=============================================================================== Emulex 16GB FC Firmware Package ===============================================================================
Firmware Version: 10.4.303.3 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - VF speed is showing wrongly in ethtool and Ocm. - Firmware download using ethtool -f command is failing with opcode 172-1 failed:status 100-208 - Can not set the DelayDeviceDiscovery to Max (255) by ASU tool - Ports intermittently logging in to Brocade switch as G-Port
Incremental Interoperability: - xHMC event notifications on specific platforms (requires minimum IMM version-please consult Lenovo on the co-requisite) - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
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)
Problems Fixed: - Blue screen after firmware flash to with virtualized WWPN
Incremental Interoperability: - xHMC event notifications on specific platforms (requires minimum IMM version-please consult Lenovo on the co-requisite) - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
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)
Incremental Interoperability: - Grantley based ITE
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: 10.2.377.18 Supported On: System x
Problems Fixed: - Link does not recover during IO + Port Cycling with FW 1.1.43.3 - BIOS versions return multiple values - LPe16k point to point (direct attached) connection not bootable in legacy BIOS - LPe16k point to point (direct attached) connection performance issues in legacy BIOS
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: 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 - Reported firwmare version in CMM is intermittently incorrect - Unable to set pause Flow control when connected to DCBX switch with PFC off - during cable pull testing a 40 second delay in link up experienced with Brocade switch ports - I/O completion and abort completion WQE are generated out of order - Unexpected WCQE in RQ CQ seen in RXRI mode while performing cable pulls
Incremental Interoperability: - Inventory support for the Flex xHMC (Chassis Hardware Management Console) - Crosslink & Express Lane on LPe16k based solutions
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
=============================================================================== Emulex FCoE Device Driver for Windows ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 10.4.246.0 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - System crashes when running a diagnostic Quick test on a disabled port if port hasn't been reset yet
Incremental Interoperability - Improved debug capability in driver logging - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
Device Driver Version: 10.2.261.4 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - ABTS sent by tape device ignored by HBA - BSOD issue during CPU Hot replace test - XE102/XE104 - OCManager reports link down on both ports
Device Driver Version: 10.0.720.0 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Concurrent Hardware and Operating System (CHAOS) Test fails in XE-10x 10G - Windows FC driver bug with Data Domain virtual tape library
Device Driver Version: 2.74.016.001 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Cleaned up a variety of corner case issues to avoid BSODs - Fixed IOCTL encounter bug-chk on BE3 during NPIV tests - Fixed reporting incorrect error code when creating vport on a switch without NPIV supported - Updated the default model name for 10Gb CNAs and 16G HBAs
Device Driver Version: 2.74.009.001 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Clean up non-critical legacy FC and uCNA incompatibilities - LUN masking doesn't persist after reboot - Emulex GUI crashes when closing a running Upgrade utility and re-open it in 802.3 configuration with IP or MAC - Several bugs related to creation or deletion of vports
Incremental Interoperability: - Windows 2012 - Improved debug capabilities - Tighter integration with MS Windows Design Kit
Device Driver Version: 2.70.018 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Fixed sending ABTS continuously to Flogi issue - Fixed reset and link bounce issues for SLI4 FC public loop - Added support for ABTS timeout handling for both SLI3 and SLI4 - Fixed loopback test incorrectly dropping the loopback frame in SLI4 - Fixed exchange management issue in SLI4 CT receive path causing array overflow - Fixed firmware version update issue following download in link up state - Fixed problem in init_vfi completion handler that stalled fabric login on BE FCoE FW - Fixed problem that caused OCM ELS Echo Test to fail - Fixed the loopback test issue in recovering from error condition - Add persistent link down support for SLI4 FC - Fix DFC_IssueDumpMBox to manage request type 3 which includes link select option - Modified reinitialization sequence following reset to fix discovery failure post type 1 or type 3 reset - Fixed new firmware dump issue
IBM HBA/LSI 6Gb SAS/SATA/SSD Driver for Windows 2012 R2/2012/2008 R2/2008/2003
Supported Controllers: - IBM N2125 SAS/SATA Controller (46C9011) - IBM N2115 SAS/SATA Controller (46C8989) - ServeRAID H1135 Controller for IBM Flex System and BladeCenter (90Y4750) - ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (81Y4492) - IBM 6Gb SAS HBA (46M0907) - IBM 6Gb SSD HBA (68Y7362) - Onboard LSI 2004 SAS
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
2.00.75.00 - Low Probability of Occurrence/Special Case ------------------
Enhancements: - Generate a fault/alert when junction temperature approaches max spec (SCGCQ00559883)
- Added timer to prevent ATA commands from hanging. (Needed as part of SCGCQ00694282 fix) (SCGCQ00751758)
Fixes: - New drive failed to be recognized after replacing a failed SATA HDD (SCGCQ00694282)
Version 2.00.69.01 - Suggested ------------------ Enhancement(s): - Added driver configuration parameter to control MaxDevices during crash dump mode. Fixes: - Fixed an issue where a blue screen could occur with driver fault AD010042. - Fixed an issue where PFA LED is not turning off after the PFA drive is removed from the back plane.
Version 2.00.60.03 - Suggested ------------------ Enhancements(s): - Added support for Windows 2012 R2
Version 2.00.60.00 - Suggested ------------------ Enhancements(s):\ - Added support for 8MB+ IO's - Modified sense data processing code to check for an ATA Passthrough command (either 12 or 16 byte). - Added RTTrace hooks to increase logging coverage within driver. - Implemented Extended SRB support (StorPort enhancement) in driver. - Added checks to catch physical DMAable memory allocations outside a single 4GB block as required by the adapter hardware.
Fixes:. - Fixed an issue where cable break between enclosures causes the adapter to reset. - Fixed an issue where MSM sends input/output control causing BSOD in Windows 2012 Extended SRB driver. - Fixed an issue where SAS2FLASH sends input/output control causing BSOD in Windows 2012 Extended SRB driver. - Fixed data alignment issue which could result in corrupt sense data under Windows 2012. - Changed RTTRACE version to match record structure used by driver. - Fixed an issue in Windows Server 2003 where executing LSIutil 1.65 Option 65 virtual serial port causes a bluescreen if memory has been severely fragmented.
Version 2.00.45.00 - Suggested ------------------ Ehancement(s): - Add support for ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x - Add conversion of sense data descriptor format to fixed format, so drives 2.1TB in size and greater can return descriptor format sense data. For these drives to work properly under Windows, the miniport needs to convert the descriptor format sense data to fixed format before returning the sense data up the stack.
Fixes: - Add check for sense data type (fixed vs. descriptor) in CheckSmartInfo where large physical drives 2TB in size and greater use the descriptor format for sense data in order to pass back 64-bit LBA addresses. Most drives use the fixed format sense data, is the only format the upper layers of the Windows stack supports
Version 2.00.17.30 - Initial release ------------------ ibm_dd_mpt2sas_2_00_75_00_windows_32-64_chg
ServeRAID M1000 Series SAS/SATA Controller Firmware Update
Adapters Supported: ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System X (81Y4448) ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller (46M0831)
Version 20.13.1-0254 --------------------
Version 20.13.1-0245 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------------- - Fixed an issue where virtual drivers become inconsistent after the system an AC failure. (SCGCQ00897229) - Fixed an issue where Illegal request sense messages are seen repeatedly in FW logs due to attempts to collect temperaure for pds which does not support page (0x2F) at every smart poll interval. (SCGCQ00898459) - Fixed an issue where command "cli set securitykey=Lsi@12345" fails with error code "1001" and error message "invalid key". - Added a warning message when preboot configuration utility is Disabled but the user tries to launch it. (SCGCQ00662761) - Fixed an issue where WebBIOS Advance software option menu from main page could hang the system. (SCGCQ00683327) - Updated the drive speed display string to support 12Gb/s (SCGCQ00751036) - Corrected inconsistency in size showing in for total capacity property between webBIOS and MSM (SCGCQ00752176)
Version 20.13.1-0200 - Critical ------------------- Enhancement: - Support LSI iMR Private Interface for Intel iOMMU/VT-d Support when combined with latest system uEFI - Display drive speed for 12 GB Seagate hard drives in MSM. - List battery status in BIOS as N/A for iMR controllers Fixes: - Fixed incompatibility issue with System x3200/3250 M3 causing hang condition (RETAIN Tip H211826) - Fixed an issue where self-encrypting (SED) hard disk password fails to allow access to virtual disk configurations. - Fixed an issue where the ‘cli set securitykey=Lsi@12345’ command fails with error code 1001 and error message invalid key. - Fixed an issue where WebBIOS advanced software option locks the server. - Changed patrol read completion time calculation to include time for associated IO operations. - Fixed SGPIOs signal issue.
Version 20.11.1-0184 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Updated SBR to avoid an errata that could cause correctable CPU errors on some systems. - Fixed an issue where NULL events may show in event log, preventing capture of controller event logs.
Version 20.11.1-0137 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancement(s): - Update recovery mode page (WriteRetryCount and recoveryTimeLimit) during discovery of a drive and during spinup recovery when sense 6/29 is received.
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where certain drives were reporting a temperature of 65 degrees Celsius. - Fixed an issue where systems with SSD HDD will pop up an error message after creating a virtual drive via HII on M1115. - Fixed an issue where the drive state is not modified when a recon virtual drive is created from the reboot path.
Version 20.10.1-0107 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed grammatical errors in WebBIOS. - Fixed an issue in WebBIOS Drive Group Definition screen where enclosures should not be selectable in the Drives column. - Fixed an issue in uEFI-WebBIOS where the white bars do not match up under VD properties page. - Fixed an HII browser issue where a drive performing a copyback displayed the state as "Replacing" but other utilities showed the state as copyback. - Fixed an HII browser display issue where SATA drives showed "0" for the value of RPM under drive properties. - Fixed a display issue where the HDD port number showed incorrectly in an HII browser. - Fixed an HII browser issues where creating a global hotspare gave the user an error message. - Fixed an HII browser issue when security is changed with local key management the changing security report current mode is disabled as external keu management. - Fixed an HII browser issue where the user got the following error message, "The request command has invalid arguments," when changing the security key report. - Fixed an HII browser issue where the user was unable to save the configuration after adding an extra span during array creation. - Fixed an HII browser issue where the return value was not correct when the browser called extract config with a result of null.
