BIOS/FW/UEFI Update for IBM N2200 Series SASC/SATA HBA Controllers
Controller Supported: IBM N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (47C8676) IBM N2225 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (00AE912) IBM N2226 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (00AE916)
Ehhanncements: - Add support for N2225 and N2226 SAS/SATA HBA Controllers Fixes: - Fixed an issue where SAS SSDs may not show up in the uEFI configuration Utility (HII)
Adapters Supported: ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (46C9115)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 24.2.1-0027 ------------------- -Initial release ibm_fw_sraidmr_1215-24_2_1-0027_linux_32-64_chg
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) Firmware Update Change History
Version 4.31, 1AOO58T - Critical - Critical Fix for x3650M4, x3550M4, x3500M4, dx360M4, x3100 M4, x3250m4, x3750M4, x3650M4 HD, x3630M4, x3530M4, x3300M4, x3250M5 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-3470, CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0198 - Added option to export the certificate signing request in PEM format - Various Remote Presence enhancements including: -- Support for a MAC OS-x client -- Scaled video viewer window -- ASU set up of Remote Presence hot keys -- Virtual media mounting via URL - Removed potentially sensitive information from the service data file - Fixed a problem on x3650 M4, x3550 M4, x3500 M4, x3650 M4 HD where the IMM2 may not detect a loss of power supply redundancy - Fixed a problem where the LDAP group filter does not support a full DN - Fixed a problem where the syslog alert fields "Msg Type" and "Severity" did not follow RFC 5424 - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 only supported the default network port for syslog notifications - Fixed a problem where the SNMP "sysName" query always returns the string "SNMP Service" instead of the system name - Fixed a problem where the Global Login Settings changes were lost after an IMM2 restart
Important: Before you flash the IMM2 firmware back to version 3.82 or older, set the IMM2 Security option to use the Basic Compatibility Mode. This will prevent a possible loss of access to the IMM2.
Version 4.15, 1AOO58K - Suggested - Added support for the BIE (Blade IO Expansion Board) on the HS23, HS23E - Fixed a problem that prevented the AMM from controlling power when local power control is disabled on the HS23, HS23E
Version 3.91, 1AOO58G - Critical - Supports System x3750 M4, Machine Type: 8752, 8718 - Add a feature to allow users to block power control from the power button on the x3750M4
Version 3.73, 1AOO56D - Critical - Critical Fix for dx360 M4, x3650 M4, x3550 M4, x3500 M4, x3100 M4, x3250 M4, x3750 M4 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.71, 1AOO52W - Critical - Critical Fix for x3550 M4: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with information contained in service data (refer to security bulletin CVE-2014-0882) -- Fixed a problem system may shut down with new Mezz card installed
Version 3.70, 1AOO52Q - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with information contained in service data (refer to security bulletin CVE-2014-0882)
Version 3.67, 1AOO50G - Initial Release - Supports System x3650 M4 BD, Machine Type: 5466
Version 3.65, 1AOO50D - Suggested NOTE: If you have a System x3550 M4 with the "Emulex VFA Mezz card" and a ==== single processor, don't update the IMM2 with this firmware - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a problem on the System x3650 M4 server where the system shuts down due to a false temperature event from the ambient temperature sensor - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 may erroneously report a fan fault in the x3630 M4 when the system is powering on. See RETAIN tip H207461 for the description of the original problem - Fixed a screen refresh problem where it occurs after resetting IMM2 - Fixed a firmware problem that may cause the IMM2 to reset unexpectedly - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 SNMP interface may intermittently be unavailable if the system is running VMWARE ESXi 5.x - Fixed a problem where the CPU may potentially throttle in the x3650 M4 system with two 550 watt power supplies and one hard drive backplane
Version 3.60, 1AOO50C - Suggested - Added support for the Intel IvyBridge-EP CPU on the HS23 blade - Fixed a problem where the HS23 hard drive number reported in the AMM event did not match the drive number on the physical blade enclosure - Fixed an intermittent problem where the UXSPI update utility may erroneously report that the firmware image is not meant for the HS23 system - Fixed a problem that causes the AMM web interface to not display properly when drives are removed or inserted - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 may not detect an over temperature condition for a DIMM - Corrected a problem that caused the IMM to report an "Unsupported blade/blower combination" error on HS23
Version 3.56, 1AOO50K - Critical - Fixed a Flex Systems Manager (FSM) Configuration Patterns problem where configuration deployments would fail with an activation job error message: ERROR: LDAP failed with rc=102 ERROR: LDAP failure: SYSPROF_LDAP_BIND_FAIL INFO
Version 3.55, 1AOO50E - Suggested - Fixed an issue so a fully qualified domain name can be used for a syslog collector in addition to an IP address - Fixed an issue to allow a user the ability to specify the port to use for syslog notifications, rather than only supporting the default port
Version 3.50, 1AOO50B - Suggested - Fixed an issue where the default static IPv4 address was assigned to the IMM2 management interface instead of the user configured static IPv4 address in DHCP fallback to static mode, if the DHCP server was not available - Prevent a VLAN from being configured on the IMM2 management interface for Flex nodes - Fixed a problem where the CPU throttling state recovery indication to the FSM might not be properly reported - Corrected an issue with the launch of the IMM2 Remote Console operation that required a restart of the IMM2 - Corrected the firmware to apply the inactivity timeout to web pages that automatically refresh - Updated the web browser support. The following web browsers are supported: Firefox 3.6-20 Chrome 13-26 Internet Explorer 8-10 - Added support for the S3 Sleeping State to the IMM2 user interfaces on those servers that include the S3 feature - Added changes to use the minimum TLS version setting that is provisioned by the CMM in Flex for encrypted communication - Enhanced the content of the service data file to assist in problem determination - Added a option to have the IMM2 automatically copy the firmware from its primary bank into the backup bank after the firmware has been run for a period of time and proven itself to be stable - Enhanced the IMM2 firmware to automatically restore itself without the need for user intervention if the firmware becomes corrupted - Added new commands on the command line interface to stop a serial redirection operation that is currently in progress, and to report the user names that have a serial redirection operation started - Added changes to use the DNS settings that are provisioned by the CMM in Flex to support use of an LDAP hostname for authentication - Updated the firmware to log hardware inventory change informational messages - Added support for the Service Advisor feature on stand alone rack servers to automatically call for service when a repair is needed - Added support to configure the Ethernet-over-USB IP address using ASU - Added changes to support the thermal requirements for new Solid State Drives used with the ServeRAID M5100 Series IBM Flex System Flash Kit v2 - Updated the IMM2 date and time web page on Flex nodes to only display the current date and time - Updated the SSH firmware to address various OpenSSH vulnerabilities that have been identified by security community - Added changes to support the Web Services-Management protocol
Version 3.40, 1AOO48M - Initial Release - Supports System x3250 M5, Machine Type: 5458
Version 3.37, 1AOO48P - Suggested - Added support for the IBM NeXtScale Storage Native Expansion (NeX) Tray for IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4
Version 3.36, 1AOO48Q - Critical - Fixed a problem on System x iDataPlex dx360M4 where a CIM client cannot get needed event information for asserted events
Version 3.35, 1AOO48N - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Corrected a problem on the System x3650 M4 and x3650 M4 HD servers causing the system to shut down due to an erroneous critical temperature event reported by the ambient temperature sensor
Version 3.30, 1AOO48L - NonCritical - Fixed a problem on System x iDataPlex dx360M4 where nodes shutdown due to a critical temperature event from the Ambient Temp sensor
Version 3.20, 1AOO48K - Initial Release - Supports System NeXtScale nx360 M4, Machine Type: 5455
Version 3.10, 1AOO48H - NonCritical - Added support for System x3650 M4 HD, Machine Type 5460 - Added support for newer CPUs in the System x iDataPlex dx360M4, x3500M4, x3550M4, and x3650M4 servers - Added a feature on the System x3550 M4 and x3650 M4 to fail over from the dedicated systems management network port to the shared port when the dedicated network link is not available - Fixed a problem where an NTP update message is logged every 1440 minutes - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 web interface won't accept an NTP hostname string that starts with a numeric character - Fixed a problem where the LDAP Group Filter authentication does not work as expected - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 reports 0 Watts when the System x iDataPlex dx360M4 is DC cycled or resumes from the S3 sleep state - Fixed an Ethernet problem that may cause an IMM2 failure to establish a link when the Ethernet speed and duplex settings are not configured to use auto-negotiation
Version 2.60, 1AOO42Y - NonCritical NOTE: For increased security, only high strength ciphers are now supported when using https.
