============================================================================= Intel(R) Integrated System Management Processor (H8) Update Release Notes ============================================================================= INTEL Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA ============================================================================= DATE: Jan 19, 2007 TO: Intel SB-HE customers SUBJECT: Integrated System Management Processor (H8) Update ============================================================================= Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. 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Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. *Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2007 Intel Corporation. ============================================================================= ABOUT THIS RELEASE ============================================================================= Release :BR8T39A Version :1.11 ============================================================================= Overview ============================================================================= This diskette will update the Integrated System Management Processor firmware only. It will not affect any device drivers. 1. To use this diskette, perform the following steps: a. Make sure BIOS version 1.04, or later, is installed. b. Insert this diskette into the diskette drive and restart the system. If your system does not boot from the diskette, use POST/BIOS setup to configure the diskette drive as a boot device. Please refer to the Server Library that was included with your system for additional information. c. After your system boots, the main option menu will appear on the screen. The main option menu contains two options. Type the number of the menu item that you want to perform and press Enter. d. When you are finished using the utility, select "Exit" menu item from the main menu and press Enter. e. When prompted, remove the diskette from the diskette drive and press Enter to restart your system. 2. Limitations If there is an error in loading the Integrated System Management Processor software, retry loading the software by repeating the instructions in paragraph 1 above. 3. Enhancements 4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - BIOS version 1.04, or later, must be installed prior to installing this ISMP firmware update. - A full tape backup should be completed and verified prior to running this, or any other system upgrade. - RAID configuration should be saved to a diskette: see the "Hardware Maintenance Manual" for more details. 5. Dependencies - none ============================================================================= Change History ============================================================================= Version 1.11, BR8T39A - Fixed issue of continuous entries of "Service Processor Watchdog" error to the Management Module error log. Version 1.10, BR8T36A - PCI Expansion Unit causes continuous server reboots with no video. - Improved SMI generation with respect to system I2C. - Incorporated chages to comply with NEBS environmental standards. Version 1.09, BR8T35A - Workaround for Ctrl-Alt-Del, causing BSE management bus hang. Version 1.08, BR8T34A - improve the CPU temperature monitoring Version 1.07, BR8T33A - fix for watchdog timer not resetting the system upon expiration Version 1.06, BR8T32A - add support for PCI Expansion Unit voltage monitoring Version 1.05, BR8T31A - re-establish SOL session after Management Module is restarted. - add support for CPU IError detection and handling Version 1.04, BR8T30A - added co-required code for Management Module build BRET56A Version 1.03, BR8T29A - SOL support. Corequesite with BRET57A Version 1.02, BR8T20A - Flash update from older version may inhibit power on/off until AC cycle Version 1.01, BR8T17A - added Support for 533 Mhz front side bus systems Version 1.00, BR8T13B - Original Release ============================================================================= IMPORTANT INSTALLATION and SETUP NOTES ============================================================================= To install the firmware on this diskette, perform the following steps: 1. Make sure BIOS version 1.04, or later, is installed. 2. Make sure your system is powered down. 3. Insert the diskette in the diskette drive. 4. Power on your system to boot from diskette drive. If your system does not boot from the diskette, use POST/BIOS setup utility to configure the diskette drive as a boot device. 5. From the main option menu, select "Update System Management Processor". 6. When the update completes, remove the diskette from the drive and press Enter to restart the system. ============================================================================= Unattended Mode ============================================================================= This update utility does not support unattended installations but there are other ways to incorporate unattended installations of this code. Check 'Advanced users'section immediately below. Advanced users: The contents of this diskette can be used to support unattended installations. Note: Using this utility in an unattended mode will unconditionally flash the server with the firmware from this update. The server will be flashed regardless of whether the currently installed firmware is older or newer than the firmware on this update. To perform an unattended installation, copy flash2.exe and all of the .BIN files from this diskette to a single directory on your drive. Boot the server to DOS and change the directory to the directory where you have copied these files. At the DOS prompt type: flash2 /u /e ============================================================================= Support Web Site ============================================================================= http://www.intel.com [END OF RELEASE NOTES]