Version 20.10.1-0101 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where a system uefi error will occur when the bootTargetId is set to 0. - Fixed a problem where the firmware will allocate the sata bbl entry for the drive when moved from unsupported to supported. - Fixed a firmware issue where the TargetId for the recon LD should be set to its original LD. - Fixed a HII error message "Question Value mismatch with Option value!" after selecting factory defaults in HII. - Fixed an issue where the firmware fails to create the configuration and utilities fail to report the VD size after the reconstruction.
Version 20.10.1-0091-01 - Non-Critical ------------------- Fix - Fixed issue where update may fail to find all supported controllers.
Version 20.10.1-0091- Suggested ------------------- Enhancement: - Add support for ServeRAID M1115
Fixes: - Fixed issue where after starting a reconstruction on a RAID 0 the progress %, does not increase. - Fixed an issue where a new drive, inserted after a drive failure, goes to JBOD and not auto rebuild. - Fixed physical drive count issue that stated more than (16) devices already exists
Version 20.10.1-0069- Suggested ------------------- Enhancement: - ServeRAID M1015 Dimmer Switches are disabled by default.
Fixes: - Fixed issue where enabling security causes the configuration to be missing, and a configured FDE array to be seen as foreign on reboot. - Fixed issue where WebBIOS gives garbled message when enabing FDE on an existing Disk Group - Fixed issue where the logical Unit ID (VPD page 0x83) changed after foreign import. - Fixed issue where the LDBBM entries are incorrect after foreign import. - Fixed a problem where firmware was taking to long to complete the PCI config read. Causing the system to generate an NMI. - Fixed issue where the controller does not work with pci set to nomsi in kdump kernel. - Fixed issue where the LED behavior is incorrect, wrong drive will blink activity. - Fixed issue where the configuration becomes foreign after the firmware fails multiple attempts to access raid key during boot. - Fixed firmware issue where a replacement drive is not seen if the replacement is added during power cycle. - Fixed an intermittent RAID key failure during power-on.
Version 20.10.1-0052- Critical ------------------- Enhancement: - Add support to pass SMART errors for JBOD drives to MSM
Fixes: - Added check to return SCSI sense Check condition if PMI is set and LBA is non zero for SCSI Read Cap 16. - Fixed issue where a bluescreen occurs handling RAID 1 with HSP and medium errors. The bluescreen occurs becausethe driver timesout while fw is retrying sense 0x02. Firmware causes Fatal Error when HSP drive responded with Sense 0x02 for Write/Verify or TUR - Fixed hang condition or condition where the uEFI driver does not load due to the uEFI Driver issuing a command in poll mode to firmware to early
Version 20.10.1-0045 - Critical ------------------- Fix: - Fixed issue where firmware has incomplete writes during power fail and recovery
Version 20.10.1-0036 - Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed issue where uEFI WebBIOS version may not display the product name of the second controller - Fixed issue to prevent users to downlevel firmware to older versions - Fixed an issue where firmware reports "Unexpected sense, Invalid field in CDB" for LOG SENSE command sent to Seagate drives - Fixed issue where SMART failures can take longer then 5 minutes to report or in some cases fail to report - Fixed issue where it appears to the user the harddrive cache policy is changed when requested but the change did not occur
Version 20.10.1-0022 - Critical ------------------- - Fixed issue where Windows 2008 R2 WS08 cannot be installed properly on ServeRAID M1015 SATA JBOD with a uEFI boot. - Added warning message when user tried to change more then 16 drives to JBOD. - Addressed a problem where direct attached drives are given incorrect slot numbers - Added fixes from LSI channel products. - Fixed issue where a single JBOD drive will not boot after a Windows 2008 R2 installation.
Version 20.5.1-0014 - Critical ------------------- - Addressed data issue with database applications that use overlapping read write operating. - Addressed data issue which may occur during a reconstruction on some RAID levels that have an associated CacheCade virtual drive enabled. - Fixed problem where the controller may halt if a drive has medium errors that are being used in a check consistency, patrol read, or have delayed writes.
Version 20.1.1-0059 - Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where a physical drive that is changed to JBOD from powersave will become unconfigured good again - Addresses an issue where data becomes inaccessible when a drive is secured after data has been written
Version 20.1.1-0049 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancement - Support M1000 key for RAID 5 and SED support
Fixes: - Fixed an issue in M3950M3 where webbios would hang - Fixed an issue where the controller properties in WebBIOS such as Rebuild, CC and BGI are not changing when we use up and down arrow keys. - Fixed an issue where Enclosure ID's are not being shown in MSM
Version 20.1.1-0046 - Suggested ------------------- - Enabled support for the ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key.
Note: All Logical Drives must previously have the encryption enabled before data is written on to the SED drives. Please read Retain TIP H123152 for more details.
Version 20.1.1-0042 ------------------- - Initial release ibm_fw_sraidmr_1000-20_13_1-0254_windows_32-64_chg
ServeRAID 6GB SAS/SATA Controller Firmware Update
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) ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (90Y4304) ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM Flex System (90Y4390) ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (90Y4304)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 23.34.0-0018 --------------------
Version 23.34.0-0009 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence -------------------- FW Package: 23.24.0-0009
HII: 03.17.14.02
UEFI Driver: 0x06110200
BIOS: 5.50.03.0
MR FW: 3.460.35-6104
iMR FW: 3.460.34-6103
Fixes:
- Fixed the potential of a data miscompare that was observed only at a vendor test facility under very heavy IO and abnormal practices (SCGCQ00995594, Port of SCGCQ00976904)
- Fixed an issue where error "Controller encountered fatal error and was reset" may occur under heavy IO and background operations (SCGCQ00894643)
- Fixed an issue where VMWare may crash when a Guest Operating System is powered off (SCGCQ00872121, Port of SCGCQ00854914)
- Fixed an issue where write-verify performance was lower than expected (SCGCQ00858151, SCGCQ00874193)
- Fixed an issue where "I2C 4 PID 10 SCL STUCK Low! while I2C Rx receiving data intStatus 00008000" may appear in firmware log (SCGCQ01007592)
- Fixed an issue where the Measured Voltage instead of Charging Voltage was displayed in event log (SCGCQ00876489)
- Fixed an issue where Supercap "Battery Not Present" error may occur after shutdown or reboot during a learn cycle (SCGCQ00917115)
- Fixed an issue where Write-through and Write-back cache policies can be changed via Windows Logical Disk Properties. (SCGCQ00856979)
- Fixed an issue where enclosures may go missing when connected in daisy-chain after multiple expander reset cycles (SCGCQ00840725, Port of SCGCQ00818569)
- Fixed an issue where MegaRAID Storage Mananger may display an error message if 'Schedule Consistency Check' is selected. (SCGCQ00852649, Port of SCGCQ00832908)
- Fixed an issue where Patrol Read Properties window does not pop up on MegaRAID Storage Manager (SCGCQ00862478, Port of SCGCQ00797676)
- Fixed an issue where MegaRAID Storage Manager shows messages with Error code 240 and no description (SCGCQ00970948, Port of SCGCQ00904466)
- Fixed an issue where Amber LED may turn on erroneously when an enclosure's slot numbers start with 0 but bay numbers start with 1 (SCGCQ01019622, Port of SCGCQ00903181)
- Fixed an issue where the Generic RAID1 profile option in HII is not greyed-out after creating 64 Virtual Drives (SCGCQ00826822, Port of SCGCQ00816137)
- Fixed an issue where firmware may hang until system is reset (SCGCQ00928869, Port of SCGCQ00923286)
- Fixed an issue where a Virtual Drive may disappear on reboot if it was created with drives from a previously-erased Virtual Drive (SCGCQ00937912, Port of SCGCQ00900237)
- Fixed an issue where Functional Level Reset was not supported (SCGCQ00854343, Port of SCGCQ00840253)
- Fixed an issue where an "L2 unrecoverable cache error" may occur when modifying Patrol read properties (SCGCQ00854668, Port of SCGCQ00847162)
- Fixed an issue where a Hot Spare disk may become Unconfigured Good on reboot (SCGCQ00862477, Port of SCGCQ00803341)
- Fixed an issue where SafeID may change on repeated queries using StorCLI (SCGCQ00949550, Port of SCGCQ00941577)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 1272 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur while running IO in Virtual Machines (SCGCQ01016071, Port of SCGCQ00822403)
- Fixed an issue where incorrect connector information "connector: null x0" shows in MegaRAID Storage Manager (SCGCQ01016040, Port of SCGCQ00996578)
- Fixed an issue where a concurrent Consistency Check cannot be started after resetting adapter to factory defaults (SCGCQ00839437, Port of SCGCQ00838830)
- Fixed an issue where JBOD mode may be disabled if a Virtual Drives is offline (SCGCQ00871662, Port of SCGCQ00827731)
Enhancements:
- Added protection for clearing Foreign Configuration if preserved cache exists (SCGCQ00880783, Port of SCGCQ00842327)
- Enhanced cache restore operation for when restore data size is different than cache size (SCGCQ00860303, Port of SCGCQ00855038)
Version 23.34.0-0006 --------------------
Version 23.33.0-0044 --------------------