==== Your browser must support one of the following cipher suites: | HE-RSA-AES256-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA256 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1 AES256-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA256 AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1 DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA25 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256 DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1 AES128-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256 AES128-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
- Added support for the IBM Flex System x222 Compute Node - Improved Remote Presence (keyboard, mouse and virtual media)and in-band management (LAN-over-USB) performance - Changed the default file name for the Service Data file (First Failure Data Capture or FFDC) on the web interface to incorporate the machine type, serial number and a timestamp - Updated the IMM2 PCIe Bridge Firmware to support Windows 2012 Certification - Improved IMM2 Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS) Features: - Added component and system VPD integrity checking & reporting - Enhanced Service Data collection (FFDC)
- Enhanced the configuration of UEFI settings via the CIM interface for applications like IBM Systems Director - Added Sub-manufacturer inventory support for mezz card and Sub-manufacturer inventory support for the system for IBM Systems Director - Added the UUID for the PCIe Expansion Node and the Storage Expansion Node to the SLP attributes reported by the IMM2 - Added the number of enabled CPU core and the Static power savings mode support for IBM Systems Director - Enhanced the alert recipient email notification, firmware update, event log, log out, and hardware information web pages to improve usability - Added support for IPMI & SNMPv3 accounts to be centrally managed by the Flex Chassis Management Module - Fixed a problem where an invalid configuration was erroneously reported for an unpopulated CPU socket in the IBM Flex System x440 - Enabled users to configure a longer trespass message - Increased the length of the LDAP group filter field to 511 characters - Corrected a problem with ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM Flex Systems energy pack monitoring - Corrected a problem with ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM Flex Systems LED management - Added IPMI command to configure the LAN-over-USB IP address
Version 2.52, 1AOO42E - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a problem on the System x3300 M4 servers causing the system to shut down due to a critical temperature event reported by the ambient temperature sensor
Version 2.50, 1AOO40Z - Suggested - Added support for the Solarflare SFN5162F MR Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter, and Solarflare SFN6122F LL Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for System x3550 M4 and x3650 M4 NOTE: UEFI also needs to be upgraded to D7E128B (v 1.40 or newer, for the x3550 M4) or VVE128B (v1.40 or newer, for the x3650 M4) to support these cards - Added support for the Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port QDR/FDR10 mezzanine card and Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI Single-port QSFsorry.P FDR14/40GbE HCA on System x3550 M4, and x3650 M4 - Added optional Fan Zone support for single CPU systems (x3550 M4 and x3650 M4) with an installed with Qlogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA - Fixed an intermittent problem where a Gratuitous ARP is not sent successfully - Fixed a problem where after the IMM2 firmware is flashed, there is a slight chance that the IMM2 web server can't be accessed when AC power is reapplied - Disabled the weak cipher suit used in the SSL/TLS firmware with the https protocol to avoid potential security vulnerabilities - Fixed a problem on the System x3750 M4 where the IMM2 shared mode network connection will be lost after upgrading the firmware of the onboard Emulex BE3 controller - Fixed a problem on the HS23 where the OS watchdog timer doesn't work - Fixed a problem on the HS23 where the Fault LED occasionally lights when the chassis is powered on with the BPE4 - Fixed a problem on the HS23 where the server may shut down after resetting the IMM2 - Enhanced the messaging mechanism between the BladeCenter AMM and the IMM2 - Added power management capability in the IMM2 web interface
Version 2.06, 1AOO42B - Critical - Corrected the firmware to prevent users from disabling the IPv6 interface - Fixed a problem that caused the IMM2 to reset itself after running for a period of time - Corrected the SNMP request to disable the IMM2 IPv4 interface so that it disables only IPV4, instead of both IPv4 and IPv6 - Fixed a problem that occasionally caused the server to shut down when the IMM2 is reset - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 incorrectly reported a battery voltage error - Corrected a problem where repeated frequent IMM2 resets causes the IMM2 to run the firmware in its backup partition - Corrected a problem report where the IMM2 did not report a failure to the system profiles script when the chassis UUID is unavailable
Version 2.00, 1AOO40E - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Improves the reliability of the CPU and/or memory VRDs. This improvement lowers the occurrence of CPU & memory VRD failures on the x3300 M4 and x3750 M4 -- IMM2 improved error reporting for missing/down CPU in invalid CPU configuration for x4440 M4 - Corrected a problem that caused 3.3V and 5V faults to be reported by IMM2 firmware level 1aoo34z(1.85) on the HS23E blade - Eagle Ray SAS controller LED fault support improvements added for all ITE platforms
Version 1.97, 1AOO36R - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Improves the reliability of the CPU and/or memory VRDs. This improvement lowers the occurrence of CPU & memory VRD failures on x3650 M4, x3550 M4 and x3500 M4 - Thermal behavior enhancement on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.95, 1AOO36P (for System x iDataPlex servers) - Suggested - Added support for NVIDIA K1,K2,K20,K20x GPUs on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.88, 1AOO40A (for PureFlex System Compute Nodes) - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with node management user accounts (Reference to Security Bulletin CVE-2012-4838) - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where the SNMP get and set authority levels did not work - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where mounting of remote media in a Linux environment showed a USB error - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems that caused the Remote Control Video Viewer window on a RHEL5.8 client to move when the arrow key is pressed - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where the SMTP "Test Connection" button did not work when the SMTP port is changed - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where the SNMP get and set authority levels did not work - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where mounting of remote media in a Linux environment showed a USB error - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems that caused the Remote Control Video Viewer window on a RHEL5.8 client to move when the arrow key is pressed - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where the SMTP "Test Connection" button did not work when the SMTP port is changed - Corrected the Mezzanine card power fault monitoring on the Flex System x440 Compute Node - Corrected a problem with IBM Fabric Manager configuration from the Flex Chassis Management Module - Added support to retrieve configuration settings from an LDAP server - Added support for the Flex Storage Expansion Node - Added support for CIM indications over https - Added fingerprint checking for SFTP transfers - Added automatic recovery of corrupted UEFI firmware - Added support for authenticated SMTP alerts - Added a display of the users who have a Remote Control session in progress - Provided a request to a Remote Control client to disconnect the session - Added support for the server S3 (sleep) state - Changed the default NTP sync interval from 3 minutes to 24 hours - Fixed a problem where the ambient temperature is only displayed in degrees Fahrenheit - Fixed a problem on the web interface where 'local' is not accepted as a top level domain name in the email format when configuring event recipients - Corrected an IMM2 SNMP trap OID to match the prior IMM format - Fixed a problem that prevented an external USB device from being remotely mounted as a floppy drive in Windows Server 2003 - Changed the blue Location led behavior to not blink when a firmware update is in progress
Version 1.85, 1AOO34Z (for BladeCenter blades and System x Servers) - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with node management user accounts (Reference to Security Bulletin CVE-2012-4838) - Fixed a problem where a Blade Open Fabric Manager uncorrectable error can occur when booting the HS23 - Fixed a problem that IMM IPMI command periodically timed out when using HS23 in Chassis with the management network being disabled in some special configurations - Added support for the HS23 to recognize NEBS/Enterprise Mode for Telco chassis (this feature needs Advanced Management Module Firmware BPET62U or later) - Fixed a problem where the ambient temperature is only displayed in degrees Fahrenheit - Fixed a problem where on rack systems that have 2 power supplies installed, the 'Redundancy Power unit has been restored' event is logged every time that the IMM2 is reset - Fixed a problem where a Fan Tach going low (lower critical) event is intermittently asserted when configuring the IMM2 to use an NTP server - Fixed a problem on the web interface where 'local' is not accepted as a top level domain name in the email format when configuring event recipients - Corrected an IMM2 SNMP trap OID to match the prior IMM format - Fixed a problem that prevented an external USB device from being remotely mounted as a floppy drive in Windows Server 2003 - Changed the blue Location led behavior to not blink when a firmware update is in progress - Fixed a problem on the HS23E that causes Preboot DSA to hang in CLI mode when a user accesses it using Serial over LAN - Fixed a problem on rack servers where ASU cannot set IMM.GRP_GroupName.1 and IMM.GRP_GroupName.2 if the string length is 16 characters or longer. The firmware was corrected to allow a maximum length of 64 characters - Added support for CIM indications over https - Added fingerprint checking for SFTP transfers - Added automatic recovery of corrupted UEFI firmware - Added support for authenticated SMTP alerts - Added a display of the users who have a Remote Control session in progress - Provided a request to a Remote Control client to disconnect the session - Added support for the server S3 (sleep) state
Version 1.85, 1AOO34Y (for PureFlex System V7000 Storage Node) - Added support for Flex System V7000 Storage Node
