IBM System x3800 (machine-type 8866) UpdateXpress System Pack for Windows v1.40 IBM System x3850 (machine-type 8864,7365) UpdateXpress System Pack for Windows v1.40 IBM System x3950 (machine-type 8878, 7366) UpdateXpress System Pack for Windows v1.40 IBM System x3950 MXE (machine-type 8879,7367) UpdateXpress System Pack for Windows v1.40 This release package contains the following firmware and device driver updates: * IBM Baseboard Management Controller Flash Update - Version 3.11 (Build ID ZSBT21A) - (Critical) > Changes: - Indicate unspecified SDR mode in Get SDR Repository info command return. - Fix writing to power supply VPDs. - Adjusted FRU SDRs for indicating VPD format. - Added System Restart Cause support. - Changed SEL clearing prompt during DOS flash. - Added SEL Real Time Clock(RTC) changing sensor. - Added System Restart Policy Support. - Report Automatic BIOS Recovery timer expiration. - Corrected Get Channel Payload Version unsupported completion code. - Improved BMC SEL time accuracy. - Corrected severity of Power On events to be Monitor instead of Critical * IBM BIOS Flash Update - Version 1.08, ZSE126A (Critical) Problem(s) Fixed: - Force Quad Bus Slew Rate for Front Side Buses (FSB). Enhancements: - Update BCOM PXE ROM to v12.2.2 for onboard ethernet. - Version 1.07, ZSE124A Problem(s) Fixed: - Fix memory size reported in SMBIOS for 6th node. Enhancements: - Relocate PCIe ECRC Control to avoid CMOS aliasing. * IBM CPLD Update Utility - Version 1.12, Build ID: HEUD23C > Problem(s) Fixed: - System reset when fan speed goes from low to max only when one power supply is in position 1 - Intermitent system reset when power supply in position 2 is removed. - Intermitent system reset when BMC is being updated and only one power supply in position 1. The system resets BEFORE BMC loads. - Machine Check PCI-X split completion timeout per RETAIN Tip H191900. > Limitations: > Dependencies: - After the update, the system operator must AC cycle power to the system. For multinode systems, each node must be individually updated in standalone mode. Refer to TIP H1988. - Version 1.10, Build ID: HEUD22B, Revision 10. (IO=19/13x, PCI=29/1Dx, CPU=14/0Ex) > Problem(s) Fixed: - Intermittent CPU IERR reported when AC power is cycled. - Intermittent Reset (RSA: 1.5V power good fault; BMC: Reset by PCIX) events when PCIX adapters operate in mode 2 (266Mhz) > Enhancement: 1. Removed internal pullups to improve power sequencing > Limitations: > Dependencies: - After the update, the system operator must AC cycle power to the system. For multinode systems, each node must be individually updated in standalone mode. Refer to TIP H1988. * IBM Diagnostics Flash Update - Version 1.03, ZSYT16A (Suggested) > Problem(s) Fixed: - fixed an issue where diagnostics could not be flashed from Windows 2008 64-bit - Version 1.02, ZSYT15A > Enhancement: - added support for updating diagnostics from Windows 2008 * IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Firmware Update (Critical) Note: BMC Version 1.19 or greater is required to support IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II. - Version 1.19, ZUEP66A Problems Fixed: - Corrected a problem that remote control window doesn't redraw when switching from text to graphics mode in SLES 10 with XEN. - Corrected a RSA II authority security problem. Non critical- - Corrected the message in the RSA II log for the SPINT/Machine check error. Enhancement: - Enhanced the Role Based Security by disallowing authenticated Windows domain users without any permission assigned to log on RSA II. - Added a user choice to sending email alert with or without square brackets in the domain part to support different kinds of SMTP server. Note, the default option is sending alert with square bracket in the domain part as before. - Added sensor ABR state support. - Version 1.18, ZUEP64A Problems Fixed: - Fix for Remote Control General Exception in JRE 1.6 update 12 and above. - Corrected a problem that user cannot log in to RSA II with special character in password through web interface. Non critical- - Corrected a problem for showing error DST time after changing the set of DST. - Corrected a problem that the display of command list is not fully alphabetized via telnet session. Enhancement: - Added French keyboard support. - Added support for mounting large ISO files in Linux client. * Adaptec adp94xx SAS Controller Driver for Windows 2000 and 2003 - Version 1.10.608.818 (Suggested) > Problems Fixed: - Fixed issue with drives not appearing in x460 multi-node configurations - Fixed issue with drives not appearing in x260 * ATI Radeon Display Driver for IBM Server Systems. - Version 8.24.5 (Suggested) > Changes: - This driver fixes the warm boot test issue * Broadcom NetXtreme I Device Driver for Windows 2003/2008 - Version 11.7.4 (Suggested) > Problems Fixed: - Resolved issue where teaming failover prevented application with outstanding packets from continuing. - WinPE 2.0 fix to resolve poor performance on 5704C when there are more than 4 cores present. - MTU size update to allow VLAN tagged management traffc to pass through when VLANs are not enabled at the OS level. - Added registy option to increase driver priority for Multicast packet loss issue * Broadcom NeXtreme Firmware Update (RHEL4, SLES9, SLES10) - Version 2.1.3c > Changes: - See brcm_fw_nic_2.1.3c_windows_32-64.chg for details. * Intel-based Gigabit Ethernet products - Version 15.1 (Suggested) > Changes - see intc_dd_nic_15.1_windows_32-64.chg for details * IBM Active PCI Software for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 (x86/IA64/AMD64) - Version 5.2.1.0 (Suggested) > Enhancements: - This version was released for IBM xSeries 