Version 23.33.0-0043 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence ----------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where hard drive slot amber LED not functioning correctly. - Fixed an issue in iMR mode where "Controller encountered fatal error and was reset" errors can occur under heavy IOs and background operations (SCGCQ00894643) (RETAIN Tip H001154) - Fixed an issue where BBU status says optimal but firmware logs indicate that the BBU has failed (SCGCQ00838052) (RETAIN Tip H214857) - Fixed an issue where importing a foreign configuration may fail after reconstruction on 4k sector drives (SCGCQ00830109) - Fixed an issue where the firmware may allow the OS to change VD cache settings (SCGCQ00842350) - Fixed an issue where MR firmware reports "no SMART" error when attaching a PFA drive (SCGCQ00839455) - Fixed an issue where the firmware may hang (enter MonTask) when a guest OS is powered on or off in VMWare (SCGCQ00854914) - Fixed an issue where setting the learn cycle property of iBBU09 gives an I2C error (SCGCQ00831315) - Fixed an issue where "Prepare for Removal" does not work on a PD when drive erase is in progress (SCGCQ00811219) - Fixed an issue where MSM displays "The requested command has invalid arguments" error message if 'Schedule Consistency Check' is selected (SCGCQ00852649) - Fixed an issue where cache memory size in iMR is not showing 0 (SCGCQ00838893) - Fixed an issue where an incorrect MFI_STAT_PD_TYPE_WRONG error is returned by the firmware when PDs with different block size are mixed (SCGCQ00840251) - Fixed an issue where the controller reports cache memory size as 0 when no logical drives are present (SCGCQ00837600) - Fixed an issue where concurrent consistency check cannot be started after issuing "setfactorydefaults" command (SCGCQ00839437) - Fixed an issue where uEFI may report LSI EFI driver "Unhealthy" or "Failed" when more than 64VDs are configured (SCGCQ00831006) - Fixed an issue where functional level reset was not properly showing as unsupported (SCGCQ00854343) - Fixed an issue where the legacy CTRL-H utility may report the wrong PCIe slot number (SCGCQ00799339) - Fixed an issue where the legacy OpROM may show an expander as a JBOD drive in POST (SCGCQ00809682) - Fixed an issue where an encrypted JBOD may be presented to the system in encrypted form even though password was entered incorrectly (SCGCQ00808086)
Enhancements: - Added ability to determine SuperCap revision ID when VPD is not programmed (SCGCQ00828990) - Added support for SES RQST_OK deassertion for customer proprietary JBOD SEP (SCGCQ00834321) - Added feature to enable support for detecting CPLD code version (SCGCQ00840631) - Added feature to enable drive fault LED to be lit when a known-bad drive is connected to the controller (SCGCQ00858142) - Added feature to turn on drive Fault LED when the controller detects a drive that was previously marked Bad (SCGCQ00858140)
Version 23.33.0-0018 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence ----------- Fixes: - Incorporated MegaRAID FW stack 5.13 - Fixed an issue where drive temperature cannot be displayed for a drive in Failed or Foreign state (SCGCQ00693959) - Fixed an issue where after creating an LD via StorCLI or MSM the firmware writes into saved power condition mode page (0x1a) of all PDs in the LD and enables their idle timers (SCGCQ00658701) - Fixed an issue where Patrol Read would sporadically correct the same defective LBA repeatedly (SCGCQ00729591) - Fixed an issue where importing a Foreign array onto a new controller may fail with "Cannot force emulate VD to 512E since enable512Esupport is false" error in firmware log (SCGCQ00721106) - Fixed an issue where the controller may enter MegaMon sporadically (SCGCQ00776409) - Fixed an issue where MSM may not report a Full Initialization Aborted error until system rebooted (SCGCQ00759100) - Fixed an issue where the firmware may allow the OS to change VD cache settings (SCGCQ00842350) - Fixed an issue where Link Speed may show UNKNOWN when attaching a 3G or 6G SATA drive (SCGCQ00803522) - Fixed an issue where StorLib may return 0x00ff (fail) code even though operation succeeds when creating a VD out of an existing drive group (SCGCQ00827685) - Fixed an issue where format process of SSD may take much longer than in previous firmware (SCGCQ00674388) - Fixed an issue where controller must have cleared config to enable 240VD unless existing config only included single-drive RAID0 VDs (SCGCQ00559643) - Fixed an issue where some commands would timeout with CDB=ff ff ff ff (SCGCQ00459760) - Fixed an issue where slot ordering in iMR mode might differ from slot numbering in MR mode (SCGCQ00559274) - Blocked CacheCade deletion when multiple CacheCade volumes are associated with Virtual Drives, preventing data issues (SCGCQ00830977) (RETAIN TIP H214323)
Features/enhancements: - Added support for 512e drives (SCGCQ00425363) Enhanced Event Log to include CVPM health details after every Learn Cycle to allow closer monitoring of CVPM health (SCGCQ00819877) - Implemented a retry for reads of CVPM data to avoid erroneous event 386 or 150 in the Event Log (SCGCQ00392439) - Added ability for firmware to report the temperature for all SAS/SATA HDD/SSD (SCGCQ00490819) - Implemented ability for firmware to read drive temperature immediately following SAS discovery (SCGCQ00602573) - Added ability to clear the MaintainPdFailHistory (SCGCQ00474559)
Version 23.29.0-0015 - Critical ------------------- Enhancement - Provide mechanism to disable PCIe backchannel training via SBR. Fixes: - Fixed an issue where the ‘cli set securitykey=Lsi@12345’ command fails with error code 1001 and error message invalid key. - Fixed an issue where foreign configuration import could fail. - Fixed an issue where storcli.exe /c0 show all command repeatedly prints to termlog with respect to upgradekey presence. - Fixed an issue where boot message ‘cached data was lost,’ even when there was no battery present. - Fixed an issue where the order of the first 64 VDs in the POST is not the same sequence as returned from the firmware. - Fixed storCLI adpfwflash option crash and adpallinfo option failure. - Reduced the bootblock Init time, which effectively reduces the configuration retry time to approximately 700 mS.
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_6gb-23_34_0-0018_windows_32-64_chg
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.23.00 Build ID: IBM12300 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.23.00 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note 1: *- Add Lenovo Branded Part Number in supporting list
Note 2: *- Remove the legacy HDD/SSD in this Update program, the drives were out of production by 4Q2014 or no firmware changes since 1Q2014. There is a seperate update program to support these drives.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ST1000NM0023, ST2000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST4000NM0023 to LC5H - See Note 1* above
- ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to FC5D - See Note 1* above
- ST2000NM0054, ST4000NM0054, ST6000NM0054 to FC6D - See Note 1 * above
- ST3300657SS, ST3600057SS to LA5A - See Note 1* above
- HUS724020ALS64, HUS724030ALS64, HUS724040ALS64 to K3LC - See Note 1 * above
- HUS724020ALS61, HUS724040ALS61 to P3LC - See Note 1* above
- WD1001FYYG-23S, WD2001FYYG-23S to XA39 - See Note 1 * above
- WD5003ABYX-23 to WC42 - See Note 1 * above
- ST1000NM0045, ST2000NM0045, ST4000NM0025 to LK84 - See Note 1* above
- ST6000NM0095 to LC84 - See Note 1* above
- MG04SCA60EE to TG45 - See Note 1* above
- ST2000NM0034, ST4000NM0034, ST6000NM0034 to BC6F
SAS 2.5"
- ST300MM0006, ST600MM0006, ST900MM0006 to L56R - See Note 1* above
- ST300MM0026, ST600MM0026, ST900MM0026 to F56F - See Note 1* above
- ST1200MM0007 to L57D - See Note 1* above
- ST1200MM0017 to F578 - See Note 1* above
- ST300MP0005, ST600MP0005 to L67J - See Note 1* above
- ST300MP0015 to F674 - See Note 1 * above
- ST9146853SS, ST9300653SS to L63M - See Note 1* above
- ST9500620SS, ST91000640SS to LD2L - See Note 1* above
- HUC156030CSS20, HUC156060CSS20 to K2GF - See Note 1* above
- HUC109030CSS60, HUC109060CSS60, HUC109090CSS60 to K2EK - See Note 1* above
- HUC109030CSS61, HUC109060CSS61, HUC109090CSS61 to P2EK - See Note 1* above
- AL13SEB300, AL13SEB600, AL13SEB900 to TB37 - See Note 1* above
- HUSMM1620ASS20, HUSMM1640ASS20, HUSMM1680ASS20, HUSMM1616ASS20 to K4CC - See Note 1* above
- HUSMM1640ASS20E, HUSMM1680ASS20E to P4CC - See Note 1* above
- ST1000NX0453 to LD48 - See Note 1* above
- HUC101860CSS20, HUC101890CSS20, HUC101812CSS20, HUC101830CSS20 to K2H9 - See Note 1* above
- HUC101860CSS20E, HUC101890CSS20E, HUC101812CSS20E, HUC101830CSS20E to P2H5 - See Note 1* above
- HUC101818CS420 to J5H9 - See Note 1* above
- HUC101818CS420E to N5H9 - See Note 1 * above
- ST1800MM0018 to L59B - See Note 1* above
- ST1800MM0068 to F594 - See Note 1* above
- AL14SEB180E to TL43 - See Note 1 * above
- USMR1625ASS20E to P4C9 - See Note 1* above
SATA 3.5"
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to LB5F - See Note 1* above
- WD1004FBYZ-23YC, WD2004FBYZ-23YC to WH03 - See Note 1 * above
- ST1000NM0055, ST2000NM0055, ST4000NM0035 to LJ84 - See Note 1* above
- ST6000NM0115 to LB83 - See Note 1* above
- MG04ACA600E to TJ42 - See Note 1* above
SATA 2.5"
- ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to LE2B - See Note 1* above
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MC50 - See Note 1* above
- SSDSC2BB800G4I to D201NE40 - See Note 1* above
- ST1000NX0423 to LE45 - See Note 1* above
SATA 1.8"
- MTFDDAA480MBB, MTFDDAA800MBB to MC50 - See Note 1* above
Below drives are removed from the program - See Note 2* above
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.21.00 Build ID: IBM12100 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.21.00 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ST1000NM0023, ST2000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST4000NM0023 to BC5K
- ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5H
- ST2000NM0034, ST4000NM0034, ST6000NM0034 to BC6E
- ST2000NM0054, ST4000NM0054, ST6000NM0054 to EC6E
- HUS724020ALS64, HUS724030ALS64, HUS724040ALS64 to MPXSJ3LA
- HUS724020ALS61, HUS724040ALS61 to MPXSN3LA
- VPCA300900EST1, VPCA450900EST, VPCA600900EST1 to VCXSA810
SAS 2.5"
- HUC156030CSS20, HUC156060CSS20 to KFXSJ2G8
- HUC101212CSS60 to CPXSJ2MC
- HUC101212CSS61 to CPXSN2MC
- HUC109030CSS60, HUC109060CSS60, HUC109090CSS60 to CEXSJ2EL
- HUC109030CSS61, HUC109060CSS61, HUC109090CSS61 to CEXSN2EL
- HUSMM1620ASS20, HUSMM1640ASS20, HUSMM1680ASS20, HUSMM1616ASS20 to SPXSJ4CC
- HUSMM1620ASS20E, HUSMM1640ASS20E, HUSMM1680ASS20E, HUSMM1616ASS20E to SPXSN4CC
SATA 3.5"
- WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD40
- ST2000NM0024, ST4000NM0024, ST6000NM0024, ST5000NM0024 to BB67
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5G
SATA 2.5"
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB47
- MZ7GE240HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE480HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE960HMHP-000M3 to EXT0CA35
- STECM8PSB2 to 2864/SM08
SATA 1.8"
- MTFDDAA120MBB, MTFDDAA240MBB, MTFDDAA480MBB, MTFDDAA800MBB to MB47
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.20.00 Build ID: IBM12000 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.20.00 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note: *- Update the firmware on SAS/SATA SSDs to fix PSIRT issue with Intel SSD's.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SATA 2.5"
- SSDSC2BB120G4I, SSDSC2BB240G4I, SSDSC2BB480G4I, SSDSC2BB800G4I to D201NE40.