Version 1.79, 1AOO36F - Suggested - Thermal behavior enhancement on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.78, 1AOO36E - Suggested - Thermal behavior enhancement for 115W & 95W CPU on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 - Added support for the Intel KNC 5110p card
Version 1.77, 1AOO32X - Critical - Thermal behavior enhancement for 115W CPU on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.75, 1AOO32S - Suggested - Fixed a problem that a PCI uncorrectable error occurs when using HS23 with CFFh card (44W4479) in the BCS chassis - Fixed a problem where an "Unsupported blade/blower combination" error is reported when using the HS23 in the BCHT chassis configured in Enterprise mode - Fixed a problem in System x3530 M4, where the reported Active Energy Manager input/output power readings are inaccurate - Fixed a problem in System x3530 M4, x3630 M4, where an LDAP account can not login using the AD_CrossDomain tree - Fixed a problem in System x3530 M4, x3630 M4, where a user cannot use the "DNS to Find LDAP server/Extract search domain from login ID" setting from the IMM2 web to access an eDirectory server - Added support for Common Form Factor power supplies Oversubscription in System x3750 M4, Machine Types: 8722, 8733
Version 1.65, 1AOO32O - Suggested - Support the power supply Over-Subscription feature - Support the 750 Watt DC power supply for System x3650 M4,x3550 M4 - Support IBM 1.2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter, IBM 2.4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter for System x3650 M4, x3550 M4 - Support IBM LLM-SM Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for System x3650 M4 - Fixed an abnormal Fan Zone recovery problem - Fixed a problem that IMM2 Email notification doesn't support an e-mail address with the underscore '_' character - Fixed a power policy "Restore" problem - Fixed a problem where the LDAP hostname can't be changed by ASU - Fixed a problem that the length of email address (for SNMP notification) is limited to 32 characters
Version 1.60, 1AOO32P - Suggested - Fixed a problem where the Chassis Management Module cannot correctly get the Mezzanine card information for the Flex System x220 Compute Node - Fixed a problem where the PreBoot DSA firmware could not be updated under VMWare ESXi 5 through the Flex System Manager's Update Manager - Fixed a problem where an IMM2 communications error can occur if an unexpected response causes VMware to spawn multiple processes when it does not receive the data it expects from the IMM2
Version 1.59, 1AOO32K - Initial Release - Supports System x3300 M4, Machine Types: 7382
Version 1.53, 1AOO30Z - Critical - Included an update to the FPGA that fixes an intermittent issue where the CPUs do not show up in a system with a RAID card installed, when the AC is removed and reapplied from the server without allowing sufficient time for the system hardware to completely discharge
Version 1.52, 1AOO34A - Suggested - Added redundant power supply and hot swap hard drive support in System x3100 M4
Version 1.51, 1AOO30Y - Critical - Support for NVIDIA Tesla K10, M2070Q, M2090 GPU cards on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 - Fixed a problem in System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 where the password expires after creating a new user in the IMM2 web interface - Fixed a problem in System x iDataPlex dx360 M4, when the memory sensor changes from 'critical' to 'warning,' but the severity is not updated in the syslog or the email notification
Version 1.50, 1AOO30W - Suggested - Supports System HS23, Machine Types: 7875,1929 - Supports System x3650 M4, Machine Types: 7915 - Supports System x3550 M4, Machine Types: 7914 - Supports System x3500 M4, Machine Types: 7383 - Added support for the Intel Xeon E5-2643 processor on the HS23 in BCH-R3, BCS and BCHT chassis - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 incorrectly logged an "Unsupported blade/blower combination" on the HS23 in the BC-E 8677 chassis - Fixed a power restore problem on systems that have 2 Delta power supplies installed - Fixed a problem in System x3650 M4, x3550 M4, x3500 M4, where OpenLDAP Group Authentication filtering function doesn't work - Fixed a problem in System x3650 M4, x3550 M4, x3500 M4, where LDAP account can not login using the AD_CrossDomain tree
Version 1.45, 1AOO28S - NonCritical - Fixed a problem in Flex System x220 where the Chassis Management Module (CMM) Command Line Interface can't display the Mezzanine card information - Fixed a problem in Flex System x220 and x240 where the prebootDSA firmware cannot be updated through Flex System Manager's Update Manager
Version 1.40, 1AOO30T - Initial Release - Supports System x3750 M4, Machine Types: 8722, 8733
Version 1.38, 1AOO30D - Initial Release - Supports System x3630 M4, Machine Type: 7158 - Supports System x3530 M4, Machine Type: 7160
Version 1.36, 1AOO30P - Initial Release - Fixed an intermittent remote media failure in system HS23E - Fixed a problem in system HS23E where remote media does not work when two or more users have concurrent remote control sessions
Version 1.34, 1AOO28Q - Initial Release - Supports Flex System Manager Node, Machine Type: 8731 - Supports Flex System x240 Compute Node, Machine Types: 7863, 8737, 8738 - Supports Flex System x220 Compute Node, Machine Types: 2585, 7906
Version 1.32, 1AOO28N - Critical - Supports System x3630 M4, Machine Type: 7158 - Supports System x3530 M4, Machine Type: 7160 - Fixed a problem that may see unexpected fan events after power on in x3100 M4 and x3250 M4 systems - Enhanced robustness on I2C bus test
Version 1.30, 1AOO28M - Supports System HS23E, Machine Types: 8038,8039
Version 1.26, 1AOO26N - Initial Release - Supports System x3650 M4, Machine Types: 7915
Version 1.25, 1AOO26K - Initial Release - Supports System x3550 M4, Machine Types: 7914 - Supports System x3500 M4, Machine Types: 7383 - Supports System x iDataPlex dx360 M4, Machine Types: 7912,7913
Version 1.22, 1AOO26O - Suggested - Supports System HS23, Machine Types: 7875,1929 Problems Fixed: - Fixed a problem where the BOFM configuration may be lost after a blade power cycle - Fixed an LED error indication that occurs on the BPE4 - Fixed a problem where the Info LED lights during the discovery stage - Fixed a problem where an ABR event is not logged - Fixed an intermittent communication problem between the AMM and IMM2 - Fixed a problem that causes the remote media function to hang when a second user attempts to mount remote media - Fixed a problem where the 'break' keyboard function doesn't work with Serial Over LAN
Version 1.21, 1AOO26L - Initial Release - Supports System HS23, Machine Types: 7875,1929
Version 1.10, 1AOO24B - Supports System dx360 M4, Machine Types: 7918,7919
Version 1.05, 1AOO10K - Initial Release - Fixed the false alert issue in redundant PSU model
Version 1.00, 1AOO10I - Initial Release - Initial Release - Supports System x3250 M4, Machine Types: 2583,2587 - Supports System x3100 M4, Machine Types: 2582,2586
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ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo58t-4_31_anyos_noarch_chg
QLogic 16 Gb Fibre Channel Adapter MultiFlash Update for System x QLogic Corporation. All rights reserved.
Version 3.20.06 02/21/2014
HLD32006.BIN contains: ---------------------- * FC Bootcode (2600 Series only) BIOS 3.0 version 3.24 uEFI version 6.17 * FC Firmware - v7.02.00
Version 3.20.03 Date: 10/01/2013 BIOS 3.0 version 3.24 uEFI version 6.10 FC Firmware - v7.01.00
* Added additional time to login target when called * after EFI driver unloads. (ER110755.ER110855) * Added code to display message when 64 bit address detected. * Added support for Execution Throttle for P3P (ER106372) * Check for invalid LUN in CTRL-Q scan devices. * Fixed bug in CTRL_Q utility that could cause some cosmetic display issues. * Configure ISP24xx if on slot 0. * Added "QLogic" to PnP productid (ER104424) * Fixed bug with CTRL-Q Loopback Utility (ER100729). * Added code to check/program Feature Config checksum. * Fix bug that could cause buffer overrun in CTRL-Q with Report Lun command (ER100294). * Added check for PCI address change when updating option card data structure. * Changed code to use 32 bit pointer to allocate/deallocate EBDA memory. * Added code to check/program Feature Config checksum. * Fixed cosmetic issue in displaying data rate in CTRL-Q * Fixed display issue with CTRL-Q Diskutility(ER98727) * Fixed Lun select issue with CTRL-Q (ER98675). * Fixed bug in displaying selectable boot lun (ER98226) * Removed 4G data rate option for OEM adapter (ER98228) * Limit leading '0's in CTRL-Q menu (ER98389). * Set 'Aggressive Cooling' flag for OCSD. * Enabled Personality Change option. * Fixed issue with not restoring defaults on port 1 (ER 97619) * Fixed issue with serdes data saved incorrectly. (ER 97654) * Added code to limit Report Lun List size to 256 luns * Added check for 0 lun count when selecting device (ER 97385) * Disable Personality Change option in CTRL-Q. * Fixed bug with WWNN handling for MCTP.(ER 96920) * Added check for Set MD2 set to 0 (restore defaults) (ER96912) * Added code to reset Port Config after Internal loopback test(FCoE). * Added support for 16 bit lun (er96090). * Add support for Set MD2 CLP string. * Added code to issue Load Flash FW (3) MB command as part ISP start sequence. (ER 94035). * Fixed code to prevent async event from causing BIOS to hang when scanning for devices (er94371). * Fix code to disable ALT+1 Hotkey (er92844) . * Fixed CTRL-Q code mailbox timeout (er92957). * Added warning message in Personality change screen. * Updated BIOS to version 3.12 of non-hilda BIOS * Removed check for Virtual Address on Cold Boot. * Changed code to check for signature aaaaaaaah before updating virtual mac address. * Changed code to ignore soft boot signature aaaaaaaah * Added code to save device number in OCSD. * Added code to read cold boot register signature to determine when BIOS should update/restore virtual Mac address. * Fixed bug where retry count was not always being updated. * Added code to support ECHO lopback command. * Added support NCSI Flex Address.
Version 3.20.00 Date: 8/30/2013 BIOS 3.0 version 3.22 uEFI version 5.27 FC Firmware - v7.00.01
- Added code to display message when 64 bit address detected. - Added support for Execution Throttle for P3P (ER106372) - Added code to not display connection options for Hilda Trinity adapter. - Check for invalid LUN in CTRL-Q scan devices. - Fixed bug in CTRL_Q utility that could cause some cosmetic display issues. - Add Hilda CLP _hss support. - Configure ISP24xx if on slot 0. - Added "QLogic" to PnP productid (ER104424) - Check for 4G flag in NVRAM for Hilda FC.(ER104714) - Fixed bug with CTRL-Q Loopback Utility (ER100729). - Added code to check/program Feature Config checksum. - Fix bug that could cause buffer overrun in CTRL-Q with Report Lun command (ER100294).
