=============================================================================== Emulex 16GB FC Firmware Package ===============================================================================
Firmware Version: 10.2.261.36 Supported On: IBM System x and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Server will halt on black screen during rolling reboot of Windows 2012 x64 uEFI SANboot - Server intermittently fails to boot during rolling SANboot (any OS) - Fixed a boot hang associated with server BIOS change
Incremental Interoperability: - Inventory support for the Flex xHMC (Chassis Hardware Management Console)
Known Issues: - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it here.(159504)
Firmware Version: 1.1.43.21 Supported On: IBM System x
Incremental Interoperability: - None
Problems Fixed: - Server will halt on black screen during UEFI rolling reboot reboot cycle test with 16Gb HBA under Windows 2012 x64 - Allows installing and booting from an MSA2040 array configured in PT-PT direct mode at 16G speed. We're now able to enable Autoscan and install/boot from multiple OSes - Added support to bypass configuring pnp Boot Table in a multipath situation. Fixes Microsoft Windows Server 2008 bug. - Fixed the "Read Rev Failure" issue during POST to accept "0" address value as a valid. - Fixed the wrong VPD HBA model number display on the banner and properties, and change the proper VPD data field size. - Fixed the timeout issue on Flogi when try to select a HBA device without connecting to a target or FC switch. - System will halt during reboot cycle test under Windows 2012 x64 UEFI - Fixing PCI Function Number decoding issue in BOFM code - Boot fails during SLES11 SP3 rolling reboot - Enable BFS and update the NVRAM if BOFM target is available - Add Diagnostic support for UEFI 16Gb FC - Reconnect menu item causes a System BIOS exit request only on AMI core system BIOS - Adding port's protocol name and WWPN in browser help menu
Firmware Version: 1.1.43.12 Supported On: IBM System x and Flex
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter - IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter - FC support for support for ASU/Config Patterns for Flex and ASU for IBM System x & BladeCenter - Direct PT - PT connections - Extended SCSI Pass Thru Protocol - IBM Tape unit interoperability - see SSIC for more information - SLES 11.3 on IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Windows 2012 OS will not resume from Sleep mode - Boot Device entries can be lost after exiting from BIOS setup
Firmware Version: 1.1.21.9 Supported On: IBM System x
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Server machine types. Refer to IBM ServerProven for specifics
Problems Fixed: - Fixed FCP_CONF handling bug - No SRR sent after drop write data frame, I/O fails - Adapter does not invoke recovery after dropped read data frame - I/O throughput performance improvements - Link failover when connected to FC Tape - Cosmetic: Cleaned up miscellaneous error handling messages in debug log files - If a new device comes online and attempts to acquire an AL_PA after the link has already come up, the FC link appears to hang until the cable is pulled - Cleaned up link negotiation at 4GB/8GB/16GB speeds with specific switches
Please visit www.qlogic.com/hba for full documentation, additional drivers, and management applications.
Version 8.06.00.10 Fixes and Ehancements:
Software/Driver
* Added T10 DiF/DiX support for ISP83xx.
* ISP83xx CNA support * IDC support for three protocols. * Loopback support. * Beacon support.
* Added support for bidirectional commands
* Added support for MCTP dump
* ISP83xx(16G FC) support for Xenserver 6.0 and Oracle UEK.
* SRB Consolidation.
* RSCN handling changes.
* Increase in support of maximum fibre devices.
* Enhancements to support ISP83xx (Limited support). * Driver features supported * 10GB link support only * Port device discovery * LUN discovery * I/O * Perturbations * SG resets of host and SCSI devices.
* Driver features not supported * Beacon support * Loopback * T10 DIX/DIF * SFP read/write * QCC GUI Support * QCC CLI Support * NPIV * Multi-Queue * Boot from SAN * FC-Tape * SLES10.3 driver: * Fix not to MPI reset on ISP83xx is not included.
* Implemeted beacon on/off for ISP82xx.
* Add support for ISP82xx to capture dump (minidump) on failure.
* Provide method for updating I2C attached VPD.
* Resync with latest ISP24xx/25xx firmware (5.08.00).
Industry Standards Compliance ----------------------------- * N/A
3. Bug Fixes
The following fix has been made to the Fibre Channel and FCoE Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2.6.x and 3.x:
* 8.04.00.12.xx.y-k * Update the copyright information. * Display the lock owner on lock acquire failure. * Move loopback mode reset after chip reset check. * Extra loopback error handling for ISP83xx. * Do link initialization on get loop id failure. * Do MPI reset only for 81xx.
V2632 (RHEL 6.x, SLES 11.x, Citrix 6.0, UEK): * Revert "qla2xxx: Optimize existing port name server query matching." * Revert "qla2xxx: Avoid losing any fc ports when loop id's are exhausted." * Don't free pool that wasn't allocated. * Unload hangs after issuing BSG commands to vport.
Citrix 6.0: * Create initrd as a part of installation and removal of the driver rpm. * RPM install should install driver under extra instead of driver directory.
RHEL 5.x, SLES 10.x: * MBA_IDC_NOTIFY case should fallthru. * Add fw_dump_size sysfs attribute file. * Add test for validity of virtual host in netlink interface.
SLES 10.x: * Add 8031/2031 cases to request firmware.
* 8.04.00.11.xx.y-k * Move marking fcport online ahead of setting iiDMA speed. * Add 16Gb/s case to get port speed capability. * Get VPD information from common location for CNA. * Dont clear drv active on iospace config failure. * Display that driver is operating in legacy interrupt mode. * Add "16" speed to link speeds array in qla2x00_iidma_fcport() function * Correct race in loop_state assignment during reset handling. * Reject loopback request if one is already in progress. * Update the FTP site references in the driver sources.
V2632 (RHEL 6.x, SLES 11.x Citrix 6.0 and UEK): * Obtain loopback iteration count from bsg request. * Parameterize the link speed string conversion function. * Update ql2xextended_error_logging parameter description with new options. * Fix typo in qla2xxx driver. * Free rsp_data even on error in qla2x00_process_loopback(). * Avoid null pointer dereference in shutdown routine.
RHEL 5.x: * Remove fabric_logout() calls from qla2x00_dev_loss_tmo_callbk() function.
SLES10.x: * Clear local references of rport on device loss timeout notification from FC transport.
* 8.04.00.10.xx.y-k * Honor status value of 2 for report-id acquisition. * Ignore driver ack bit if corresponding presence bit is not set. * Add Gen3 PCIe speed 8GT/s to the log message. * Acquire risc semaphore before resetting ISP.
V2632 (RHEL 6.x, SLES 11.x Citrix 6.0 and UEK): * Ramp down queue depth for attached SCSI devices when driver resources are low. * Determine the number of outstanding commands based on available resources. * Fix for kernel crash when external loopback diagnostic is run through BSG interface. * Fix coccinelle warnings in qla2x00_relogin. * Test and clear FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED atomically. * Use correct Request-Q-Out register during bidirectional request processing * Fix typo in qla83xx_fw_dump function. * Move noisy Start scsi failed messages to verbose logging level. * Fix for warnings reported by sparse.
RHEL 5.x: * Inclusion of 4G/8G firmware version 5.08.00. * Log message when qla2xenablemsix module parameter is set to 2( MSI mode) and adpater does not support MSI mode. * Revert "qla2xxx: Use GFF_ID to check FCP-SCSI FC4 type before logging into Nx_Ports" * Revert "qla2xxx: No fcport FC-4 type assignment in GA_NXT response."
Citrix 6.x: * RPM build should hide the directory naming convention from user.
* 8.04.00.09.xx.y-k * No fcport FC-4 type assignment in GA_NXT response. * Fix checkpatch error in qla2xxx_mctp_dump. * Change in setting UNLOADING flag and FC vports logout sequence while unloading qla2xxx driver. * Clear unsupported 'states' during Get-FW-State queries.
V2632 (RHEL 6.x, SLES 11.x Citrix 6.0 and UEK): * Pass correct parameters while creating an initrd. * Remove spurious taking of ha->vport_slock spinlock.
UEK: * Add macro for kernel extended version.
RHEL 5.x: * Use GFF_ID to check FCP-SCSI FC4 type before logging into Nx_Ports. * Pass correct parameters while creating an initrd.
8.04.00.08 Initial release of Qlogic 10Gb FC Driver for RHEL5
qlgc_dd_fc_qla2xxx-8_06_00_10_a_sles11_32-64_chg
IBM HBA/LSI Onboard 6Gb SAS/SATA/SSD Driver for Linux
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN N/A
Supported Controllers: - IBM N2125 SAS/SATA Controller (46C9011) - IBM N2115 SAS/SATA Controller (46C8989) - IBM 300 GB High IOPS MLC Modular Adapter (90Y4361) - IBM 600 GB High IOPS MLC Modular Adapter (90Y4365) - IBM 800 GB High IOPS MLC Modular Adapter (90Y4369) - IBM 300 GB High IOPS SLC Modular Adapter (90Y4373) - ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (81Y4492) - IBM 6Gb SAS HBA (46M0907) - IBM 6Gb SSD HBA (68Y7362) - Onboard LSI 2004 SAS
Version 18.00.01.00 - Suggested ------------------ Enhancement: - Added support for SLES 11 SP 3. - Turn off the Predictive Failure LED when a drive is removed. - Added support to issue a Start Stop Unit command (stopping the target) to all non-IR direct-access SATA devices before the driver is shut down or unloaded.
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where the driver message logs contains an entry "mpt2sas0: _base_get_ioc_facts: failed going to ready state, when the controller is in operational state. - Fixed an issue where a kernel panic observed after issuing controller diagnostic reset. - Fixed an issue where a kernel panic observed when an enclosure is removed load while the driver module is loading. - Fixed and issue where component drives of a volume go missing once the volume is deleted. - Fixed and issue where the mapping of reply queues used for IO requests coming from each CPU is not balanced when number of CPU cores are greater than the number of MSI-X vectors. - Fixed and issue where the set_affinity.sh script fails on the systems having more than 32 CPU cores. - Fixed an issue where device entries are removed when async scanning mode is enabled and device scanning is in progress. Version 15.00.00.00 - Suggested ------------------ Enhancements: - Added support for SLES 11 SP 2 - Added support for N2115/N2125 SAS/SATA, 300GB MLC (90Y4362), 600GB MLC (90Y4366), 800GB MLC (90Y4370) and 300GB SLC (90Y4374)
Fixes: - Fixed issue where the phy disks are not discovered when the volume members are hot removed, and added while performing diag reset. - Fixed issue where SAS HBA 6Gb adapters fails Read Capacity 16 command sent to Tape drives. - Fixed issue where a device scan following a host reset could get stuck in an infinite loop. - Fixed issue where driver goes into a infinite loop when the REPORT_LUNS command gets a check condition. - Fixed issue where driver does not comply with the updated timing requirements for issuing a Hard Reset. - Fixed issue where missing delay was not getting set during system boot-up kernels 2.6.20 and newer.
Version 10.30.00.00 - Suggested ------------------ Fixes: - Use a different method for blocking IO request from SCSI Mid Layer when using the SysFS shost attribute called task_management. - Fixed issue to not allow IOCTLS to be processed when tge device driver is loading, which could cause a kernel panic. - Added support in asynchronous scanning logic to handle faults during discovery when loading the driver. - Allocate only one msix vector for the controllers that do not support multi-reply queues and NUMA IO. - Added per lun delete flag to addres an issue where a cable is removed and added back within the DMD timer expired timeout. - Fixed issue with reading raid configuration information for inactive volumes - Fixed issue where a Stack trace seen in message log after cable pull and host reset. - Fixed issue where The configuration pages are failing if raid volume is configured while issuing a host reset - Fixed issue where the Devices are not removed after "cable pull". - Fixed issue when devices are behind two deep cascaded expanders, they don't get added if the "cable add" is done while host reset is active. - Fixed a failure message displayed in the log messages during host reset while removing devices - Fixed issue where drives are not getting removed when the enclosure cable is pulled out from the expander and Port Reset is issued. - Fixed issue where the Chip Resets results in repeated timeouts. - Fixed issue with expanders where a hang occurs when there is smart error.
Version 4.30.01.00 - Initial release ------------------ ibm_dd_mpt2sas_18_00_01_00_sles11_32-64_chg
=============================================================================== Emulex NIC Device Driver for Linux ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 10.2.261.0 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Multiple performance improvements in virtualized environments (SR-IOV,UMC)
Device Driver Version: 10.0.800.0 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Low bi-di throughput seen on 1g ports of HS-23 LOM - Multiple performance improvements - Bonding driver takes approx 20 seconds to be ready
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL 5.10 - RHEL 6.5 - XE-102 and XE-104 ASIC (OCx14xxx) - Support for set and get channels ethtool operation
Known Issues: - SR-IOV is supported with the following Linux distributions: * RHEL 6.4 and above 64-bit with KVM * SLES11 SP3 and above 64-bit with KVM
NOTE: Guest operating system support is dependent on the Emulex driver version installed in the guest.
Device Driver Version: 4.6.267.4 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Under certain conditions, performance issues may be seen with multi-channel in RHEL6.4 KVM configurations - Under certain conditions, performance issues may be seen with multi-channel in RHEL6.4 SR-IOV configurations - SR-IOV configuration section of the Linux NIC Driver Documentation has been modified to improve clarity
Incremental Interoperability: - S3 Resume on IBM Flex - SLES 11.3 on IBM System x and BladeCenter
Known Issues: - SR-IOV is supported with the following Linux distributions: * RHEL 6.3 and 6.4 64-bit with KVM * SLES11 SP2 and SP3 64-bit with KVM
NOTE: Guest operating system support is dependent on the Emulex driver version installed in the guest.
- Use of SR-IOV with the XEN hypervisor is not supported at this time.
- Use of SR-IOV with the KVM hypervisor requires the use of macvlan network interfaces.