- SSDSC2BA200G3I, SSDSC2BA400G3I, SSDSC2BA800G3I to 5DV1NA39.
- SSDSC2BB080G4I, SSDSC2BB160G4I, SSDSC2BB300G4I, SSDSC2BB600G4I, SSDSC2BB800G4I to D201NE40.
- SSDSC2BB012T4I, SSDSC2BB016T4I to G201NC34.
SATA 1.8"
- SSDSC1NB080G4I, SSDSC1NB240G4I, SSDSC1NB400G4I to D201NE40.
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.19.06 Build ID: IBM11906 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.19.06 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
- Remove TXA2D20200GA6I, TXA2D20400GA6I, TXA2D20800GA6I, TXA2E21600GA6I from FW update utility for new code updating break Raid.
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.18.03 Build ID: IBM11803
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.18.03 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note: * - Fixed extremely low probable data compare error on I/O held in standby when followed by power cycle; extremely low probable data compare error due to nonvolatile cache(NVC) write data not getting written to disc. RETAIN TIP: H214784 - MIGR-5098277
Note: # - Fixed a block misalignment during a sequential read.
RETAIN TIP: H214635 MIGR-5098037
SAS 3.5"
- ST2000NM0034, ST4000NM0034, ST6000NM0034 to BC6B - similar to Note * above.
- ST1000NM0023, ST2000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST4000NM0023 to BC5J - Enhance Dither Algorithm to prevent dwelling during Idle environments. - ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5E - Enhance Dither Algorithm to prevent dwelling during Idle environments.
SAS 2.5"
- TXA2E21600GA6I to GB7P - add support in profile.
- HUC156030CSS20, HUC156060CSS20 to J2G6 - add support in profile.
SATA 3.5"
- ST2000NM0024, ST4000NM0024, ST5000NM0024, ST6000NM0024 to BB68 - similar to Note * above.
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5F - Enhance Dither Algorithm to prevent dwelling during Idle environments.
SATA 2.5"
- MTFDDAA120MBB, MTFDDAA240MBB, MTFDDAA480MBB, MTFDDAA800MBB to MB42 - add support in profile.
- SSDSC2BB080G4I, SSDSC2BB160G4I, SSDSC2BB300G4I, SSDSC2BB600G4I to D201NB39 - add support in profile.
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.17.01 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note: * - Fixed extremely low probable data compare error on I/O held in standby when followed by power cycle; extremely low probable data compare error due to nonvolatile cache(NVC) write data not getting written to disc. RETAIN TIP: H214784 - MIGR-5098277
Note: # - Fixed a block misalignment during a sequential read. RETAIN TIP: H214635 MIGR-5098037
This package acknowledges support of qualified devices and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- HUS724020ALS61, HUS724040ALS61 to N3L6 - internal updates.
- ST1000NM0023, ST2000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST4000NM0023 to BC5H - See Note * above.
- ST2000NM0054, ST4000NM0054, ST6000NM0054 to EC66 - see Note * above.
- ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5D - See Note * above.
- Other drive codes are present for support identification.
SAS 2.5"
- WD3001BKHG-23D, WD6001BKHG-23D, WD9001BKHG-23D to ZA34 - follow-on release. - WD3002BKTG-23E, WD6002BKTG-23E, WD9002BKTG-23E to ZC33 - follow-on release.
- HUC109030CSS60, HUC109060CSS60, HUC109090CSS60 to J2EH - follow-on release.
- TXA2D20200GA6I, STXA2D20400GA6I, TXA2D20800GA6I, TXA2E21600GA6I to GB7P - enhancements.
- ST300MM0006, ST600MM0006, ST900MM0006 to B56T - See Note * above.
- ST300MM0026, ST600MM0026, ST900MM0026 to E56E - See Note * above.
- ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5D - See Note * above.
- ST1200MM0007 to B57E - See Note * above.
- ST1200MM0017 to E577 - See Note * above.
- HUSMM1620ASS20, HUSMM1640ASS20, HUSMM1680ASS20, HUSMM1616ASS20 to J4C8 - See Note # above - HUSMM1620ASS20E, HUSMM1640ASS20E, HUSMM1680ASS20E, HUSMM1616ASS20E to N4C8 - See Note # above
- Other drive codes are present for support identification.
SATA 3.5"
- MG04ACA200E, MG04ACA300E, MG04ACA400E, MG04ACA500E to SJ1D - performance inhancements.
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5C - See Note * above.
- ST2000NM0024, ST4000NM0024, ST5000NM0024, ST6000NM0024 to BB65 - See Note * above.
- WD2003FYYS-23W0B0 to WA36 - configuration additions.
- WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD39 - configuration additions.
- HUA723030ALA6 to MKAOA930 - enhancements. - HUA723020ALA6 to MK7OA930 - enhancements.
- Other drive codes are present for support identification.
SATA 2.5"
- MZ7GE240HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE480HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE960HMHP-000M3 to EXT0CA34 - ship level.
- Other drive codes are present for support identification.
SATA 1.8"
- Drive codes are present for support identification.
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.16.05 Build ID: IBM11605
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.16.05 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ESXSST1000NM0001, ESXSST2000NM0001 to BC4B - ensures that after servicing an 03/11/00 error, an index for Parity Creations is calculated correctly after a power cycle, that would otherwise make the drive unresponsive.
- ESXSHUS724020ALS64, ESXSHUS724030ALS64, ESXSHUS724040ALS64 to J3L6 - Fixed unexpected 02/04/11 error; Fixed a drive logic self-initiated reset on read/write long commands; Fixed a problem with large write sequential transfers.
SAS 2.5"
- ESXSST9500620SS, ESXSST91000640SS to BD2K - ensures that after servicing an 03/11/00 error, an index for Parity Creations is calculated correctly after a power cycle, that would otherwise make the drive unresponsive.
SATA 2.5"
- SSDSC2BB012T4I, SSDSC2BB016T4I to G201NC32 - SCT WriteSame fix.
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.16.04 Build ID: IBM11604
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.16.04 - Update Utility release for IBM System x servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
NOTE: Check notation under PCIe NVMe devices.
SATA 2.5"
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB42 - > A drop in host power supply may cause bad block growth > The bad block table may not properly increment > Background activity may continue after STANDBY, STANDBY IMMEDIATE, or SLEEP > ID173/202 may show incorrect value when the NAND erase count exceeds 3000 > Changed DRAM timing > Event log may be programmed when supply voltage from host is out of specification
- SSDSC2BB012I4I, SSDSC2BB016T4I to G201NC32 - SCT WriteSame fix that corrects a condition that may cause the drive to not respond.
PCIe NVMe 2.5"
- SSDPE2ME400G4I, SSDPE2ME800G4I, SSDPE2ME016G4I, SSDPE2ME020G4I to 8DV1ND34 - will require two update runs and system reboots for device fw update to complete--Please See the limitations in readme for details.
> Performance improvement on sub-4KB sequential write > Fix drive reports higher than actual data units read and write > Fix drive incorrectly counts unsafe power shutdown events on warm reboots
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.16.03 Build ID: SAS11603
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.16.03 - Update Utility release for IBM System x servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
NOTE: Check notation under PCIe NVMe devices.
SAS 3.5"
- ESXSST2000NM0034, ESXSST4000NM0034, ESXSST6000NM0034 to BC67 - GA code. - ESXSST2000NM0054, ESXSST4000NM0054, ESXSST6000NM0054 to EC66 - GA code.
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to XA39 - issues fixed: slow performance with PI enabled; drive hang on uncorrectable rd error in reallocation track; PERSISTANT RESERVATION command not working correctly; reliability improvements around off-track write protection.
SAS 2.5"
- ESXSTXA2D20200GA6, ESXSTXA2D20400GA6, ESXSTXA2D20800GA6, ESXSTXA2E21600GA6 to GB7P - fixes implemented to support PI issues.
- ESXSST300MP0005 to B675 - GA code. - ESXSST300MP0025 to E671 - GA code.
- ESXSST300MP0035, ESXSST600MP0035 to B683 - GA code. - ESXSST300MP0045, ESXSST300MP0045 to E685 - GA code.
- ESXSST300MX0012, ESXSST600MX0052 to BH53 - GA code.
- ESXSWD3001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD6001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD9001BKHG-23DS to ZA34 - issues fixed: slow performance with PI enabled; drive hang on uncorrectable rd error in reallocation track; PERSISTANT RESERVATION command not working correctly; drive was reporting 0B/11 instead of 03/11. - ESXSWD3002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD6002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD9002BKTG-23E to ZC33 - issues fixed: slow performance with PI enabled; drive hang on uncorrectable rd error in reallocation track; PERSISTANT RESERVATION command not working correctly; reliability improvements around off-track write protection.
SATA 3.5"
- MG04ACA200E, MG04ACA300E, MG04ACA400E, MG04ACA500E to SJ1C - GA code
SATA 2.5"
- ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE2B - Update configuration change.
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB34 - > Some Out of Range LBAs accepted by NCQ commands where they should be aborted. > SataDownShift.srt failed, Smart attribute Raw lost with perform dirty pwr cycle . > Low Power Entry Bug Identified from Marvell Code Review > Track Timeout, Marvel 373 sequencer issue > Unreasonable ECC count in SMART ID 195
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program for Linux. Version 1.16.00 Build ID: SAS11600
******************************************* IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.16.00 - First Update Utility release for IBM System x servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
NOTE: Check notation under PCIe NVMe devices.