Version 2.01.55 Date: 1/16/2013 BIOS 3.0 version 3.16 uEFI version 5.27 FC Firmware - v6.03.00
-Fix an issue where the first 4 bytes of the BootTargetWWN are set to FF
Version: 2.01.26 Date: Initial Release BIOS 3.0 version 3.16 uEFI version 5.26 FC Firmware - v6.03.00 qlgc_fw_fc_26xx-3_20_06_b_vmware_32-64_chg
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot Change History
Version 9.60, Build ID DSYTE0U o New System Support: IBM System x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 (3837, 3839) IBM Flex System x280 X6/x480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node (4259,7903) IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node (8956) IBM System x3100 M5 (5457) IBM System x3750 M4 (8752, 8718) o New Operating System support: N/A o Problem(s) Fixed: x3100 M5 ASU parse(DSA Build: D9M) issue has been fixed. o Enhancement: 1. MPx transition of DSA for CPU&Memory Stress Test. 2. Adding InfoCenter Hyperlinks to DSA. 3. Update openssl to 1.0.1h from 1.0.1g. o Limitations: 1.After finish run all diagnostics in 25 loop with Emulex 10G options, DSA log will show abnormal, it only record Diags log one time on DSA Diagnostics Completion Log. 2.On GUI, when two ports of the machine want to connect the Extranet at the same time, the machine could not send dsa log to IBM server. you can click test internet connection to solve the problem. 3.CPU & Memory stress test only support for 1 loop. 4.System not show event log item in chassis event log & ipmi event log page when trigger SBE in standalone mode. o Special usage: - 2014 NGP GA5 Develop Develop Build - 2014 x3100 M5 (5457) Develop Build - 2014 x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 (3837, 3839) Develop Build - 2014 x3750 M4(8752, 8718) Develop Build
Version 9.52, Build ID DSYTD4L o 13D FP hotfix for Openssl update to 1.0.1g from 1.0.1f
Version 9.51, Build ID DSYTD4H o New System Support: IBM System X3850 X6 (3837, 3839) o New Operating System support: N/A o Problem(s) Fixed: N/A o Enhancement: 1. Get standalone memory test results & SOL support for DSAp (for security efi boot) 2. UEFi Secure Boot o Limitations: N/A o Special usage: - 2013 ToolsCenter 13D FP
Version 9.44, Build ID DSYTC4P o NGP GA4.1
Version 9.40, Build ID DSYTC2C o NGP GA4
Version 9.29, Build ID DSYTAB6 o NGP GA3
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2008 - 2014. All rights reserved. ibm_fw_dsa_dsyte0u-9_60_anyos_anycpu_chg
=============================================== Change History =============================================== Document Name: Change History Document Status: IBM General Avalibility Document Version: 3.2.3 Latest Driver Version: 3.2.3.0 Document Updated: 05/30/2013 Product: Brocade FC/NIC/CNA
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Please visit www.brocade.com/hba for full documentation, additional drivers, and management applications.
Version 3.2.3.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for VMware ESXi5.5 Storage Multi-Q, IODM - Support for patching firmware via boot image - Support for UEFI Health Check Protocol - Support for ESXi5.5
Version 3.2.1.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for "IBM Flex System FC5024D 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter" PART_NUMBER "95Y2381"
Version 3.2.0.0 Release for FC/NIC/CNA
New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Updated code for Brocade 1867 IBM Flex System FC5022 FC Adapter for x22 - BB Credit Recovery - Forward Error Correction (FEC) - Diagnostic Port (D-Port) - LUN Level IO Latency/Stats - UCM (Unified Configuration Manager) - Windows Network Performance and scalability enhancement
Fixes or enhancements: - For Brocade 8x5/4x5, I/O interrupt latency values are dynamically updated. Changes are effective for all the ports on the given adapter. - Addressed infrequent PSOD in VMware ESX with iSCSI or VLAN configured traffic in DCB enabled network. - Enhanced BR1860 Tape IO performance. - Improved BR1860 initialization on Xen kernel.
Version 3.1.0.1 Release for 16G FC/NIC/CNA
Adapter Features - Updated code for Brocade 1867 IBM 16G Mezzanine Fabric Adapter.
HBA - Fibre Channel 16G Support
Fixes and Enhancements: N/A
Version 3.0.3.1 Initial release for 16G FC/NIC/CNA
Adapter Features - Initial support for Brocade 1867 IBM 16G Mezzanine Fabric Adapter.
HBA - Fibre Channel 16G Support
Fixes and Enhancements: N/A brcd_fw_cna_3_2_4_0_vmware_x86-64_chg
System x3750 M4 UEFI Flash Update Version 1.51 (BuildID KOE142C) Change History
Version 1.51 - BuildID: KOE142C (Critical) ------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue with continuous reboots when an ML2 Ethernet adapter is installed in the system and the Remote Console setting is Enabled. Enhancements: - None Limitations: - When flashing UEFI from version 1.30 or newer to a version earlier than 1.30, a "Boot Configuration Error" message will be logged into the UEFI error log. This error has no impact on the system configuration or operation. No errors are logged when flashing from an earlier version to version 1.30 or newer. Dependencies: - The IMM firmware must be at BUILDID: 1AOO58T Version: 4.31 (ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo58t-4.31_anyos_noarch) or higher prior to installing UEFI version 1.51.
Version 1.50 - BuildID: KOE142B (Critical) ------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Incorporated Intel Memory Reference Code (MRC) update 2.0.0.3 - Incorporated Intel Microcode Update (MCU) MED306E4_00000424 Enhancements: - Added support for Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 product family - Enhanced memory SPD logging for Intel E5-2600 v2 processors - Enhanced error logging for memory-mirroring mode configurations - Support Memory Reference Code Release version 2.0.0.3 - Support AES enable/disable by ASU - Enhanced IBM boot manager - Enhanced TPM Physical Presence lock algorithm - Added support for IMM Network Interface Port failover - Added support for IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (ISKLM) Limitations: - When flashing UEFI from version 1.30 or newer to a version earlier than 1.30, a "Boot Configuration Error" message will be logged into the UEFI error log. This error has no impact on the system configuration or operation. No errors are logged when flashing from an earlier version to version 1.30 or newer. Dependencies: - The IMM firmware must be at BUILDID: 1AOO58G Version: 3.91 (ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo58g-3.91_anyos_noarch) or higher prior to installing UEFI version 1.50. If the IMM level is lower, the UEFI update module will be rejected as invalid because of additional security features implemented in this release.
Version 1.40 - BuildID: KOE136S (Suggested) ------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Addressed a problem where more than four Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) device option ROMs could be loaded even though legacy BIOS code will only support the first 4 devices - Updated high Memory Mapped Input/Output (MMIO) base address to allow use of this memory in VMWare systems Enhancements: - Added support for Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (TKLM) - Added support for Global Partition Table (GPT) Corruption Repair - Added support for security standard NIST 800-131a Limitations: - When flashing UEFI from version 1.30 or newer to a version earlier than 1.30, a "Boot Configuration Error" message will be logged into the UEFI error log. This error has no impact on the system configuration or operation. No errors are logged when flashing from an earlier version to version 1.30 or newer. Dependencies: - The IMM firmware must be at BUILDID: 1AOO40E Version: 2.00 (ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo40e-2.00_anyos_noarch) or higher prior to installing UEFI version 1.30 or newer. If the IMM level is lower, the UEFI update module will be rejected as invalid because of additional security features implemented in UEFI version 1.30.
Version 1.31 - Build ID: KOE126D (Suggested) -------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Incorporated Microcode Update (MCU) M6D206D7_00000710 to address Intel Erratum BT248 for System Resets with 32-bit (PAE Enabled) Guest OS and VT FlexPriority enabled. For more information, refer to IBM RETAIN Tip H21370. - Added code workaround for soft shutdown issue on master chips Enhancements: - None Limitations: - When flashing UEFI from version 1.30 or newer to a version earlier than 1.30, a "Boot Configuration Error" message will be logged into the UEFI error log. This error has no impact on the system configuration or operation. No errors are logged when flashing from an earlier version to version 1.30 or newer. Dependencies: - The IMM firmware must be at BUILDID: 1AOO40E Version: 2.00 (ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo40e-2.00_anyos_noarch) or higher prior to installing UEFI version 1.30 or newer. If the IMM level is lower, the UEFI update module will be rejected as invalid because of additional security features implemented in UEFI version 1.30.
Version 1.30 - BuildID: KOE124Q (Suggested) ------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Improve handling of missing values for iSCSI initiator name - Corrected handling of pre-boot serial port redirection settings - Improved memory error handling for single-bit errors - Corrected garbled SOL output strings during early phases of UEFI booting - Clarified actions required to effect changes to Trusted Platform Module (TPM) setup - Corrected failure to load some default settings on CMOS battery failure - Improved wording for progress codes and messages - Corrected the order in which UEFI configures Ethernet ports - Corrected a problem sharing Ethernet port 1 with the IMM - Improved handling of USB configuration changes Enhancements: - Updated DMI Type 17 support for new memory devices - Improved support for 32GB memory - Improved general Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) support - Added ability to resize PCIE IO base address registers dynamically - Improved handling of memory in high stress application/usage - Added ACPI Firmware First logging support - Added setup capability to select PCIE Config Base below 4GB (1GB/2GB(default)/3GB) - Added informational messages when exiting UEFI F1 Setup Limitations: - When flashing UEFI from version 1.30 or newer to a version earlier than 1.30, a "Boot Configuration Error" message will be logged into the UEFI error log. This error has no impact on the system configuration or operation. No errors are logged when flashing from an earlier version to version 1.30 or newer. Dependencies: - The IMM firmware must be at BUILDID: 1AOO40E Version: 2.00 (ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo40e-2.00_anyos_noarch) or higher prior to installing UEFI version 1.30 or newer. If the IMM level is lower, the UEFI update module will be rejected as invalid because of additional security features implemented in this release.
