Advanced Management Module Firmware Update IBM BladeCenter(TM)-E : System 7967(ALL), 1881(ALL), 8677(ALL) IBM BladeCenter(TM)-H : System 7989(ALL), 8852(ALL) IBM BladeCenter(TM)-S : System 7779(ALL), 1948(ALL), 8886 (ALL) IBM BladeCenter(TM)-HT: System 8750(ALL), 8740(ALL) Version 3.54V, Build ID: BPET54V Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue that caused the AMM to failover due to a buffer flow error caused by a double free call in one of the code libraries. - Fixed a problem that caused the AMM to display BladeCenter Graphics Expansion (BGE) Module instance numbers incorrectly in Blade configuration/status menu when three or more BGEs were attached to an HS22. - Fixed an issue where Blade Firmware VPD information was incorrect after two IMMs were reset simultaneously. - Fixed an issue that caused the Active Energy Manager to display incorrect values for slot power capping capabilities. - Corrected a problem that caused the AMM to display incorrect shortname description for Emulex 8 GB FC CIOV adapter. - Corrected an issue that caused chassis fans to ramp after updating chassis VPD information. - Fixed an issue where SOL status summary showed zero for IOM slot number when the daughter card is installed in a BladeCenter Graphics Expansion Module. - Fixed issue where chassis description in VPD summary table was incorrectly displayed. - Fixed a problem that caused repeating keystroke to be sent after exiting the remote console w/ left-alt. - Fixed issue that caused the RAIDed SAS Switch Module to not be reachable after power loss of BladeCenter-S chassis. - Fixed issue that prevented enabling DNS when IPv6 is disabled and all IPv6 configuration fields are hidden. - Fixed a problem which prevented restoring ICPM port configurations. - Added information for event 0x806f0a07 in AMM messages guide. - Corrected a problem that caused SOL Status to not be properly updated after an AMM backup and restore. - Fixed a problem that prevented restorating of SSH client public key (fourth key) after backup then restore of AMM configuration. - Fixed various cKVM issues and updated messaging in the event logs. - Fixed issue that prevented the user from generating a valid Client Key and Certificate Signing Request. - Corrected an issue that caused manual Call Home over FTP to fail. - Fixed an issue that prevented IPv6 functions on IOM configuration web page to display properly after hide then show. - Fixed switching from digital to analog modes for remote video. - Fixed a problem that caused FFDC data not to show the complete BOFM configuration. - Fixed CLI command to properly gather VPD information on IO Modules installed in an interposer. - Added an event when the AMM is unable to obtain an IPv4 DHCP address. - Fixed issue where chassis LED would not come on when a blade had a HW fault issue. - Fixed issue where user was unable to configure the IOM from the web UI. - Corrected a problem that caused the AMM to display incorrect MAC address for a cell blade. - Fixed issue where IO adapters were displaying Management adapter MAC addresses. Enhancements: - Added support for Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 3.54U, Build ID: BPET54U Problem(s) Fixed: - SNMP event ID 0x0002201B added to the external Advanced Management Module Messages Guide XML file. - Corrected a problem that caused the 14th HX5 blade in a chassis to fail to power on. - Fixed issue that caused the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) file to be truncated. - Fixed issue that retrieved BoFM Basic configuration was corrupted when upgraded to BBET54P. - Fixed problem that prevented CISCO switch modules from being set to protected mode. - Fixed issue that caused AMM to reset due to remote presence code error when AMM was restarted. - Fixed an issue where all blades lost BoFM when chassis power cycled. - Fixed issue where Power Blades were not displaying proper ranges in the HW VPD when BoFM is applied. Enhancements: Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 3.54P, Build ID: BPET54P Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem that caused the AMM to intermittently fail to respond to SNMP GET requests. - Fixed an issue that caused the AMM to report Insufficient Power for blades after a chassis power cycle. - Corrected a problem that prevented the AMM from sending Events when there is a blown fuse on Fibre Channel Over Ethernet switch. - Corrected a problem that caused users to see "Unable to update device list" message when using Remote Console with multiple AMMs at the same firmware level. - Corrected information displayed in power domain help. - Updated command line interface so now ALL targets require a [slot_num]. - Fixed a problem that caused the AMM Remote Control to incorrectly translate some keys of a French keyboard when using Linux OS. - Corrected a problem that caused the Hardware VPD page to show incorrect DIMM information. - Fixed a problem that caused the AMM to report POST TIMEOUT for Qlogic 4 Gig Fibre Switch after a chassis power cycle. - Fixed a probem that caused the System Status Page to display incorrect information if there are Blade Expansion Modules (BEMs) attached to a blade. - Fixed a problem that prevented AMM WEB login for LDAP SSL users. - Fixed an issue where DNS information does not get saved if IPv6 is disabled. - Fixed remote mapping of iMM floppy binary files. - Corrected a problem where AMM will not display Solid State Drive card IO compatibility without appropriate IO adapter also installed on blade. - Fixed a problem where SOL sessions could not be established. - Corrected a problem that caused blade service processor flash from failing itermittently. - Corrected a problem the prevented SSH users from logging in using 'root' userid. - Corrected a problem that caused FTP from 'root' userid to return incorrect directory information. - Corrected a problem that caused the AMM to display a blank line at the beginning of 'info' command output. - Fixed an issue that caused the AMM to incorrectly display the location for LEDs on the Memory Expansion Unit. - Corrected a problem that caused the AMM to unexpectedly fail over. - Enhanced CLI 'list' output to display 'Unavailable device[x]' for devices that are seen by AMM, but do not have additional information available. - Fixed issue where a power command sent using telnet may fail. - Fixed an issue that caused SMTP alerts to be rejected by Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007. - Fixed a problem that caused the AMM to incorrectly indicate that the management network was not available. Enhancements: - Added support for IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade - Added support for IBM BladeCenter MAX5 for BladeCenter, option PN 46M6973 Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 3.54L, Build ID: BPET54L Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem that caused "No Fabric" status to be displayed for 44W4488 option daughter cards in a BCS chassis. - Corrected a problem where SNMP power commands were not returning state change immediately. - Fixed an issue that caused BladeServers to hang in discovery. - Fixed issue where the last BladeServer inserted into a chassis was not being properly discovered. - Corrected a problem where False IO Module insert and remove messages were generated when the Advanced Management Module (AMM) service data was accessed repeatedly. - Fixed a problem that caused "0x00022011 Primary MM USB keyboard/mouse emulation failed" events to be logged after copying configuration to an AMM. - Corrected a problem where CLI (Command Line Interface) command "info" for QS BladeServers failed to properly collect MAC address information of the BladeServer. - Fixed an issue that prevented HDD drive VPD information being shown on iMM based BladeServers. - Fixed a problem that prevented power domain help text to be displayed when clicking on power domain help topic using the web interface. - Fixed a problem that caused the AMM to reset or failover. - Fixed a security issue related to SSLv2 by limiting the supported encryption algorithms that are used for Web HTTPS to SSLv3 cipher suites only. Enhancements: - Added support for IBM BladeCenter HX5 (7872) Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 3.54G, Build ID: BPET54G Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where when using Internet Explorer 6, the login user access scope may change unexpectedly. - Fixed a problem where AMM intermittently logs messages saying "Power allocated is higher than the power domain 1 capacity ". - Fixed an issue where blade BIOS menu display may appear too bright. - Corrected a problem where SMTP messages failed when first character of email address was numeric. - Fixed a problem which prevented users from creating multi-line trespass messages using the CLI interface. - MM Control > Network Interfaces page will now warn the user when the primary and standby amm are being configured with the same IPv4 static address. - Users of Internet Explorer 6 will be able to use the IO module ping, start session functions and launch IO Module web interface. - Fixed problem with Available Resources selector on Remote Drive control. - Legacy BladeServers now show up correctly on LED status page in web UI. - Fixed warning text in the Wizard for SNMP configuration. - Fixed a problem where the SNMP context did not display correctly when using IBM Director. Enhancements: - Added support for IBM BladeCenter PS 700/701/702 (8406) - The firmware update process has been enhanced and improved for usability. - Updated event log help text. - Improved navigation on Blade Open Fabric Manager configuration generation flow. - Updated help to explain why initial SNMP trap from AMM after boot may not have proper AMM IP address. - Updated copyright information on webpage to 2010. - Added CLI help entry for "monalertseg". - Blade Open Fabric Manager license key will now be part of the 'feature' command's output. - Added domain name for standby Advanced Management Module. - If stateless auto-config or DHCPv6 is enabled, but the AMM doesn't get addresses, the CLI will now print "Not available" rather than "Error getting....." - Added a new CLI command "scale" for scaling complex configuration. - Added "interconnect" to "info" command. - Added Standby AMM's Domain Name setting to configuration file. - FPGA firmware will show on the Firmware Web Page. Limitations: - Use file://.pkt and not tftp://127.0.0.1/.txt when flashing from a local file. The new method does not require the file to be uploaded to the tftproot directory Critical Fixes: Dependencies: - Effective October 2010 Internet Explorer 6 (any version) will no longer be supported by the Advanced Management Firmware. Version 3.54D, Build ID: BPET54DFixed an issue that caused BladeServers to hang in discovery. Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem that caused javascript errors to occur when I/O modules are configured to use the same subnet mask or gateway. - Fixed error message on Firmware VPD (Vital Product Data) page when the cKVM (concurrent Keyboard Video Mouse) card is present but not returning firmware data. - Fixed issue where different status was reported for the blade server in the System Status and Configuration Wizard pages. - Fixed issue where the SNMP trap destination address or hostname did not display correctly when using IBM Director. - Fixed a problem where the reload button on the firmware VPD page became inactive. - Fixed issue where changing the blade name to null flagged the wrong slot number. - Fixed the javascript errors that may occur when a user chooses a select all checkbox for alert categories on a BladeCenter E chassis. - Fixed issue where a SAS Zone became inactive after restarting a Non-RAIDed SAS Switch Module. - Fixed issue that caused Service Advisor to indicate email addresses were invalid when email addresses started with non-numeric characters. - Fixed issue where SNMP responses for double-wide server blades were not returned with the correct values for the blades. - Fixed problem with cKVM (concurrent Keyboard Video Mouse) adapter VPD (Vital Product Data) not showing up on the firmware VPD page correctly. - Fixed issue where power domain settings were not being properly migrated from Management Module settings to Advanced Management Module settings. - Fixed issue which caused the AMM to stop responding to SNMP requests. - Fixed an issue that caused a firmware update of standby AMM to fail if DHCP is being used. - Fixed an issue that caused the AMM to reset. In some cases Event Log would show 'watchdog timout' message just before reset. Enhancements: - Advanced Management Module now supports the IPv6 protocol. - Added support for blade power-on policy upon chassis or Advanced Management Module restart. - Added warning on Network Interfaces page informing users when the primary and standby Advanced Management Modules are being configured with the same static IPv4 address. - The domain name for the standby Advanced Management Module can now be configured by the user. - The Network Interfaces page will now wait until the standby Advanced Management Module is completely ready before showing information for it. - Enhanced the Advanced Management Module system name to update every sixty seconds to account for changes