SAS 3.5"
- ESXSST1000NM0023, ESXSST2000NM0023, ESXSST3000NM0023, ESXSST4000NM0023 to BC5E
- ESXSST2000NM0043, ESXSST3000NM0043, ESXSST4000NM0043, ESXSST1000NM0043 to EC5A
- ESXSST3300557SS, ESXSST3450757SS, ESXSST3600957SS to EA54
- ESXSST3300657SS, ESXSST3450857SS, ESXSST3600057SS to BA5A
- ESXSST33000650SS to BC3E
- ESXSST1000NM0001, ESXSST2000NM0001 to BC4A
- ESXSHUS724020ALS64, ESXSHUS724030ALS64, ESXSHUS724040ALS64 to J3L5
- ESXSHUS724020ALS61, ESXSHUS724040ALS61 to N3L5
- ESXSHUS723020ALS64, ESXSHUS723030ALS64 to J3K8
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to XA38
SAS 2.5"
- ESXSTXA2D20200GA6I, ESXSTXA2D20400GA6I, ESXSTXA2D20800GA6I, ESXSTXA2E21600GA6I to GB7H
- ESXSST300MM0006, ESXSST600MM0006, ESXSST900MM0006 to B56M; - ESXSST300MM0026, ESXSST600MM0026, ESXSST900MM0026 to E56D
- ESXST1200MM0007 to B57B - ESXST1200MM0017 to E576
- ESXSST9300605SS, ESXSST9600205SS, ESXSST9900805SS to B55E - ESXSST9300505SS, ESXSST9600105SS, ESXSST9900705SS to E558
- ESXSST9146853SS, ESXSST9300653SS to B63K
- ESXSST9146753SS, ESXSST9300553SS to E638 - ESXSST9500620SS, ESXSST91000640SS to BD2J
- ESXSHUC101212CSS60 to J2MA - ESXSHUC101212CSS61 to N2M9
- ESXSHUC156030CS420, ESXSHUC156060CS420 to J5G2 - ESXSHUC156030CSS20, ESXSHUC156060CSS20 to J2G4
- ESXSHUC156030CS420E, ESXSHUC156060CS420E to N5G2
- ESXSHUC156030CSS20E, ESXSHUC156060CSS20E to N2G4
- ESXSHUC101860CS420, ESXSHUC101890CS420, ESXSHUC101812CS420, ESXSHUC101818CS420 to J5H2 - ESXSHUC101860CS420E, ESXSHUC101890CS420E, ESXSHUC101812CS420E, ESXSHUC101818CS420E to N5H2
- ESXSHUC109030CSS60, ESXSHUC109060CSS60, ESXSHUC109090CSS60 to J2EG - ESXSHUC109030CSS61E, ESXSHUC109060CSS61E, ESXSHUC109090CSS61E to N2EG
- ESXSAL13SXB300N, ESXSAL13SXB600N to SC36
- ESXSMBF2300RC, ESXSMBF2600RC to SB2F
- ESXSMK1401GRRB, ESXSMK3001GRRB to SC2E - ESXSMK1401GRRR, ESXSMK3001GRRR to SF23 - ESXSMK3001GRDB, ESXSMK6001GRDB, ESXSMK9001GRDB to SB35
- ESXSWD3001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD6001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD9001BKHG-23D to ZA33 - ESXSWD3002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD6002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD9002BKTG-23E to ZC32
- EXSXHUSMM1620ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1640ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1680ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1616ASS20 to J4C6 - EXSXHUSMM1620ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1640ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1680ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1616ASS20E to N4C6
SATA 3.5"
- WD1003FBYX-23Y7B0, WD2003FYYS-23W0B0 to WA35
- WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD37 - Resolves drive initiated reset (DBS (Debug Stop event)) encountered under a narrow timing window (~1ns) for specific command/access patterns, due to the drive’s handling of command automation where it was possible for an internal hardware resource conflict to occur between two tasks.
- ST33000650NS to BB3A
- ST1000NM0011, ST2000NM0011 to BB4A
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5A
- HUA723020ALA640 to MK7OA930 - HUA723030ALA640 to MKAOA930
SATA 2.5"
- ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NSto BE2A
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB33
- SSDSC2BA200G3I, SSDSC2BA400G3I, SSDSC2BA800G3I to 5DV1NA37
- MZ7GE240HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE480HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE960HMHP-000M3 to EXST0CA34
PCIe NVMe 2.5"
- SSDPE2ME400G4I, SSDPE2ME800G4I, SSDPE2ME016G4I, SSDPE2ME020G4I to 8DV1ND32 - will require a system reboot for device fw update to complete.
********************************************************************* SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.15.00 - First Update Utility release for IBM System x servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ESXSST1000NM0023, ESXSST2000NM0023, ESXSST3000NM0023, ESXSST4000NM0023 to BC5E
- ESXSST2000NM0043, ESXSST3000NM0043, ESXSST4000NM0043, ESXSST1000NM0043 to EC5A
- ESXSST3300557SS, ESXSST3450757SS, ESXSST3600957SS to EA54
- ESXSST3300657SS, ESXSST3450857SS, ESXSST3600057SS to BA5A
- ESXSST33000650SS to BC3E
- ESXSST1000NM0001, ESXSST2000NM0001 to BC4A
- ESXSHUS724020ALS64, ESXSHUS724030ALS64, ESXSHUS724040ALS64 to J3L5
- ESXSHUS724020ALS61, ESXSHUS724040ALS61 to N3L5
- ESXSHUS723020ALS64, ESXSHUS723030ALS64 to J3K8
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to XA38
SAS 2.5"
- ESXSTXA2D20200GA6I, ESXSTXA2D20400GA6I, ESXSTXA2D20800GA6I, ESXSTXA2E21600GA6I to GB7H
- ESXSST300MM0006, ESXSST600MM0006, ESXSST900MM0006 to B56M; - ESXSST300MM0026, ESXSST600MM0026, ESXSST900MM0026 to E56D
- ESXST1200MM0007 to B57B - ESXST1200MM0017 to E576
- ESXSST9300605SS, ESXSST9600205SS, ESXSST9900805SS to B55E - ESXSST9300505SS, ESXSST9600105SS, ESXSST9900705SS to E558
- ESXSST9146853SS, ESXSST9300653SS to B63K
- ESXSST9146753SS, ESXSST9300553SS to E638 - ESXSST9500620SS, ESXSST91000640SS to BD2J
- ESXSHUC101212CSS60 to J2MA - ESXSHUC101212CSS61 to N2M9
- ESXSHUC156030CS420, ESXSHUC156060CS420 to J5G2 - ESXSHUC156030CSS20, ESXSHUC156060CSS20 to J2G4
- ESXSHUC156030CS420E, ESXSHUC156060CS420E to N5G2
- ESXSHUC156030CSS20E, ESXSHUC156060CSS20E to N2G4
- ESXSHUC101860CS420, ESXSHUC101890CS420, ESXSHUC101812CS420, ESXSHUC101818CS420 to J5H2 - ESXSHUC101860CS420E, ESXSHUC101890CS420E, ESXSHUC101812CS420E, ESXSHUC101818CS420E to N5H2
- ESXSHUC109030CSS60, ESXSHUC109060CSS60, ESXSHUC109090CSS60 to J2EG - ESXSHUC109030CSS61E, ESXSHUC109060CSS61E, ESXSHUC109090CSS61E to N2EG
- ESXSAL13SXB300N, ESXSAL13SXB600N to SC36
- ESXSMBF2300RC, ESXSMBF2600RC to SB2F
- ESXSMK1401GRRB, ESXSMK3001GRRB to SC2E - ESXSMK1401GRRR, ESXSMK3001GRRR to SF23 - ESXSMK3001GRDB, ESXSMK6001GRDB, ESXSMK9001GRDB to SB35
- ESXSWD3001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD6001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD9001BKHG-23D to ZA33 - ESXSWD3002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD6002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD9002BKTG-23E to ZC32
- EXSXHUSMM1620ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1640ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1680ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1616ASS20 to J4C6 - EXSXHUSMM1620ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1640ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1680ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1616ASS20E to N4C6
SATA 3.5"
- WD1003FBYX-23Y7B0, WD2003FYYS-23W0B0 to WA35
- WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD37
- ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE2A
- ST33000650NS to BB3A
- ST1000NM0011, ST2000NM0011 to BB4A
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5A
- HUA723020ALA640 to MK7OA930 - HUA723030ALA640 to MKAOA930
SATA 2.5"
- ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB33
- SSDSC2BA200G3I, SSDSC2BA400G3I, SSDSC2BA800G3I to 5DV1NA36
- MZ7GE240HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE480HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE960HMHP-000M3 to EXST0CA34
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN TIP H29851 ******************************************* 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_hddlenovo_sas-1_23_00_windows_32-64_chg
Integrated Management Module (IMM) Firmware Update Change History
IMPORTANT: Prerequisite for updating to IMM firmware version 1.30 (yuooc7e) ========== Updating to IMM firmware version 1.30 (yuooc7e) requires the current IMM firmware version to be 1.10 (yuoo57h), or later. If this prerequisite is not met before updating to version 1.30 (yuooc7e) the system will not power on correctly. If the system is not running a minimum of IMM version 1.10 (yuoo57h), update the IMM before attempting to update to 1.30 (yuooc7e). This prerequisite was a limitation of IMM version 1.30, and it has been fixed in IMM version 1.31(yuooc7f). This prerequisite does not apply to IMM version 1.31 or later.
IMPORTANT: Please DO NOT apply the firmware update (yuoo91e, v1.24) ========= if you are using AEM functions in x3620M3 or x3630M3. The v1.24 firmware will disable the power capping functionality in those two systems. Please remain on the current IMM version or update the firmware to v1.25 or newer. Users not using AEM functions can still update to v1.24.
IMPORTANT: Read before using the MAX5 ========== This Technical Update supplements the documentation that comes with the IBM MAX5 for System x. Keep this document with your other MAX5 documentation. Before you attach the MAX5 to the server and try to use it, you must update the server firmware with the latest level of firmware or code. If you attach and try to use the MAX5 without updating the server firmware, you might get unexpected system behavior or the server might not power on. For special instructions to follow before you attach the MAX5 to the server, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5085756.
IBM maintains pages on the World Wide Web where you can get the latest technical information and download device drivers and updates. To access these pages, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ and follow the instructions.
IMPORTANT: If you are at IMM firmware versions prior to 1.12 (yuoo67c) and ========== updating IMM firmware in Microsoft Windows, when you update IMM to versions between 1.14 (YUOO73M) and 1.30 (YUOOC7E), it will take up to 10 minutes additional wait time; when you update IMM to version 1.30 (YUOOC7E) or later, it will take up to 20 minutes additional wait time. This is due to the iflash tool checking the IMM before flashing. During this time the flashing process may appear hung or unresponsive. The flashing will then complete and there is no functional impact.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the current IMM firmware level is 1.14 or later ========== before you update the uEFI, FPGA, or DSA Preboot firmware. The recommended firmware update sequence is IMM followed by UEFI followed by FPGA followed by DSA Preboot.
IMPORTANT: A firmware change was made in YUOO57H (v1.10) that enforces the ========= requirement for login accounts on the IMM to have passwords that contain both alpha and numeric characters. If you are updating the IMM firmware from YUOO56K (v1.09) or earlier, to YUOO57H (v1.10) or newer, prior to updating the firmware, please ensure that the IMM user account passwords contain both alpha and numeric characters. If the firmware is updated and the passwords do not contain both alpha and numeric characters, you may need to reset the IMM to its default settings using the menus in the UEFI F1 set up display.