Version 1.20 - BuildID: KOE120I (Suggested) ------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Correct the method of forcing unoptimized boot on a BOFM change - Intermittent BOFM Cfg error - iSCSI setup/configuration problems - iSCSI Out of Band Configuration Fails - SMBIOS type17 support 2133 data rate for dimm maximum speed - System powering off when Memory Speed is set to Balanced - Address Parity error does not cause a memory error log entry - FoD Transition Table update - Systems can get in F1 uEFI without asking password - uEFI Setup screen updates for grammer clearity - System does not shut down from Uncorrectable Fatal and Non-Fatal PCIE Errors Enhancements: - When UEFI can't communicate with IMM, UEFI splash screen shows Warning message - Add support for automatic ROM recovery - Add support for dynamic debug capability - Improve Update Security - Improve Configuration Support - Add common support for OS-4690 Limitations: Dependencies: The IMM firmware must be at BUILDID: 1AOO34Z Version: 1.85 (ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo34z-1.85_anyos_noarch) or higher prior to installing UEFI version 1.20. If the IMM level is lower, the UEFI update module will be rejected as invalid because of additional security features features implemented in this release.
Version 1.10 - BuildID: KOE116J (Suggested) ------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fan speed goes to 100% after enable several TPM settings. - WS2012 TPM 1.2 UEFI Preboot Interface Test failed - BBS Boot option has inadequate help - Memory Mode-Max Perf not working correctly - UEFI booting message is misleading - Sync Thermal support to Spec Enhancements: - IMM menu position is changed - Add support for 4GB PCI PF/VF BAR - Don't display F6 on initial spashscreen for Informational Events Limitations: Dependencies:
ServeRAID M5100 Series SAS/SATA Controller Firmware Update for Linux
Adapters Supported: ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (81Y4481) ServeRAID M5110e SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (81Y4478)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 23.22.0-0024 - Non-Critical ------------------- Enhancement(s): - Display the Native Command Queuing (NCQ) enabled/disabled status of every SATA disk drive in the output of StorCLI and MegaCLI. - Added support for ServeRAID M5100 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5. Fix(es): - Disable PI CRC checking when the drive is not initialized during a CC. - Increased the SuperCap learn time out value for 2GB TMM-B solution. - Fixed an issue for 2GB memory modules where SuperCap does not get connected to the controller and hence cache offload fails. - Fixed an issue where cache policy of virtual drives(VD) does not change to write through(WT) mode even after detecting a bad supercap. - Fixed an issue where a RAID configuration created with physical disks in powersave mode could be lost after rebooting the system. - Fixed an issue where an invalid frame sent during a PIO-mode SATA passthrough command results in resetting the drive. - Fixed an issue where the system is not allocating memory correctly when MR and iMR controllers are in the same system. - Fixed an issue where deep learn does not start immediately when the relative state of charge (RSOC) is just equal to 95%. - Fixed an issue where performing a re-key operation in external key management (EKM) mode without doing a reboot, and then switching to local key management Mode(LKM) results in the Firmware logs showing that a drive security key was created but HII says the key is incorrect. - Fixed an issue where on a local key management (LKM) enabled controller, the user is asked to enter the security key to unlock and import a foreign drive, which is locked and has external key management (EKM) enabled.
Version 23.16.0-0027 - Critical ------------------- Fix(es): - Addressed data exposure issue when using CacheCade - Fixed issue where Supercap shows 0 Capacitance - Fixed iBBU09 battery issue that caused a VD cache policy to remain in write-through mode after a manual relearn - Fixed iBBU09 battery issue that caused a VD cache policy to periodically toggle between write-back/write-through mode - The limits for iBBU09 battery charging were not updating properly in a learn cycle - Ensures a single supercap pack is not supported on 2GB memory module. - Resolves a firmware crash seen while doing continuous sas cable pulls. - Ensures OpROM loads even if segment address is 0xC0000. - Fixed an issue where the adapter is running iMR machine checking after requesting host memory. - Fixed an issue where HII does not allow the user to make use of the remaining free capacity to configure additional VD for R50/R10. - Fixed an issue where an HII: empty warning prompt is given when creating a CacheCade VD with forced writeback option. - Fixed and issue where Windows cannot install without a VGA device on board. - Fixed and issue in EFI WebBIOS were consistency check is still shown in progress after 1 PD is removed from a R1 array.
Version 23.16.0-0018 - Suggested ------------------- Fix(es): - Fixed an issue where the adapter is running iMR machine checking after requesting host memory. - Fixed an issue where HII does not allow the user to make use of the remaining free capacity to configure additional VD for R50/R10. - Fixed an issue where an HII: empty warning prompt is given when creating a CacheCade VD with forced writeback option. - Fixed and issue where Windows cannot install without a VGA device on board. - Fixed and issue in EFI WebBIOS were consistency check is still shown in progress after 1 PD is removed from a R1 array.
Version 23.12.0-0016 - Suggested ------------------- Fix(es): - Added isync to prevent speculative execution while memory is being allocated. - Delayed enablement of POM until AFTER valid memory range is provided by host system.
Version 23.12.0-0011 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancement(s): - Implemented Limited Band Charging for iBBU09 (RETAIN tip H21631) - Changed BIOS check to determine if running in HAMR, in order to ensure nothing gets broken when user has an iButton which is not programmed. - Changed controller status for safe mode to show controller status as safe mode and disable debug message logging in serial port.
Fix(es): - Addressed an issue where deeply discharged Cache Vault Power Modules would be prematurely be marked as failed. - Fixed an issue where HII hangs when trying to enter configuration management while in safe mode. Changed the safe mode warning message as below: "Controller is running in safe mode. Safe mode is used for diagnostic purposes only. Limited operations such as Configuration Preview, Clear Configuration and View/Change Controller Properties are allowed in this mode. Other operations such as Create Configuration, Import and Clear Foreign Configurations are not allowed. To exit safe mode, correct the fault, and reboot your computer." - Fixed an issue where having more than three adapters results in a calculation error for the offset to store physical disk info for fourth adapter, due to BIOS not clearing upper byte of AX (that is AH which is containing some non zero value). - Fixed an issue where the Wrong spanned drive group size is displayed by WebBIOS (Ctrl-H).
Version 23.7.1-0010 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Fix an issue related to the where the TSOC (EEPROM) is not able to read or write from the firmware which will result in the message "Incompatible secondary iButton present." - Fix a HII broswer issue where Cachecade virtual drive can be selected as a boot device. - Fix a HII broswer issue where the user is unable to clear the controller configuration when there are no drives attached. - Fix an issue where the BIOS doesn't display the RAID level and VD size correctly at BIOS POST.
Version 23.7.1-0009 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where SoH is bad after a learn cycle but iBBUI shows good status. - Fixed an issue where hi-temp warning was not being displayed.
Version 23.7.0-0037 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Corrected differential signals for Phys 2 and 3 that caused slot numbers in simple swap configurations to be incorrect. - Fixed an issue when 'maintain PD failed history' is enabled, and a cable is removed while a drive is added, the drives state goes to optimal instead of foreign unconfigured bad. - Fixed a problem where a capacity change is reported after a rebuild completes on a Cache Cade volume. - Fixed a controller firmware hang when the recovery of a medium error takes to long. - Fixed an issue where the SATA BBM (Bad Block Manager) list was being corrupted. - Fixed an issue where FoD (Feature on Demand) Options were being lost because of errors while accessing the TSOC. - Fixed a problem where the controller firmware would crash and drives would go offline when a bad block entry was created during a check consistency operation. - Fixed a problem where drives were being marked unconfigured bad (foreign) on reboot. - Fixed problem where a member of a CacheCade volume did not get marked as foreign when the drive was pulled with 'maintain PD failed history' enabled. - Fixed a problem where during a rebuild, a former hot spare that was now in a state of unconfigured good, moved back to the state hot spare, which then automatically started a copyback operation, causing the rebuild to restart. - Fixed a problem where a controller fault occurred during a reboot while a physical device was in progress of a PD Erase.
Version 23.7.0-0029 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancements: - Added support for Cache Cade 2.1 - Added Support for PI Drives
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where the firmware reports device initialization completion status to be greater than 100% at startup. - Fix an issue where when a secure foreign drive was present, VD creation fails because firmware becomes unresponsive - Added a check for the presence of PD before writing the data arms of a protected LD during BGI. - Fixed Firmware asserts in CacheMemAllocForPrebootApps() when memory was allocated twice by BIOS. - Fixed an issue with USB Cacheoffload restore fails after multiple power cycles onServeRAID M51xx controllers. - Fixed an issue where querying SMART / PFA Status returns "all zeros" in Sense Data. - Fixed an issue where the import of a config from MR to iMR resulted in a firmware crash. - Fixed an issue where iMR firmware crashed while creating 8/16/32 KB stripe size Lds. - Fixed background initialization watermark conversion to PD LBA. - Fixed write protected R1E data arms during initialization. - Fixed an issue where MR firmware crashed while discarding pinned cache. - Fixed an issue where a dirty LD dependency information of SSD pd has stale entries. - Corrected an issue during system booting from pinned cache, firmware goes to loop message BootMsgDcmd - Fixed an issue where a BGI was aborted and restarted, elapsed time was not reset. - Fixed an issue where the start ref for a shared cache line was not an indicator of the offset into the stripe. - Fixed an issue where the firmware hangs while running CC on a rebuilt R1 VD with SBBM. - Fixed an issue where the firmware was wrongly adding puncture entries. - Fixed an issue where rebuild was ran twice on a target drive with 100% full SBBM table. - Fixed an issue where the firmware was generating powersave change event when DS3 was not enabled, due to this application are not parsing the event. - Fixed an issue where recon from R0 to R1 using 3 TB drive causes firmware to report excessive unexpected sense events. - Fixed an issue, in which the bbuMode would revert to the factory default value of 5, when automatic learn cycle was enabled. - Fixed an issue where cache offload firmware reports unnecessary High Temp Event due to incorrect temp value. - Fixed an issue in which a Patrol Read may not start under certain conditions. - Fixed an issue where the firmware hits montask after discarding the cache when a snapshot VD was involved. - Fixed an issue where the firmware hangs during pin cache destage as dirty lines in that map never become zero. - Fixed an issue where CC fails to correct media error at 2TB location on 2 3TB SATA drives that support WU. - Fixed an issue where a new XML file was added to the nvdata, the buffer to hold the uncompressed nvdata overflowed. - Fixed an issue where an imported drive becomes unconfigured good when secure VD erase was running. - Fixed an issue where CC stops progressing on a R6 VD with media errors. - Fixed an issue where 3TB Hitachi HDD failed in immunity test (Electrostatic Noise test). - Fixed an issue where controller features are lost if RAID Key was not detected. - Fixed an issue where performance degraded in RAID 5 Sequential Writes due to command Out-of Ordering. - Fixed an issue where "Native configuration is no longer supported" message in post. - Fixed an issue where (DDR3) Initialization fails with fault 0x91a1 - initial DFIRL selected too low. - Fixed an issue where subsequent drives are dropped when all drives in the stagger spin up drives fails on boot sequence.