Device Driver Version: 4.6.148.0 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Ethernet performance issues in a variety of workloads - VFs are not displayed after driver re-load when is VFs attached to VM - vLAN tagging in Switch Agnostic vNIC mode
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL 5.9 - RHEL 6.4 - Network performance varies with workload. An ethernet driver tuning script and instructions is now included with the be2net driver. - Switch Independent Mode within hypervisor OS's
Known Issues: - Multi-channel is not supported in RHEL5.x XEN. This is a kernel limitation - Under certain conditions, performance issues may be seen with multi-channel in RHEL6.4 KVM configurations - Under certain conditions, performance issues may be seen with multi-channel in RHEL6.4 SR-IOV configurations - SR-IOV is not supported with RHEL5.x XEN
Device Driver Version: 4.4.180.0 Supported On: IBM Flex
Device Driver Version: 4.2.389.0 Supported On IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Unloading the driver hangs the system after running IPv6 traffic - Link status messages cleaned up when in Switch Agnostic mode - Miscellaneous network performance issues to improve throughput - Miscellaneous problems related to SRIOV to improve usability - Ethtool wol command displays wol enabled even when disabled - Ethtool speed reported as 10000Mb/s for disabled devices in Switch Agnostic mode
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL6.3 GA Kernel - Increase default B/W for SRIOV vf's to 10Gb from 100Mb
Device Driver Version: 4.1.413.0 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - WOL changes for Linux NIC driver as mentioned in Bug# 24543 - SR IOV UE when attempt to do multiple (3 times) driver load/unload - Speed is 10000Mb/s for Disabled devices in UMC Mode - Incorrect Duplex value is shown for unconnected port of NC552m in Rhel6.1 32bit - SLES 11 SP2 GMC: Enable support for Lnx NIC Driver - SRIOV: When VGT is configured for a VF, ip link show doesn't display it for the VF configured. - RHEL 5.8 GA: Enable support for Lnx NIC Driver - ip link command with vlan = 4095 has toggling effect - ip link command with vlan =0 should remove guest VGT privilege
Device Driver Version: 4.1.334.39 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - SR-IOV: Can't load be2net driver in a VM after the VM has been rebooted - SR-IOV: Unload PF driver with VF driver loaded causes system instability - SR-IOV: VF MAC always gets Emulex OUI - SR-IOV: Partition the limited per port VLAN entries across VFs and PFs - Non Member VLAN packets not received in interface promiscuous mode in BE3 - Avoid CQ full condition in HW - be2net: use RX_FILTER cmd to program multicast addresses - account for skb allocation failures in ethtool stats - Support 60 second delay to Linux NIC driver to allow FAT dump completion on recovery from EEH - Link status is up [ethtool and OCM] when the bandwidth is assign 0 for UMC configuration - Remove msix module parameter - Use V1 version of COMMON_NTWK_LINK_STATUS_QUERY for Lancer. - Emulex: Ethtool failing to update FW - Emulex: Panic in be2net driver in SLES11-SP2-B7 on adapter - TCP ACKs from different connections are getting received in single queue - Multicast filtering feature not working on PPC - Exit of mcast promiscous mode not working - VLAN promiscous mode cannot be set on Lancer - Can't communicate after changing MAC address via VLAN interface - Improper memory accounting in received packets - WOL changes for Linux NIC driver as mentioned in bug - Transparent VLAN tagging feature not working in SR-IOV
======================================================= Change History for Qlogic NIC Driver for SLES 11 ======================================================= Document Name: Change History Document Status: IBM General Avalibility Document Name: Change History Document Status: IBM General Avalibility Document Version: 5.5 Package Version: 5.2.46.4.b Latest Driver Version: 5.2.46.4 Document Updated: 04/27/2014 Product: Qlogic Linux NIC Device Driver
======================================================= Package version: 5.2.46.4.b Package version updated due to updated tools within package.
Please visit www.qlogic.com/hba for full documentation, additional drivers, and management applications.
Driver Version: 5.2.46.4
Driver Version: 5.0.29.4 Initial release of Qlogic NIC Driver for SLES 11
Firmware Version: 10.2.261.36 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - FRU VPD fields are now properly populated on CN4054 and CN4054R - Fixed UE resulting slow boot at UEFI splash screen and NIC devices removed - When using VMQ with Windows Server 2012 or 2012R2, the user may experience VM connectivity loss, packet drops, system hangs, inability to shutdown VMs and possible system crashes on shutdown. The complete solution also requires 10.2 based Windows NIC driver. - Resolved an issue for auto negotiation between the x240 onboard LoM to the EN2092 1Gb switch
Incremental Interoperability: - Inventory support for the Flex xHMC (Chassis Hardware Management Console)
Known Issues: - Server hangs at "Scan for Fibre Devices", when port disable/enable performed on the Brocade Converged 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter. Do not force the link down after POST has completed and then attempt a discovery of the SAN. If you do a reboot is needed.(159125)
- To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it here.(159505)
- Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not created!". There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number of configured vPorts.(155807)
- Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)
- PXESelect showing incorrect MAC address, bandwidth & SVID values. This bug is a cosmetic issue and only impacts PXESelect. The values which are not displayed correctly in PXESelect can be viewed in UEFI, OCM, and on the switch.(151140)
- IFM Boot target is consumed on a particular port even though the target is not accessible to that port. IFM/BOFM boot target configuration is not supported. This limitation has existed for several code releases and we are now documenting it here.(159226)
- "Configurations have changed" message seen in UEFI setup screen when no changes were made. This pop-up can be ignored and will be fixed in a future code release.(159086)
- The server may hang at "Connecting Boot Devices and Adapters" if both FCoE ports have boot targets configured when using a 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter. The server will not hang if only a single port is configured with a boot target.(157137)
- FCoE VLAN ID is being displayed incorrectly as hexadecimal in UEFI menu. This is a cosmetic issue only. The correct VLAN is properly assigned, so there is no functional impact. The actual VLAN ID can be observed elsewhere. (159561)
- In FCoE configurations with BE3 in UFP mode on System x3690 X5 servers, a UEFI rescan is required to boot to the OS. This renders UFP not supportable in UFP/FCoE configurations(158669)
- After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes. Be sure to select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers.
- Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST. Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers.
- When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.
Firmware Version: 10.0.803.13 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - IBM Feature on Demand for storage keys now works with Optimized Boot enabled - Link detection time improved from ~70 secs on DAC cable insertion/removal
Incremental Interoperability: - Unified Fabric Protocol on IBM System x Servers
Known Issues: - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes. Be sure to select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers.
- Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST. Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers.
- When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.
Firmware version: 4.6.281.26 (supported on IBM System x, BladeCenter and Flex)
Problems Fixed: - CN4054 VPD is not valid during/after IMM flash - Links go down after 497 to 498 days in VMWare - Send 'link down' to switch if UE occurs on ASIC
Incremental Interoperability: - Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA IIIr for IBM System x - Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA IIIr for IBM System x
Known Issues: - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes. Be sure to select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers.
- Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST. Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers.
- When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.
Firmware version: 4.6.281.21 (supported on IBM System x, BladeCenter and Flex)
Problems Fixed: - OCe10 VFA CNAs stuck in "Switch Independent Mode" - Port Identification fails on Port 1 under uEFI menu for PCIe rack VFA
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Flex System CN4054R 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter - IBM Ivy Bridge CPU Based Servers
Known Issues: - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes. Be sure to select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers.
- Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST. Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers.
- When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.
Firmware version: 4.6.281.8 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - HW iSCSI offload is now supported in UFP Mode (UFP limited to IBM Flex) - Server may hang during boot with multichannel disabled with switch default settings. The IBM 10Gb Virtual Fabric Switch has trunking enabled and the Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module has ports in "Access" mode. If the Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module ports are switched to trunking mode, the hang no longer occurs. - When using Config Patterns with virtual MACs the bandwidth settings are are intermittently reset after some number of server reboots.
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module - IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch - IBM Flex System x222 10Gb Virtual Fabric LOM - SLES 11.3 on IBM System x and BladeCenter - Complete NIC/iSCSI/FCoE support for ASU/Config Patterns for Flex and ASU for IBM System x & BladeCenter
Known Issues: - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes. Be sure to select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers. - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST. Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers. - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.
Firmware version: 4.6.166.7 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - When connected to Cisco Nexus 4k and 5k switches, the virtual link may not recover on a switch port bounce (shut/no shut) in an ESXi environment. A switch port re-bounce will recover the link. - When connected to Cisco Nexus 4k and 5k switches, OneCommand Manager reports CRC's and there is poor network performance in an ESXi environment
Incremental Interoperability: - ASU/Config Pattern configuration for iSCSI and FCoE (BE3) - UFP for iSCSI (BE3) - Support for using 10Gb ports with legacy 1Gb switches installed in a BladeCenter-S chassis or MSIM/MSIM-T expansion units in a BladeCenter-H or -HT chassis - Update Express System Packs now support Linux errata kernels - ESXi 5.1
Known Issues: - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes. Be sure to select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers. - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST. Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to some legacy rack and blade servers. - Server may hang during boot with multichannel disabled with switch default settings. The IBM 10Gb Virtual Fabric Switch has trunking enabled and the Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module has ports in "Access" mode. If the Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module ports are switched to trunking mode, the hang no longer occurs. - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.
Firmware Version: 4.4.180.3 Supported On: IBM Flex
Problems Fixed: - 10Gb ports intermittenly linking at 1Gb speed with the IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093/EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch. - Switch Configuration after an erase configuration is not reflected after reboot - 'Logical Admin Link' not enabled after applying BOFM in Switch Agnostic mode - IBM pre-boot Diagnostics NIC physical loopback test fails in Command and GUI mode - Multiple cosmetic issues with iSCSI UEFI BIOS - 10Gb ports do not detect 'Link Down' with some switches - When adding an iSCSI hardware target in UEFI through discovery login, the boot target setting is ignored.
Interoperability since previous release: - UEFI 2.3.1 Compliance - Increased VF count in SR-IOV (was 16 VFs per port, is now 32 VFs per port) - Support for next generation 10GbaseT PHY - Expose IBM Feature On Demand licensing information in UEFI configuration utility - IBM Universal Configuration Manager for Ethernet - IBM Unified Fabric Protocol - Ability to assign Switch Agnostic VLAN IDs without intermediate reboot - Changes to Personality or Multichannel in PXESelect allows further changes to be made w/o reboot - Support for IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch
Known Issues: - HW iSCSI offload is not currently supported in UFP mode
Firmware Version: 4.1.422.8 Supported On: IBM Flex
Problems Fixed: - PHY Loopback fails on 10G ports - RH 6.2 and W2k8 servers crashed after shut/no shut the switch port with FCoE connection and 50 vlans configured - DSA: NIC physical loopback test fails in Command and GUI mode - Firmware update fails to update all VPD Code Level fields - DCBX does not converge with FW 4.1.422 on Cicso 5k.
Interoperability Since Previous Release: - Support for IBM Flex System x440 10Gb Virtual Fabric LOM
Firmware Version: 4.1.422.0 Supported On: IBM Flex
Problems Fixed: - SR IOV: Unable to ping IPV6 from DUT VF to Peer VF - Reading VPD from BE3 timesout making SR IOV fail in newer kernels - 1Gb devices are being suppressed by kernel during the PCI probe in SLES11 SP2 - MAC Loopback fails when Mgmt Adapter Creation fails - Failure of MAC loopback test after firmware update and warm reboot - Suppress efat dump mailbox commands in the efat dump log - Running ethtool with BE3 takes longer than expected after cable pull - Out of Order CQEs - TRACE_LOG function not printing the messages for some of the VF's - esx4/5 issue. svc target cannot be configured properly - RSCN is not generated by switch when a driver restarts - Port Link stays up even after switch removed
Interoperability Since Previous Release: - Support for IBM Flex System EN4054 4-port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter - Support for IBM Flex System CN4054 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter - Support for IBM Flex System x240 10Gb Virtual Fabric LOM - Support for IBM Flex System Manager 10Gb Virtual Fabric LOM
Firmware Version: 4.2.433.3 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Intermittent link status with IBM Virtual Fabric Switch when set to IBM Virtual Fabric Mode - The option to enable/disable SRIOV on HS23 LOM Port 0 is missing from OneCommand Manager. This selection is available in UEFI F1 setup. - Under high network stress, NMI errors can be seen with x3690 X5 and x3850 X5 - 10GbE ports running at 1GbE speed 10% below wirespeed at certain block sizes. - Unable to perform PXE boot with LPVID assigned to vNIC interface - 1Gb ports of HS23 do not handle tagging properly if multichannel mode enabled (pnic ok). Note: ESX driver patch also required. - Port flapping link after FW upgrade and "reboot" when connected to 10Gb PTM module (DAC)
Interoperability Since Previous Release: - Support for Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced (BE2) for IBM BladeCenter - Support for Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter (BE2) for IBM BladeCenter - Support for Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter (BE2) for IBM System X
Known Issues: - All 10Gb KX4 ports must be used with 10Gb switches. They will not link at 1Gb. This applies to HS23 LOM and IBM BladeCenter VFA adapters only. - IPv6 IP address not visible via IMM GUI for IBM Option 90Y6456
Firmware Version: 4.2.412.0 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - All VFS on Port 1 on optional Card unreachable from outside the host (x3750 M4) - 'Logical Admin Link' not enabled after applying BOFM in Switch Agnostic mode - IBM pre-boot Diagnostics NIC physical loopback test fails in Command and GUI mode - Multiple cosmetic issues with iSCSI UEFI BIOS - 10Gb ports do not detect 'Link Down' with some switches - 1Gb ports on HS23 LOM not able link up with IBM ICPM (FRU part 44W4486) in BCS chassis - Performance issues with specific DAC cables and SND top of rack switch
Interoperability Since Previous Release: - UEFI 2.3.1 Compliance - Increased VF count in SR-IOV (was 16 VFs per port, is now 32 VFs per port) - Support for next generation 10GbaseT PHY - Expose IBM Feature On Demand licensing information in UEFI configuration utility
Known Issues: - All 10Gb ports must be used with 10Gb switches. They will not link at 1Gb. - IPv6 IP address not visible via IMM GUI for IBM Option 90Y6456 - Intermittent link status with IBM Virtual Fabric Switch when set to IBM Virtual Fabric Mode - The option to enable/disable SRIOV on HS23 LOM Port 0 is missing from OneCommand Manager. This selection is available in UEFI F1 setup.