IMPORTANT: When updating the IMM firmware from a version earlier than ========= version 1.05 (build YUOO32F) to version 1.05 or newer, the Remote Alert Recipient Email Addresses and the Daylight Saving Time setting will revert to the default setting. Users that utilize these settings will need to set them again after the update.
IMPORTANT: When updating IMM, uEFI, pDSA, FPGA via any method, ========== please follow firmware update best practice document (http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?brand= 5000020&lndocid=MIGR-5082923) for suggested update sequence and prerequisite.
IMPORTANT: Due to an Intel errata, if your server is running a 32-bit Linux ========== Operating System, C-states may need to be disabled while updating uEFI, IMM, or DSA Preboot through the Linux command line interface. See RETAIN TIP H195678 for more information. Updates performed through the AMM, Bootable Media Creator, or the IMM web or CLI interfaces do not have this requirement.
IMPORTANT: Updated firmware version numbers might not be visible in SMBIOS ========== tables until after the server is rebooted.
IMPORTANT: After downgrading IMM firmware from version 1.22 ========== to an earlier version, the user needs to reset the IMM to factory default before normal operation.
Version 1.52, YUOOH3A Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed the following problem which was found in H2B. Web application potentially vulnerable to Clickjacking. - Disable arcfour ciphers for SSH in high security mode. - Updated the firmware to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-8710, CVE-2015-5185, CVE-2016-0701, CVE-2016-2177, CVE-2016-2178
Version 1.51, YUOOH2B Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed the following two problems which were found in H1C. New events can't be displayed in IMM event log after changing https status from enable to disable or vise versa. Email alerts can't be generated. - Updated the firmware to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-7981, CVE-2015-8126, CVE-2016-0705, CVE-2016-0798, CVE-2016-0797, CVE-2016-0799
Version 1.50, YUOOH1C Problem(s) Fixed: - Update openssl to 1.0.2d. - Updated the firmware to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-3200, CVE-2015-3195 - Disable CBC cipher and weak MAC algorithm for SSH in high security mode.
Version 1.49, YUOOG9A Problem(s) Fixed: - Updated the firmware to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-4000, CVE-2009-5146, CVE-2015-0209, CVE-2015-0286, CVE-2015-0287, CVE-2015-0288, CVE-2015-0289, CVE-2015-0292, CVE-2015-0293, CVE-2015-1788, CVE-2015-1789, CVE-2015-1790, CVE-2015-1791, CVE-2015-1792, CVE-2015-3216, - Enhance LDAP client security in high security mode of IMM. This is to remove the low security of cipher suite during the security LDAP communication. - Fix the IE8 compatiblity issue of IMM web (security page) interface for Customer. - Enhance logging for the case of losing configuration.
Version 1.48, YUOOG8C Problem(s) Fixed: - Updated the firmware to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-0204, CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-8275, CVE-2015-2808, CVE-2014-0191, CVE-2014-3660 - Fixed the issue where one invalid password entry for LDAP connection causes user lockout - Fixed the issue where password may become empty if it's updated by ASU tool through KCS interface.
Version 1.47, YUOOG7C Problem Fixed: - Updated the firmware to address these vulnerabilities: CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-3568 - Fixed the problem that session cookie does not have the "HttpOnly" property
Version 1.46, YUOOG7A Problem Fixed: - Enabled multicast filter to avoid IGMP flood on HS22, HS22V, HX5 Enhancements: - Updated the firmware to address these vulnerabilities: CVE-2013-2174, CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2014-0138,CVE-2014-0139 - Russia time zone update
Version 1.45, YUOOG6D Problem Fixed: - - Fixed a problem on the x3550M3 where the IMM2 reports the SNMP engineID in ASCII instead of hexadecimal.
Version 1.44, YUOOG6C Problem Fixed: - Critical Fix for x3550M3, x3650M3, dx360M3, x3630M3, x3400M3, x3620M3, x3500M3, x3200M3, x3250M3, dx360M2, x3550M2, x3650M2, x3400M2, x3500M2, x3850/x3950X5, x3690X5 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0076 Enhancements: N/A
Version 1.43, YUOOG6B Problem Fixed: - Updated the firmware to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2013-4560, CVE-2013-4559 - Fixed the problem that the LDAP group filter name changed after upgrading IMM. - Fixed the problem on blade servers where the management bus will become unstable if the AMM in slot1 is removed from chassis. - Fixed the problem that the SNMP engine ID is changed after IMM reset.
Version 1.42, YUOOG2C Problem Fixed: - Fixed a NTP sync problem on IMM web - Fixed a time zone setting problem on IMM web
Enhancements: - Added SHA256 and SHA512 support - Add a message in IMM event logs when power on is blocked due to VRD issue on x3850 X5 - Power off the server after N boot attempts without locating a boot device on x3850 X5/x3950 X5/HX5.
Version 1.41, YUOOF7C Problem Fixed: - Fixed the problem on blades where sometimes no throttle event was reported by AMM when CPU temperature is higher than Tcontrol. Enhancements: - Enhanced logging for throttle and Power Management.
Version 1.40, YUOOF7A Problems Fixed: - Fixed the problem on x3690X5 that host OS will be shut down due to wrong overtemp event. - Fixed the problem that "unsupported software version" could be showed in event logs after updating IMM version 1.30 or newer on x3850/x3950 X5, x3690X5 and HX5 - Fixed the problem that SMTP user name field on IMM web page only allows 16 chars. - Fixed the problem on HS22 where IMM reports 0 watt power during initialization
Enhancements: - Enabled IMM to fail over to backup automatically when there is a IMM firmware corruption - Enhanced IMM web GUI response. - Added notification when a corrupted GUID Partition Table (GPT) is encountered by UEFI during POST. Please refer to RETAIN Tip H207759 for details. - Enhanced logging for Power Controls management.
Version 1.39, YUOOF2C Problems Fixed: - Fixed the problem on IBM System x3850X5 where SAP HANA configurations can reset in rare cases. More details in RETAIN Tip H207295.
Version 1.38, YUOOF2B Problems Fixed: - Fixed the problem on x3850 X5/x3950 X5 where the System Fault LED will be lit when only one PSU is installed.
Version 1.37, YUOOE9C Problems Fixed: - Corrected the voltage sensor threshold for HS22 and HS22V system.
Version 1.36, YUOOF2A Enhancements: - Improved IMM web page Accessibility
Version 1.35, YUOOE9B Problems Fixed: - Fixed the thermal issue for Broadcom quad port ethernet (IBM PN 49Y7948., FRU 49Y7949). - Fixed the problem that user authentication for LDAP with SSL will fail when Configured Credentials is enabled. - Updated the thermal profile for NVIDIA M2090 GPU card support in dx360 M3. - Fixed the problem on HS22 systems where pressing the KVM button too soon (right after Power LED starts blinking slowly) would make the KVM owner unable to be changed. - Fixed the problem on blade servers where IMM may report the "Unsupported blade/blower combination" error for 130W Westmere CPUs. - Fixed the problem on x3200 M3 where when power policy is set as "restore" or "always on" in uEFI, enforcing system shutdown during POST will cause automatic system boot-up. - Fixed the problem about SNMP drops intermittently and SNMP data cannot be accessed in a period of time - Fixed the problem on x3850 X5/x3950 X5 Multi-Node systems where "redundancy lost" event is not logged in the Primary Node when one of the power supplies in the Secondary Node is lost. - Optimized CPU power consumption calculation method for x3690 X5. - Fixed the problem on blade servers where IMM does not automatically recover NCSI. - Fixed the problem on blade servers that IMM constantly has "Init Failures" and fails to start up. - Fixed the Readme file problem that some IP addresses of LAN-over-USB instructions are inconsistent. - Fixed the CMOS Voltage Over Threshold problem on HS22V systems. - Fixed the problem that SSH login failed when the setting is configured as "Local first then Ldap" or ldap settings are not valid. - Fixed the problem that the IMM web interface responds too slowly or even fails to respond.
Enhancements: - Enhanced the entropy (randomness) when generating SSL keys. - Added secure SMTP authentication support. - Added I/O board VPD information in IMM web interface - Added the function of letting Location LED remain on after system power-off. - Enhanced event Severity reporting of the QPI Link LED on x3850 X5/x3950 X5 so that IBM Director can interpret it correctly. - Improved IMM version reporting for IBM Director. - Added a function to keep 110V Power Supply Redundancy by throttling the system for x3850 X5/x3950 X5. - Usability enhancement: all events will be checked by default on the alert setting web page. - Enabled ASU to control each sub-category for email alert recipient setting and SNMP alerts setting. - Added new BCH Midplane (that supports 8Gbit Fibre Channel) support. - Added the function to capture all IMM logs with one button click. - Enhanced the DataPower appliance blade support.
Version 1.34, YUOOE3E Enhancement: - Add support of the following fusion-io adapters : 1.2TB High IOPS MLC Adapter for IBM System x 2.4TB High IOPS MLC Adapter for IBM System x 365GB High IOPS MLC PCIe Adapter for IBM System x 785GB High IOPS MLC PCIe Adapter for IBM System x
Version 1.33, YUOOE3C Problems Fixed: - Fixed the problem that a blade's Fault LED is showed as "on" on AMM GUI while there is no active critical event and the LED on the physical blade is off. - Fixed the problem that the "Date" header is missing from the IMM SMTP trap. - Fixed the problem that the "Look Below" LED (CR48) on x3690 X5 Memory Expansion Board may turn on incorrectly when there are no errors detected. - Fixed the problem on x3850 X5/x3950 X5 where the system information in the IMM configuration file may be truncated and the incomplete system information will cause the HTTP server in IMM run into an unstable state. - Fixed the problem that the Scalability LED turns off after the IMM on either node of a 2-Node x3850 X5/x3950 X5 is reset. - Fixed the problem that IMM on x3850 X5/x3950 X5 might fail to start after the IMM firmware is successfully upgraded. - Fixed the problem where "Comm Errors" may occur when the IMM firmware on HX5 is upgraded. - Fixed the problem that dx360 M3 may have PCI errors when a NVIDIA M2090 GPU card is installed. - Fixed the problem that opening the ActiveX remote console closes all open tabs in the same Internet Explorer window. - Fixed the problem that x3550 M3 may occur ServerRAID BBU over temperature and ServerRAID M5016 over heat issues.
Enhancements: - Added Internet Explorer 9 support. - Changed the maximum User's Distinguished Name(DN) for LDAP from 128 bytes to 256 bytes. - Removed the limitation of 255 memberOf groups for an LDAP user in IMM. - Enhanced IMM Web session management. - Added an IMM command line (CLI) command for one time PXE boot option setting. - Added a new unique error code in AMM and changed the text in AMM and IMM for CMOS battery errors. - Updated Russia time zone definition to no more daylight saving time.