Version 23.2.1-0043 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where "Potential non-optimal configuration due to drive PD commissioned as emergency spare" alarm would trigger erroneously. - Fixed an issue where Copyback does not progress upon inserting drives. - Fixed an issue When allowMixInLD is Disabled, and causes Copyback Fails after Rebuild to Emergency Hot Spare. - Fixed an issue where the Firmware faults while flashing. - Fixed an issure where querying SMART / PFA Status to Return all zeros in Sense Data. - Fixed an issue where the Re-inserted Drives becomes Unconfigured_good causing auto rebuilds to fail to start.
Version 23.2.1-0033 ------------------- - Initial release ibm_fw_sraidmr_5100-23_22_0-0024_linux_32-64_chg
Adapters Supported: ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 24.2.1-0027 - Non-Critical ------------------- Enhancment(s): - Add event in FW to indicate that an INIT operation was halted due to reboot or other failure Fixes: - Increase backplane support to 32 slots. - Enable 512E support. - Fixed an issue where system is not allocating memory correctly when MR and iMR are in the same configuration - Fixed an issue where the user is Unable to create a RAID10 through Ctrl R using 4k drives. - Fixed an issue where on a local key management (LKM) enabled controller, the user is asked to enter the security key to unlock and import a foreign drive, which is locked and has external key management (EKM) enabled. - Fixed an issue where switching between external key management (EKM) and Local Key Management (LKM) without rebooting results in the current secret key string becoming invalid/null. - Fixed an issue where cache memory size is listed as zero in controller Information. - Fixed an issue where re-keying a controller with External key management (EKM) enabled and rebooting the system results in a corrupted key ID and an error message "Unable to communicate with EKMS ..." is displayed. - Fixed an issue where performing an online firmware update or online controller reset (OCR) on a controller with External key management (EKM) enabled, results in all secured drives marked as foreign. - Fixed an issue where CacheCade volumes, which are not supported, could be created using 4K SSD's. - Fixed an issue where removing the last physical drive of arrays could result in a firmware fault. - Fixed an issue where MegaRAID Storage Manager does not show an option to create virtual drives when the first drive in the array is missing in a partial virtual drive where all drives are configured. - Fixed an issue where switching the security mode from external key management (EKM) to local key management (LKM) on iMR controller will result in a corrupted controller key. - Fixed an issue where performing a re-key operation in external key management (EKM) mode without doing a reboot, and then switching to local key management Mode(LKM) results in the Firmware logs showing that a drive security key was created but HII says the key is incorrect.
Version 24.0.2-0013 ------------------- -Initial release ibm_fw_sraidmr_5210-24_2_1-0027_linux_32-64_chg
2.4.1z1-test build.
This build is based on latest Gold Cds. 16.4.4.4 NX1 and T7.10.4.1 NX2 CDs.
See both NX1 and NX2 release texts below for detailed information.
1- 16.4.4.4 NextXtreme I =========================
Summary ======= - Gold Release Update for the Broadcom 16.4 project.
Caveats ======= - tg3 final pass testing is not complete yet. Estimated completion is March 10, 2014. - The AIM was not tested in EFI due to no available tool. 70995 - Agentless Upgrade for Mustang and Kestrel LOM support is included in this release but that functionality is untested by PQA. For Mustang adapter this new UEFI requires IMFW 1.08 release to be present to operate correctly
Highlights ========== 71959 - Agentless Phase 1 support for Mustang mezz and Kestrel LOM. 54220 - 5719 Silent Data Corruption Errata for 5719 addressed completely for VMware. 72462 - Potential Windows bugcheck due to BASP spinlock deadlock. 71966 – IBM customer PMR 87165,070,724 - NIC link down on AngelShark with W2K8R2. 68994 - Remote KVM lost connection while running the power cycle stress tested on IBM JinHu system 70795 - XB191768 - IMM VLAN function can work on early post time and OS.
Operating System coverage: ========================== Windows 2008 R2 Windows 2012 Windows 2012 R2 RHEL 5.10 RHEL 5.9 RHEL 6.4 SUSE 10.4 SUSE 11.2 SUSE 11.3 Solaris 10 (U11) Solaris 11 (U1) VMware ESX 5.0/5.1 (IOVP submitted) VMware ESX 5.5 Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Citrix XenServer 6.2.0
Contents of the CD ================== **** Release Version Information Table ****
Product Version Previous Release
Win Srv 2008/12 x64 16.4.0.2a* << 16.4.0.1a* Win Srv 2008/12 x86 16.4.0.2a* << 16.4.0.1a* BASP Windows 2008/12 ia32 1.6.14* 1.6.14* BASP Windows 2008/12 x64 1.6.14* 1.6.14* Dos Ndis2 NX1 16.2.0 16.2.0 EFI Undi 16.4.10* << 16.4.7 iSCSI Boot 7.10.3 << 7.8.75 Linux Tg3 3.136e << 3.134f PXE NX1 16.4.3 << 16.4.1 Solaris NX1 (bge) 16.2.2 16.2.2 ASF 2.0 Firmware 8.17 8.17 Bootcode for 5714 3.30 3.30 Bootcode for 5714s 3.30 3.30 Bootcode for 5715 3.30 3.30 Bootcode for 5715s 3.30 3.30 Bootcode for 5717 1.59 1.59 Bootcode for 5717C0 2.04 2.04 Bootcode for 5718 1.59 1.59 Bootcode for 5719 1.37 1.37 Bootcode for 5720 1.33 1.33 NCSI Firmware NX1 1.2.42 1.2.42 IPMI Firmware for 5704c 2.50 2.50 IPMI Firmware for 5714,5715,5780 6.24 6.24 IPMI Firmware for 5721 6.25 6.25 IPMI Firmware for 5722 6.03 6.03 UMP Firmware 5714,5715,5780 1.2.2 1.2.2 APE Firmware (imfw) 1.07 1.07 ASF IPMon Linux 7.1.4 7.1.4 BACS 16.4.3 << 16.3.6 BACS Command Line Interface 16.4.3 << 16.3.6 BACS for Linux 16.4.3 << 16.3.6 BMAPI 7.30.20 << 7.30.18 CABW32 6.2.1 6.2.1 Check Firmware 1.29 1.29 CIM for Windows 16.0.16 << 16.0.12 CCM 7.10.5 << 7.8.21 CMPI provider for Windows 2.4.4 2.4.4 CMPI provider for Linux 2.5.11 << 2.5.3 CMPI provider for Linux (ppc) 2.4.3 2.4.3 CMPI provider for VMWare 2.5.11 << 2.5.2 Dos Diagnostic NX1 16.4.12 << 16.4.03 EFI Diagnostic 16.4.12 << 16.4.03 Firmware Upgrade Linux NX1 2.6.5 << 2.6.4 Firmware Upgrade Linux NX1 (ppc) 2.5.1 2.5.1 Firmware Upgrade Windows NX1 7.6.7 << 7.6.4 Linux Bmapi 6.23.6 << 6.23.5 Linux Diagnostic NX1 16.4.04 << 16.4.02 PC Doctor 15.33f 15.33f SNMP-Basp 7.1.7 7.1.7 SNMP-Extensible-Agent 7.1.7 7.1.7 Windows Unattended Install 1.09 1.09 570x Driver Installer 16.4.4.1 << 16.4.3.1 BACS Installer 32/64 bit 16.4.9.2 << 16.4.9.1 HTML User Guide INGSRV164-CDUM101-R INGSRV164-CDUM101-R
Note: An asterisk (*) following a version number represents a certified driver. Arrows (<<) between versions indicate the component has been updated from the previous released software kit.
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Summary ======= - Gold Release for the Broadcom T7.10 project.