Firmware Version: 4.1.455.6 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Fixed an issue where ASIC randomly hangs losing network connectivity when certain commands are sent from the host. Resulting behavior varies between OS's (Yellow bangs in Windows, PSOD in VMWare) - PHY Loopback fails on 10G ports - UE and hang on LOM or Robalo when powering off Janice in UEFI or PXESelect - Loopback on HS23 now functional in DSAp - DCBX does not converge with firmware on a FCoE fabric - Control C Broken on BE2 - 7 second delay in GET_CARD_ATTRIBUTES command - Emulex VF adapter FCoE link lost on VMware 5.0 - flow control set for 10G Base T phys for autonegotiation - Dynamic link update is not working with NIC UEFI driver - Remove unused definitions in UEFI NIC - Emulex driver expects that the Login Options field be zero - "map r" displays a iSCSI BLK device when no LUNs presented - "X/x Exit without save" does not work as expected - Display proper description as part of EFI Driver Model Related Information - Intermittent "Configuration changed. reset to apply it now?" - Garbled output being displayed at the LUN configuration section. - All Emulex Configuration settings get lost after a reset - Perform additional checks when no Luns are mapped to the target - CHAP name only accepts 6 to 10 characters - Hii ???iSCSI Initiator Configuration??? showing old version screen - iSCSI name is case sensitive - iSCSI HII allows user to select first 8 LUNs as bootable. - iSCSI Boot Enable/Disable option should be port specific - LUN Configuration shows LUN 0, even if no LUNs presented to initiator.
Interoperability Since Previous Release: - Support for Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced (CFFh, 2+2) for IBM BladeCenter
Firmware Version: 4.1.334.47 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - NCSI transmit workaround for IBM - Issues with data reporting when BOFM enabled - Improved network performance throughput - Issues with IBM Management network performance - Logical link status for IBM mezz card shown as 'N/A' - Serial Over LAN fails when more than one blade installed with a single switch - Removed UEFI menu items for unsupported functions on a port - Issues with diagnositics in virtual NIC/UMC mode - Issues with MAC and PHY loopback on OneConnect devices - Several issues with FCoE on some OEM fabric switches
Interoperability Since Previous Release: - Support for HS23 Virtual Fabric LAN on Motherboard - Support for VFA III (95Y3762, 95Y3768), 90Y6456 - Support for IBM's Features on Demand (FOD) - Formal support for SR-IOV
Firmware Version: 4.0.1062.0 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - iLab Tucson - lpfc Device Resets and path failures continue after error inject. - Writes do not complete when running LIP test on BE3 port 2 - IPV6 implementations no longer experience an unrecognized routing type error. - VLAN tagging is now disabled on the OneConnect UCNA when multichannel is disabled. - UEFI/BIOS-assigned LPVIDs now function properly on the OneConnect 10102-based UCNA. - OneConnect UCNAs no longer send and receive only double-tagged packets and discard all other packets. - PHY, MAC, and External loopback tests no longer fail on all platforms. - Firmware now returns the proper OneConnect UCNA model number. - IPV6 implementations no longer experience an unrecognized routing type error. - Installing Windows 2008 or Windows 2008 R2 on remote iSCSI disks no longer causes the system to hang. - Issues no longer occur when resetting a server configured for multipathing on VMware ESX systems. - VLAN tagging is now disabled on the OneConnect UCNA when multichannel is disabled. - UEFI/BIOS-assigned LPVIDs now function properly on the OneConnect 10102-based UCNA. - OneConnect UCNAs no longer send and receive only double-tagged packets and discard all other packets. - An adapter hardware error no longer occurs when running I/O with LUNs on x86 platforms. - Changing from Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) to Chassis Internal Network (CIN) and then rebooting no longer fails to link-flap (CIN Fabric Login (FLOGI) now occurs). - PHY, MAC, and External loopback tests no longer fail on all platforms. - Firmware now returns the proper OneConnect UCNA model number. - DCB settings can now be configured. - (iSCSISelect) When enabling DHCP for an iSCSI initiator, the Emulex iSCSI Network Configuration utility now waits approximately 20 seconds to make a DHCP connection before returning control. - (FCoE BootBIOS) FCF CEE parameters for Boot from SAN configuration are now saved properly.
Interoperability Since Previous Release: - Added support for switch-independent multichannel mode. - Added support for IBM Virtual Fabric 10Gb RackSwitch firmware 6.8.1.0. - Added support for IBM Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module firmware 6.8.1.0. - Added support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on rack systems. - Added support for iSCSI hardware offload on rack systems. - Added support for Cisco Nexus 5000-series switches.
IBM Online SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.14.04 Build ID: SAS11404
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN TIP H29851 ******************************************* IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.14.04 Critical Release Reference RETAIN TIP H29851
This package includes updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 2.5"
Initial code Release - SMK3001GRDB, SMK6001GRDB, SMK9001GRDB to SB35
SATA 2.5"
- SSDSC2BA200G3I, SSDSC2BA400G3I, SSDSC2BA800G3I to NA36 - SSDSC2BB120G4I, SSDSC2BB240G4I, SSDSC2BB400G4I, SSDSC2BB800G4I to NB37 - fix to prevent possible drive lock up during format.
SATA 1.8"
Initial Code Release - SSDSC1NA200G3I, SSDSC1NA400G3I to NA36 - SSDSC1NB080G4I, SSDSC1NB240G4I, SSDSC1NB400G4I to NB37 - fix to prevent possible drive lock up during format.
=================================================================== IBM Online SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.14.03-2 Build ID: SAS11403-2
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN TIPS H211424 & H211667 ******************************************* IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.14.03-2 Critical Release Reference RETAIN TIP H211424 & H211667
This package includes updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
Initial Code Releases - ST1000NM0023, ST2000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST4000NM0023 to BC5B - ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC59 - WD1001FYYG-23S, WD2001FYYG-23S, WD3001FYYG-23S, WD4001FYYG-23S to XA35
Other - ST1000NM0001, ST2000NM0001 to BC4A - support persistent reservation - HUS723020ALS64, HUS723030ALS64 to J3K8 - servo adjustments
SAS 2.5"
Initial Code Releases - ST300MM0006, ST600MM0006, ST900MM0006 to B56H - ST300MM0026, ST600MM0026, ST900MM0026 to E568 - TXA2D20200GA6I, TXA2D20400GA6I, TXA2D20800GA6I, TXA2D21600GA6I to GB76 - see Retain Tip H211424. - HUC101212CSS60 to J2M7 - HUC101212CSS61 to N2M7 - T1200MM0007 to B576 - T1200MM0017 to E574 - ST600MX0001 to BH13 - WD3002BKTG-23E, WD6002BKTG-23E, WD9002BKTG-23E to ZC31 - ST9500431SS to ED12 - ST9146703SS to E536 - ST973352SS to E625 - ST9300553SS to E636 - HUC109030CSS61E, HUC109060CSS61E, HUC109090CSS61E to N2EF - MK3001GRDB, MK6001GRDB, MK9001GRDB to SB35 - drive Que depth fix; see Retain Tip H211667. - HUC109030CSS60, HUC109060CSS60, HUC109090CSS60 to J2EF - HUC109030CSS61E, HUC109060CSS61E, HUC109090CSS61E to N2EF
Other - WD3001BKHG-23D, WD6001BKHG-23D, WD9001BKHG-23D to ZA32 - performance, non-critical fixes and robustness changes.
- ST9600204SS to B54A with maintainance fixes and performance improvements.
- MBD2147RC, MBD2300RC to SB1B - drive Que depth fix; - MBE2073RC, MBE2147RC to SC18 - drive Que depth fix; - MBF2300RC, MBF2600RC to SB2F - drive Que depth fix; - MK1401GRRB, MK3001GRRB to SC2E - drive Que depth fix; see Retain Tip H211667.
- ST9500620SS, ST91000620SS to BD2F - support persistent reservation and maintainance fixes.
SATA 3.5"
Initial Code Release - WD801ABYS-23C0A0, WD1601ABYS-23C0A0 to 06.06H05 - WD5003ABYX-23 to WC38 - added mfg. parameters. - WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD36 - ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB58
Other
SATA 2.5"
Initial Code Release - SG9XCS2D50GEIBM to SE6H - WD3000BLHX-23V7BV to YA31 - SSDSC2BA200G3I, SSDSC2BA400G3I, SSDSC2BA800G3I to NA34 - SSDSC2BB120G4I, SSDSC2BB240G4I, SSDSC2BB400G4I, SSDSC2BB800G4I to NB34
Other - ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE29 - maintainance updates. - MTFDDAK064MAR-1J1AA, MTFDDAK128MAR-1J1AA, MTFDDAK256MAR-1K1AA, MTFDDAK512MAR-1K1AA to MA57 - added mfg. parameters.
SATA 1.8"
Initial Code Release - SSDSC1NA200G3I, SSDSC1NA400G3I to NA34 - SSDSC1NB080G4I, SSDSC1NB240G4I, SSDSC1NB400G4I to NB34
Other - MTFDDAA064MAR-1J1AB, MTFDDAA128MAR-1J1AB, MTFDDAA256MAR-1K1AB, MTFDDAA512MAR-1K1AB to MA57 - added mfg. parameters.
=================================================================== Version 1.13.01 Build ID: SAS_113
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN H207993
******************************************* IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.13.01 Critical Release Reference RETAIN H207993
This package includes new updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- HUS723020ALS64 to J3K7 Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing and fixes for overall robustness.
- HUS723030ALS64 to J3K7 Initial Code Release
- ST31000424SS, ST32000444SS to BC2D - ST1000NM0001, ST2000NM0001 to BC49 Fixes for overall robustness.
- ST33000650SS to BC3E Initial Code Release
SAS 2.5"
- MK1401GRRB, MK3001GRRB to SC29 Fixes for overall robustness.
- MBF2300RC, MBF2600RC to SB2C Initial Code Release.
- ST9300605SS, ST9600205SS, ST9900805SS to B55D ST9146853SS, ST9300653SS to B63B ST9500620SS, ST91000640SS to BD2E ST9300505SS, ST9600105SS, ST9900705SS to E557 ST9146753SS to E636 Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing and fixes for overall robustness.
SATA 3.5"
- ST500NM0011, ST2000NM0011, ST1000NM0011 to BB4A ST3500514NS, ST31000524NS, ST32000644NS to BB2C Reliability improvements, Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing
- ST33000650NS to BB3A Initial Code Release
- WD5003ABYX-23 to WC36, WD1003FBYX-23Y7B0 to WB35, WD2003FYYS-23W0B0 to WA35 Reliability improvements, Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing
- HUA723020ALA640 to MK7OA910 Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing.
- HUA723030ALA640 to MKAOA910 Initial Code Release
- HUA722050CLA330, HUA722010CLA330 to A3PH Initial Code Release
SATA 2.5"
- TE22D10100GE8IBM to SR3B Initial Code Release
- MTFDDAK064MAR-1J1AA, MTFDDAK128MAR-1J1AA, MTFDDAK256MAR-1K1AA, MTFDDAK512MAR-1K1AA to MA55 Initial Code Release
- ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE28 Fixes for overall robustness.
SATA 1.8"
- MTFDDAA064MAR-1J1AB, MTFDDAA128MAR-1J1AB, MTFDDAA256MAR-1K1AB, MTFDDAA512MAR-1K1AB to MA55 Initial Code Release
- TX21B10100GE8IBM, TX21B10200GE8IBM, TX21B10400GE8IBM to SP3A Initial Code Release
Version 1.12.01 Critical Release Reference RETAIN #H207740
This package includes new updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- VPCA300900EST1, VPCA450900EST1, VPCA600900EST1 to A3C4, Corrects firmware bug that may cause data corruption. For further information, please refer to Retain Tip H207740.
- ST3300657SS, ST3450857SS, ST3600057SS to BA5A VPCA300900EST1, VPCA600900EST1 to A3C2 Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing
- ST3750630SS, ST31000640SS to BC1I ST31000424SS, ST32000444SS to BC2C Mode Page change to address performance issues under certain system configurations
- ST33000650SS to BC3D ST1000NM0001, ST2000NM0001 to BC48 Protection Information Fix - see Retain Tip H206140
- HUS723020ALS64, HUS723030ALS64 to J26C Initial Code Release
SAS 2.5"
- ST9300603SS, ST9146803SS to B53E ST9600204SS to B549 Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing
- ST9300605SS, ST9600205SS, ST9900805SS to B55C ST9146853SS, ST9300653SS to B63A ST9500620SS, ST91000640SS to BD2C ST9300505SS to E555 ST9146753SS to E635 Protection Information Fix - see Retain Tip H206140
- ST9600105SS, ST9900705SS to E555 Inital Code Release
- HUC106030CSS60, HUC106060CSS60 to D3A6 Performance improvements, critical fixes for Protection Information (PI) operation - see Retain Tip H206140
- MK1401GRRB, MK3001GRRB to SC27 Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing
- WD9001BKHG-23D, WD6001BKHG-23D, WD3001BKHG-23D to ZA31 Initial Code Release
SATA 3.5"
- WD2502ABYS-23B7A0 to 02.03B08 WD1602ABYS-23B7A0 to 02.03B07 Critical fix to address premature drive failures.
- ST3500514NS, ST31000524NS, ST32000644NS to BB2A ST33000650NS to BB38 ST1000NM0011, ST2000NM0011, ST500NM0011 to BB47 Fixes a potential, but rare data corruption issue which requires a background reallocation that exceeds the error recovery timer.
- HUA723020ALA640 to MK70A900 HUA723030ALA640 to MKA0A900 Initial Code Release
SATA 2.5"
- ST9160511NS, ST9500530NS to BE1A - ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE25 Fixes a potential, but rare data corruption issue which requires a background reallocation that exceeds the error recovery timer.
SSD
- TX21B10200GE1IBM, TX21B10400GE1IBM, TX21B10100GE8IBM to PRO6SP36 TE22D10100GE8IBM to PRO6SR36 Initial Code Release
- MTFDDAK128MAR-1J1AA, MTFDDAK256MAR-1K1AA to MA52 Initial Code Release
- MTFDDAA512MAR-1K1AB, MTFDDAK064MAR-1J1AA, MTFDDAK512MAR-1K1AA, MTFDDAA064MAR-1K1AB, MTFDDAA128MAR-1K1AB, MTFDDAA256MAR-1K1AB to MA52 Fixes SMART attribute 190 (Current Temp) which caused warning messages with some versions of Linux
- STEC MACH8 IOPS to 2804 STEC M8PSB2 T4 to SM06 Additions to VPD information used by manufacturing Fixes potential drive failure if power loss occurs during firmware update.
- ST33000650SS to BC3A ST1000NM0001, ST2000NM0001 to BC44 Additions and corrections to VPD information used by manufacturing
SAS 2.5"
- ST9300605SS, ST9600205SS, ST9900805SS to B559 ST9146853SS, ST9300653SS to B637 ST9500620SS, ST91000640SS to BD29 ST9300505SS to E553 SST9146753SS to E633 HUC106030CSS60, HUC106060CSS60 to D390 Additions and corrections to VPD information used by manufacturing
- MK1401GRRB, MK3001GRRB to SC23 Fixes a pottential data corruption bug if there is an unexpected power loss.