Version 1.32, YUOOD4G Problems Fixed: - Fixed a problem where IMM web interface does not lock out a user if the same user exhausts login retries and gets locked out through the SSH interface - Fixed a problem that caused the IMM to report false critical DIMM temperature events - Fixed an intermittent problem where sometimes the Power Supply DC status LED is not illuminated on the x3550 M2/M3, x3650 M2/M3, x3620 M3 and x3630 M3 - Fixed a problem that sometimes causes the IMM web interface to shut down after multiple invalid login attempts Enhancements: - Added Service Advisor support on x3850/x3950 X5 and x3690 X5 - Changed the IMM firmware to allow every service port to be Enabled or Disabled - Changed the IMM firmware to not disable the network interface when there is a conflict IP address on the network - Changed the IMM firmware to permit SSL client certificates to be managed while the SSL client is enabled
Version 1.31, YUOOC7F Problems Fixed: - Fixed the problem that after updating IMM firmware from versions prior to v1.10(YUOO57H) to v1.30(YUOOC7E) the system won't power on correctly
Version 1.30, YUOOC7E Problems Fixed: - Fixed the intermittent Power Supply error on x3550M2/M3 and x3650M2/M3 - Fixed the false alarm message for ArBel Power Supply on x3550M2/M3 and x3650M2/M3 - Fixed the issue that a blade intermittently does not respond to the system management bus on HX5 and HS22/S22V - Fixed the duplicate PECI messages issue on x3850/x3950 X5, x3690X5 and HX5 - Fixed the intermittent problem that a user can not login to IMM web after inventory from IBM Director - Fixed the problem that SMTP test alert doesn't work - Fixed the problem that SNMP remote alert doesn't work - Fixed the intermittent IMM reset problem - Fixed the SSL vulnerability issue Enhancements: - Added 64-bit ActiveX Remote Presence Client support - Added BGE overweight detection on HS22 - Added support of differentiating memory failures happening during UEFI POST and during run-time - Added support of reporting AC restore status on x3850/x3950 X5 - Added the change to include DIMM slot number info in the memory error event message
Version 1.29, YUOOB7F Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem where false memory configuration error messages are sometimes reported on the x3850/x3950 X5
Version 1.28, YUOOB7C Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem where the IMM sometimes records duplicate event log entries - Fixed a problem that caused the DIMM Bank number to not be correctly reported - Fixed a problem that prevented the system from powering on when there is a firmware mismatch - Fixed a problem that didn't allow a password to be saved if it contains a & or < character - Fixed a problem where the IMM VPD sometimes is not available on the web page - Fixed a problem where one port on the QLogic 8GB HBA card sometimes is not recognized - Fixed a problem that sometimes caused the DVD drive to disappear in RHEL5 after the IMM is reset - Fixed a false Power Supply failure message - Removed the error message pop up when changing the IMM password to default - Fixed the problem that BBU gets over temp during discharging on x3550 M3 - Corrected a problem where the BOFM address became permanent after BOFM is disabled on the AMM - Corrected a system hang when a Multi-Bit memory error occurs with a mixture of 2GB & 4GB DIMMs installed - Fixed the problem where the reported DC Power consumed on the dx360 M3 is higher than actual AC input power - Fixed the MIB mismatch issue - Fixed the incorrect OID in MIB Enhancements: - Added support for 32-bit ActiveX Remote Presence Clients - Added the ability to change the SMTP port number - Changed the firmware to completely shut down the telnet sevice when the telnet max user count is set to 0 - Added support for LDAP Active Directory Application Mode - Added support for LDAP Authentication Only Mode - Changed the firmware to report a configuration error if the CPU installed on the EXA system is not a Westmere CPU - Changed the firmware to allow the x3690X5 to be powered on sooner - Changed the firmware to decrease the amount of time that it takes for the IMM to become ready after it is reset
Version 1.27, YU00A7C Enhancements: - Added support for the IBM BladeCenter HX5(MT: 1910,7873)
Version 1.26, YU00A6A Enhancements: - Added support for the System x3850/x3950 X5(MT: 7143,7191) and System x3690 X5(MT: 7147,7192)
Version 1.25, YU0091K Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem that hangs the server when F2 is pressed during POST to start Diagnostics - Fixed a problem in the HS22/HS22v that causes the IMM to report an unexpected throttle condition after the AMM is reset - Fixed a problem that causes the IMM lose its DHCP assigned IP address - Improved the monitoring of hard drive status when the server is powered up - Fixed a problem when using a Japanese keyboard with the remote presence function - Fixed a gradual fan speed reduction due to pressure sensor fluctuation on System x3690 X5, System x3550 M2/3, System x3650 M2/3 - Improved the response to an IO Hub over temperature condition on System x3690 X5, System x3650 M2/M3, and System x3550 M2/M3 - Fixed a problem that IBM Systems Director needs to re-discover IMM in order to receive events from IMM after IMM upgrade Enhancements: - Added support for a 460W power supply in the System x3620 M3 - Added support for a 675W high efficiency power supply in the System x3620 M3 and System x3630 M3
Version 1.24, YU0091E Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem where the IMM sometimes incorrectly reports a Pwr Rail fault or Pwr 240A_A/Pwr 240A_B fault - Fixed an issue where blade would hang on boot with ABR firmware corruption message - Fixed a problem when downgrading IMM firmware from version 1.22 to earlier levels. The IMM network fails - Fixed a problem that caused the firmware update using IMM Command Line Interface to fail on an IPv6 network - Fixed a problem that caused the IPv6 Link-local address not to be displayed after resetting the IMM to its defaults - Fixed a problem where the IMM fails to set SNMP configuration using ASU - Fixed a problem where IMM cannot set the value 10 for the OSWatchdog value using ASU - Fixed a problem where IMM Remote Media would not re-initialize after network error - Fixed problem if KCS error bit status may not be clear which may cause KCS communication stop - Fixed a problem that IMM web interface hang with Remote Control session opened - Fixed a problem that blade unexpected powered on after power off command Enhancements: - Added IPv6 configuration support via IMM SNMP interface - Added support for BladeCenter PCIe Expansion 4 on BladeCenter HX5 - Added support for BladeCenter GPU Expansion on BladeCenter HS22 - Added support for LDAP sub-tree searching with Novell eDirectory 8.7 - Added support for SNMP trap definitions - Updated fan response and logic for Fusion IO PCIe adapter - Updated ambient temperature sensor calculation
Version 1.22, YUOO84C Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem where the IMM sometimes incorrectly reports a Processor 2 (CPU 2) internal error - Fixed a problem where after powering down an HS22, the HS22 powered on without user request - Fixed a problem while Log in to IMM might fail if the Host name contains a dash - Fixed a problem where the IMM makes some certificate management settings protected that should not be protected - Fixed a problem where users can't get the full details of an expansion card using the IPMI FRU command - Fixed a problem where IMM would hang after an LDAP login using some German or French characters - Fixed a problem with the IMM SMTP client not conforming to RFC821 - Fixed a problem where the email alert setting won't accept a hyphen - Fixed a problem with the Windows key in the IMM Remote Control feature - Fixed a problem where IMM login via LDAP authentication fails to acquire Supervisor authority via Group membership with an OpenLDAP server. - Fixed a problem where a user with Remote Server Power/Restart Access authority can't change the power off delay - Fixed a problem that prevented a Processor Throttled event from being logged for the x3200 M3 and x3250 M3 models - Fixed a problem that where a user's permission is always set from the LDAP account not the local account profile - Fixed a problem where the CPU2 VCore/CPU2 VDIMM sensors become unreadable after updating the IMM in the x3500 M3 model - Fixed problem for DHCP may get time out if using "Shared NIC" mode but without any LAN cable to be plugged into "Sys Mgmt" port Enhancement: - Added IPv6 support - Added Dynamic DNS support (IPv4 only) - Added support for BladeCenter PCIe Expansion 4 on BladeCenter HS22 - Added BCH-R3 support
Version 1.21, YUOO75V Enhancement: - Added support for BladeCenter Max 5 Memory Expansion Unit (MEU) - Added feature to report SMI Lane failure for BladeCenter HX5
Version 1.20, YUOO75T Enhancement: - Added support for Max 5 Memory Expansion Unit (MEU)for SystemX 3690 X5 - Added support for Max 5 Memory Expansion Unit (MEU)for BladeCenter HX5 - Added feature to show pending firmware level during firmware update process - Added feature to block power on when multi-node complex has firmware mismatch Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed DASD LED behavior for drives 8-32 - Fixed fan over cooling on SystemX 3690 X5 - Fixed Flash failure due to packet loss - Fixed Power Cycle events not appearing in SystemX 3690 SEL - Fixed DIMM throttle behavior in acoustic mode for BladeCenter HX5 - Fixed CPU type checking
Version 1.19, YUOO75X Enhancement: - Added support for Max 5 Memory Expansion Unit (MEU)for SystemX 3850/3950 X5 - Added support for 130W CPUs in High Performance Blades - Added virtual NIC VPD support - Changed the default value of SerialExitCLIKeySequence to ^[( - Added TPM Physical Presence Sensor support - Added AC metering and capping to System x3850/3950 X5 Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed server time out authority in web interface - Fixed non-recoverable events that appeared as warning events in web event log - Fixed Server State "unknown" status in web interface - Prevented multiple log entries from being created for the same event - Fixed IPMI multi-session handling when sessions fail - Fixed IMM flash failed at 0 percent update progress error - Fixed Internal Error 255 during FPGA update - Fixed CPU Overtemp messages on FPGA update. - Removed unnecessary events for Power Unit sensors - Fixed failure to log VRD error on voltage fault - Fixed Power Redundancy Sensor handling for 220V configurations - Fixed CPU configuration check for System x3850/3950 X5 - Fixed IMM Network ARP - Fixed flash error "Image transfer timed out - error 15" - Corrected a problem that caused the system to not automatically power on after performing an Automatic BIOS Recovery (ABR)
Version 1.18, YUOO75J Enhancement: - Added support for the System x3630 M3
Version 1.17, YUOO75H Enhancement: - Added support for the System x3690 X5
Version 1.16, YUOO73O Enhancement: - Added support for the BladeCenter System HX5
Version 1.14, YUOO73M Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected the MIB file to address a compiling problem - Fixed a problem when a second CPU might not been recognized by the IMM, when cycling power on the System x3550 - Fixed a problem where web session may hang after staying on the System Status web page for a while - Disabled the interface to the shared network port when the dedicated systems management network interface is selected. - Fixed a web page pop-up error message that may occur after upgrading the IMM from 48d and 57f - Fixed power/thermal calibration error in the x3620 M3 - Fixed a problem where the IMM may log a CPU Automatically Throttled event or a Redundancy Lost for a cooling zone event in the log after cycling power - Fixed a problem where the IMM doesn't send an ambient temperature alert or IO Hub temperature alert in the x3400 M3 and x3500 M3 - Corrected a remote presence problem that occurs while mounting an ISO image if the remote client does not have any removable devices. Enhancement: - Added a fan control enhancement for performance mode - Added support for additional types of power supplies - Improved the accuracy of power readings on 3550 M3, 3650 M3, and 3620 M3