Highlights ========== - CQ72462 - Potential Windows bugcheck due to BASP spinlock deadlock. - CQ72483 - System hangs or continually reboots with SoleRunner using T7.8 UEFI firmware. - CQ68020 - Add support for FCoE boot over UEFI. - CQ71757 - Only mark in the consumed table entries for those items that are enabled - CQ71758 - Put WWN pushed by IFM to the actual VF where FCoE is enabled. - CQ71189 - Add new command to ediag to support external I2C NVRAM
New UEFI SAN boot Known Limitations =================================== UEFI SAN boot is only supported on the root ports of the device. In pNIC mode this is not a problem but in vNIC2 mode that means the FCoE offload function under the OS HAS to be enabled on the PF0 or 1 vNIC port otherwise the hand off to the kernel will not happen correctly. UEFI FCoE BFS is in test for full support with the following operating systems: Windows 2008 R2 (SP1) x64 Windows 2012 x64 Windows 2012 R2 x64 SLES 11 SP2 SLES 11 SP3 UEFI FCoE BFS is in test for support with major caveats on the following operating systems: RHEL6.4 (boot time failover will not work) RHEL6.5 (boot time failover will not work) In MPIO configurations, RHEL6.[345] systems cannot tolerate failed paths during system boot. One specific interface must be online for boot to proceed (namely the last one specified for FCoE on the kernel command line). For example, the kernel command line dictates FCoE on eth1,eth2,eth3,eth4. If eth4 is down, the system will fail to boot. This issue is being addressed for future RHEL releases. Once the system is fully booted, any single path can go down, and multipathed will sustain failover. The following operating systems do not presently support UEFI FCoE BFS, efforts are underway to introduce this support in future versions of ESX. ESXi 5.0 (all updates) ESXi 5.1 U2 and below ESXi 5.5 GA UEFI FCoE BFS is not supported with any 32 bit OS
Caveats ======= - The following enhancement requests are not supported in this SW kit: -> CQ68018: Default to VLAN 1002 if VLAN discovery fails - FoD : FoD ready, but no FoD functions are supported at this time - Tundra : Limited to 2x10G mode operation. No 4x10G, nor 2x20G operation - VMware SRIOV support is limited to ESX 5.5 and above, and not supported on ESX 5.1 or prior. - HyperV : No Windows2012-inbox driver support in VM/Guest-OS - Storage support in T7.10 limited to 'Tundra'. - CQ70995 - Agentless Phase 1 Support "(Tundra only)" Included here on the T7.10 Gold Kit, but now shown by IBM testing to be non-functional. Will be addressed in T7.10A
Legacy ====== - E1 (57710/57711) devices are no longer supported by the 7.4 or later PXE. PXE updates on E1 devices must use 7.2.x based PXE or earlier (provided with this kit). - Windows 2003 support was discontinued as of the T7.0 program. - preventing driver install in W2K3 environment - preventing enumeration of iSCSI HBA in W2K3 environment - F6 kit is removed (no iSCSI boot over L4 path into W2K3)
Prerequisite ============ - FCoE is only supported using MFW - FCoE and iSCSI are only available in the presence of valid licenses in NVRAM - DCB/DCBX is required for FCoE. Please set NVRAM flag option #105 via Hii menu - There is no FCoE support for 10GbaseT designs
Known problems: =============== - CQ71356: Intermittent PCI-e link (GEN3) lock failure on repeated reboots - CQ71060: BACS unable to change resource reservations on NPar functions.
3rd party issues ================ - While performing shut/no shut on the switch port, it was observed that all initiators and targets were logged out from the FCoE database of FCF enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. - After switch reboot, sometimes initiator and targets are logged out from the FCoE database of FCF enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. Switch reboot is required to recover from this state. - In some cases, the “Application Protocol State Machine Status” for CN4093 switch port shows “Enable Operational” and “Enable Peer” status as “Disabled” for priority 3 resulting in inability to run the traffic with priority tag of “3”. This seems to be a switch issue which needs further investigation. - The “Default Port VLAN ID” of the CN4093 switch port connecting to the Broadcom FCoE initiator must be configured as “1” for switch to respond to VLAN Request. When the PVID of the switch port is configured as any value other than 1 then switch does not respond to the VLAN Request and initiator will not be able to login to the fabric.
Testing Information =================== - VMWare CMPI is NOT being tested by Broadcom PQA. - HW: -> External PHY Firmware versions for 10G Devices - 8727 : v4.06 - 8073 : v2.09 - Solarflare: v2.00 - 84833B1 : v1.52 (0x0134) - This package is provided with Storage at the committed Beta-1 level with very minimal Broadcom testing at this time - Tested with V7000 Flex storage node, DS3524, IBM XIV, DS8870 storage system and TS3310 Tape Library. Basic operation and light error injection only. - Topologies tested: IBM CN4093 in NPIV and IBM CN4093 Full Fabric mode were tested. Basic operation and light error injection only - Operating Systems tested: Windows 2012, ESX 5.1 and 5.5, RHEL6.4 and SLES11 SP3. No other operating systems tested at this time. - Compute Nodes tested: x240, x220, x440. Light testing only. - No FCoE boot support provided in this release - IBM blade BIOS/MP needs to updated to a minimum version B2BE122D/1AOO40E before installing Tundra adapter to prevent system from becoming unresponsive during boot.
Notables ======== - 10G MBA driver release no longer supports RPL protocol. All files with xMMBA.NIC and xMMBA.LOM are removed - iSCSI Initiator: [1] when using T6.x driver, there is *only* iSCSI Initiator support for the following Linux OS's: - RH6.0 and RH5.5 - SLES11-U1 [2] for any OS prior to RH5.4, or SLES11.0 the T5.2 driver set will need to be used. [3] Linux iSCSI VLAN tag dependent on L2 VLAN tag, must also be on same subnet [4] Linux iSCSI Path MTU not yet implemented [5] No routing support for SLES 11.3 ISCSI.
- The T6.2 based Solaris driver will support both 57711 and 57712. - The T6.2 based Solaris driver will not support Solaris10 U8, however it will support Solaris10 U9. - BASP w/ RSS enable can support a maximum of up to 4 processors - Broadcom does not recommend nor support enabling (manually) TCP Chimney Offload in Guest Operating Systems (GOS) running in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2 - The default Flow Control setting in the Linux driver for 5771x 10g Fiber devices is now set to disabled.
Disclaimer ========== - FCoE: Broadcom only officially supports the FCoE and DCB feature set on adapters that are licensed for FCoE, and for which EMC e-Labs certification is already complete or in progress. Broadcom will *not* provide field support for unqualified platforms. Please refer to the EMC e-Labs certification matrix for existing support matrix postings, or contact your Broadcom liaison to inquire about configurations currently in the qualification queue for eventual support. Exercising either FCoE or DCB on an unsupported platform may lead to unpredictable results.
Operating System coverage: ========================== Windows: - Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (SP2 and R2 w/ SP1) - Server 2008 Standard Edition (SP2 and R2 w/ SP1) - Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (SP2 and R2 w/ SP1) - Server 2008 for Embedded Systems (Base and R2 w/ SP1) - Server 2008 Web Server (SP2 and R2 w/ SP1) - Small Business Server 2011 (SBS V7) – Base - Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (Aurora) x64 - Server 2012 Enterprise Edition x64 (and R2) - Server 2012 Standard Edition x64 (and R2) - Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x64 (and R2)
Software Compatibility ====================== This release of software supports: - BCM5706 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5706S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5708 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5708S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5709 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5709S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57710 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57711 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57712 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57800 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57810 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57811 Netxtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57840 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Contents of the CD ================== **** Release Version Information Table ****
Product Version Previous Release
Windows 2008/2012 Driver NX2 7.10.6.0* 7.10.6.0* BASP Windows 2008/2012/Vista ia32 1.6.14* 1.6.14* BASP Windows 2008/2012/Vista x64 1.6.14* 1.6.14* bxDiag 7.8.51.0a* 7.8.51.0a* Dos Ndis2 NX2 5.0.0 5.0.0 Dos Ndis2 NX2_Ev 7.8.0 7.8.0 iSCSI Boot 7.10.4 7.10.4 iSCSI Crash Dump Driver 7.10.1 7.10.1 FCoE Crash Dump Driver 7.10.2 7.10.2 Linux NetXtreme2 package 7.10.12 << 7.10.11 Linux Driver NX2 2.2.5f 2.2.5f Linux Driver NX2_Ev 1.710.10 << 1.710.09 Linux iSCSI Driver NX2 2.7.10.1b 2.7.10.1b Linux Driver CNIC 2.5.18d 2.5.18d Linux FCoE Driver NX2 2.4.2e 2.4.2e Linux uIP Driver 0.7.10.1d 0.7.10.1d PXE NX2 7.8.75 7.8.75 PXE NX2_Ev 7.10.5 7.10.5 PXE NX2_Ev (57710/57711) 7.2.29 7.2.29 Solaris NX2 7.10.1 7.10.1 Solaris NX2_Ev 7.10.3 7.10.3 UEFI Driver NX2 7.8.77 7.6.77 UEFI Driver NX2_Ev 7.10.13* 7.10.13* VBD Driver 7.8.50.0t* 7.8.50.0t* VBD Driver NX2_Ev 7.10.8* 7.10.8* Windows iSCSI Driver NX2 7.10.0.0* 7.10.0.0* FCoE Offload Driver 7.10.3.0* << 7.10.3.0 Bootcode for 5706 4.6.1 4.6.1 Bootcode for 5706s 4.6.1 4.6.1 Bootcode for 5708 7.4.0 7.4.0 Bootcode for 5708s 7.4.0 7.4.0 Bootcode for 5709 7.4.0 7.4.0 Bootcode for 5709s 7.4.0 7.4.0 Bootcode for 5716s 7.4.0 7.4.0 Bootcode for 57710 5.2.71 5.2.71 Bootcode for 57711 6.2.25 6.2.25 Bootcode for 57712 6.2.25 6.2.25 Bootcode for 57712 (MFW) 7.6.55 7.6.55 Bootcode for 578xx (MFW) 7.10.10 7.10.10 IPMI Firmware for 5708 1.06 1.06 IPMI Firmware for 5709 1.0.1 1.0.1 Ump Firmware for 5709 1.0.6 1.0.6 NCSI Firmware NX2 2.0.13 2.0.13 NCSI Firmware NX2_Ev (57710) 2.0.7 2.0.7 NCSI Firmware NX2_Ev (57711) 6.2.7 6.2.7 NCSI Firmware NX2_Ev (57712) 6.2.7 6.2.7 BACS for Windows 16.4.3 16.4.3 BACS for Linux 16.4.3 16.4.3 BACS Command Line Interface 16.4.3 16.4.3 Windows BMAPI 7.30.20 7.30.20 CABW32 6.2.1 6.2.1 CIM for Windows 16.0.16 16.0.16 CMPI provider for Windows 2.4.4 2.4.4 CMPI provider for Linux 2.5.11 2.5.11 CMPI provider for Linux (ppc) 2.4.4 2.4.4 CMPI provider for VMWare 2.5.11 2.5.11 CCM 7.10.6 7.10.6 DOS EDiag 7.10.9 7.10.9 DOS UEDiag 7.10.9 7.10.9 DOS uxDiag 7.10.2 7.10.2 Dos xdiag NX2 7.10.2 7.10.2 EFI xdiag64 7.10.2 7.10.2 UEFI EDiag 7.10.9 7.10.9 Firmware Upgrade Linux NX2 2.6.10 2.6.10 Firmware Upgrade Linux NX2 (ppc) 2.6.2 2.6.2 Firmware Upgrade Windows NX2 2.6.11 2.6.11 Linux Bmapi 6.23.6 6.23.6 Linux Bmapi (ppc) 6.22.3 6.22.3 Linux xDiag NX2 7.10.2 7.10.2 Linux eDiag NX2_Ev 7.10.9 7.10.9 PC Doctor NX2 3.7.1 3.7.1 SNMP-Basp 7.1.7 7.1.7 SNMP-Extensible-Agent 7.1.7 7.1.7 Driver Installer 32/64 Bit 16.6.1.3 << 16.6.1.2 BACS Installer 32/64 bit 16.6.2.2 16.6.2.2 UserGuide 14CSINGSRVT710-CDUM100-R 14CSINGSRVT78-CDUM100-R 84833B1 PHY fw 0x0134 0x0134
Note: An asterisk (*) following a version number represents a certified driver. Arrows (<<) between versions indicate the component has been updated from the previous released software kit.