SATA 3.5"
- ST3250310NS, ST3500320NS, ST3750330NS, ST31000340NS to BB15 ST3500514NS, ST31000524NS, ST32000644NS to BB29 ST33000650NS to BB36 ST1000NM0011, ST2000NM0011, ST500NM0011 to BB46
SATA SSD
- SG9XCS1B50GMIBM, SG9XCS1F200GEIBM to SA03SB6C SG9XCS2D200GEIBM to SA03SE6C Fix for potential hang during an unexpected power cycle
MTFDDAK128MAR-1JAAB, MTFDDAK256MAR-1JAAB to MA44 Initial Release
This package includes new updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- VPCA300900EST1, VPCA600900EST1 to A3C0 Correction to VPD information used by manufacturing
- ST31000424SS, ST32000444SS to BC2B Fixes to improve robustness from certain read errors due to encroachment
- ST33000650SS to BC37 Fixes to improve overall robustness.
- ST1000NM0001, ST2000NM0001 to BC42 Inital Release
SAS 2.5" (SFF)
- ST9300605SS, ST9600205SS, ST9900805SS to B556 - ST9146853SS, ST9300653SS to B635 Fixes to improve overall robustness.
ST9300505SS to E552 ST9146753SS to E632 Initial Release
- ST9500620SS, ST91000640SS to BD26 Improve general robustness and added support for DPICZ
- HUC106030CSS60, HUC106060CSS60 to D340 Improve general robustness
- MBF2300RC, MBF2600RC to SB28 Improves performance in certain benchmarks
SATA 3.5"
- ST33000650NS to BB34 Fixes to improve overall robustness.
- ST1000NM0011, ST2000NM0011, ST500NM0011 to BB45 Initial Release
- ST3500514NS, ST31000524NS, ST32000644NS to BB29 Fixes for intermittent drive hangs
- ST3250310NS, ST3500320NS, ST3750330NS, ST31000340NS to BB15 Added enhancement for improved robustness
SATA 2.5"
- ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE24 Initial Release
- ST9160511NS, ST9500530NS to BE19 Fixes for overall robustness.
SATA 2.5" SSD
- STEC MACH8 IOPS to 2765 STEC M8PSB2 T4 to SM05 Fixes potential drive lock up during cold or warm boots Fixes issues with RHEL 6.x installation
- SG9XCS2D200GEIBM to SA03SE6C Fixes default drive VPD information for manufacturing, the default LED behavior on certain systems and fixes issues with client install thru VMWare 5.x
SATA 1.8" SSD
- STEC M8PSB1 to 0409 STEC M8PSB1 T4 to SM16 Fixes potential drive lock up during cold or warm boots Fixes issues with RHEL 6.x installation
- SG9XCS1B50GMIBM to SA03SB6C SASG9XCS1F200GEIBM to SA03SB6C Fixes potential drive lock up during cold or warm boots and the default LED behavior on certain systems and fixes issues with client install thru VMWare 5.x
This package includes new updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ST31000424SS, ST32000444SS to BC28 Added enhancement for improved RV robustness
- MBE2073RC, MBE2147RC to SC17 - MBA3073RC, MBA3147RC, MBA3300RC to SA0A Added VPD changes for manufacturing
SAS 2.5" (SFF)
- ST9300603SS, ST9146803SS to B53C ST9600204SS to B548 SST973452SS, ST9146852SS to B62C CBRCA146C3ETS0, CBRCA300C3ETS0 to C610 Added fixes for overall drive robustness
- MBD2147RC, MBD2300RC to SB1A Added VPD changes for manufacturing Addresses issues seen with DSA HDD Diagnostic test.
- MBF2300RC, MBF2600RC to SB25 Addresses issues seen with DSA HDD Diagnostic test.
- ST9500620SS, ST91000640SS to BD22 HUC106030CSS60, HUC106060CSS60 to D2F8 Inital Release
SATA 3.5"
- WD2502ABYS-23B7A0 , WD1602ABYS-23B7A0 to 02.03B07 Addresses firmware issues that may cause a drive to be marked defunct prematurely under certain application workloads.
- ST3250310NS, ST3500320NS, ST3750330NS, ST31000340NS to BB14 ST3500514NS, ST31000524NS, ST32000644NS to BB28 Added enhancement for improved robustness
- WD5003ABYX-23 to WC31 Initial Release
SATA 2.5"
- WD3000BLFS-23YBU0 to 04.04V10 (Critical) Addresses firmware issues that may cause a drive to be marked defunct prematurely under certain application workloads.
- ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE21 Initial Release
SATA 2.5" SSD
- STEC MAC8 IOPS to 2732 STEC M8PSB2 T4 to SM04 Addresses an issue installing RHEL 6.0 onto this drive.
SATA 1.8" SSD
- SG9XCS1B50GMIBM, SG9XCS1F200GEIBM to SA03SB63 Addresses rare issue where the drive may not being seen on power up.
- STEC M8PSB1 to 0408 STEC M8PSB1 T4 to SM15 Addresses an issue installing RHEL 6.0 onto this drive.
- ST373455SS, ST3146855SS, ST3300655SS to BA2D - ST373355SS, ST3146755SS, ST3300555SS to BA38 - ST3146356SS, ST3300656SS, ST3450856SS to BA4C - ST3300657SS, ST3450757SS, ST3600057SS to BA58 - ST3750630SS, ST31000640SS to BC1G - ST31000424SS, ST32000444SS to BC26 (All Above Critical) These codes addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. For further information, please refer to retain tip H197382.
- MBA3073RC, MBA3147RC, MBA3300RC to SA08 This code corrects a firmware bug that may cause the drive to not come ready on a cold boot.
SAS 2.5" (SFF)
- ST973402SS, ST9146802SS to B52B - ST936751SS, ST973451SS to B617 - ST9146803SS, ST9300603SS toB53B - ST9600204SS to B546 - ST973452SS, ST9146852SS to B629 - ST9300503SS to E536 - ST9146752SS to E625 - ST9500430SS to BD14 (All Above Critical) These codes addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. For further information, please refer to retain tip H197382.
SATA 3.5"
- ST3500514NS, ST31000524NS, ST32000644NS to BB26
- WD2003FYYS-23W0B0 to WA32 - WDC WD1003FBYX-23Y7B0 to WB31 Initial release
SATA 2.5" SSD
- STEC MACH8 IOPS to 2582 (Critical) Corrects firmware bug that may cause data corruption. For further information, please refer to retain tip H197650.
SATA 1.8" SSD
- STEC M8PSB1 to 0405 (Critical) Corrects firmware bug that may cause data corruption. For further information, please refer to retain tip H197650.
This package includes new updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- VPCA300900EST1, VPCA450900EST, VPCA600900EST1 to A3B8 Initial Release
- VPBPA300C3EST1 to A529 Initial Release
- ST3300657SS, ST3450757SS, ST3600057SS to BA56 (Critical) Performance improvements under certain workloads. Corrects a firmware bug that may cause the drive to not come ready on a warm or cold reboot.
- ST31000424SS, ST32000444SS to BC21 Initial Release
SAS 2.5" (SFF)
- ST9300603SS, ST9146803SS to B53A (Critical) Performance improvements under certain workloads. Corrects a firmware bug that may cause the drive to not come ready on a warm or cold reboot.
- ST9600204SS to B544 (Critical) Corrects a firmware bug that may cause the drive to not come ready on a warm or cold reboot.
- ST973452SS, ST9146852SS to B626 Performance improvements under certain workloads.
- ST9500430SS to BD13 Performance improvements under certain workloads
- ST9300503SS to E534 and ST9146752SS to E623 Performance improvements under certain workloads.
- MBD2147RC, MBD2300RC to SB19 (Critical) MBE2073RC, MBE2147RC to SC16 (Critical) Corrects a firmware bug that erroneously reported medium errors which may cause the drive to report PFA alerts and in some cases be marked offline
SATA 3.5"
- WDC WD2502ABYS-23B7A0, WD2502ABYS-23B7A0, WD802ABYS-23B7A0, WD1602ABYS-23B7A0 to 02.03B05 (Critical) Corrects a firmware bug that may cause the drive to not come ready on a warm or cold reboot.
- ST3500514NS, ST31000524NS, ST32000544NS to BB26 (Critical) This code addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. For further information, please refer to retain tip H197382.
- ST3250310NS, ST3500320NS, ST3750330NS, ST31000340NS to BB13 (Critical) This code addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. For further information, please refer to retain tip H197382.
- HUA722020ALA330 to JKAOA3GA HUA722050CLA330 to JP2OA3GB HUA722010CLA330 to JP4OA3GB Initial Release
SATA 2.5"
- WD3000BLFS-23YBU0 to 04.04V09 (Critical) This code corrects an additional issue where the drive may be marked defunct.
- ST9160511NS, ST9500530NS to BE18 (Critical) This code addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. For further information, please refer to retain tip H197382. Also improves performance under certain workloads.
SATA 2.5" SSD
- STEC MACH8 IOPS to 2366 (critical) Corrects firmware bug that may cause degraded performance and in some cases the drive may not come ready after a warm or old boot.
SATA 1.8" SSD
- STEC M8PSB1 to 0404 Turns the default for write cache off Initial Release
IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.06 (Critical)
Added support for the following controllers:
- IBM ServeRAID BR10il SAS controller v2 (49Y4731) - IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS controller (46M0831) - IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS controller (46M0829) - IBM ServeRAID M5014 SAS controller (46M0916)
This package includes new updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ST373455SS, ST3146855SS, ST3300655SS to BA2A ST373355SS, ST3146755SS, ST3300555SS to BA36 (Critical) These codes addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. When a write is issued while the drive write cache is enabled and a read-verify is performed immediately afterwards, undetected data corruption can occur. For further information, please refer to retain tip H194632.
- ST3750630SS, ST31000640SS to BC1E ST3146356SS, ST3300656SS, ST3450856SS to BA4A This code address an issue where the drive may report an erroneous hardware error to the controller.
- MBA3073RC, MBA3147RC, MBA3300RC to SA07 This code improves sequential write performance under certain workloads when write cache is turned on.
- ST3300657SS, ST3450757SS, ST3600057SS to BA52 NOTE: This is the first code release to be included in the hard drive update package.
SAS 2.5" (SFF)
- ST973402SS, ST9146802SS to B52A ST936751SS, ST973451SS to B616 (Critical) These codes addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. When a write is issued while the drive write cache is enabled and a read-verify is performed immediately afterwards, undetected data corruption can occur. For further information, please refer to retain tip H194632.
- MBB2073RC, MBB2147RC to SB07 MBD2147RC, MBD2300RC to SB17 MBE2073RC, MBE2147RC to SC14 CBRCA146C3ETS0, CBRCA300C3ETS0 to C370 This code improves sequential write performance under certain workloads when write cache is turned on.
- ST9500430SS to BD11 This is the first code release to be included in the hard drive update package.
SATA 3.5"
- WD2003FYYS-23T8B0 to 01.00D04 This is the first code release to be included in the hard drive update package.
SATA 2.5"
- WD3000BLFS-23YBU0 to 04.04V08 (Critical) This code corrects an issue where the drive may generate a false PFA alert. It also corrects an issue where the drive may be marked defunct
- ST9160511NS, ST9500530NS to BE16 This is the first code releases to be included in the hard drive update package.
=============================================================== IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.05
SAS 2.5" (SFF)
ST9xxxx51SS to B616 ST9xxxx02SS to B52A - This code improves the robustness of write cache operations.
ST9xxxx52SS to B624 ST9xxxx03SS to B536 - This code improves the robustness of write cache operations and sequential write performance when write cache is enabled
MBD2xxxRC to SB14 - Initial release
SAS 3.5"
ST3xxxxx6SS to BA49 ST3750630SS to BC1D - This code improves the robustness of write cache operations.
SATA 3.5"
WDC WD2502ABYSxxxxx tp 02.03B04 - Fixes incorrect VPD data
SATA 2.5"
WD3000xxxxx to 04.04V05 - Adjusted PHY setting for better signal quality margin.
SATA 2.5" SSD
STEC MACH8 IOPS to 2269 GBRL0xxxxx to 4.17 GBRLBxxxxx to 4.26 - The new firmware will correct a rare data error condition in the drives where invalid data may be passed to the system without any error condition flagged.
Due to the severity of this potential issue, IBM strongly recommends applying this firmware as soon as possible.
For further information, please refer to retain tip H195663. =================================================================
IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.04
SAS 2.5" (SFF)
CBRBAxxxxxx to C49B - Modified VPD for JSxx Blades
MBBxxxxxx to SB05 - Fixed a performance issue when synchronizing or rebuilding an array when used in a LSI 1064 based SAS controller
MBC2073RC to SC04 - Fixed a performance issue when synchronizing or rebuilding an array when used in a LSI 1064 based SAS controller
SAS 3.5"
MBAxxxxxx to SA06 - Fixed a performance issue when synchronizing or rebuilding an array when used in a LSI 1064 based SAS controller
ST3xxxxx6SS to BA48 - This code addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. When a write is issued while the drive write cache is enabled and a read-verify is performed immediately afterwards, undetected data corruption can occur. For further information, please refer to retain tip H194632
ST3750630SS to BC1A - This code addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. When a write is issued while the drive write cache is enabled and a read-verify is performed immediately afterwards, undetected data corruption can occur. For further information, please refer to retain tip H194632
- Fixes a hang condition during failover operation on a Bladecenter-S chassis with an RSSM controller.
BBAxxxxxx to BH0K - Fixes an issue where a drive may prematurely report a PFA trip
GNAxxxxxx to BH0J - Fixes an issue where a drive may prematurely report a PFA trip
SATA 3.5"
ST31000340NS, ST370330NS, ST3250310NS, ST3500320NS to BB12 - This code addresses a rare potential for data corruption. For this issue to occur, the drive write cache must be enabled. When a write is issued while the drive write cache is enabled and a read-verify is performed immediately afterwards, undetected data corruption can occur. For further information, please refer to retain tip H194632
- This code addresses a rare potential for data loss. After a power cycle, the drive will no longer be available and becomes unresponsive. Data will become inaccessible due to the drive not responding. For further information, please refer to retain tip H194623.
