flash" command.
2.7 To reject an image on the TEMP side, use the "-r" option on the
"update_flash" command.
3.0 Configuration information
N/A
4.0 Change History
Version 3.00, 01EA340_039_039 - 11/21/2008
Enhancements:
- Support for a virtual tape device.
- Support in the hypervisor for three types of hardware performance
monitors.
- Support for installing AIX and Linux using the integrated
virtualization manager (IVM).
- Support for enhanced power management, including dynamic voltage
and frequency slewing.
- Support for the 4-port Gb Ethernet expansion card
- On systems running AIX, support for an enhanced power and
thermal management capability. When static power save mode is
selected, AIX will "fold" processors to free processors which can
then be put in the "nap" state.
- Support for the 2-port 8Gb fibre channel expansion card.
- Support for a "soft" power cap.
- Support for "calling home" when a serviceable event occurs.
Problems fixed:
- FW204523, FW204602: A problem was fixed the prevented a blade
system from reporting a low or dead NVRAM battery.
- FW212754: A problem was fixed that caused the advanced management
module (AMM) to show that a blade system is powered off, when in fact
it is powered on, after AC power has been removed, then reapplied, to
a BladeCenter chassis. SRC B181D5FF was logged when this problem
occurred. This also resolved a another problem that caused
SRC B181D50F to be logged, and a service processor dump to be taken.
- FW193210: A problem was fixed that, under certain rare
circumstances, made it necessary to issue two power-on commands from
the advanced management module (AMM) to get a blade system to power
on, instead of one.
- FW201153: A problem was fixed that caused the firmware to display
the potential first and second MAC addresses of the host Ethernet
adapter (HEA), instead of the potential first and last MAC addresses
of the HEA. The first and second MAC addresses are normally the first
and last MAC addresses unless partitions are being created, and HEA
addresses being assigned, in a virtual input/output system (VIOS).
- FW203691: A problem was fixed that caused the message "Problem
communicating with BSMP" to be erroneously displayed on the advanced
management module (AMM) status page after a blade system's firmware
was updated successfully.
- FW248450: A problem was fixed that caused the serial-over-LAN
(SOL) connection to be intermittently dropped between the service
processor and the advanced management module (AMM).
- FW208834: A problem was fixed that prevented the "Restart blade
with NMI" command on the advanced management module (AMM) console
from working correctly. When this command was issued prior to being
fixed, a simple reboot was done, and no failure data was captured,
instead of performing a platform dump and then rebooting the blade
system.
Note: AMM firmware level BPET42P or later has to be
installed along with this version of the blade firmware system
firmware to resolve this problem.
- FW199615: A problem was fixed that caused SRC BFE4C025 with the
description "Undetermined Error" to be logged in the AIX error log.
- FW201153: A problem was fixed that caused SRC B1818A10 to be
logged in the advanced management module (AMM) event log after service
data from the BladeCenter was gathered. The BladeCenter open fabric
manager (BoFM) had to enabled for this problem to occur.
- FW236482: A problem was fixed that caused SRC B1819906 to be
logged when the "OS shutdown and blade power off" option on the
advanced management module (AMM) was used.
Version 2.02, 01EA330_046_031 - 08/22/2008
Problems fixed:
- FW196952, FW188794, FW202372: The processor
initialization settings were changed to reduce the likelihood of a
processor going into an error state and causing a system crash.
- FW188952: The minimum power consumption that must be reached
before power capping occurs was lowered.
- FW188952: A problem was fixed that caused the service authority
partition to receive platform dump notifications when an informational
error log entry was generated. This type of log should not be presented
to the service authority partition's operating system because it does
not require a service action.
- FW198910: A problem was fixed that caused the high speed daughter
card (HSDC) to show up as installed on the hardware VPD page on the
advanced management module (AMM), even though it was not installed, if
the blade system had a PCI-X daughter card installed.
- FW198939: A problem was fixed that caused the front panel power
LED to stay in the power off state, and activations of the power button
to be interpreted as power on requests, when the advanced management
module's (AMM's) "Restart Blade System Management Processor" command
was used to reset the blade system.
- FW199892: The firmware was enhanced so that a thermal alert on
a blade system processor will not cause the advanced management module
(AMM) to permanently ramp up the speed of the BladeCenter's fans, even
if the processor that reported the condition returned to a normal
temperature.
- FW200605: A problem was fixed that prevented the vital product
data (VPD) for memory DIMMs to be viewed on the hardware VPD page on
the advanced management module (AMM) interface if there were
unpopulated DIMM slots.
- FW202520: A problem was fixed that caused the serial-over-LAN
(SOL) connection to be dropped between the service processor and the
advanced management module (AMM).
- FW202779: A problem was fixed that could cause duplicate IP
addresses to be generated if a blade system was assigned an IP address
using the blades open fabric manager (BOFM), then moved to a BladeCenter
on which the advanced management module (AMM) does not support BOFM.
Version 2.01, 01EA330_031_031 - 06/01/2008
Problems fixed:
- FW195738: A problem was fixed that prevented a new blade from
being set up if the graphics console (via KVM - keyboard, video,
mouse) is not explicitly selected on the first opportunity, and
there is a copper passthrough module (CPM) or optical passthrough
module (OPM) switch in position 1 instead of an Ethernet switch.
- 642765: A problem was fixed that caused booting from a
fibre-channel-attached device to fail if a USB keyboard was
not plugged in, or the KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) was not
assigned.
- 640199: A problem was fixed that prevented graphics on local and
remote terminals from being displayed correctly.
Version 1.02, 01EA320_046_030 - 06/09/2008
The 1.02 firmware version (01EA320_046_030) must be applied to the target
system if you wish to perform a live partition migration from systems with
v1.00 (01EA320_030_030) or v1.01 (01EA320_040_030) firmware levels. The
1.02 version also supports partition migration with any system with v2.x
(01EA330_031_031) or later firmware.
Details:
Attempts to migrate directly from version 1.01 and earlier to
version 2.0 and later are blocked and one of the following errors
is reported on the IVM user interface:
"[VIOSE01042049-0503] Migration of partition with ID 3 has been
stopped by the managed system. Additional information: 4200243"
or
"[VIOSE0109002C-0453] The Partition Firmware versions on the source
and destination managed systems are not compatible. Additional
information: 1073741835"
Problems Fixed:
- 658900/FW197279 - HIPER - A problem was fixed that may cause a partition
migration to hang under certain circumstances, with SRC BA00E840 being
logged.
Version 1.01, 01EA320_040_030 - 03/17/2008
Problems fixed:
- 639455 - A problem was fixed that caused the panel buttons to be unresponsive.
- 649758: A problem was fixed that prevented power blades in the new
versions of the BladeCenter media tray from booting from the
CD/DVD drive.
Version 1.00, 01EA320_030_030 - 11/30/2007
- Initial release
5.0 Web information
Please refer to the Bull documentation
ref. 86 X1 98EW01 for the current versions of EL260/460 product
documentation and any late breaking product news. Supported Blade
Center and / or EL260/460 Blade code updates (in addition to this
Firmware) can also be downloaded from the Bull web site.
6.0 Disclaimer
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