260/366/460 and System x3800/x3850/x3950. - UpdateXpress support (XML/TML) for IBM xSeries 260/366/460 and System x3800/x3850/x3950. (English version only) * IBM Active PCI Software for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x86/AMD64) - Version 6.0.0.0 (Iniital Release) > Initial release to support PCI hot-plug on Windows Server 2008. * IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Daemon for IA32 Windows - Version 5.45 - HLP421A (Suggested) > Changes: - Roll back "truncated buffer" fix in hlp419 (v5.43). Conflict with Director on "INVALID_BUFFER" return. - Version 5.44 - HLP420A (Suggested) > Problem(s) Fixed: - Events were not being raised from service (session 0) to application level (session 1) in Windows Server 2008. * IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Daemon for 64 bit Windows - Version 5.43 - HLP921A (Suggested) > Changes: - Roll back "truncated buffer" fix in hlp918 (v5.40). Conflict with Director on "INVALID_BUFFER" return. - Version 5.44 - HLP920A (Suggested) > Problem(s) Fixed: - Events were not being raised from service (session 0) to application level (session 1) in Windows Server 2008. * IBM ServeRAID 8i, 8k, 8k-l, 8s Controller Driver for Windows Server 2000, and Windows Server 2003 (8i machine types: 8864, 8878, 8879) (8s machine types: 8864) - Version 5.2.0.12913 (ServeRAID 9.00) > Problems fixed: - If the "Enable write cache on the disk" box is unchecked in Device Manager, a notification is sent to the Windows event log indicating the possibility of data loss if power fails unexpectedly. In actuality, the write-cache policy cannot be modified with this checkbox, so the box was re-checked automatically. The notification message was incorrect and there is no exposure to data loss. The notification message has now been changed. Enhancements: - Added support for Windows PE * IBM ServeRAID 8i, 8k, 8k-l, 8s BIOS and Firmware Update - Version 5.2-0 (15432) - Critical > Changes: - Decreased ServeRAID boot time from 96 to 36 sec for SAS devices (See RETAIN Tip H183693) - Fixed an issue when a RAID-10 array becomes unreadable after a dynamic disk conversion in Windows 2003/2008 - Resolved an issue that would not allow an 8s controller as a bootable device when an 8k is present - Fixed an issue when the hotspare will not protect all logical volumes (See Retain Tip H195598) - Fixed an issue while drive rebuilding exiting the controller BIOS will hang - Version 5.2-0 (15427) > Problem(s) Fixed - Fixed issue when ATU range changes causes a pci error if a REBUILD is active during POST, which may cause a loss of the array handle. - Fixed issue when SATA disk drive FRU information was missing via ServeRAID Manager - Fixed issue to allow limited background operation tasks to now run one at a time to improve I/O - Fixed issue when one or more logical drives go to an "offline" or "unknown" state after a firmware update has been applied (See RETAIN Tip H194522) - Fixed issue while creating multiple logical drives some arrays go offline immediately when hitting the Apply option - Fixed issue when a new drive is inserted into an array, the copy back operation would not start properly. - Fixed an abnormal condition that caused the firmware to crash with a Blink Led 62 failure. * LSI MegaRAID 8480 SAS Controller Firmware Update - Version 7.0.1-0074 - Critical Contains: Firmware Image: 1.12.270-0718 MPT Firmware: 01.18.170.00-IT Boot Block: R2.3.15 BIOS: MT33 Web BIOS: 1.1-33g-e_11-Rel Control-R: 1.04-019A Preboot CLI: 01.00-011 > Changes - Fixed issue where the iBBU recalibration does not finish and goes into a battery charge/discharge loop - Addressed issue where the firwmare could generate a fatal firmware - Fixed controller hang when the a single inconsistency is found on RAID 5. - Fixed firmware problem where flushing disk cache in some shutdown scenarios does not occur correctly - Addressed a problem where a continuous Media Error (CME) will cause a firmware crash - Fixed a problem where the selection of any physical drive will fail if global hot spare is created out of smaller PD. - Corrected a issue where a SMART error is still reported in 24 hours, even after replacing with good disk * OSA IPMI device driver for Windows - Version 2.2.1.2 (jap409a) (Suggested) > Changes: - Change made to allow IPMI driver to install if IPMIDrv.sys is present in %windir%\system32\drivers, but not running. If IPMIDrv.sys loaded / running, IPMI driver will not install. - New code drop from Avocent to address upgrade issue: Upgrade failed when driver was in use. Now upgrade completes on reboot. - Changed driver name back to "IPMI Driver.msi" * OSA IPMI IBM Mapping Layer on IA32 Windows - Version 1.18 - VAP418A (Suggested) > Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed problem preventing install on Vista. - Version 1.17 - VAP417A (Suggested) > Problem(s) Fixed: - Change made to allow mapping layer to install if IPMIDrv.sys is present in %windir%\system32\drivers, but not running. If IPMIDrv.sys present & running, mapping layer will not install. * OSA IPMI IBM Mapping Layer on x64 Windows - Version 1.18 - VAP418A (Suggested) > Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed problem preventing install on Vista. - Version 1.17 - VAP917A (Suggested) > Problem(s) Fixed: - Change made to allow mapping layer to install if IPMIDrv.sys is present in %windir%\system32\drivers, but not running. If IPMIDrv.sys present & running, mapping layer will not install. * IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program - Version 1.06 (critical) A detailed change history is included with each update in this UpdateXpress System Pack. See the individual change history files for more information.