WDC WD2502ABYSxxxxx tp 02.03B04 - Fixes incorrect VPD data
SATA 2.5"
WD3000xxxxx to 04.04V04 - Fixes a Critical issue - IBM recommends a backup of the data on the drive before attempting to update the firmware. This is a fix for an issue where data required for spinup of the drive may be overwritten rendering the drive inoperable on a subsequent warm or cold system reboot.
- Fixes a issue with an internal timer that may cause drive to go offline when used in a non-raid environment.
IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.03
Added support for the following controllers:
IBM ServeRAID MR10il SAS Controller IBM ServeRAID MR10is SAS Controller IBM ServeRAID BR10i SAS Controller IBM ServeRAID BR10il SAS/SATA Controller IBM SAS/SATA RAID Kit IBM SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter IBM SAS Connectivity Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter
New updates to drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 2.5" (SFF)
ST9146802SS, ST973402SS to B529 - Added support for JS2x Blades in a Bladecenter-S chassis - Picked up the latest network roll of firmware fixes to address some unexpected system hangs,
ST936751SS, ST973451SS to B615 - Added support for JS2x Blades in a Bladecenter-S chassis - Picked up the latest network roll of firmware fixes to address some unexpected system hangs,
CBRBAxxxxxx to C495 - Initial release
MBBxxxxxx to SB04 - Initial release
MBC2073RC to SC03 - Initial release
SAS 3.5"
VPBAxxxxxx to A496 - Added support for JS2x Blades in a Bladecenter-S chassis
ST3146855SS, ST3300655SS, ST373455SS to BA29 - Added support for JS2x Blades in a Bladecenter-S chassis - Picked up the latest network roll of firmware fixes to address some unexpected system hangs,
ST3450856SS to BA47 - IBM was notified by our vendor that there is a defect in a level of firmware used in the IBM 450GB 15K SAS 3.5" HS HDD (PN 41Y8454) in option 42D0519, which under certain conditions may lead to data being written or read back incorrectly on the drive. IBM has worked closely with the vendor to identify the problem and developed a firmware fix to resolve the problem. Customers should upgrade to firmware level BA47
MBAxxxxxx to SA05 - Initial release
ST3750630SS to BC17 - Initial release
SATA 3.5"
ST3250620NS, ST3500630NS, ST3750640NS to 3.AEV
ST3250621NS, ST3500631NS, ST3750641NS to 4AEV
ST31000340NS, ST3750330NS, ST3250310NS, ST3500320NS to BB10 - Initial release
HUA721050KLA330, HUA721075KLA330, HUA721010KLA330, to AB4A - Initial Release
SATA 2.5" SSD
GBRL001xxx, GBRL0031xxx to 4.14 - corrects intermittent hangs during operations =============================================================
IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.02
Support of ServeRaid 8s Raid controller Support of ServeRaid 10i Raid controller Support of ServeRaid 10k Raid controller Support of ServeRaid 10m Raid controller Support of LSI 1078 SAS controller Support of SATA drives attached to SAS controllers
Support and updates to drives with product ID strings of:
VPAxxxxxx to A650 Change to improve performance in sequential write workloads Improvements to internal drive logging and media checking. Critical Fix: This code addresses a rare potential for data loss This code update should be applied to prevent the event from occurring.
ST340XXXAS and ST380XXXAS to 3.48 Fix to address Read Log Command abort error.
ST340XXXAS, ST380XXXAS and ST3160XXXAS to 3.05 Fix to address intermittent hard drive no-shows after system comes out of hibernation.
ST3500641NS to 3.AES Changes to the refresh rate of the DRAM used on the drive.
ST3500640NS to 3.AEJ Initial release.
HDTXX... & HDSXX... codes go to Masked ROM version. HDS725050KLA360 to AQ1A to also Fix an issue that occurs while running in NCQ mode with write cache disabled.
ST3xxxx4SS to BA26 Improves intialization times with some ServeRaid controllers Performance improvements under some sequential workloads.
ST3xxxx5SS to BA35 Improves intialization times with some ServeRaid controllers
ST9xxx51SS to B612 Intial release of firmware
ST9xxxx2SS to B526 Improves intialization times with some ServeRaid controllers
MAUxxxx and MAXxxxx Added support for new SAS features required by new SAS controllers.
IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.01 Please refer to RETAIN tip H186019.
Support of ServeRaid 8e Raid controller Support of ServeRaid 8k Raid controller Support of ServeRaid 8l Raid controller Support of on-board LSI 1064 controller IBM MegaRaid 8480 Raid Controller
Firmware updates to drives with Product ID strings:
GNAxxxx and BBAxxxx to BH0G Picks up the latest network roll of firmware fixes to improve performance under some sequential workloads and improvements to signal quality parameters.
ST9xxxx to B51D amd ST3xxxx to BA18 Picks the latest network roll of firmware fixes to address unexpected system hangs and some performance improvements.
MAVxxxx to S116 and MAYxxxx to T107 Picks up the latest network roll of firmware fixes and to improve signal quality parameters.
MAXxxxx to T904 Initial release ============================================================
IBM SAS Hard Disk Drive Update Program Version 1.00 Initial Release
Support of Adaptec 48xxx based controllers Support of ServeRaid 8i Raid controller Support and updates to drives with product ID strings of: ST936701SS ST973401SS ST336754SS ST373454SS GNAxxxxx BBAXXXXX
ibm_fw_hdd_sas-1_14_04-1_linux_32-64_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_linux_32-64_chg
=============================================== Change History =============================================== Document Name: Change History Document Status: IBM General Avalibility Document Version: 3.2.4 Latest Driver Version: 3.2.4.0 Document Updated: 11/11/2013 Product: Brocade FC/NIC/CNA
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Please visit www.brocade.com/hba for full documentation, additional drivers, and management applications.
Version 3.2.4.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for RHEL5.10 and RHEL6.5
Version 3.2.3.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for patching firmware via boot image - Support for Linux PTP - Support for UEFI Health Check Protocol - Support for SLES11SP3
Version 3.2.1.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for "IBM Flex System FC5024D 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter" PART_NUMBER "95Y2381" - Support for RHEL5.9 and RHEL6.4
Fixes and Enhancements: - Enhanced Linux driver data path to properly handle IPv6 packets. - Enhanced Linux driver to make sure user configured path tov value is persistent and is not changed due to change in dev_loss_tmo.
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_linux_32-64_chg
uEFI Flash Update Version 1.00 (BuildID A8E112B) Change History
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E112B ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: SKLM (Security Key Lifecycle Manager) support Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E112A ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: Various fixes preventing IMM and UEFI communication breakdowns that could lead to IMM crashing Fixed an issue in which QPI fail down would not be reported Fixed an issue in which GPT corruption would cause a system hang Enhancements: User now has more time at UEFI splash screen to enter F1 setup or pDSA diagnostics System Event Log will now notify user when booting from backup bank Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E110A ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: Enhancements: Support for FlashDIMMs Limitations: Dependencies: - Please use with IMM level 58W or later
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E108M ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue in which the boot order was unable to be set via ASU - Fixed an issue in which a system could end up in an infinite reboot loop - Fixed an issue in which a system could hang during boot following a double bit memory error Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies: - Please use with IMM level 58I or later
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E108L ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue in which an address parity error could cause the system to appear hung - Numerous cosmetic and functional setup menu fixes - Fixed an issue preventing console redirection settings from being dynamic - Numerous error reporting fixes including DIMM isolation for memory errors - Fixed an issue in which duplicate device IDs were sent to the IMM, causing an IMM crash - Fixed multiple cases in which uefi would hang during boot Enhancements: - Updated to Intel MRC 1.4 - Updated onboard USB3.0 driver firmware Limitations: Dependencies: - Please use with IMM level 58I or later
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E104U ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed issue in which single-socket systems could hang during UEFI boot. - Fixed issue in which system would not boot to generic hard drive boot order entry. - Fixed issue in which editing boot order using ASU would cause valid boot entries to disappear. Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E104T ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - ASU can not configure bootorder through IMM CIM interface. - After a create iSCSI attempt in F1 setup menu, ASU will try to read iSCSI settings from UEFI XML file. In this case, ASU will not find property for iSCSI in XML file. Enhancements: 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): - Support for 512e and 4k SAS/SATA hard drives added - 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): - Added support for ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for IBM System x (47C8668) - Added event in firmware 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.
Third-party trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
Broadcom, Broadcom Advanced Server Program, Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite, and Smart Load Balance are registered trademarks of Broadcom Corporation.
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
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* Third-party trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
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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.
brcm_fw_nic_2_4_1b_linux_32-64_chg
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)
=============================================================================== Emulex FC/FCoE Device Driver for Linux ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 10.2.261.0 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - ELS txcmplq list corruption cause crash during error injection
Device Driver Version: 10.0.800.0 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Low bi-di throughput seen on 1g ports of HS-23 LOM - Multiple performance improvements - Bonding driver takes approx 20 seconds to be ready
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL 5.10 - RHEL 6.5 - XE-102 and XE-104 ASIC (OCx14xxx) - Support for set and get channels ethtool operation
Known Issues: - SR-IOV is supported with the following Linux distributions: * RHEL 6.4 and above 64-bit with KVM * SLES11 SP3 and above 64-bit with KVM
NOTE: Guest operating system support is dependent on the Emulex driver version installed in the guest.
Device Driver Version: 8.3.7.27 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Execution of internal loopback causes a crash - Issue which can cause multipath failover to not work properly
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter - IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter - IBM Tape unit interoperability - see SSIC for more information - SLES 11.3 on IBM System x and BladeCenter
Device Driver Version: 8.3.7.18 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - FLOGI sent with Class 2 in-order bit set when Class 2 is set as unsupported class of service - OXID Reused before RA_TOV without RRQ to recover - Intermittently storage paths will not recover after switch reboot
Device Driver Version: 8.3.6.4 Supported On: IBM Flex
Problems Fixed: - Fixed debug helper routine failed to dump CQ and EQ entries in non-MSI-X mode - FLOGI sent with Class 2 in-order bit set when Class 2 is set as unsupported class of service - Fixed boot from san failure when SLI4 FC device presented on the same PCI bus - Fix ABTS recovery to be FC spec compliant - Fixed not reporting logical link speed to SCSI midlayer when QoS not enabled - Fix performance problem in pt2pt mode - Fixed SCSI host create showing wrong link speed on SLI3 HBA ports - Update text for misconfigured port messages - Fix discovery bug when swapping cables
Interoperability since previous release: - RHEL6.3 GA Kernel
Device Driver Version: 8.3.5.86 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Kernel panics with FCoE on HS23 in SLES 11.2 x86_64. Also requires a SLES11.2 kernel update - FLOGI sent with Class 2 in-order bit set when Class 2 is set as unsupported class of service
Interoperability since previous release: - RHEL6.3 GA Kernel
Device Driver Version: 8.3.5.74 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Fixed system crash due to not providing SCSI error-handling host reset handler - Debug helper utility routines for dumping various SLI4 queues - Fix unsol abts xri lookup - Fixed issues with LPe16000 to LPe16000 discovery - Fix driver crash during back-to-back ramp events - Reregister VPI for SLI3 after cable moved to new Saturn port - Fix log message 2597 displayed when no error is detected - Fixed FCP LOG for easier Finisar trace correlation - Fix kernel panic when going into to sleep state - Fix error message displayed even when not an error - Fix Read Link status data - Fix unable to create vports on FCoE SLI4 adapter - Fix initiator sending flogi after acking flogi from target - Fix the case where an array controller does not apply FCP priority rules - Added support for handling SLI4-port XRI resource-provisioning profile change - Change default DA_ID support from disabled to enabled - Fix bug with driver unload leaving a scsi host for a vport around - Update copyright date for files modified in 2012 - Fix compilation errors on some kernels due to debugfs variable definitions - Used PCI configure space read to flush PCI function reset register write - Fixed system panic when extents enabled with large number of small blocks - Fixed system panic during EEH recovery - Fix resource leak when acc fails for received plogi - Fix SLI4 driver module load and unload test in a loop crashes the system - Fix missing CVL event causing round-robin FCF failover process to stop - Fix deadlock during adapter offline request - Fix same RPI registered multiple times after HBA reset