made on the General settings page without requiring reloading the main page. - Navigation through the time set flow now retains knowledge of the referring web page. - Users can now choose DHCP as the network address configuration method for I/O modules which support it. - The SSH DSA key size is now 1024 bits to conform with FIPS 186-2. - The help text has been updated to explain why port 13991 is open for IBM Director alerts. - The enhanced alerts setting is now set by default. - Added support for remote USB flashkey mounting. - JRE support statement has been updated in the Web/UI help text. - Added remote USB flash-Key Image (uki) file support. - Added new license checking for Open Fabric Manager (OFM). - Added support for DNSv6 to the CLI (Command Line Interface). - Added IPv6 support for I/O modules. - Added port width, cable length, cable compatibility and protocol fields for I/O Modules that support EHCM. - Any CLI command that transfers a file to a TFTP server now accepts both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for the server. - Added a -apply option to the feature cmd to upload and apply a license file. - Added -retrieve option to feature cmd - I/O modules now accept the -up/-down options for the ifconfig command, and now display Enabled/Disabled in their output. - Added enhancements to improve flashing of HS22 server blades. - All syslog events are now sent to the registered syslog servers. - Update hostname and domainname to conform to ipv6 format. - Invalid DIMM data will not be displayed on the Hardware VPD page. - Storage Drives will appear on Hardware VPD. - Chassis Internal Network feature now supports IPv6. - Added feature to compare blade firmware levels to firmware levels specified in a file. - Added support for IBM BladeCenter HS22V. Limitations: - Start CLI/Web Session page under I/O Module Tasks -> Configuration does not support Internet Explorer 6 or Internet Explorer 7 web browsers. Information around how to work around the issue has been added to the page. Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.50K, Build ID: BPET50K Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue that caused AMM to reset when issuing 'list -l' command. - Fixed synchronization issue between standby and primary Advanced Management Module after a reset. - Fixed background flash issue on secondary AMM. - Fixed issue where AMM reset because memory resources were not released after flashing that involved a ftp or tftp update. - Fixed issue where a Server Connectivity Module could not be managed by telnet and web session. - Fixed a problem where the SNMP trap destination address or hostname did not display correctly when using IBM Systems Director. - Fixed a problem where the SNMP context did not display correctly when using IBM Systems Director. - Fixed an issue where "no fabric" message was incorrectly displayed when using 2/4 port ethernet expansion card P/N 44W4479. - Fixed problem that would not allow users to access IOMs from blades via chassis internal network path. - Fixed issue preventing login to the AMM via web or telnet. - Fixed issue where AMM did not always update chassis UUID information in the blade VPD when the user modified chassis UUID from the AMM UI (and rebooted the AMM). Enhancements: - Added support for blade power on policy upon chassis restart. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.50G, Build ID: BPET50G Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where daughter cards would not display proper port information after BOFM is applied. - Corrected a problem where Hard Disk Drive (HDD) will now show on Hardware VPD page when inserted to or removed from an HS22 blade. - Fixed a problem where HW Information page title did not match menu. - Fixed display errors in Service Advisor. - remoteAccessIdEntryEncodedLoginPw has been deprecated and will now only return '********' - Corrected a problem where certain events failed to be logged. - Fixed an issue where blade status page failed to show all daughter cards of blades - Fixed an issue where Advanced Management Module (AMM) external IP was not sent to FSP based blades. - Fixed problem which prevented Remote ISO file mounting on Linux clients. - Corrected a problem where page refresh buttons failed to work after clicking in-page links. - Fixed a problem where PHP error messages no longer displayed when flashing Intelligent Copper Passthru Module (ICPM) switch. - Fixed an issue where DIMMs would not show in the correct slot and order when discovered by the AMM on the Hardware VPD page. - Fixed an issue where incorrect CPU rate info was displayed in SNMP "fuel gauge" section of MIB. - Fixed issue where enabling SNMPv1 from CLI or SNMP did not take affect until restart. - Fixed display problems when BladeCenter Open Fabric manager (BOFM) apply to blades fails. - Corrected an issue where Remote Presence Help Text was missing detail for Console Redirect feature. - Fixed issue where SNMP agent no longer responds to requests. - Fixed issue where standby network would become active if it had the duplicate IP address of the active network. - When a user applies BOFM the correct BOFM addresses will now show under Configuration menu under Blade Tasks for the QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter. - Fixed a problem where an improperly formatted TCP Command Mode request could cause the AMM to restart. - Corrected a problem where RAID portion of RSSM switch incorrectly showed ability to provide a WEB session. Only Telnet is supported. - Fixed problem where I/O compatibility details table was empty. - Fixed a problem where Inventory information on OEM blades was not correctly displayed. - Fixed a problem where the size of an internal errorlog file was not correctly limited. - Corrected an issue where folders present in the AMM local storage volatile folder were not removed whenever the AMM was restarted. - Fixed an issue where when a user received a Battery Low recovery log, the Event Log did not show "low recovered" at the end of the string. - Fixed security vulnerabilities. - Fixed flash progress indicator issue for Firefox users. - Fixed issue where MUX failover action did not occur properly and implied failover to MUX2 was also failing over to AMM2. - Fixed RAID portion of RSSM switch incorrectly showed ability to provide a WEB session. Only Telnet is supported. Enhancements: - Provide 'boot to SMS menu' option for JS12, JS22, JS23 and JS43 blades. - Reset command added -sms option for blades that support resetting to the SMS menu. - Added firmware update support for Copper Passthru Modules (CPMs), Intelligent Copper Passthru Modules (ICPMs), and Optical Passthru Modules (OPMs). - Added output warning information when changing tftp port to a non-default value. - Improved help for command line usage of remote presence launcher. - Added new level of targets - "be" can now have "exp" and "hsec" children in the CLI. - AMM now sends I/O Module Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client configuration if I/O Module supports NTPC. - Improved clarity on OFM tab of Blade Configuration. - Service advisor email limit of 30 chars raised by 1 to 31. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.50C, Build ID: BPET50C Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue that prevented the AMM from logging blade system boot messages. - Fixed an issue which caused the AMM to return incorrect SNMP data for IDs such as bladeAndExpCardWwnGuidVpdType. - Fixed an issue that caused the AMM to display an incorrect MAC address for a daughter card. - Fixed an issue that caused the AMM to reset. - Fixed issue where the Advanced Management Module (AMM) Command Line Interface (CLI) "health" command did not always handle the -T option properly. - Fixed issue on the AMM User Interfaces (UIs): CLI, web Graphical User Interface (GUI), and remote control applet where the UI did not display the correct power state for a blade when the blade was in hibernate or standby mode. - Corrected limitation to allow a 63 byte entry in the Syslog Collector Fully Qualified Hostname. - Fixed issue where a switch inserted into a slot that previously had a Server Connectivity Module will have an IP address of 192.199.199.x. - Fixed problem with Remote Drive ownership of uploaded IMG file. - Fixed problem where a non-standard Trivial File Transport Protocol (TFTP) port could not be used in the Universal Resource Indicator (URI) when trying to flash a blade. - Fixed issue where only the first Media Access Control address (MAC address) on a Chelsio High Speed Daughter Card (HSDC) was being displayed in Vital Product Data (VPD). - Fixed issue where the display “software property” SMASH command would timeout and return an incomplete result. - Fixed an issue where the remote control video list would display a duplicate blade after removal and re-insertion of blade in chassis. - Fixed issue where chassis component type and model number info were missing in the CLI commands. - Fixed issue in the email alert system name which sometimes showed up garbled. - Fixed problem that prevented blade faults from appearing on the system status summary at the top. - Fixed issue where System Status icons were not always in sync with each other on the same page. - Fixed issue with power capping limit of multi-wide JS series blades which support soft power capping. - Fixed issue with mounting empty CD drive to HS22 blade using Remote Disk feature - Fixed issue where “Restore Defaults” button in Remote Presence applet was not restoring all defaults. - Fixed issue on BC-T chassis where CLI “led” command was displaying non-Telco related output. - Fixed issue where CLI could only target on High Speed Expansion Card in the “list” or “info” commands. - Fixed problem where Simple Network management Protocol (SNMP) did not correctly return the blower speed Revolutions per Minute (RPM) and blower controller state for a BCS chassis. - CLI command “info-T system” now displays the correct hardware revision on a BCS chassis. - Fixed issue in SNMP so that ncHardwareVpdTable, ncStatusLEDsTable and ncReqTable objects in the mmblade.mib are now deprecated. - Fixed issue where AM (Armenia) was the default country selection in Service Advisor. Default country is now blank and user is required to choose a country. - Removed Paraguay and Bolivia from the list of countries listed under the Service Advisor settings. Enhancements: - Sun JRE 1.6 is now supported in the Remote Presence Applet. - User can now change the AMM’s FTP server port number without requiring a reboot of the AMM. - User is now provided with a summary of the different firmware levels running on the same chassis for the same types of blades. - Changes to the SNMP objects snmpAgentPortAssignment.0 and snmpTrapsPortAssignment.0 now happen after a few seconds and no longer require a reboot of the AMM. - Changes to SNMP via the CLI command "snmp" no longer require a reboot of the AMM. - AMM will alter its power calculations to reflect current capping levels. The new calculations will take into account the extra power available from capped blades and use those values when making power decisions on the chassis. - Changed separator used for multiple email addresses configured in an email alert recipient list from colon (‘:’) to a comma (‘,’). - Blades in kernel mode will now be displayed in the pulldown list on the blade firmware update page. - Added an event description and recommendation action to events listed in the event log and System Status Summary. - Added the ability to perform a screen-capture of the remote control screen and save it to a file. - Added timestamps to events represented in the System Status Summary. - User can now view video beneath the toolbar and can customize the translucency of the toolbar to their needs. - Added MAC addresses and unique IDs to the info output for the HSEC target in the CLI interface. - AMM will now allow all switches to power-up for data traffic regardless of the AMM network status. - Added a button to Network Protocols-> Syslog section of the web page to allow a test syslog packet to be sent to the syslog server. This allows customers to verify they have configured the syslog server information correctly. - Firmware VPD for the BCS storage module disk drives is now visible on the web under the main HW VPD topology screen. - Added a short delay to the CLI AMM reset command in order to allow the user to logoff/exit. This will prevent the SSH/Telnet connection from hanging. - Failure messages sent via IBM Call Home have been enhanced. - Users can now select 0 (zero) for the “Number of simultaneous active sessions for LDAP users” in the Account Security Management section of the AMM web page. - Enhanced the Remote Chassis page to help screen reader users. - Enhanced the Hardware VPD pages to help screen reader users. - Enhanced the Event Logs pages to help screen reader users. - Enhanced the Configuration Wizard to address accessibility issues. - Users can now use repeat keys in Remote Presence SoftKey programmer. - Enhanced the configuration save/restore process to accommodate all users. The configuration worksheet can be filled out in the browser prior to printing. - Service Advisor related web pages have been updated and enhanced. - Log only error messages are now converted to events. - Users can now receive all events as notification messages (alerts). Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.48N, Build ID: BPET48N Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module (AMM) may restart or failover. Failover may be accompanied by a message such as "watchdog timer expired" or "Primary MM external Management bus timed out".' - Fixed a problem where the mouse pointer will jump out of the Remote Console window if If a user shrinks the Remote Control window down. - Corrected an issue where the Advanced Management Module (AMM) shows incorrect information about the external and internal port LEDs of 10Gb Passthru module for IBM BladeCenter. - Fixed two issues when setting Network Time Protocol (NTP): fail to set NTP v3 key index to "65535" and saving 63 character NTP server host names. - Corrected a problem where the Command Line Interface (CLI) "info" command doesn't display chassis model number. - The Advanced Management Module (AMM) runs a file system check on the RDoC. - Fixed an issue where a firmware update of the Advanced Management Module (AMM) failed. - Fixed a problem where the Open Fabric Manager web page may hang when appending the configuration to an existing file named "bofm.csv". - Changed the Location LED behavior so that the Advanced Management Module preserves the location LED remains on after an AMM switch over. - Fixed an issue where the USB ports and DVD drives in the media tray may became unreachable after completing an AMM firmware update. - Corrected an issue where with a fully occupied chassis the Advanced Management Module (AMM) may not show all the installed modules. Enhancements: - Added support for Voltaire 40Gb InfiniBand Switch Module and 2-Port 40Gb InfiniBand Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.48L, Build ID: BPET48L Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module (AMM) may failover occasionally. - Corrected a problem where the return value of SNMP OID "bladeAndExpCardWwnGuidVpdType" is incorrect. - Corrected an issue where pop up screen blanks out if a user changes file type when mounting a image from the remote control panel. - Fixed an issue where the chassis info displayed on hardware VPD page will be incorrect if a user changes it. - Corrected a problem where there is no event log when when a user changes his own permissions. - Corrected a problem where the BIST status incorrectly shows "PASSED" all the time. - Fixed an issue where the Remote Disk will hang after the mount location was changed. - Corrected an issue where the help page will not show up after input "?" command in the Command Line Interface (CLI). - Fixed an issue where the connection session of Remote Control doesn't close properly. - Corrected a problem where a user can not perform a blade Firmware Update if a previous Firmware Update to that blade had failed. - Fixed an issue where the real time mode entry and exit events were not captured in Advanced Management Module for HS22 blade. - Corrected an issue where the battery low events were incorrectly reported as warning events instead of informational. - Fixed an issue where the firmware VPD of IOM in slot 10 doesn't show up correctly after a user reseats it. - Fixed a problem where the Console Redirect of remote console window doesn't show session status for an HS22 blade. - Corrected a problem where Advanced Management Module(AMM) shows inaccurate hardware faults and presence removals when the Driver Storage Module(DSM) is having it's firmware flashed. - Fixed an issue where the port info of a SAS expansion card is missing in the hardware VPD page when it is on a HS12 Blade. - Fixed an issue where the firmware VPD of a switch module will not be shown if it was inserted in the second slot of Multi-Switch Interconnect Module(MSIM). Enhancements: - Added support for 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter. - Added support for ServeRAID-MR10ie (CIOv) Controller for IBM BladeCenter. - Added support for QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.48G, Build ID: BPET48G Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed security issues related to cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery. - Fixed an issue where the SNMP community name can not be configured using hostname. - Corrected a problem where the Remote Console would fail to connect to the Advanced Management Module (AMM) when a NAT router was being used or if the Remote Presence port was changed on the AMM. - Corrected a problem that prevented flashing blade firmware through HTTPS or FTPS protocols. - Fixed an issue where Advanced Management Module may reset when saving or restoring configuration file while there are any Intelligent Copper Pass Through Modules (ICPMs) inside the chassis. - Corrected a problem where Advanced Management Module may reset while issuing Command Line Interface "remotechassis -name *" command. - Fixed a problem where a javascript error may occur during login in Advanced Management Module. - Corrected a problem where the system status summary page may show inconsistent message with event log page. - Fixed an issue where the Command Line Interface "fuelg" and "led" commands report inconsistent message with the WEB interface. - Fixed an issue where the High Speed Expansion card incorrectly shows as "Expansion Card" instead of ¡°Blade Expansion Module" when attaching to some blades. - Corrected an issue where the KVM Setting page on Preferences dialog is not properly displayed when using Firefox internet browser. - Fixed a problem where the blades in kernel mode are not in the dropdown list on the blade flash page. - Fixed an issue where the Blade Expansion Module (BEM) may show incorrect information when attaching to a double wide blade and the slot next to this blade is also occupied. - Corrected a problem where SNMP does not return blower's speed and state for a BladeCenter S chassis. - Fixed an issue that prevented the Advanced Management Module from recognizing the Compact Flash card. - Corrected an issue where a user can not set the video bandwidth for an HS22 blade while at the first launch of Remote Console. - Fixed an issue where the Command Line Interface "info" command reports incorrect information on a BladeCenter S chassis. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module may report false events for a storage module. Enhancements: - Added support for JS23 and JS43 blade which supports 2 High Speed Expansion Cards. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.48D, Build ID: BPET48D Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where power supply info on the Hardware Summary page and the Power Management page will display different power information when running BladeCenter-S with 220V AC power. - Corrected a problem where the primary Advanced Management Module (AMM) may not be able to ping the IP address configured for logic network link check then causes a fail over to the redundant AMM. - Corrected an issue where the "I9990306 Timed Out Waiting on MM:System Halted in POST" error message will be displayed after a blade power cycle. - Fixed a problem where a BladeCenter HT chassis is unable to power up all blades if all are high power blades such as the HS22 or JS22. Enhancements: - Added support for the HS22 including: firmware updates via TFTP on an ethernet switch, provides blade service data collection, IPMI 2.0 support, and enhanced airflow algorithms. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.48C, Build ID: BPET48C Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem where all components of an I/O module interposer enclosure were not seen in the Command Line Interface (CLI) or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). - Corrected anissue that caused event log entries to appear out of date order. - Fixed a problem where the Service Advisor log displayed calls in the pending state after timing out. The calls will now go into a failed state. - Corrected a problem where older model blades would show dashes for the VRM1 voltage on the web page. - Fixed a problem where the "Are you sure you want to disable Secure TCP Command Mode" popup appears when using the "Save All" button on the Network Protocols web page, even if that setting hadn't changed. - Fixed an issue that prevented the Advanced Management Module (AMM) from being updated via Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) resulting in the error "File transfer failed. The file does not exist on the server.". - Corrected a problem where the media tray SNMP table did not report the Vital Product Data (VPD) for its part number, FRU serial number, and manufacturing date. - Fixed a problem where the power values on the Hardware VPD and Power Management web pages showed different power supply wattage values on the BladeCenter HT chassis. - Corrected an issue that caused BladeCenter S power module fan packs to not be seen. - Fixed a problem that prevented the LEDs of the multiplexer in slot 2 of the BladeCenter-HT from being displayed on the Command Line Interface (CLI). - Fixed an issue that caused the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) port number to not be displayed correctly or take effect immediately after it is changed. - Corrected an issue that caused FTP/TFTP file upload events to not appear as Audit entries in the event log. - Fixed an issue that prevented a user with the Blade Administrator role and appropriate scope from updating blade firmware. - Corrected a problem that would only display the temperature of the first CPU in older blades. - Fixed an issue that caused a security warning popup window to appear when SSL is enabled and the remote console is started. - Corrected an issue where the Blade Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) status was not updated when the onboard ethernet or SAS controller of a blade was disabled via BIOS's settings. - Fixed an issue that caused multiple system boot event log entries during a blade boot. - Fixed a problem that caused some high speed daughter cards to not appear on the Hardware VPD web page. - Fixed an issue that caused certain 2-port blade expansion cards to have a description string of a 4-port expansion card when displaying hardware VPD. - Corrected a problem that caused the "fuelg" CLI command to incorrectly round down temperature readings. Enhancements: - Provides accessibility improvements for the storage zone config web page and remote control applet. - SSH keys have been modified to accept the colon and percent characters. - Users may be authenticated on Active Directory (AD) without having to configure the server by implementing AD groups and cross referencing those against groups configured on the Advanced Management Module. - Added support for the BladeCenter-E Refresh Chassis. - Updated the BladeCenter Summary web page to allow easier access to its different sections. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.46J, Build ID: BPET46J Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where it takes more than 10 minutes to time out when an invalid TFTP source was given to the SMASH "load" command. - Addressed issues seen with flashing the Advanced Management Module, such as "page not found", "Firmware image is not meant for the target system", and intermittent failure using TFTP. - Corrected a problem where blades may get stuck in Power On Self-Test (POST) state during power up. - Fixed an issue that prevented Serial Over LAN (SOL) from working after changing the VLAN ID. - Corrected a problem where the Intelligent Copper Pass Through Module port settings were not saved when saving configuration to a file. - Fixed an issue where HS12 blade hardware vital product data (VPD) was displayed incorrectly if the Advanced Management Module was restarted while the HS12 blade was powered off. - Corrected a problem where new entries could not be added to the module activity log after the log is full. - Fixed an issue where the Pass Through Module can not be restarted using the SNMP interface. - Fixed an issue where a user cannot globally disable the Serial Over LAN function for all of the blades at one time through the Web interface. - Fixed an issue where the concurrent video could not be used if the "Use analog video as backup" option is selected. - Fixed an issue where issuing "users -x -pk all -remove" on the command line interface would appear to work but not perform any action. - Corrected a problem where a mouse wheel click inside the blade's remote control window wasn't releasing the down click and all further mouse movements were interpreted as mouse wheel clicks. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module SSH login would fail if the trespass warning is disabled or if the length of the trespass warning is zero characters. - Fixed an issue where multiple messages reading "A device on blade X does not support Open Fabric Manager" for the same device appear in the event log. - Corrected a problem where the manual e-mail for Service Advisor may fail if the network is slow. - Fixed an issue where a user can not set the local MAC address for the primary and standby Advanced Management Module to different values on the Advanced Ethernet Setup page. - Corrected a problem where removing a double wide device would not remove it from the hardware inventory. - Corrected a problem that would allow both the primary and standby management modules to incorrectly be set to the same IP address in the advanced failover mode. - Corrected an issue that prevented local users created with version 1.23x and prior from logging into the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed an issue where '404 Page Not Found' will pop up after forcing password change on login. - Corrected a problem where an HS12 blade would fail to boot an ISO image at first power on. - Fixed an issue where power loss events may erroneously appear in the Advanced Management Module's event log after restarting blades frequently. - Corrected a problem where the LEDs of the Copper Pass Through Module do not display the correct internal link status. - Fixed an issue where IBM Director could not create an initial Blade Open Fabric Manager configuration on the Advanced Management Module. - Corrected Remote Console Window display issues, such as KVM settings, displaying the Remote Drive button, showing double vertical scrollbars, ability to access the lower part of remote video window, and not showing some blades in the drop-down list. - Fixed an issue where the remote KVM session would disconnect when the blade's Base Management Controller (BMC) resets. - Fixed an issue where Advanced Management Module would reset when importing a configuration file. - Corrected a problem where the Network Interface settings could not be changed in the Config Wizard when logged into the management module in slot two. - Corrected power miscalculation problems which may cause one or more blades to fail to power up or other display issues related to blade power capacity. - Fixed an issue with LDAP authentication and Internet Explorer. When the LDAP user name begins with the letter 'X' and is preceded by a domain name, e.g., 'acme/xavier', browser buttons for some actions don't work. - Fixed an issue where the firmware Vital Product Data of one switch would not be updated on the webpage after flashing from the web or telnet protocol. - Corrected an echo issue when logging in through telnet. - Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause the Advanced Management Module to reset or failover. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module may report multiple events for a single Blade System Management Processor reset. - Corrected a problem where the web pages won't refresh by adding the ability to choose automatic refresh during login. - Fixed an issue where disk images larger than 1.44MB can not be uploaded and mounted to blades. - Fixed an issue where the vital product data of Disk Storage Module's (DSM) displayed incorrectly, such as revision field, extra characters appended to the end of some fields, no refresh after DSM firmware update. - Corrected a problem accessing the storageLEDsTable via SNMP. - Fixed an issue where the configuration of the RAIDed SAS Switch Module was not reloaded after restoring the configuration. - Corrected a problem where the High Speed Expansion Card Unique ID is incorrectly shown as 'SAS ID'. Enhancements: Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.46G, Build ID: BPET46G Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where the type code in the midplane VPD of some BladeCenter H chassis is incorrect. Enhancements: Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 2.46C, Build ID: BPET46C Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module's password history enforcement would not work when first turned on. - Corrected an issue where resizing the browser window can cause an inner scroll bar within the window to disappear on the Advanced Management Module's Configuration Wizard. - Fixed a problem when resetting the Advanced Management Module during a firmware update would cause the web interface to display that flashing was still progressing. - Corrected a problem where the blade voltage/temperature sensors on the SNMP and Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) interfaces are shown in a different order from web interface. - Fixed an issue where the BladeCenter S chassis' Vital Product Data was shown incorrectly. - Corrected a problem if a user inserts several JS12/JS22 blades quickly into the chassis, then only one enters the discovery state while others appear to be nonexistent. - Fixed an issue where the video of the Remote Console was shifted to the right during system boot. - Corrected a problem where the Blade Open Fabric Manager web page would allow the user to input incorrect information. - Fixed a problem where the blade LED states were incorrectly reported in the web interface. - Corrected an issue while installing an operating system on a blade where Remote Console may lose video. - Fixed an issue where the "Users Currently Logged in to the MM" field in the web interface was off by one. - Corrected an issue where certain values of a user's privacy password may prevent them from accessing the Advanced Management Module via SNMP. - Corrected a problem where the blade BMC flashing progress is shown incorrectly on the Advanced Management Module's web interface. - Fixed an issue where the settings for an additional SSL certificate for the standby management module may not be viewed or configured - Fixed a problem where the Thermal Trend graph is not created when SSL is turned on. - Corrected a problem where the storage module enhanced alerts were unable to be set through the web interface. - Fixed an issue where remote media was grayed out when using the latest Linux distributions. - Corrected an issue where the user can't invoke the SSH client connection as a background process. - Fixed a problem where the user can't change the "Enable local KVM switching" or "Enable Local MT switching" options when there are no blades in the chassis. - Fixed a problem with the CLI "config" command when configuring system contact or location individually - Fixed an issue where blade expansion modules are incorrectly shown as high speed daughter cards in the Hardware VPD web page. - Fixed a problem with the concurrent KVM going down during a blade reboot. - Corrected an issue with the CLI "update" command to always show the upload and flash progress. - Fixed a problem that caused the SNMPv3 privacy protocol to shows up as "unknown" if the "users -x" command is used. Now it is displayed as "AES". - Corrected an issue where the Advanced Management Module's event log does not show the blade number for a blade that was interrupted during a BMC flash. - Fixed an issue where setting the authentication login timeout field of the "accesscfg" CLI command to 60 would cause an error. - Corrected a problem that caused the voltage thresholds on the System Status page to not report the correct values for the +5V and +12V levels. - Fixed a problem that prevented using the "hd4" option while setting the boot sequence. - Corrected a problem where the QS21 BMC is rendered unable to communicate with the Advanced Management Module ("COMM error") if the BMC flash fails. - Corrected an issue with CLI commands where mistyped IP address would cause an unexpected error. - Corrected an issue where the BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager configuration file could not be applied. - Corrected the problem where the BladeCenter HT chassis' Attention LED ("!") was on all the time. - Fixed an issue where the "Blade Incompatible with chassis" error would not be cleared even after the firmware on the blade was updated and would have fixed the message. - Fixed a problem where blade CPU temperature changes were not reflected in the blade health status. - Fixed an issue where the Firmware VPD web page may report "Cannot read VPD" for a blade that was recently removed. - Corrected a problem when attempting to power on a blade while it's being discovered, the blade may fail to power on. An error will now be logged when a blade power on failure happens during discovery. Enhancements: - A Service Advisor feature has been implemented to automatically generate calls to IBM support when specific failures occur, if the feature is enabled - Users can configure the Advanced Management Module to automatically FTP service data on selected failures. - The Event Log size has been increased, and allows clearing audit messages and non-audit messages. - The Web interface has a new look and feel including: improved accessibility, updated banner, logos, tables, progress indicators, color and icons. - New behaviors when updating the Advanced Management Module firmware: added ability to update AMM firmware with an automatic restart, added a method to specify the firmware file on a remote system, and now displays the current verses flashed firmware level when the AMM is pending on an update. - Implement a secure connection TCP Command mode. - Provide advanced power management support for JS12 and JS22 blades - Remote Console provides support for Belgian keyboards, an interface to power control blades, and a single task bar for KVM and drive option selections. - Serial Over LAN (SOL) provides detailed status, improved reliability, and an override option - Supports BLADE Network Technologies' (BNT) Smart Connect. - Provides option to modify the BladeCenter HT for non-NEBS environments. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.42T, Build ID: BPET42T Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where the type for the QLogic daughter card was not available in the SNMP MIB. - Corrected an issue where anonymous FTP logins from a web browser to the Advanced Management Module would fail. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module requires separate x509 certifications for Https and LDAP. One server certification will satisfy both protocols now. - Corrected a problem where the system status summary web page was out of sync with the blades status table. - Fixed a problem where the virtualized USB keyboard and mouse in the Remote Console may stop working. - Corrected a problem that prevented the fans from ramping to full speed when a CPU warning or critical temperature event occurs. - Corrected a problem where an LDAP authenticated user can not apply a Blade Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) configuration file to the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed an issue where Serial Over LAN will not go to the ready state after a blade is quickly removed and inserted. - Fixed an issue with Blade Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) where the MAC address would not increment correctly when the increment step is more than one. - Corrected a problem where the MAC address range is incorrect in the generated Blade Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) configuration file. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module would not recognize a SAS expansion card and would display it as "unknown device." - Fixed an issue where the email alert shows a recovery event instead of an informational event when a blade is being powered on. - Corrected an issue where the Multi-processor expansion option with LS42 blades was displayed as a "Blade I/O expansion" on the Hardware VPD page. Now the Multi-processor expansion option is displayed as "Blade Processor Expansion". - Corrected an issue where the Advanced Management Module Web interface does not display the battery and I/O controller LEDs when viewing the LED details for JSxx blades. - Fixed an issue where the "Reboot blade with NMI" option on the Web interface may not work on some blade types (e.g. JS12/JS22). - Corrected a problem where resetting the Advanced Management Module Port Assignments to defaults would not generate an entry in the Advanced Management Module's event log. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module can not update firmware due to insufficient disk space. - Corrected a problem where the Intelligent Copper Pass Through Module (ICPM) could not be flashed with new firmware. - Fixed an issue where the SASID attribute of the SAS daughter card wouldn't display on the Hardware VPD page of the Web interface. - Fixed an issue where SNMP connections will fail on the Intelligent Copper Pass Through Module (ICPM) after restoring the ICPM's configuration from a file. - Corrected a problem where the port info setting can not be restored on the Intelligent Copper Pass Through Module (ICPM) after restoring the ICPM's configuration from a file. - Fixed an issue where a chassis fully populated with fourteen 7995 blades and running redundant with performance impact on 2000W power supplies in each domains may have blades that randomly power down due to a miscalculation in the available power. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module would report installed components had been re-installed after a reboot. - Fixed an issue where blade throttling messages, "Blade X is throttled", may appear in the Event Log even though the blade is running normally. - Corrected a problem that occurred when rebooting a blade with NMI where the system status web page would be out of sync with the chassis and blade status LEDs. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Modules does not clear the "Blade incompatible with chassis" message even though the issue was resolved. - Correct a problem where the fans will not ramp when selecting the enhanced alert category for LS21 and LS41 blades. - Corrected a problem where the boot count for some blades is incorrect when selecting the legacy alert category. - Fixed an issue when changes are made to a switch's advanced settings, the Event Log did not reflect that a change was made. - Corrected a problem where the blades do not throttle as expected when a chassis cooling device is physically removed. Enhancements: - Includes support for the RAIDed SAS Switch Module in BladeCenter S Chassis. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.42O, Build ID: BPET42O Problem(s) Fixed: Enhancements: Limitations: Critical Fixes: - Fixed an issue where Advanced Management Module can not read VPD data of JS22 blade. Dependencies: Version 1.42N, Build ID: BPET42N Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where the keyboard may stop working while installing Solaris 10. - Fixed an issue where remote disk doesn't work on Linux distributions with c++ library v6.x. - Corrected a problem where the I/O module secondary interposers for slots 7, 8, 9 and 10 show as just installed in event log each time the Advanced Management Module is restarted even though the modules have not been reseated. - Fixed an issue where the blade icon on the Power Management Domain Detail Status may incorrectly display a question mark when there isn't enough power and this message is displayed: "Blade x not allowed to power on due to insufficient power." - Fixed an issue where the Configuration Wizard may pop up when switching over to the secondary Advanced Management Module. - Corrected a problem where no error message is given when the remote media encounters a disk/file error during uploading. - Fixed an issue where a user may encounter an incorrect error message about concurrent mode or chassis network when rebooting a blade. Example error message: "Blade is pulled out or no longer working in concurrent mode now..." or "...internal chassis network is down...". - Corrected a problem where the command line interface "update" command wouldn't show the flash completion percent status. - Corrected a problem where the SNMPv3 privacy protocol shows up as "unknown" when the command "user -x" is issued and the protocol is set to AES. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module event log will not show the bay number of a blade if the flash of the Blade System Management Processor firmware was interrupted. - Corrected a problem where the command line interface "accseccfg" command does not work with option "-alt 60". - Fixed an issue where a user can fill in any string for an email alert recipient's email address. - Corrected a problem where the command line interface "ports" command incorrectly prompts a user to reboot the Advanced Management Module to make changes take effect when enabling or disabling FTP or TFTP ports. - Fixed an issue where the module name for a QS21 blade shows up as "Unknown Device" on the hardware VPD page of the web interface. - Fixed an issue when creating a user using RDS/FDS that would store the domain name as "uid=" instead of "cn=" keeping the user from logging into the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed an issue when using LDAP authentication, the Advanced Management Module would only check the first group against the "Group Filter" field when authenticating a user. - Corrected a problem where the voltage thresholds on the status page of the web interface are not correct for the +5V and +12V levels - Corrected a problem where the command line interface "bootseq" command can not get or set "hd4" as a parameter. - Corrected a problem when a user sets the remote alert retry limit to zero, the zero will not be saved and reverts to the previous value. - Corrected a problem where the BladeCenter S cooling devices would be unrecognized after removal and reinstalling. - Fixed an issue where the keyboard NumLock LED in the remote console is always on when booting into Red Hat 4. - Corrected a problem where the web interface did not correctly show the LED status for QS21 blades. - Fixed an issue where an Ethernet switch module may show as "I/O module" instead of "Ethernet SM" on the hardware VPD page of the web interface. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module may take a long time to get the VPD of the redundant Advanced Management Module after a reset. - Fixed an issue where a chassis with an IP address "192.168.70.125" can not discover another chassis in the same subnet. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module reports repeated unsupported events if the BIOS or HBA firmware does not support BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager. - Fixed an issue where the bay number of a Blade Expansion Module may not show up correctly. - Corrected a problem where a user can not set the IP address of any switch to a value containing 255 as one of the octets. - Corrected a problem where there is no icon to indicate the throttle capability of blade on the Power Management Domain Detail page of the web interface. - Corrected an issue where the Advanced Management Module can not recognize some expansion cards, including fibre channel cards. - Fixed an issue where the location LED on the blade and chassis doesn't always blink. - Corrected a problem where blades may have a communication error after being discovered by the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed an issue where the BladeCenter S storage modules were over allocating their power requirement. - Fixed an issue when a customer generates client certificate CSR, the "province" field was truncated. - Corrected a problem where the yellow "!" hardware failure LED stays on all the time in a BladeCenter-HT chassis. - Fixed an issue where the SAS expansion card is shown with non-ASCII letters on the hardware VPD page of the web interface. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module goes unresponsive after multiple SSH console sessions are killed simultaneously. - Corrected a problem where the "Reload VPD" button wouldn't consistently update the BIOS and Diagnostic fields on the Firmware VPD web page of the Advanced Management Module web interface. Enhancements: Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.42I, Build ID: BPET42I Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module LEDs page will incorrectly display the location LED for a JS12/JS22 blade as being "on" after the user sets the LED to "blink" through the web interface. - Corrected a problem where the number of "active users" may not match between the web and command line interface. - Fixed an issue where viewing and changing SSL certificates for the secondary management module will fail when the "Do not swap Management Module IP addresses" is enabled. - Fixed an issue where Advanced Management Module incorrectly shows a question mark instead of a critical symbol in the web interface when there is insufficient power for a blade to power on. - Corrected a problem where Advanced Management Module may not be able to read the port configuration and status of ICPM. - Corrected a problem where command line interface "fuelg" command indicates "unknown device" for an empty IO Module bay instead of "not present." - Corrected a problem where command line interface "config" command cannot be used to change "system contact" or "location". - Fixed an issue where the blade expansion module was incorrectly reported as "High Speed Expansion Card" after installing a High Speed Expansion Card on the blade expansion module. - Corrected a problem where the description of QS22 blade shows as unknown. - Fixed an issue where a user cannot flash switch firmware through TFTP protocol. - Corrected a problem where Advanced Management Module could not read a switch's VPD if the switch was put in the second bay of interposer. - Fixed an issue where Advanced Management Module may not update switch's VPD when switch's VPD can not be read successfully at first time. - Corrected a problem where a user can not apply BOFM configuration file if the file size is large. Enhancements: - Multi-Switch Interconnect Module for IBM BladeCenter includes expanded support for Cisco Ethernet and FibreChannel Switch Modules Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.42F, Build ID: BPET42F Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where Serial Over LAN (SOL) session may drop intermittently when power cycling blades. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module would report installed components had been re-installed after a reboot. - Fixed an issue where user may not be able to exit the Remote Console's command input mode until the Enter key is pressed. It may appear that the Remote Console is frozen after pressing Numlock to enter the command mode if the Enter key is not pressed to exit the mode. - Fixed an issue where the command line interface would report presence for an empty management module bay. - Corrected a problem where the command line interface may go into an infinite loop repeating, for example, "Unrecognized long option: -config:file" if the read command has an invalid parameter. - Fixed an issue where user may not be able to login to the Advanced Management Module with OpenLDAP users under ou=Users entry when binding method is w/Login Credentials. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module failed to track and report new hardware in the Module Activity Log. - Fixed an issue where Advanced Management Module incorrectly reports BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager configuration changed in the event log. - Corrected a problem where Advanced Management Module may not generate an event log entry when user enables or disables SSH through SNMP. - Fixed an issue where Serial Over LAN (SOL) will go ready even when disabled. - Corrected a problem where the command line interface does not check user authority level when restoring the configuration from a file. - Fixed an issue when creating a new user where all the settings were not at the defaults. - Corrected a problem when restoring the configuration from a configuration file "syslog port/status" and "AMM-authenticated network access" would not restore. - Fixed an issue where "inactivity alert and disable period" setting will not be saved when using options -id and -ia on the same command. - Corrected a problem where 'User login password required' configuration may not get disabled as expected when 'Complex password rules' is enabled through web or command line interface. - Corrected a problem where all chassis fans will stay at 100% speed if any switch triggers temperature warn and recovers without hitting the critical threshold in BCHT chassis. - Corrected a problem where user can not enable data encryption using the "security" command. - Fixed an issue where the "boot" command can not be used to power cycle a JS12 blade. - Corrected a problem where protocol names set through command line interface are showing up as numbers on the web interface. - Fixed an issue where a user may not be able to access the Advanced Management Module via SNMP authPrivacy using their privacy password. Enhancements: - Includes support for NetXen Daughter Cards with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager - Conforms to Australia's changes to DST. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.42D, Build ID: BPET42D Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem that allowed users with restricted access to write to the FTP space. Users now must have Chassis Administrator, Blade Administrator, Switch administrator, or Supervisor role to be allowed to log into the FTP server. - Fixed an issue when failing to read the blade VPD and alerts would not be sent. - Corrected an issue where fully qualified LDAP users would fail to log in. - Fixed a problem where Serial Over LAN (SOL) sessions would incorrectly appear to be inactive. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module would reset when restoring a configuration file using the command line interface. - Corrected a problem where the following message would appear in the event log after a chassis power cycle: "There is a zone configuration incompatibility between the SAS connectivity Module and the AMM that can not be fixed without user input." - Fixed a problem where the online documentation incorrectly stated support of Java 1.6.0. Remote console only supports Java version 1.5.0. - Fixed an issue where users could not log into the Advanced Management Module when LDAP was set up with deeply nested groups. Now supports up to 256 nested groups. - Corrected a problem where VPD would persist in the user interfaces after removing a switch interposer and switch. - Fixed an issue where IP addresses could not be set on I/O Modules 7, 8, 9, or 10. - Corrected a problem where a user may not be able to log in to the remote console. Enhancements: - Enhanced hierarchical view of all chassis components and sub-components presented to the users on the Web interface. Hardware topology replaces a flat inventory in this view. - Network ports for Advanced Management Module Remote Control functionality are consolidated so the Advanced Management Module uses only one external port for all remote control functions. Default port number is 3900. - Advanced Management Module Remote Control is supported on Solaris 10 (excluding remote disk functionality). - Remote Control applet will retain aspect ratio when scaling video output. - Added ability to change KVM and Media Tray owner using Web interface without having to launch the Remote Control applet. - Added auto-refresh of the blades dropdown list on the Remote Control applet. - Expand support for "Reset with NMI" to all blade types. - Chassis Info and Location LED will be illuminated if a blade Info or Location LED is illuminated. - Added the ability to enable/disable and change the port number for the web server without requiring an Advanced Management Module reset. - Added a check filter reminder for the BladeCenter S chassis type. - The Advanced Management Module Web GUI pages are now .php files instead of .ssi files. - Support new blade machine types: QS22 blade 0793 and JS22 blade 7998. - Support new IOM types: Intelligent Copper Pass-Thru Module, 8 Gb Fibre Channel BladeCenter SAN Switch Module, 1/10GB Uplink Ethernet Switch Module. - Support new expansion card types: 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card For IBM BladeCenter, Ethernet And 8GB Fibre Channel Expansion Card For IBM BladeCenter. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.36K, Build ID: BPET36K Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue when resetting multiple blade system management processors, not all of the blades would show they had reset in the event log. Enhancements: - Provides support for blade machine types 8028 and 8014. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.36H, Build ID: BPET36H Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where the redundant Advanced Management Module may become inoperable and display the message: "unable to read VPD." Enhancements: Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.36G, Build ID: BPET36G Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem that prevented updating the VLAN IP on the Chassis Internal Network (CIN) using SNMP. - Corrected a problem which caused IBM Director to receive duplicate alerts from the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed an issue that prevented a user from shifting a blade's video to correctly align it in the window. - Corrected a problem where the "cin all -en " command would report a failure when there were no Chassis Internal Network (CIN) entries. - Fixed an issue where LDAP logins into the Advanced Management Module would fail after enabling or disabling the secure sockets layer (SSL). - Fixed an issue when advanced failover is configured, the configuration wizard is not disabled, and logging into the standby Advanced Management Module would give a 404 error. - Corrected a problem where the blade power events were in the wrong categories. - Fixed a problem where Red Hat EL5 running the XEN kernel would not display remote video correctly. - Corrected a problem when restoring the configuration and losing the last entry of the Chassis Internal Network settings. - Fixed an issue where DIMM errors would not generate alerts when the Legacy Alert Categories were being used. - Corrected a problem where Storage Module incompatibility messages were being displayed on chassis other than the BladeCenter S. - Corrected a problem where the "bofm -p" command would always fail. - Fixed a problem where duplicate events would appear in the Event Log when changing user access rights. - Fixed a problem where the "bofm" command would fail with the following message: "Applying new BOFM configuration on MM - Failed." - Corrected a problem when restoring the AMM configuration from a backup file, users who have previously logged in the AMM show up as never logged in and may trigger account inactivity or timeout. - Fixed an issue when changing the date and time on the Advanced Management Module, having Network Time Protocol off, and it would fail with this error message: "Error setting NTP status." - Fixed an issue where the Compact Flash would remain active in the Remote Presence user interface even after the physical media had been removed. - Corrected a problem using the Configuration Wizard on a BladeCenter S without Storage Modules causing a Java script error. - Fixed an issue when reviewing the configuration summary before backing the configuration up caused the Advanced Management Module to reset. - Fixed a problem with the "uicfg -tcm" command not displaying correctly if there are more than one connection. - Fixed an issue where passwords were not being restored when loading a configuration file using the command line interface. - Corrected an issue where the "Invalid encryption keys detected. Regenerating encryption keys. Verify local login profile configurations" message would appear in the Event Log even with encryption turned off. - Corrected an issue where the "pd1ModuleAllocatedPowerCurrent" SNMP OID would not report the correct value in a BladeCenter S. - Fixed a problem with intermittent fail overs. - Fixed an issue where ethernet daughter cards installed in a BSE with a PEU also installed would not be seen by the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed an issue where the "IP configuration was changed" event would be sent when using the command line interface to enable the external switch ports. Now this event will only be displayed when the configuration has actually changed. - Fixed a problem when switching between blades causing the keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) to get stuck and go unresponsive. - Corrected a problem that causes the remote drive to be lost when installing Red Hat 4. - Fixed a problem that prevented a PEU3 installed on a blade from appearing the Advanced Management Module user interfaces. Enhancements: - The command line interface (CLI) provides support for clearing SNMP fields. - Includes support for the Telco version Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM-HT) for use on the BladeCenter HT. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.36D, Build ID: BPET36D Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem when updating the BladeCenter S storage module firmware where the Advanced Management Module would report the drives were removed and storage module faulted. - Corrected a problem where zero length files may be left on the Advanced Management Module's TFTP server after flashing the AMM. - Fixed a problem where the type for an uninstalled I/O Module 2 on the BladeCenter S would appear as "ethernet" instead of "n/a". - Fixed a problem where the USB keyboard numlock LED would not get initialized correctly. - Corrected a problem where an SNMP MIB walk responded too slowly. - Corrected a problem where the password history was not being enforced when high security was not enabled. - Corrected a problem where the Telco Alarm panel would show up as a "Multiplexer Expansion" when using the command line interface "info" command. - Fixed a problem where the remote disk would only be partially drawn when using the IBM Java Runtime Environment (JRE). - Fixed a problem where the "info" command would not display the BladeCenter S Storage Module vital product data (VPD). - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module may reboot when SLP is disabled. Enhancements: - Includes support for BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.34E, Build ID: BPET34E Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem where blades may not return to original power state after chassis power cycle due power states not being saved within a minute of power loss. - Fixed a problem where the "led -loc" command would not operate the blade's LED. - Clarified a warning message displayed when choosing a canned zone intended for two SAS Connectivity Modules but only one switch is installed. - Fixed an issue when a Storage Module recovers from a fault it would always report it was recovering from an EPOW event. - Corrected a problem where the Configuration Wizard may not show the SAS Connectivity Modules if the Configuration Wizard was started before the SAS Connectivity Modules were fully operational. A refresh button has been added to the Storage Configuration wizard page. - Fixed a problem where the "displaysd" command would not work when directed to the console. - Corrected a problem where the "hostname" field of the Configuration Wizard was being incorrectly populated using characters that are illegal for a hostname. - Corrected a problem where changing the Advanced Management Module's time backwards (for ending Daylight Saving Time) would hang or degrade performance for the web interface for ten minutes. - Fixed a problem when changing access rights from the command line interface (CLI) and the changes not appearing in the Advanced Management Module's event log. - Corrected a problem where the health status may be incorrect. For example some I/O Module fabrics weren't showing up as compatible. - Corrected a problem that prevented users from logging into the command line interface before the IP address for the AMM had been defined. - Fixed a problem when unchecking the box for email recipients in the configuration wizard would still save the recipient data. - Corrected a problem where the Storage Module LED may be incorrectly shown as on in the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed an issue where LDAP authentication would not work with the Advanced Management Module using group filter parameters. - Corrected a problem where the command "cin all -clear" would not clear all the Chassis Internal Network (CIN) pairs at once. - Corrected a problem where the SNMP walk speed was too slow. - Fixed an issue where background flash would corrupt secondary management module and leave the secondary management module inoperable. - Corrected a problem that wouldn't allow for non-supervisor accounts to change the password if the old password contained a special character. - Fixed an issue with BladeCenter S power supplies where a reset may infrequently generate a communication failure. - Fixed a problem where the Service Data would show garbage characters for device names. Enhancements: - Provides support for blade type 7998. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.34B, Build ID: BPET34B Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem where older blade's real time clock battery would generate a critical alert and an informational event log entry. It has been fixed to generate a critical alert and a warning event log entry. - Corrected a problem where clicking on the LED link in the web interface would generate an undefined error when using FireFox 1.0.7. - Corrected a problem with the Secure Shell (SSH) key feature when creating a login resulting in an error. SSH keys for new users are added after the user is created. - Fixed an issue where the 7996 and 7997 blades when in sleep or hibernate states were not being shown correctly on the web interface. - Corrected a problem when disabling the 75% or full log events would not work. - Corrected a problem when the minimum password reuse cycle is set to "None" and the complex password rules is enabled, the user cannot change the password to the user's current login password. - Fixed a problem where a user can't log in through SMASH when password has expired. User is now prompted to change the password if it has expired. - Corrected an issue when incorrectly typing the wrong password when changing an administrator's password from the Login Profiles Web page the access scopes would get changed. - Corrected a problem when Serial Over LAN is invoked using the 'boot -c', 'power -c' , or 'reset -c' commands and the escape sequence is used to return to the CLI does not work and can cause an additional blade boot, power, or reset." - Fixed an issue where users could issue the -fp (fast post) power command without the proper security level. Enhancements: - Provides support for the BladeCenter S chassis. - The Configuration Wizard in the Advanced Management Module has been enhanced for ease of use and to support new hardware function. - Advanced Management Module includes Chassis Internal Network (CIN) function for managing the Advanced Management Module's internal ethernet network. - The Advanced Management Module allows 0.0.0.0 as a valid address to mean everyone for SNMP v1 set communities. - Provides support for new power policies for the BladeCenter S chassis. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.32D, Build ID: BPET32D Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem where the snmpEngineBoots value was not being incremented properly per SNMP version 3 protocol standards. - Fixed an issue where the Serial Over LAN (SoL) status was not available via the Advanced Management Module's command line interface. - Corrected the BladeCenter HT's blade history log's subtype to be the value for the HT chassis. - Corrected a problem where malformed network packets would corrupt the Advanced Management Module's network stack and cause the module to reboot. - Fixed a problem where LDAP users couldn't log into the Advanced Management Module using the pre-Windows 2000 format of the Domain\userid. - Corrected a problem that prevented LDAP logins if the username contains embedded spaces. - Corrected a problem where SNMP sets on remoteAccessTamperDelay would cause the Advanced Management Module to fail over. - Fixed the problem where the Advanced Management Module firmware could be mistakenly updated from the Blade Task's Firmware Update page. - Fixed a problem where an LDAP user could take on the privileges of a local user of the same login ID. - Corrected several scenarios regarding both password creation and expiration. - Corrected a problem during firmware update of the primary management module by preventing users from initiating failing over to the standby management module. - Corrected an issue where the encryption pass phrase used in encrypting the configuration file was not secured. - Corrected a problem where the pass phrase would not work when attempting to restore an encrypted configuration file. - Fixed a problem where the inactivity timeout for the web interface wouldn't work and the navigation menu would blank out. - Corrected a problem when both primary and standby management modules (AMM) are active on the network and advanced failover is enabled and changes to the primary's web server configuration (port number, web access enablement) were not picked up by the standby AMM after the primary AMM was reset. - Fixed a problem where the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on the Advanced Management Module would add extra data to uploaded files. - Corrected a problem where blades would not restore power on states after cold chassis start. - Corrected a problem where the Serial Over LAN (SOL) and cKVM VLAN IDs could be set to values of 1 or 2. VLAN IDs 1 and 2 are reserved and are no longer allowed. - Fixed a problem where a blade in kernel mode could not be flashed from the Advanced Management Module's CLI. - Corrected a problem where redundant messages in the event log would appear when powering blades on and off. - Fixed the problem where there was no confirmation for deleting files from the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed a problem where the Web interface would become unresponsive until the management module was rebooted. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module may reboot where there are blanks in the user name field. - Corrected a problem where a USB key wouldn't be visible to blades when the USB key is plugged into the Advanced Management Module's USB port. - Corrected an issue where memory temperature alarms were being reported as CPU alarms. - Fixed an issue where the Remote Console Applet would not preserve the Caps Lock key state of the remote keyboard. Enhancements: - Provides support for the SAS Connectivity Module. - Users may be configured to a minimum interval for password changes. - Advanced Management Module supports up to 20 simultaneous connections to IBM Director, MPCLI, and Active Engery Manager applications. - A feature has been added to optionally hide repetitive login entries from the same user to help prevent the event log from filling up. Configure this filter on the Login Profiles->Account Security Management page. - The alert categories have been reorganized by components called "enhanced alert categories" which allow the user to discretely choose alerts. There is an option to continue to use the legacy categories or to upgrade to the enhanced alert categories. The new alert MIB is needed for SNMB traps. - The Advanced Management Module gives a display of active users with the option of terminating connections. - Advanced Management Module administrators may limit the number of simultaneous active sessions for local users and to set a global maximum sessions for LDAP users. - Support for Compact Flash for the BCH-T is included with this release. - Many new command line interface (CLI) commands and options have been added to bring much of the web functionality to the CLI. - The Advanced Management Module reports the standby management module flashing progress. - The Advanced Management Module event log entries can be sent up to two syslog collectors. - A better granularity (seconds-level) timeout for the logical and physical link failover has been added. - Removal and insertion of blowers or fans no longer generate error events; however, it will be logged in the Event Log. Additionally, a warning event will be generated when the chassis cooling is approaching the survivable limit, and if corrective action isn't taken, the Advanced Management Module will shut down blades to prevent thermal damage to the installed components. - Email alerts from the Advanced Management module provide log source information. - User resets of the Advanced Management Module now generate an SNMP trap. - Support for the Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key authentication allows access to the CLI and Secure SMASH CLP without a password. Local account users defined in the Login Profile can install up to 4 OpenSSH-format public keys per account subject to the system limit of 12 keys. - A new feature has been added called non-interactive CLI and Secure SMASH sessions. Limitations: - The Advanced Management Module no longer saves configuration files to the chassis in a form compatible with the original Management Module. The Advanced Management Module can still read the original Management Module format from the chassis. - The Short Description Service (SDS) port on all firewalls between clients and management modules must be open in order for the remote console to function properly. Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.28G, Build ID: BPET28G Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed issue where users may intermittently experience random keyboard repeat problems after switching KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) between blades. - Corrected a problem where the color of the Blade LEDs on the Advanced Management Module web interface and the front panel of the blade did not match. - Fixed an issue with excessive logging due to SNMP accesses. - Fixed a low battery message being reported as an Advanced Management Module issue when it was actually a low battery on a blade. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module did not log Network Time Protocol (NTP) server configuration changes - Fixed a problem were LDAP users could not start a remote console session to a blade. - Corrected the problem where an empty file had to be created before uploading files to the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed the problem where the backup configuration to a file operation would continue after canceling the password dialog. - Corrected a problem when deleting user on the Advanced Management Module would not clear account history or terminate active logins by the deleted user. - Corrected a problem when an LDAP user that has the same name as a local user would get incorrect permissions. - Fixed a problem where the Advanced Management Module would reset if a user entered the wrong password, and the Advanced Management Module is configured to use enhanced role based user permissions for Active Directory. - Fixed the problem when trying to change the password of a user who is logged on and getting the following error message: "Internal Error: Failed to store the password. Password is not changed." - Corrected a problem where a blade removal could cause the Advanced Management Module to shut down its external ethernet port. - Fixed the problem where the Advanced Management Module would not allow all numeric ASM Host Name on certificates. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module would not fail over from the primary to the standby. - Corrected an issue where SNMP v3 authentication would fail usually resulting with "login failed for user" messages appearing in the event log. - Corrected a JS21 (8844 or 7988) overheating issue that was caused by Advanced Management Module not ramping blowers high enough (blowers ran too slow) in the BladeCenter H chassis. Enhancements: - Added the ability in the remote console applet to disable key repeat. - Added Light Path support for the SNMP interface. - Added three Power Management functions that show power consumption history, intake temperature history, and blade power capping. - The Advanced Management Module now allows management of local user files stored on the AMM. - Added a new feature for one time authenticated access to the Server Connectivity Module to trust an IP address. Limitations: - Power information on BladeCenter systems is refreshed at a default rate of once every 10 minutes. Power values for blades in such a system will therefore not be updated more frequently than every 10 minutes, regardless of the rate at which PowerExecutive short-term polling is set to (once a minute, by default). - On triple-wide and quad-wide LS41 and HS41 blades setting a power capping value may not work as expected. The default value will be higher than the maximum power capping value. If capping is enabled with this default power capping value, an error message is displayed: "The Maximum Power value you entered is not within the accepted range. Please enter a different value. The power capping value may be set to a value within the power capping range to enable power capping." Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.26K, Build ID: BPET26K Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem where video is lost or was not refreshing properly when updating BIOS. - Fixed a problem where the user may not be able to get the boot selection choices if the video mode is changed during video position calibration. - Corrected a problem if encryption is enabled that resetting the Advanced Management Module to defaults would not return the password to default. - Fixed a problem where the Advanced Management Module (AMM) will reboot itself if SNMPv3 settings were configured using SHA and encryption is enabled during some AMM config and flash operations. Enhancements: Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.26I, Build ID: BPET26I Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem with a PCI bus fault on 8853 blades that would generate a Memory Module bus fault in the Advanced Management Module event log. - Fixed an issue mounting USB drives to Red Hat EL4U5 where it would generate error messages continuously until the drive was unmounted. - Corrected a JS21 (8844 or 7988) overheating issue that was caused by Advanced Management Module not ramping blowers high enough (blowers ran too slow) in the BladeCenter H chassis. - Fixed a problem where the Advanced Management Module would reset if a user entered the wrong password, and the Advanced Management Module is configured to use enhanced role based user permissions for Active Directory. - Fixed a problem where LDAP users could not start a remote console session to a blade. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module would not fail over from the primary to the standby. - Corrected a problem where the blowers didn't reduce speed after a thermal event cleared. - Fixed an issue when restoring a configuration file where the Network Time Protocol (NTP) settings would not restore. - Corrected a problem in BIOS setup where highlighted selections were not visible on the Advanced Management Module's remote console. - Corrected a problem when enabling protected mode on multiple network switches simultaneously would fail. - Corrected a problem where the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) would add extra data onto the end of files. - Fixed a problem where SNMPv3 logins would not work when the Advanced Management Module is configured with certain IP addresses. - Fixed a problem where confusing correctable memory errors were appearing the event log. The new message now correctly indicates that a correctable memory error threshold has been met. Enhancements: - Advanced Management Module provides support for daylight savings time for New Zealand. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.26H, Build ID: BPET26H Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem where the 'snmp' telnet CLI command would reset the Advanced Management Module. - Fixed a problem where blades did not return to their previous power state following a power cycle. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module would send ARP requests over the network once a second. The frequent ARP requests would occur if the Logical Link Failover is selected and a standby Advanced Management Module is installed. - When losing power on an operating power supply the power off event is raised right away. - Fixed an issue where the Advanced Management Module did not accept SNMP discovery requests from users with an "authPriv" security level. - Fixed an issue where the remote disk would not work when using Windows Vista as a remote console client. Enhancements: - Supports the BCHT (8740,8750) chassis. - Press "m" 'blade number' from the local keyboard to change the media tray owner to the value given in 'blade number.' - SNMP Trap generated by blades now includes the event log's source blade number. - An SNMP trap is sent when the secondary Advanced Management Module is removed. - The Advanced Management no longer sends a service location protocol (SLP) discovery during boot up. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.26E, Build ID: BPET26E Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed Simple Network Messaging Protocol (SNMP) sysDescr and sysObjectID to identify the agent as an "Advanced Management Module" instead of "Management Module". - Fixed a problem with programming softkeys where the softkey wasn't registering on the target operating system. - Fixed issue where duplicate SNMP events were raised when passwords are required. - Fixed a problem when remote disk is disabled and an attempt is made to mount disks to a target operating system, the Advanced Management Module reported the device or file is not supported. The new prompt states the remote disk needs to be enabled. - Fixed a problem where a Command Line Interface command, such as "ifconfig", didn't return a failure if the command was invalid. - Fixed an issue in the remote console where the predefined program keys, such as F1, were not working. - Corrected a problem where the Advanced Management Module could reset when flashing a blade's BMC. - Fixed command line interface where a failed "Update" command would reset the telnet timeout to 300. Enhancements: - The Concurrent KVM Video Expansion Card is supported with this release. - The remote console supports the latest version of the Firefox browser. - DIMM errors on 8850 blades now generate SNMP traps. - Improved configuration restoration. - Optimized chassis cooling algorithm for thermal boundary and low power blade conditions. Limitations: Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.26B, Build ID: BPET26B Limitations: - The Concurrent KVM Video Expansion Card is not supported with this release. Problem(s) Fixed: - Atlantic and Newfoundland time zones covered in new Daylight Savings Time calculations. - After resetting the secondary Advanced Management Module, USB devices no longer disappear briefly. - The web interface no longer has a delay due to certain kinds of network port scans. Enhancements: - Added 'High Security' options for the Advanced Management Module local authentication. These include: - Password aging - Password history tracking - Account inactivity monitors - Logging of all chassis management operations - Configurable timeouts for account lockouts - Enforcement of complex password rules - An optional, user editable trespass banner has been added in this release that displays when attempting to log into the Advanced Management Module. - There is an option under Configuration Management to encrypt all sensitive data saved on the chassis. - One Advanced Management Module can monitor health status of multiple chassis. - Added 'Protected Mode' feature for I/O Modules which isolates switch management. This feature requires a firmware update on the switch. - The standby Advanced Management Module can have a separate network address accessible to an administrative forced failover. - The full set of networking ports are user configurable. - Compatibility status between I/O cards and switches is provided on the System Status page. Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.25I, Build ID: BPET23I Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem were the Event Log entry did not match the System Status of a bridge module. The information in the event log was correct. - Corrected a problem where the System Status page did not match the Blade Status page when there was insufficient power. The System Status page was correct. - Atlantic and Newfoundland time zones covered in new Daylight Savings Time calculations. - Fixed a problem where the Advanced Management Module's web interface appears to hang and fans would go full speed. - After resetting the secondary Advanced Management Module, USB devices no longer disappear briefly. - Corrected a problem where mounting CDs and ISO images to blades wouldn't be readable by the operating system. Enhancements: - DIMM errors on 8850 blades now generate SNMP alerts. - The redundant oversubscription limit for a BladeCenter chassis (8677) is now 2650W. - Optimized chassis cooling algorithm for thermal boundary and low power blade conditions. Critical Fixes: Limitations: Dependencies: Version 1.25E, Build ID: BPET23E Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem using the telnet command line interface. Can now reset the primary Advanced Management Module when the backup Advanced Management Module has failed. - Enhanced role based user permissions now allows flashing using the chassis administrator and chassis configuration roles. - Status of SOL (serial over LAN) sessions can now be determined from the telnet command line interface. - Fixed a problem where remote disks could be mounted more than once. - Issuing the "health" command in the telnet command line interface when targeting a blade now correctly reports an error. Enhancements: - Role Based Security now supports SSL (secure socket layer) over LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol). - Added support for the Nortel 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module and Multi-switch Interconnect Module. Critical Fixes: Dependencies: Version 1.25, Build ID: BPET23A Problem(s) Fixed: - Improved USB driver to work with HID (Human Interface Device) compliant PS2 to USB converters. - Cannot boot from media tray. - Swiss-German and French keyboards do not work with remote presence. - Erroneous events and recoveries related to blower faults show up in the event log after restart of MM. - Remote presence network port not configurable. - Modify proxy ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) to be consistent with the Network Working Group’s RFC 1027. - Fault LED does not turn on after DIMM error Enhancements: - Added blade support for LS21 and LS41 - Added secure NTP (Network Time Protocol) support - Added FTP and TFTP servers - Enhanced encryption algorithms for SNMP and SSH - Enhanced AMM failover to use logical Ethernet link status - Added SMASH CLP (Server Management Architecture for Server Hardware Command Line Protocol). - Added support for 2007 daylight savings time changes - CLI (Command Line Interface) Enhancements - Added support for changing the Blade boot order - Added support for changing the media tray owner - Added support for changing the KVM owner - WWN/GUID and MAC addresses for BladeServers are displayed in the AMM GUI. Critical Fixes: - LDAP authentication errors - AMM loses connectivity when set to 100M/full duplex Dependencies: - This firmware is for the BladeCenter(TM)-H and BladeCenter(TM) System 8677 System 8852 only. Version 1.20F, Build ID: BPET21F Problems Fixed: - In the event log, blade voltage faults are treated as errors instead of warnings now. - Swiss-German keyboards now work correctly with the remote console. - Erroneous event log messages reporting blower faults no longer appear in the log. - LDAP now resolves through the DNS server. - Corrected a problem when original Management Module installed in a chassis after the Advanced Management Module had saved the configuration to this chassis and the ethernet configuration could not be read properly. - Corrected the following erroneous message "insufficient chassis power to report redundancy". - Incompatible I/O Modules appear as warnings in the log instead of informational. - Management module no longer resets when flashing devices using the telnet CLI interface. - Domain name is now being appended to the user name when authenticating through LDAP. - Management module now differentiates between "I/O Board fault" and "Multi Processor Expansion Board fault" for 7972 blades. - Issues booting from the media tray CDROM have been addressed with this release. - Fixes issues with certain keys on the French keyboard when used with the remote console. - Advanced Management Module now requires that users can only authenticate through LDAP if the permission attributes are set on the LDAP server. - Corrects a compatibility issue, between the AMM and Cisco Ethernet IO module, that affects network management. As an example, a user connected directly to the IO module can not PING a host on the external network. - Socket numbers of failed DIMMs are now reported in the event log for 8850 blades. - Corrected a problem where the blade list in the remote console would not get populated. - Corrected a problem where the management module would reset when removing a blade with a communication error. - The situation that caused "PAM _pam_init_handlers: no default config" to appear in the event log has been resolved. - The problem where mounting remote drives wouldn't work when the media tray was selected as "None" has been resolved. - Users logging in through LDAP can now use the remote console. - Fixed an issue where the I/O Modules 5 through 10 were not shown on the management module web interface. - Fixed an issue where the mouse on the remote console would become usable while blades were being discovered. - Addressed an issue where the remote disk wouldn't work when using Firefox to log into the management module web interface. - Corrected a problem when the management module would continuously reboot during a broadcast storm. - Blade types 7971 and 7972 will report an error if a single CPU is plugged into the wrong slot instead of an informational event log entry. - Corrected a problem when the chassis warning light would not clear after blade types 7971 and 7972 recover from a thermal event. - Fixed a problem where fuel gauge incorrectly reported the power usage for blade type 7972 when the multiprocessor expansion board is installed. - Corrected a problem where community names weren't being used to authenticate for SNMPv1. - Fixed an issue where the USB port on the management module was not working. - Issue with 8850 blades having corrupted video and unusable mouse when in remote console have been corrected. - On the BladeCenter chassis, blowers will come to full speed when media tray is removed. - Addressed the problem where the management module would lose ethernet connectivity when set to 100M/full duplex. - Corrected a problem when original Management Module installed in a chassis after the Advanced Management Module had saved the configuration to this chassis and user accounts were getting corrupted. Enhancements: - Management Module uses the new United States rules starting in 2007 for Daylight Savings time calculations. - Power management will now throttle other blades when running a non-redundant state to allow blades to power on. Blades will also dynamically throttle when in a non-redundant state. Limitations: Dependencies: - This firmware is for the BladeCenter(TM)-H and BladeCenter(TM) System 8677 System 8852 only. Version 1.20, Build ID: BPET21C Problem(s) Fixed: - Video quality - Display alignment fixed, Windows standard VGA 800x600 resolution is fixed - When the keyboard and mouse are plugged into the mm usb port the mouse will not move at a constant speed - While in remote control the CPU jumps to and stays around 75% as soon as you click in the window and start moving the mouse around. - Repeating keys fix - getting multiple characters when typing. For example, try to type "ls /etc" but get "lss /eet" - Nothing is sent when holding the alt key and then typing the ascii number on the number pad. - When using a UK client machine with remote control there is no way to send to the opereating system - International keyboards now supported - CLI fixes - update command to grab the new firmware from the tftp server not working - flashing when using sub directories fails - ifconfig command -s and -g arguments for switches generates an "Illegal option" error - "portcfg" command has 115200 baud rate option:This baud rate is not supported - "list -l all" command does not display targets for side boards on some blades Enhancements: - Added blade support for HS21 (Type 8853) - Added support for high speed switch modules - USB 2.0 support - Added Configuration Wizard - Added blade support for LS21 (Types 7971 and 7972) Critical Fixes: - No longer allow invalid files to be uploaded via virtual media - AMM corrupting BC1 chassis EEPROM - Erroneous warning and errors in event log - SOL Not Ready on HS40 Blades Dependencies: - This firmware is for the BladeCenter(TM)-H and BladeCenter(TM) System 8677 System 8852 only. Version 1.01, Build ID: BPET15D Problem(s) Fixed: - Remote Disk Pull-Down menu not locked - Added Error Log Entry and Error LED for Advanced Management Module and Management Module in same chassis - SNMPv3 returning incorrect values for subnet mask - SNMP does not display correct number of fan packs - SNMP does not power on last Blade in chassis (Blade 14) - Inaccurate Blower VPD being displayed Enhancements: - Added support for the Server Connectivity Module - Added Switched/Shared Mode for Remote Media - Advanced Management Module reads chassis configuration when initially installed Critical Fixes: - Remote Disk Write capability not working (Seen as disk write protected) - Corrected user permission access violations - Terminating Telnet session forces Advanced Management Module reset - Slow upload of disk image files through Remote Control Dependencies: - This firmware is for the BladeCenter(TM)-H and BladeCenter(TM) System 8677 System 8852 only. Version 1.00, Build ID: BPET14C Problem(s) Fixed: - Initial Release Enhancements: - Initial Release Limitations: - Initial Release Critical Fixes: - Initial Release Dependencies: - This firmware is for the BladeCenter(TM)-H and BladeCenter(TM) System 8677 System 8852