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********* Currently known issues and limitations with Broadcom NetXtreme drivers and devices. **********
1. BASP (the Broadcom Advanced Server Program) will appear to be bound to all adapters in the system once loaded. This binding is normal and is used only to determine compatibility with BASP. The binding is not active, as indicated by the gray background of the selection box. This pre-binding will not interfere with bindings to other software protocols.
2. The NetXtreme II drivers have two parts, the VBD driver and the NDIS Client driver. This combination of drivers can be used for WinPE installations as long as the WinPE image is built with the /PnP option. WinPE images that are booted with the -miniNT option will only load the NDIS driver so NetXtreme II network devices will not be functional in this environment. Use the -winpe option instead of the -minint option to boot WinPE when using NetXtreme II devices or use the special RIS driver contained in the distribution package in the NX2_RIS_Driver directory of the unpacked files.
3. Specifying network settings for NetXtreme II devices using the Microsoft unattended answer file does not work using the PCI Bus/Device/Function designation to specify adapters. This is due to the NDIS personality of the NetXtreme II device being a virtual device which means it does not have a physical Bus/Device/Function address. MAC address designation does work and may be used in conjunction with Bus/Device/Function for a complete solution. A program called netset.exe from Microsoft, available in the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit, can also be used to apply network settings after the unattended install. Netset.exe uses the answer file to apply the network settings specified to the adapters in the system. See Microsoft Knowledge Base article 268781 for more information on netset.exe.
4. The first time diagnostics are run in a Windows environment on NetXtreme II devices, the diagnostic driver must be installed. Windows will either automatically install the driver, in which case, no action is required by the user, or Windows will ask to be directed to the INF file for the diagnostic driver. If you are prompted to install the driver, please direct the Windows dialog to search for the driver in the directory where the Broadcom driver package was unzipped. You may also search your hard drive for the file “bxdiag.inf.”
5. When loading drivers through the PNP (Plug and Play) method, users can occasionally end up loading the RIS drivers accidentally. Generally this occurs when a user is asked to point to the proper driver for the device, and the user selects the folder containing the RIS drivers as the driver for the device. This can result in network connections that fail to communicate across the network, as the NDIS driver will fail to bind to the devices. The most obvious way to identify the problem scenario is to open BACS and look at the network adapters displayed. Adapters that have the RIS drivers installed will be grayed out. Observing the driver loaded for the System Device portion of the Broadcom NetXtreme II devices will show that the RIS driver is loaded. Additionally, attempts to load the drivers using the installer will result in NDIS drivers displaying a yellow bang, as they’re not able to bind to the VBD driver. The easiest way to correct the problem is to run add/remove programs on all installed Broadcom devices, and then re-run the installer.
6. Windows Pre-installation Environment (WinPE for short) does not contain native support for 5708, 5709, 5716, 57710 and 57711 devices on operating systems prior to Windows Server 2008 R2. In order to “inject” driver support into Windows PE, refer to the steps provided by Microsoft at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923834/en-us. Broadcom 5708 Network Controller support is available as a native driver package in the Windows Server 2008 OS.
7. Network Teaming limitation with iSCSI offload: When iSCSI offload is enabled on Broadcom NetXtreme II NIC's or LOM's, only SLB teaming mode is supported. In order to create other teaming modes like 802.3ad and FEC/GEC, you will need to disable iSCSI offload. You can disable the iSCSI offload by a. launching the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 (BACS 3). b. select the adapter you want to add to the team c. click the configurations tab, extend resource reservations. d. Uncheck iSCSI resource.
8. When iSCSI devices are installed on Windows Server 2003 or Server 2008, they will have the same friendly name. View devices "by connections" in bacs4 on for managing iSCSI devices.
9. Restoring the team configuration with static IPv6 addresses may fail. Use either DHCP addresses for team configuration, or restore the team and re-apply the IP address manually if this issue is encountered.
10. When working in BACS while being logged into W2K3 x86 with a non-administrator account, the same icon that is used for a non-teamed adapter is being displayed for a teamed adapter. This is due to the fact the non-admin account cannot query the driver due to insufficient privileges.
11. Windows Server 2008 R2 is expected to support the ability to utilize the TCP Offload Engine (TOE) on child partitions for supported Guest operating systems. However, the stack supporting this feature was not fully matured upon the completion of this Windows drivers release. As a result, we do not recommend enabling this capability with these drivers until an update to resolve these issues are released. This is now understood to be a third-party issue.
12. After upgrading to this version of the software in W2K8 we have noticed that during a team restore in bacs4 that not all of the IPv4 addresses for VLANS are restored properly. This may require that the team be recreated and saved.
13. Remote install of Windows Server 2008 R2 over non-offload path (MSFT stack) with new Broadcom adapters, e.g. 57711, which are not supported by the inbox driver will fail. The problem is due to a conflict between the inbox (boot.wim) driver not able to support the new adapters. Although the installer provides a newer driver externally during the installation, the OS reverts back to the inbox. Please refer to the workaround provided through the following link: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/JA9hJcVpHrEi11mJ19vYVg%3D%3D23856.
Alternatively, Microsoft’s proposed solution is to build a custom install DVD by extracting the boot.wim and overwrite the .INF and .SYS files with Broadcom’s newer driver set. Please read Microsoft’s WAIK documentation for instruction process.
Note: Remote install of Windows Server 2008 R2 over Broadcom iSCSI Offload path does not have an issue.
14. Flow control statistics (MAC Sent X-ON, MAC Sent X-OFF and MAC Rx w/ no Pause Command) are reported incorrectly within BACS for 57710 based adapters. There is no functional impact and device is working as expected.
15. Receive Side Scaling (RSS) on TCP offloaded connections require a minimum of 8 gigabytes of RAM and only works for the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This feature is not supported in Windows Server 2003 due to a limitation in this operating system. RSS on non-offloaded connections, however, is supported for Windows 2003 SP2 and later.
16. WoL with NPar: When using Wake on LAN (WoL) with NIC Partitioning, all of the devices that comprise a port must be shut down to cause the WoL configuration to be written to the controller during operating system shutdown. If only a single function is shut down, the WoL configuration might not be written to the controller, and the controller might not wake.
17. Editing BASP teams: There is a known problem where editing a BASP team in BACS can sometimes cause a failover to occur on another team. This is currently believed to be a Microsoft issue, and Broadcom is pursuing a fix or workaround.
18. NC-SI with IOMMU: There is a known problem using NC-SI with IOMMU enabled, that can cause link down/up under stress conditions. If this occurs, disabled IOMMU in the BIOS.
19. Legacy iSCSI boot: IBM does not support legacy iSCSI boot for Windows 2012 and beyond. This is due to Windows limiting support to UEFI boot only. Support for legacy iSCSI boot remains in the Broadcom controllers, to allow support of operating systems where this is allowed.
20. Legacy FCoE boot: IBM does not support legacy FCoE boot to any operating system. As of T7.8, this applies only to the Tundra controller in a Flex chassis, but this limitation of support will be carried forward. The only FCoE boot configuration that is allowed and supported is UEFI FCoE boot.