Device Driver Version: 8.3.5.66 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Fix SLI4 driver module load and unload test in a loop crashes the system - Fix missing CVL event causing round-robin FCF failover process to stop - Fix deadlock during adapter offline request - Fix same RPI registered multiple times after HBA reset - Fix driver handling of XRI Aborted CQE response - Fixed port and system failure in handling SLI4 FC port function reset - Fix bug with driver not sending a LOGO with vport delete - Make BA_ACC work on a fully qualified exchange - Fix for SLI4 Port delivery for BLS ABORT ACC - Fix KERNEL allocation while lock held - Incorrect usage of bghm for BlockGuard errors - Fix warning on i386 system - Fix ndlp nodelist not empty wait timeout during driver unloading - Fix mailbox and vpi memory leaks - Support character device to take a reference on the driver - Fix for FDISC failures after firmware reset or link bounce - Support debugfs for injecting T10 DIF errors - Fix SLI4 BlockGuard behavior when protection data is generated by HBA - Fix for driver using duplicate RPIs after 16Gb/s adapter port reset - Fix discovery problem when in pt2pt - Fixed failure in handling large CQ/EQ identifiers in an IOV environment - Fix Locking code raises IRQ twice - Fix driver not returning when bad ndlp found in abts error event handling - Support more driver logs in area of SLI4 port error attention and reset recovery - Fix bug with driver returning the wrong ndlp - Sync up with actual upstream lpfc driver code - Support SLI4 16Gb FC Adapter support for T10 DIF / BlockGuard - Merge from upstream: scsi: Fix up files implicitly depending on module.h inclusion - Fix driver behavior when receiving an ADISC - Fixed unbounded firmware revision string from port caused the system panic - Fix bug with driver processing dump command type 4 using 16Gb FC Adapter - Fix driver does not reset port when reset is needed during fw_dump - Fix ELS FDISC failing with local reject / invalid RPI - Changed SLI4 FC port internal loopback from outer serdes to inner internal - Fix REG_RPI fails on SLI4 HBA putting NPort into NPR state - Fix bug with driver processing an els command using 16Gb FC Adapter - Fix NMI seen due to CQE starvation - Fixed SLI4 FC port obtained link type and number dependent on link connection - Fixed SLI4 FC port internal loopback without SFP and external link/loopback plug - Fix driver incorrectly building fcpCdb during scsi command prep - Fixed FCP EQ memory check prevent initialize to single interrupt vector case - Fixed SLI4 16Gbit FC port internal and external diagnostic loopback tests - Fixed system panic during EEH recovery on SLI4 FC port - Fix FLOGI fails with invalid RPI (0x04) after connecting to a arbitrated loop - Fix ELS SCR failing with local reject / invalid RPI - Fix SLI4 port failures after firmware reset or dump - Fix port reset log messages indicate error when no error is seen - Fixed an issue where HBQ buffers are uninitialized in the base driver - Fixed missing shost lock protection on setting/clearing bit in vport->fc_flag - Fixed missing hbalock protection on setting/clearing bit in phba->link_flag - Fixed illegal state transition during driver unload - Fixed system crash on SLI4 FC port looopback diagnostic test with large buffers - Fixed a potential error path that might try to free DMA memory not allocated - Fixed SLI4 FC port Internal and External loopback diagnostic tests - Fix a crash while deleting 256 vports - Fix vport never finished discovery if switch runs out of resources - Fix kernel build warnings - Fix kernel panic when putting board in offline state twice - Fix memory leak when running hba resets to SLI-4 board - Fix driver message 3092 and 3116 to KERN_WARNING - Fix PCI read failure looks like a over temperature event - Fixed driver event reporting to mgmt on error attention due to forced dump - Fix not displaying firmware rev for BE UCNA boards - Fixed ABTS failure logic not rediscovering targets - Fix bug with driver not byte swapping extended mailbox data - Fix premature ndlp cleanup after second target LOGO - Fix Link pull causes I/O failures - Support loop for sli4 fc pass-through - No longer read fcoe parameters if board is not fcoe - Fix bug with driver passing a wrong count value - Support restore state and error log when sysfs board_mode attribute access failed - Fixed a typo in two of the log messages just introduced - Support for SLI4_CONFIG non-embedded COMN_GET_CNTL_ADDL_ATTR pass-through - Support for SLI4 FC port persistent linkdown through config region 23 - Fix for ABTS. Do not free original IOCB whenever ABTS fails - Fixed Linux driver inconsistency in reporting FC host port-state through OCM - Return an error if the mbox sysfs is called - Fix firmware upgrade attempt on unsupported adapter - Fix incomplete message number 2889 - Fix system crash when ASIC fails to initialize - Fix virtual fabrics bit set in FLOGI incorrectly - Fix bug with driver not returning extended mailbox data - Fix unsupported link speed accepted by SLI4 port - Incremented minor management version to reflect additional "protocol" sysfs attribute - Modify WQ handling to use entry_repost - Moved link type definitions to apply to all driver streams - Support a sysfs attribute "protocol" to report SLI4 port link protocol type - Support SLI4 INTF_TYPE and SLI_FAMILY as sub-field to the fwrev sysfs attribute - Support structure to support T10 DIF in SLI4 - Fix performance slowed due to too many register accesses - Fixed a warning when converting from simple_strtoul to strict_strtoul - Support Initial code to inject T10 DIF errors - Fixed a possible driver crash when cfg_fcp_eq_count is zero - Fixed non-embedded COMMON_GET_CNTL_ATTR mbox command failed with status 0x4 - Fixed null pointer dereference after clearing FCP policy rules - Changed the way of SLI4 device detecting physical port name - Fixed FCP policy exchange management rule parsing - Support check to lpfc_decode_firmware_rev to handle releases that have an 'X' - Fixed RPI leaks in ELS protocol handling - Fix kernel crash during boot with SLI4 card installed - Fixed NPIV FDISC failure on SLI4 if-type 2 ports - Fixed driver failed to follow IP reset procedure in SLI4 error attention handler - Fix sysfs lists fabric name for port that has been disconnected from fabric - Support FCP policy exchange management - Changed the timeout to 300 seconds for SLI_CONFIG (0x9B) mailbox command - Fixed fcp underrun reporting - Fixed a driver handling IP reset issue when PCI read return error - Fixed casting problem in calculating tx_words statistics - Support proper error code return for libdfc calling API to make proper decisions - Fix sli4 mailbox status code. Management software has dependencies - Fix compiler warning due to uninitialized local variable - Fix bus reset handler fails with bad failure code - Made proper error code return for libdfc calling API to make proper decisions - Made error log include PCI BAR bitmap from kernel when enable PCI device failed - Fixed sysfs API mismatch for building against SLES11 SP2 beta kernel - Fixed scsi midlayer queuecommand API mismatch for SLES11 SP2 beta kernel - Fixed ctlreg write bug not checking key string and limiting bytes to write - Fix default adapter name for the OCe15100 - Fixed incomplete scsi messages displayed - Fix cable pull failure on interface type 2 SLI-4 adapters - Fix enable_bg config parameter for SLI4 - Fixed not able to perform firmware reset through sysfs board_mode attribute - Fixed not recovering SLI port in handling error attention with RN bit set - Fixed two crash cases when unsolicted ELS ECHO_CMD is received - Fix direct connect does not come up for SLI4 FC ports - Fixed long wait when firmware reset to a SLI port without required privilege - Fix request firmware support for little endian systems - Fix driver firmware to match new firmware image format - Fixed SLI4 device firmware reset with SR-IOV virtual functions - Fix SLI4 CT handling for sequences > 4K - Fixed handling of unsolicited frames for vports - Fixed handling of CVL for vports - Fixed crash when aborting els IOs - Fix up CT and oxid/rxid for unsol rcv frames - Fixed mailbox double free panic - Support fcf priority record selection for fcf failover - Fixed compiler warning for putting large amount of memory on stack - Fixed driver build not building in debugfs even if kernel CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y is set - Fix issue where the FC/FCoE Async Receive CQE did not scale for 16G FC adapters - FLOGI payload has Multiple N_port_ID set when lpfc_enable_npiv clear - Removed unused argument passed to the lpfc_bsg_diag_mode_enter routine - Fixed new ASIC device-mgmt BSG pass-through failed multi-buffer fw download - Support sysfs logging when writeable parameters are changed - Used PCI config space capability for sysfs get PF supported SR-IOV number of VFs - Support wait for SLI port status register for readyness following firmware reset - iDiag added SLI4 device PCI BAR memory mapped reigster access methods - Consolidated duplicating macro definitions - Fixed failure to enable PCIe AER prevent driver initialize and attach to device - Modified log messages for T10-PI processing - iDiag fixed mailbox capture and dump overlapping bitmap macro definition
=============================================== Change History =============================================== Document Name: Change History Document Status: IBM General Avalibility Document Version: 3.2.4 Latest Driver Version: 3.2.4.0 Document Updated: 11/11/2013 Product: Brocade FC HBA / FCoE CNA
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Version 3.2.4.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for RHEL5.10 and RHEL6.5
Version 3.2.3.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for patching firmware via boot image - Support for Linux PTP - Support for UEFI Health Check Protocol - Support for SLES11SP3
Version 3.2.1.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for "IBM Flex System FC5024D 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter" PART_NUMBER "95Y2381" - Support for RHEL5.9 and RHEL6.4
Fixes and Enhancements: - Enhanced Linux driver data path to properly handle IPv6 packets. - Enhanced Linux driver to make sure user configured path tov value is persistent and is not changed due to change in dev_loss_tmo.
Version 3.2.0.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - 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.
Fixes and Enhancements: - 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
Version 3.1.0.0 Key features and enhancements supported for the software release 3.1.0.0 include the following:
New Features: - D-port support between Brocade 16Gb HBAs and Brocade 16Gb FC switch platforms with FOS v7.0.1 and later releases - FC-AL support for direct attach to storage - Ability to assign minimum bandwidth to each vNIC - Queue Depth adjustment - FC QoS set by percentage - Performance enhancements in Ethernet drivers - Technology Preview support of 1860 HBA on Power PC architecture
Fixes or Enhancements: - Resolved an issue where HCM Agent may not start if BR1860 adapter is configured in NIC mode. - Improved stability with Hyper-V and Teaming configurations. - Resolved I/O errors when running traffic with Brocade HBAs(models 415, 425, 815, 825, and 804), if the server’s PCI max read request size is configured to be 2K or greater with PCI Gen2x8.
Version 3.0.0.0 Fixes and Enhancements: - Added support for Brocade 1860 AnyIO Fabric Adapter (User configurable port mode - FC or NIC or CNA) - Added Fibre Channel 16G Support - Enabled Fabric Assigned Address in Fibre Channel Fabric - Added PF based Virtualization – vHBA - Enhanced CLI, HCM GUI and CIM support in inbox drivers. - Added PF based Virtualization - vNIC - Added iSCSI over DCB Support - Added Multiple Tx Priority Queues Support - Added SNMP Support
Version 2.3.0.3 Fixes and Enhancements: - Enhanced SNIA API to report port speed of 4 and 8Gbps in SNIA format. - Enhanced XIV array interoperability that addresses a data integrity corner case. - Enhanced the transmit path handling in Linux Network Driver to avoid a corner case that could lead to transmit path stall. - Enhanced the Linux Adapter Software installer script to update the initrd with the correct name even when there are multiple copies of the OEM specific initrd(s).
Version 2.3.0.0 Enhancements: - Enabled HP DL120 server to support Boot over SAN with two Brocade HBAs installed. - Improved network driver CPU and performance optimization. - Enabled automated target and LUN discovery of enterprise HDS storage once LUN masking has occurred. - Improved Tivoli interoperability to meet device display requirements.
Version 2.2.0.1 Added capability to handle ADISC frames. Unhandled ADISC use can cause SAN boot failure when booting from IBM storage array.
Version 2.2.0.0 Adds support for bootcode updates to Bladecenter 10G Converged Network Adapters
Version 2.1.0.0 Adds support for bootcode updates to 10G Converged Network Adapters
Version 2.0.0.0 Initial release for 4/8G FC HBAs brcd_dd_fc_bfa-3_2_4_0_sles11_32-64_chg
ServeRAID M and MR10 Series SAS Controller Driver for Linux (also supports MegaRAID 8480 SAS Controller)
Adapters Supported: - ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (46C9114) - ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x - ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller - ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (81Y4481) - ServeRAID M5110e SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x - IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node - ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (81Y4478) - ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (90Y4304) - ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (90Y4390) - ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA controller (46M0829) - ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA controller (46M0916) - ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System X (81Y4448) - ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller (46M0831) - IBM ServeRAID MR10il SAS controller (44E8767) - IBM ServeRAID MR10is SAS controller (44E8695) - IBM ServeRAID MR10ie (CIOv) SAS controller (46C7167) - IBM ServeRAID MR10i SAS controller (43W4296) - IBM ServeRAID MR10k SAS controller (43W4280) - IBM ServeRAID MR10M SAS controller (43W4339) - MegaRAID 8480 SAS controller (39R8850)
Version 6.602.03.00-1 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancement: - Add support for ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller Fixes: - Fixed an issue where Kernel panic occurs due to timeout of MFI/MPT pass-through command, followed by completion through Interrupt context. Note: Device driver version is 6.602.03.00.
Version 6.600.20.00-4 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed reboot issue in SLES 11.3 xen. Note: Device driver version number has not changed. Version 6.600.20.00
Version 6.600.20.00 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancement(s): - Add Support for ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e SAS/SATA Controller
Version 6.506.00.00 - Suggested ------------------- Retain Tip: Tip #28016 Enhancement(s): - Added ability for user to configure the maximum number of MSI-X vectors launched for M51XX and M1XX controllers.
Version 00.00.06.19 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where a kernel crash may occur in some cases, when megaraid_sas driver is loaded but controller is not present.
Version 00.00.06.15.01 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Corrected version strings in the iso and rpm files. NOTE: No change to the device driver. Packaging fix only.
Version 00.00.06.15 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancements: - Add support for fpRead/WriteCapable & fpRead/WriteAcrossStripe - Add support for SLES 11 SP2.
Fixes: - Mask off MFI_FRAME_IEEE, MFI_FRAME_SGL64, MFI_FRAME_SENSE64 in megasas_mgmt_fw_ioctl() to prevent memory scribble issues from incorrectly built MegaCli frames. - Fixed reglockFlags for degraded RAID 5/6.
Version 00.00.06.12-01 - Suggested ------------------- Fix - Fixed issue where the device driver may fail to install with the following error: "389 SCRIPT INTERNAL INCONISISTENCY! REPORT TO IBM IMMEDIATELY" Note: No change to device driver version.
Version 00.00.06.12 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancement - Add support for ServeRAID M5016
Fixes - LSI Channel fixes
Version 00.00.04.38 - Non-critical ------------------- - Fixed issue where device driver could print message "kernel megasas: Command pool empty!" when the controller and megaraid driver are idle.
Version 00.00.04.37 - Suggested ------------------- - Fixed issue where the ServeRAID M1015 controller will halt during a OCR. - Fixed issue where OCR will not execute when the physical drives are in a power transition mode. - Fix issue where the ServeRAID M1015 controller will halt with a degraded RAID 5 array during IO.
Version 00.00.04.30 - Non-critical ------------------- - Added support for the ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller
Fixes: - Fixed issue where during IO firmware faults at line : MonTask: line 1193 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c - Fixed issue where After 64 VD's are created using MSM the 'fdisk -l' command does not work. - Fixed issue where the firmware faults at line 739 in file ../../raid/1078main.c when rebooting after a recon. - Fixed issue where the drive partition is no longer present on the OS after importing a foreign configuration. - Fixed issue where Linux does not show the correct size of VD the second time if the 'fdisk -l' command is executed.
Version 00.00.04.17 - Non-critical ------------------- - Added support for the ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA controller. - Added support for the ServeRAID M5000 Series Advanced Feature Key.
Version 00.00.04.10 - Non-critical ------------------- - Added logic to support next-gen SAS2 controllers. - Added support for the ServeRAID M5015 and M5014 SAS/SATA controllers.
Version 00.00.03.23 - Non-critical ------------------- - Added support for the IBM ServeRAID MR10ie (CIOv) SAS controller. - Fixed an issue where, on a Xen kernel with guest OSs running, invoking kdump causes a system reboot. - Fixed an issue that results in a kernel panic when kdump is run on a system with heavy drive I/O.
Version 00.00.03.21 - Suggested ------------------- - Added support for the IBM ServeRAID MR10is SAS controller. - Fixed an issue where a command timeout would occur on a particular SAS hard drive, and would not recover. - Added a shutdown DCMD call to the shutdown routine to ensure a graceful shutdown. - Updated the list of required pre-built binaries. - Fixed an issue the could cause unexpected interrupts. - Fixed an issue where a memory sanity check would sometimes fail for a certain pointer on a 64-bit system, causing some enclosure components to not be seen.
Version 00.00.03.18 - Suggested ------------------- - Added support for the IBM ServeRAID MR10il SAS controller. - Fixed an issue where the OS would not reboot when a rebuild was in progress.
Version 00.00.03.13 - Non-critical ------------------- - Added support the IBM ServeRAID MR10i, MR10k, and MR10M SAS controllers. - Fixed an issue where, on boot to Xen kernel on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 64-bit, the user would encounter an “Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format” error.
Version 00.00.03.06 - Suggested ------------------- - Added diskdump support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and RHEL 4. - Set the reply_q_sz value to the maximum number of commands supported by the firmware. - On 2.4 kernels: fixed an issue where, when the system was rebooted, the shutdown routine did not get called; added a notifier for the reboot event and initiated a flush command from the reboot event handler. - Fixed issue where, on RHEL 3 Update 6, the driver would not install on AMD64 systems.
Version 00.00.03.01-1 --------------------- - Initial release ibm_dd_sraidmr_6_602_03_00-1_sles11_32-64_chg
=============================================================================== Emulex iSCSI Device Driver for Linux ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 10.2.261.1 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Driver memory leak resulting in "DMA: Out of SW-IOMMU space" errors in dmesg file output.
Device Driver Version: 10.0.803.21 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Unable to OEMSEAddTarget or OEMSEDiscoverTaget successfully and get entries in mili2d.log - Emulex drivers are not working on RHEL5 and RHEL6 errata kernel updates - IO Read/Write almost halts with 'DMA: Out of SW IOMMU space' messages while running iSCSI Multipath I/O
Device Driver Version: 4.4.175.0 Supported On: IBM Flex
Problems Fixed: - Cleaned up a cosmetic problem with warning messages during driver compile from source - System crashes when we run simultaneous IO to 6 vNIC’s with iSCSI IO - Linux kdump kernel crashes during shutdown after capturing dump, if be1iscsi driver running
Device Driver Version: 4.1.402.0 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - LUN is not getting detected for OEM CNA in SLES 11 SP2 64 bit OS - ioctl semaphore deadlock when running load/unload loop with target - SLES 11 SP2 GMC: Enable support for Lnx iSCSI Driver - RHEL 5.8 GA: Enable support for Lnx iSCSI Driver
Device Driver Version 4.1.334.39 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Emulex: Warning messages seen while building Emulex drivers on RHEL platform - Unable to load be1iscsi driver during iSCSI boot OS install - Modprobe be1iscsi hangs when system with max targets login - be1iscsi unload hangs the system - fw rebooted on 1st mbox cmd after driver load > unload > load - Failed to initialize iscsi driver - need to define DMA_32BIT_MASK / DMA_64BIT_MASK in Linux kernel 3.x.x
=============================================================================== Emulex 16GB FC Firmware Package ===============================================================================
Firmware Version: 10.2.261.36 Supported On: IBM System x and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Server will halt on black screen during rolling reboot of Windows 2012 x64 uEFI SANboot - Server intermittently fails to boot during rolling SANboot (any OS) - Fixed a boot hang associated with server BIOS change
Incremental Interoperability: - Inventory support for the Flex xHMC (Chassis Hardware Management Console)
Known Issues: - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it here.(159504)
Firmware Version: 1.1.43.21 Supported On: IBM System x
Incremental Interoperability: - None
Problems Fixed: - Server will halt on black screen during UEFI rolling reboot reboot cycle test with 16Gb HBA under Windows 2012 x64 - Allows installing and booting from an MSA2040 array configured in PT-PT direct mode at 16G speed. We're now able to enable Autoscan and install/boot from multiple OSes - Added support to bypass configuring pnp Boot Table in a multipath situation. Fixes Microsoft Windows Server 2008 bug. - Fixed the "Read Rev Failure" issue during POST to accept "0" address value as a valid. - Fixed the wrong VPD HBA model number display on the banner and properties, and change the proper VPD data field size. - Fixed the timeout issue on Flogi when try to select a HBA device without connecting to a target or FC switch. - System will halt during reboot cycle test under Windows 2012 x64 UEFI - Fixing PCI Function Number decoding issue in BOFM code - Boot fails during SLES11 SP3 rolling reboot - Enable BFS and update the NVRAM if BOFM target is available - Add Diagnostic support for UEFI 16Gb FC - Reconnect menu item causes a System BIOS exit request only on AMI core system BIOS - Adding port's protocol name and WWPN in browser help menu
Firmware Version: 1.1.43.12 Supported On: IBM System x and Flex
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter - IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter - FC support for support for ASU/Config Patterns for Flex and ASU for IBM System x & BladeCenter - Direct PT - PT connections - Extended SCSI Pass Thru Protocol - IBM Tape unit interoperability - see SSIC for more information - SLES 11.3 on IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Windows 2012 OS will not resume from Sleep mode - Boot Device entries can be lost after exiting from BIOS setup
Firmware Version: 1.1.21.9 Supported On: IBM System x
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Server machine types. Refer to IBM ServerProven for specifics
Problems Fixed: - Fixed FCP_CONF handling bug - No SRR sent after drop write data frame, I/O fails - Adapter does not invoke recovery after dropped read data frame - I/O throughput performance improvements - Link failover when connected to FC Tape - Cosmetic: Cleaned up miscellaneous error handling messages in debug log files - If a new device comes online and attempts to acquire an AL_PA after the link has already come up, the FC link appears to hang until the cable is pulled - Cleaned up link negotiation at 4GB/8GB/16GB speeds with specific switches
Enhancement - Reduce the boot time for UEFI driver for large configurations Fixes: - Fixed an issue that caused the Integrated Management Module (iMM) in System x servers to report Warning: Sensor GPT Status has transitioned from normal to non-critical state. - Fixed an issue where 4k sector size drives with 512e reporting enabled show wrong physical size when running a read capacity 16 command. - Fixed an issue where speed negotiation for 3Gig SATA drives is not handled properly. - Added Support for Report Luns Command - Fixed an issue where OS hang during install of Linux system to a SSD - Fixed an issue where SAS device page 0 may still be present for Initiator devices that have been removed from the topology. - Fixed an issue where RHEL 6.3 hangs during boot with IBM 600GB High IOPS MLC Modular Adapter - Fixed an issue where a non-PI volume made up of all PI capable drives, may come up as PI enabled after a controller reset. - Fixed an issue where a fault 0X8808 occurs when a reset is issued to the controller that has max number of active/inactive volumes - Fixed an issue where "Device Present" Flag of SAS device page0 is not set for initiator controller in then target controller when two controllers are connected to each other in initiator/target mode. - Fixed an issue where extended tags and PCIe upconfigure capability are disabled in SAS2208 and SAS2308. - Fixed an issue where force full discovery does not trigger rediscovery of an expander after the initial expander discovery fails. - Fixed an issue where single RAID0 volume activation was succeeding, even though controller does not support single drive RAID0. - Fixed an issue where RAID1 volume of Non-PI drives moves to optimal state when a PI drive is hotplugged and 'Enable PI mixing' not enabled. - Fixed an issue where Locate LED's stop automatically after 3-4 minutes before user issues command to turn off the Locate LED's. - Fixed an issue where fault 0x8618 is seen when a new volume is created in the presence of another volume which is undergoing resync along with IO. - Fixed an issue background initialization does not start on RAID0 volume with PI drives, after removing and reinserting a volume member.
BIOS - Fixed an issue where core BIOS displays warning message when it fails to add all of the drives connected to int13 chain, then waits for user to press any key to continue further, rather than continuing after 3 seconds. - Fixed an issue where incorrect adapter is being tagged as the first adapter found. - Fixed an issue where the save or discard changes prompt appears after a failed attempt to set volume as the boot device in BIOS CU. - Fixed an issue where BIOS CU provides incorrect device pointer when checking for raid disk to allow/disallow setting boot device. - Fixed an issue where device properties screen is invoked from a direct attach device using Alt+D in SAS topology screen, device traversing [Alt+N & Alt+P] is restricted within the direct attach device and expander attach devices are not traversed. - Fixed an issue where the drive status field does not show 'Max dsks' when trying to select 11th drive for RAID10 volume. - Fixed an issue maximum Int13 devices settings does not get honored, when the value is set as 0 in BIOS CU - Fixed an issue where drive size of 1.088GiB was showing as 1.880GiB. - Fixed an issue current boot device set to device at slot 4" message Not displaying for Adaptors with boot order other than 0. - Fixed an issue where the BIOS CU navigates to create new volume screen instead of back to raid properties screen. - Fixed an issue where BIOS banner showed 'FF' for slot information. - Fixed an issue where the drive's SMART status is always shown as no irrespective of drive's SMART status, under Pred Fail column of the manage hot spare screen and create new volume screen. - Fixed an issue where SAS2 BIOS: volume size shows inconsistent value in the create new volume' screen after selecting the last volume member. - Fixed an issue where a disabled adapter causes the second adapter status to show as unavailable even though the second adapter is enabled. Uefi Enhancement 1/2 - Added capability to create an IR RAID volume in non-PI mode, even when all member drives are PI Capable. - Added PI info and ability to control creation of PI Volume in UCM of BSD HII. - Added new form manage PHY settings to support enabling or disabling of a controller PH Fixes: - Fixed an issue view foreign volume option is disabled with a foreign volume in the configuration.
- Fixed issue where acceptable indistro device drivers may not pass minium driver check. ibm_fw_mpt2sas_n2125-1_18_01_linux_32-64_chg
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) Firmware Update Change History
Version 4.04, 1AOO64E - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Fixed potential problem where Memory Details on Critical DIMM points to a different location - Fixed potential problem for power state mismatching when one node transitions from AC disconnected to AC connected while the other node is powered up
Version 4.03, 1AOO58W - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Initial support level for eXFlash on x3850 X6/x3950 X6 - Fixed potential problem for eXFlash on the System x3850/x3950 X6 related to Address Parity PFA error handling and potential eXFlash over temp at elevated temp
Version 4.02, 1AOO58S - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Fixed a potential problem where a single CPU and single Power Supply model may show a configuration error - Fixed a potential problem where fans running at high speed under normal operation may erroneously log a fan failure - 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 - Fixed a power state change problem when removing a Compute book with an I/O book attached - Fixed a problem where PCIE adapters in I/O books may not show up after an OS reboot
Version 4.01, 1AOO58O - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Fixed a potential problem on the System x3850/x3950 X6 server where a single CPU and single Power Supply model may show a configuration error - Fixed a potential problem where fans running at high speed under normal operation may erroneously log a fan failure - Fixed a power state change problem when removing a Compute book with an I/O book attached - Fixed a problem where PCIE adapters in I/O books may not show up after an OS reboot
Version 4.00, 1AOO58I - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Add Scalable support. - x3950 X6 initial GA support level - Add support for enhanced hard drive monitoring and status - Fixed a potential problem that may cause the IMM to reboot in a configuration with multiple single port network cards.
Version 3.82, 1AOO56E - Critical Fix for x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.81, 1AOO52z - Critical fix: -- Corrected the x3850/x3950 x6 server to turn off power from the power supplies when a power fault occurs
Version 3.80, 1AOO52U - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - up to 4 CPU in one system - x3850 X6 initial GA support level
Version 3.67, 1AOO50G - Supports System x3650 M4 BD, Machine Type: 5466
Version 3.65, 1AOO50D 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 - 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
Version 3.56, 1AOO50K - 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 - 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 - 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 - Supports System x3250 M5, Machine Type: 5458
Version 3.37, 1AOO48P - Added support for the IBM NeXtScale Storage Native Expansion (NeX) Tray for IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4
Version 3.36, 1AOO48Q - 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 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 - 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 - Supports System NeXtScale nx360 M4, Machine Type: 5455
Version 3.10, 1AOO48H - 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 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 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 - 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 - 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 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 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) - 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 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 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 - Thermal behavior enhancement on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.78, 1AOO36E - 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 - Thermal behavior enhancement for 115W CPU on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.75, 1AOO32S - 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 - 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 - 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 - Supports System x3300 M4, Machine Types: 7382
Version 1.53, 1AOO30Z - 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 - Added redundant power supply and hot swap hard drive support in System x3100 M4
Version 1.51, 1AOO30Y - 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 - 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 - 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 - Supports System x3750 M4, Machine Types: 8722, 8733
Version 1.38, 1AOO30D - Supports System x3630 M4, Machine Type: 7158 - Supports System x3530 M4, Machine Type: 7160
Version 1.36, 1AOO30P - 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 - 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 - 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 - Supports System x3650 M4, Machine Types: 7915
Version 1.25, 1AOO26K - 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 - 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 - Supports System HS23, Machine Types: 7875,1929
Version 1.10, 1AOO24B - Supports System dx360 M4, Machine Types: 7918,7919
Version 1.05, 1AOO10K - Fixed the false alert issue in redundant PSU model
Version 1.00, 1AOO10I - 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_1aoo64e-4_04_anyos_noarch_chg
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot Change History Version 9.61, Build ID DSYTE2E o New System Support: IBM System x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 (3837, 3839) o New Operating System support: N/A o Problem(s) Fixed: PMR Number: 93660,999,000 ---- 3TB DSA / Box line quality- MT 3837 - Customer escalation o Enhancement: Openssl update to 1.0.1h from 1.0.1g o Limitations: N/A o Special usage: - 2014 Opal Product build
Version 9.60, Build ID DSYTD9S o New System Support: IBM System x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 (3837, 3839) o New Operating System support: N/A o Problem(s) Fixed: N/A o Enhancement: 1. MPx transition of DSA for CPU&Memory Stress Test. 2. Adding InfoCenter Hyperlinks to DSA. 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 ToolsCenter 14B
Version 9.52, Build ID DSYTD3L o 13D FP hotfix for Openssl update to 1.0.1g from 1.0.1f
Version 9.51, Build ID DSYTD3H 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 9.50, Build ID DSYTD1N o New System Support: IBM System X3250 M5 (5458) IBM NeXtScale Node (5455) IBM System x3650 M4 BD (5466)
o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR - 08641,W01,000 Unisys 9BLTCV - 7143 BOMC CD CheckPointPanel Diag test hangs 2. PMR 08699,W01,000 No LSI raw data from DSAp 9.41
o Enhancement: 1. Embedded DSAp Simplification by removing Low-Value Functionality 2. Fusion IO Raw Data Collection 3. pDSA Simplification for FoD Function & GUI Client 4. Remove Tape Diags function for both online & pDSA (Both Embed and Standalone pDSA) 5. Add warning & report in client for nonsupport systems 6. Change sFTP as the default protocol for transfer log to IBM Service o Limitations: 1. For IR controllers, there's no firmware package build version in the LSI controller page.IR controllers includes: (1). ServeRAID H1110 SATA/SAS Controller for System x (2). ServerRaid-Br10il SAS/SATA controller Expansion Card (3). Racine TLA - N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x
2. For Software raid(C100,C105) the Fw version& Fw package version are not supported and will display "N/A" in html and blank in text report.
3. IANet_EEPROM diagnostic test record of Powerville(Onboard NIC card of Yongchun) would be inconsistent among the 4 ports in case the ethernet bus was set to ground due to the limitation of Intel CIM Provider. o Special usage: - 2013 ToolsCenter 13D
Version 9.41, Build ID DSYTC1P o New System Support: Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916) IBM System X3650 M4 HD(5460) o Enhancement: N/A o Limitations: 1. As Intel GPU's name is co-processor, DSA will show the name 'Processor' in PCI page's PCI Device table. Please do not mis-understand this item as CPU device. o Special usage: - 2013 ToolsCenter 13C
Version 9.40, Build ID DSYTB7x o Enhancement: 1. Preboot GUI redesign and enhancement--refine GUI into more customer friendly style. 2. FoD Support--FoD key re-activation. 3. pDSA proxy auto-config retrieve. o Limitations: 1. Immv1 embedded pDSA doesn not support any new drivers due to the limited image size. 2. DSA Does not support "VMware ESXi" page report for ESXi 5.x key due to "vmvisor-offline-query" limitaion . o Special usage: - 2013 ToolsCenter 13B
Version 9.30, Build ID DSYTB27 o New System Support: Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917, 2584) IBM System x3300 M4 (7382) o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR - 05766,YL2,760 Aenservice appeared after running UpdateXpress & DSA. 2. PMR - 05193,W01,000 7147 - Intermittent random PSOD in vmware. multiple
o Enhancement: None o Limitations: - FIFO test of NIC diagnostics is not supported on the Intel I350 Quad Port GbE. Powerville has shared FIFO and shared FIFO registers making a test impossible if four ports are running at once. - For more limitations please refer to readme. o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12D
Version 9.29, Build ID DSYTAB6 o New System Support: Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917, 2584) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: - DSA implemented signature in product build. Please update IMM to 1AOO34V or later before updating pDSA, or flash failure will occur; - The user can not flash Embedded Preboot on VMware ESX3.5 prior to U4. - When flashing DSA Preboot using wflash/lflash, if you notice a build mismatch error, please make sure IMM firmware level is minimum 29B. Once you upgrade the IMM firmware to 29B or higher, DSA Preboot will continue to flash without error; - For more limitations please refer to readme. o Special usage: - NGP-4Q(12B+ FixPack3)
Version 9.28, Build ID DSYTAA4 o New System Support: x3630 M4 (7519) x3550 M4 (7383) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: - DSA implemented signature in product build. Please update IMM to 1AOO34V or later before updating pDSA, or flash failure will occur; - The user can not flash Embedded Preboot on VMware ESX3.5 prior to U4. - When flashing DSA Preboot using wflash/lflash, if you notice a build mismatch error, please make sure IMM firmware level is minimum 29B. Once you upgrade the IMM firmware to 29B or higher, DSA Preboot will continue to flash without error; - For more limitations please refer to readme. o Special usage: - IMMV2 system 2012 4Q-LFC
Version 9.27, Build ID DSYTA7F o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme o Special usage: - IMMv1 system 2012 4Q-LFC
Version 9.26, Build ID DSYTA6G o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: DSA Performance Optimization o Limitations: Refer to readme o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12C
Version 9.21, Build ID DSYTA1U o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: 1.Recovered LSI Rawdata: "MegaCli -FwTermLog -Dsply -aALL" o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12B Plus
Version 9.20, Build ID DSYTA0R o New System Support: x3530 M4 (7160) x3630 M4 (7158) x3750 M4 (8722, 8733) HS23E (8038, 8039) Flex System x220 Compute Node (7906, 2585) o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR 05819,YL2,760 An error occured during the execution of DSA on Windows, DSA exits with an error at the eventlog plugin. o Enhancement: 1. Add HW remote presence key collection for High volume systems. o Limitations: Refer to readme o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12B
Version 9.07, Build ID DSYT9CA o New System Support: x3750 M4 (8722, 8733) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.06, Build ID DSYT9BC o New System Support: Flex System x220 Compute Node (7906) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.05, Build ID DSYT9AA o New System Support: x3630 M4 (7158) x3530 M4 (7160) x3100 M4 Refresh1 (2582) x3250 M4 Refresh1 (2583) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.04, Build ID DSYT99E o New System Support: Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737, 8738, 7863) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.03, Build ID DSYT98I o New System Support: HS23E (8038, 8039) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.02, Build ID DSYT97C o New System Support: iDataPlex dx360 M4 server/2U chassis (7912/7913) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.01, Build ID DSYT96D o New System Support: x3500 M4 (7383) x3550 M4 (7914) x3650 M4 (7915) o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.00, Build ID DSYT95W o New System Support: BladeCenter HS23 (7875) BladeCenter HX5 (7873, 1910) Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737, 8738, 7863) Flex System Manager Node (8735) x3500 M4 (7383) x3550 M4 (7914) x3630 M4 (7158) x3650 M4 (7915) x3690 X5 (7192, 7147) x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 (7143, 7191) o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR 24817,8QG,000, PMR 30680,499,000 After kicking off DSA on one of the management nodes (x3650 M2) of SONAS 1.2(RHEL5 based), the node became unresponsive and dropped out of the cluster.
2. PMR 53575,000,834, PMR 05961,YL4,760 After running DSA, when using linux dump command on a DDS5 usb internal tape drive attached in x3650M2 backup speed becomes very slowly or failed.
3. PMR 26905,095,866 Running DSA 4.0 as well as DSA 3.4 on x3850 X5 the server is freezing, users have to reboot the server.
4. DSA 4.00 and previous version segmentation fault issue
6. PMR 15086,OTH,760 DSA 9.00 with --no-imm-lan option does not work correctly on RHEL5.3. The USB port state is changed during the execution of DSA.
o Enhancement: 1. Add GUI and CLI menu for Features on Demand (FoD) Activation Key Management o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 4.02, Build ID DSYT92I o New System Support: iDataPlex Direct Water Cooled dx360 M4 server o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 4.01, Build ID DSYT92H o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: - 2011 4Q lifecycle
Version 4.00, Build ID DSYT91S o New System Support: None o New server options support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR 15065,OTR,760 On Unisys ES7000 or x3850 X5, the Memory Card number with failed DIMM can not be reported in IPMI Eventlog if the Memory Card is bigger than 4.
o Enhancement: 1. Added > 1TB memory test support o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: - 2011 ToolsCenter 11D
Version 3.48, Build ID DSYT89PUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: - 2011 3Q lifecycle
Version 3.47, Build ID DSYT89LUS o New System Support: x3100 M4 (2582) x3250 M4 (2583) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.46, Build ID DSYT89GUS o New System Support: System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 (6391) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.45, Build ID DSYT89EUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: - x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 (7143, 7191) EXA scaling
Version 3.43, Build ID DSYT87HUS o New System Support: BladeCenter HX5 (7873,1910) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.43, Build ID DSYT87FUS o New System Support: x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 (7143, 7191) x3690 X5 (7192, 7147) o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.40, Build ID DSYT85T o New System Support: BladeCenter HS22 (1911) x3650 M3 (5454) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.30, Build ID DSYT80S o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: 1. Correct a problem with LSI MegaRAID reporting for IBM Service o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.20, Build ID DSYT75X o New System Support: x3630 M3 (7377) x3690 X5 (7148, 7149) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: 1. Add LSI Hard Disk Drive (HDD) diagnostic back for both the onboard SAS chip and ServeRAID o Limitations: - If you have ServeRAID (M1015) SAS/SATA Controller, 46M0831 installed, you will need one of the following: - uEFI GYE133A or greater for x3200 M3 and x3250 M3 - uEFI Y4E145B or greater for x3400 M2, x3400 M3, x3500 M2 and x3500 M3 - uEFI D6E145C or greater for x3550 M2, x3550 M3, x3650 M2 and x3650 M3 - For more limitations please refer to readme o Special usage: None
Verion 3.20, Build ID DSYT75U o New System Support: x3755 M3 (7164) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Verion 3.10, Build ID DSYT70X o New System Support: x3400 M3(7378, 7379) x3500 M3(7380) x3550 M3 (7944, 4254) x3620 M3 (7376) x3650 M3 (7945, 4255) x3690 X5 (7148, 7149) x3850 X5 Standard Single-node and Multi-node models(7145, 7146) x3950 X5 Specially configured Database Engine models (7145, 7146) iDataplex dx360 M3 (6391) HS22V (7871,1949) HX5 (7872, 1909) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: 1. Added ServeRAID data collection o Limitations: - The following function has been temporarily removed from DSA Preboot for both the onboard SAS chip and ServeRAID: - LSI Hard Disk Drive (HDD) diagnostic - If you have ServeRAID (M1015) SAS/SATA Controller, 46M0831 installed, you will need one of the following: - uEFI GYE133A or greater for x3200 M3 and x3250 M3 - uEFI Y4E145B or greater for x3400 M2, x3400 M3, x3500 M2 and x3500 M3 - uEFI D6E145C or greater for x3550 M2, x3550 M3, x3650 M2 and x3650 M3 - For more limitations please refer to readme o Special usage: None
Version 3.02.56, Build ID DSYT56e o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - The following systems are supported when BoMC downloads the corresponding system enablement pack: HS22V (7871,1949) x3550 M3 (7944,4254) x3650 M3 (7945,4255) x3400 M3 (7378,7379) x3500 M3 (7839) dx360 M3 (6391) o Limitations: - No HDD diagnostics available - To ensure quality and stability of the DSA code, we have reverted some display functionality of RAID information to what was shown in previous versions of DSA. This affects RAID display on the following adapters: Megaraid 8480 Serveraid MR10i Serveraid MR10is Serveraid MR10m Serveraid MR10k Serveraid M1015 Serveraid M5014 Serveraid M5015 On these adapters, the RAID information is generated from the output of separate command line tools and the format may not match other output in DSA. - For more limitations please refer to readme o Special usage: None
Version 3.00, Build ID: DSYT55a o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7327, 7328, 4251, 4252, 4261 o Limitations: - No HDD diagnostics available - For more limitations please refer to readme o Special usage: None
Version 1.16, Y4YT19AUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7839, 7836, 7837 o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 1.15, TMYT20AUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7321, 6380, 7323 o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 1.14, D6YT37AUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7946, 4198, 7947, 4199 o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 1.13, P9YT48AUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7870, 1936, 7809 o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 1.00 - Initial release
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IBM HBA/LSI Onboard 12Gb SAS/SATA/SSD Driver for Linux
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN N/A
Supported Controllers: - 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)
Version 4.00.01.00 - Non-Critical ------------------ Enchancement: - Add support for SLES 11 SP 3 Fix(es) - Fixed an issue where device driver initialization could fail during loading of the driver in RHEL 5. - Fixed an issue where a kernel panic could be observed after issuing controller diagnostic reset. - Fixed an issue where loading mpt3sas driver could hang in RHEL 5 due to memory allocation failure.
Version 3.00.00.00 - Initial release ------------------ ibm_dd_mpt3sas_4_00_01_00-1_sles11_32-64_chg
=============================================================================== Emulex 16GB FC Firmware Package ===============================================================================
Firmware Version: 10.2.261.36 Supported On: IBM System x and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Server will halt on black screen during rolling reboot of Windows 2012 x64 uEFI SANboot - Server intermittently fails to boot during rolling SANboot (any OS) - Fixed a boot hang associated with server BIOS change
Incremental Interoperability: - Inventory support for the Flex xHMC (Chassis Hardware Management Console)
Known Issues: - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it here.(159504)
Firmware Version: 1.1.43.21 Supported On: IBM System x
Incremental Interoperability: - None
Problems Fixed: - Server will halt on black screen during UEFI rolling reboot reboot cycle test with 16Gb HBA under Windows 2012 x64 - Allows installing and booting from an MSA2040 array configured in PT-PT direct mode at 16G speed. We're now able to enable Autoscan and install/boot from multiple OSes - Added support to bypass configuring pnp Boot Table in a multipath situation. Fixes Microsoft Windows Server 2008 bug. - Fixed the "Read Rev Failure" issue during POST to accept "0" address value as a valid. - Fixed the wrong VPD HBA model number display on the banner and properties, and change the proper VPD data field size. - Fixed the timeout issue on Flogi when try to select a HBA device without connecting to a target or FC switch. - System will halt during reboot cycle test under Windows 2012 x64 UEFI - Fixing PCI Function Number decoding issue in BOFM code - Boot fails during SLES11 SP3 rolling reboot - Enable BFS and update the NVRAM if BOFM target is available - Add Diagnostic support for UEFI 16Gb FC - Reconnect menu item causes a System BIOS exit request only on AMI core system BIOS - Adding port's protocol name and WWPN in browser help menu
Firmware Version: 1.1.43.12 Supported On: IBM System x and Flex
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter - IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter - FC support for support for ASU/Config Patterns for Flex and ASU for IBM System x & BladeCenter - Direct PT - PT connections - Extended SCSI Pass Thru Protocol - IBM Tape unit interoperability - see SSIC for more information - SLES 11.3 on IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Windows 2012 OS will not resume from Sleep mode - Boot Device entries can be lost after exiting from BIOS setup
Firmware Version: 1.1.21.9 Supported On: IBM System x
Incremental Interoperability: - IBM Server machine types. Refer to IBM ServerProven for specifics
Problems Fixed: - Fixed FCP_CONF handling bug - No SRR sent after drop write data frame, I/O fails - Adapter does not invoke recovery after dropped read data frame - I/O throughput performance improvements - Link failover when connected to FC Tape - Cosmetic: Cleaned up miscellaneous error handling messages in debug log files - If a new device comes online and attempts to acquire an AL_PA after the link has already come up, the FC link appears to hang until the cable is pulled - Cleaned up link negotiation at 4GB/8GB/16GB speeds with specific switches
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