Version 1.14, YUOO73K (released for multinode System x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 only) Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a problem that caused the IMM not to respond to some IPMI commands - Corrected a problem with LDAP authentication when role-based security is enabled - Corrected a problem which could cause a false CPU error to occur - Prevented false automatic boot failure recovery events from being reported Enhancements: - Added multinode support for System x3850 X5 and System x3950 X5 - Added support to activate FPGA updates with a warm boot - Added support for AC power metering and AC power capping on single node System x3850 X5 and System x3950 X5 - Added support to improve permit early power on support - Add support to report the version information for updates that have been flashed but not yet activated - Added support to report an FPGA firmware mismatch
Version 1.12, YUOO67C Problems(s) Fixed: - Adjust the Planar VBAT voltage threshold in HS22 Enhancement: - Added support for the System x3620 M3 - Added support for DC power supplies in the System x3550 M3 and System x3650 M3
Version 1.11, YUOO56O Enhancements: - Improved ABR handling to prevent invalid ABR behavior
Version 1.10, YUOO57J (released for HS22 only) Problem(s) Fixes: - Fixed a problem where the IMM sometimes incorrectly reports a Processor 1 (CPU 1) internal error
Version 1.10, YUOO57H Problem(s) Fixed: - Made changes to improve the robustness of firmware update operations. - Corrected an LDAP authentication problem. - Corrected a problem where SNMP settings could be lost after updating the firmware. - Enable ssh by default. - Permit the Adavnced Setting Utility to enable or disable ssh. - Added support for logging a message when the blade CPU is not compatible with the chassis' blower capacity - Permit the realtime power management controller firmware to be flashed to an earlier level. - Corrected a problem that prevented the remote presence function from working with network address translation - Fixed an issue where blades would throttle/hang when chassis power supply is removed Enhancement: - Added support for the System x3550 M3, System x3650 M3, System x3500 M3, System x3400 M3, System x iDataPlex dx360 M3, and the HS22V blade - Enhanced power measurement and capping capabilities in support of xSmartEnergy control - Increased support for the number of DIMMs from 12 to 18
Version 1.09, YUOO56K Enhancement: - Added support for the System x3850 X5 and the System x3950 X5
Version 1.08, YUOO48F Problem(s) Fixed: - Made changes to improve the robustness of firmware update operations. Limitations: Limitations for versions 1.07 and 1.08: If you are down-leveling the IMM firmware to a version older than 1.07 and the IMM firmware is currently at version 1.07 or 1.08, you must remove AC power from the server before performing a server reboot.
Version 1.07, YUOO48E Prerequisites: IMPORTANT: This firmware update contains changes to permit servers ========== to be powered on sooner after plugging them into AC power. Before installing UEFI with firmware that supports the early power on changes, be sure to update the IMM with this firmware version. UEFI Firmware with early power on support: BladeCenter HS22 UEFI Build P9E131A or newer System x3550 M2 UEFI Build D6E131C or newer System x3650 M2 UEFI Build D6E131C or newer System x3200 M3 UEFI Build GYE129A or newer System x3250 M3 UEFI Build GYE129A or newer System x3400 M2 UEFI Build Y4E131B or newer System x3500 M2 UEFI Build Y4E131B or newer System x iDataplex dx360 M2 UEFI Build TME132A or newer Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected an Ethernet bug that caused network packets to be dropped - Changed the firmware to improve server performance when the Ethernet over USB interface is enabled - Corrected an intermittent problem where some of the IMM interfaces would not function after flashing the IMM with new firmware - Corrected a problem where LDAP users in nested groups are not permitted access to the IMM - Corrected a problem where the fault LED is not lit on the HS22 server when a hard drive is removed - Fixed a problem where the IMM sometimes incorrectly reports faults when the server is power cycled (for example, a loss of redundancy or a critical fan fault, or a processor is operating in a Degraded State, etc...) - Corrected a problem where the server would sometimes hang at checkpoint 'E8' - Changed the firmware to light the Information LED if the primary UEFI bank becomes corrupted - Corrected a problem that prevented the Remote Disk on Card feature from properly working - Corrected a problem that prevented an HS22 server with a full configuration from powering on - Changed the firmware to send processor information to the Advanced Management Module for display - Corrected a problem where faults for fan numbers 2 and 4 for the System X3200 M3 were swapped - Corrected a problem where the IMM firmware could corrupt itself over time Enhancements: - Changed the firmware to permit servers to be powered on sooner after plugging them into AC power - Improved the performance when displaying pages on the web interface - Added support to permit management traffic over the daughter cards in the HS22 server
Version 1.06, YUOO39B Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 4251, 4252, 4261, 7327, 7328
Version 1.05, YUOO32F Limitations: Problem(s) Fixed: - This update package contains updated Management Information Base files for use when managing the server through the IMM's SNMP interface - Fixed a problem where user accounts and settings could become lost - Improved performance when changing settings through the web interface - Corrected a problem where some configuration settings were lost after flashing the IMM with new firmware - Improved the wording of messages in the Chassis Event Log - Restored the ability to the IMM SNMP interface to add or remove user accounts and to set the account security level - Corrected a problem that prevented some configuration settings from being set through the Advanced Setting Utility (ASU) - Fixed a problem that prevented a user from specifying an email alert recipient with a hyphen in the name - Fixed an IMM flash update problem where the IMM erroneously reports a CPU Configuration error and/or illuminates the fault LED on the HS22 Blade Server with no corresponding entry in the Advanced Management Module log - Fixed an IMM flash update issue which can result in blades never completing the Discovery state Enhancement: - Added support for the BladeCenter PCIe Expansion module 3 - Added support for servers running real-time Linux - Enhanced the automatic recovery of communication errors in BladeCenter - Added the ability to configure a hostname for SNMPV3 traps, rather than just an IP address
Version 1.04, YUOO24I Problem(s) Fixed: - This is a critical update for x3550 M2 and x3650 M2. It corrects a possible problem that can occur when adding options such as memory, hard drives, and Central Processing Units (CPUs), and makes the system may become unresponsive. In some cases the server cannot power on again, or network connectivity to the Integrated Management Module is not possible. The problem may also occur when rebooting the IMM while the system is powered on with certain hardware configurations. - Replaced the ibm_rndis_server_os.inf and device.cat in the IMM firmware update package for Windows. The new files are used to workaround a potential performance issue when the IMM's Ethernet over USB is enabled. Enhancement: - Added support for different hard drives - Added support that enables the Advanced Management Module to display CPU information for the HS22 blade.
Version 1.03, YUOO23C Problem(s) Fixed: - Removed the empty virtual drives that were presented to the server by default. Virtual drives are now not presented to the server unless media is present and mounted from the Remote Control client. Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7836, 7837, and 7839
Version 1.02, YUOO19G Problem(s) Fixed: - Corrected a problem where a critical fan fault was erroneously logged when powering off the server
Version 1.01, YUOO19E Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7946, 4198, 7947, 4199, 7321, 6380, 7323
Version 1.00, YUOO18D - Original Release - Supports Machine Types 7870, 1936
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ibm_fw_imm_yuooh3a-1_52_anyos_noarch_chg
=============================================================================== Emulex FC Device Driver for Windows ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 10.4.246.0 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - System crashes when running a diagnostic Quick test on a disabled port if port hasn't been reset yet
Incremental Interoperability - Improved debug capability in driver logging - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
Device Driver Version: 10.2.261.4 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - ABTS sent by tape device ignored by HBA - BSOD issue during CPU Hot replace test - XE102/XE104 - OCManager reports link down on both ports
Incremental Interoperability: - Crosslink & Express Lane on LPe16k based solutions
Device Driver Version: 10.0.720.0 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Concurrent Hardware and Operating System (CHAOS) Test fails in XE-10x 10G - Extloopback command not supported with LPe16000 adapters with 16Gb link speed - Windows FC driver bug with Data Domain virtual tape library
Device Driver Version: 2.74.016.001 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Cleaned up a variety of corner case issues to avoid BSODs - Fixed IOCTL encounter bug-chk on BE3 during NPIV tests - Fixed reporting incorrect error code when creating vport on a switch without NPIV supported - Updated the default model name for 16G HBAs
Device Driver version: 2.74.009.001 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Clean up non-critical legacy FC and uCNA incompatibilities - LUN masking doesn't persist after reboot - Emulex GUI crashes when closing a running Upgrade utility and re-open it in 802.3 configuration with IP or MAC - Several bugs related to creation or deletion of vports
Incremental Interoperability: - Windows 2012 - Improved debug capabilities - Tighter integration with MS Windows Design Kit
Device Driver Version: 2.70.018 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Fixed sending ABTS continuously to Flogi issue - Fixed reset and link bounce issues for SLI4 FC public loop - Added support for ABTS timeout handling for both SLI3 and SLI4 - Fixed loopback test incorrectly dropping the loopback frame in SLI4 - Fixed exchange management issue in SLI4 CT receive path causing array overflow - Fixed firmware version update issue following download in link up state - Fixed problem in init_vfi completion handler that stalled fabric login on BE FCoE FW - Fixed problem that caused OCM ELS Echo Test to fail - Fixed the loopback test issue in recovering from error condition - Add persistent link down support for SLI4 FC - Fix DFC_IssueDumpMBox to manage request type 3 which includes link select option - Modified reinitialization sequence following reset to fix discovery failure post type 1 or type 3 reset - Fixed new firmware dump issue
Firmware Version: 10.4.303.14 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - Improved handling of ASU/UCM deployed configurations.
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products - Lenovo xHMC support for inventory management - Mixed and Concurrent Mode storage (refer to documentation at Emulex.com for more information on this functionality). - 16 total pf's per ASIC in UMC (vNIC2) Mode. Was previously limited to 8 pf's per ASIC.
Known Issues: - UFP mode and concurrent personality are not supported at this time. This will be resolved in the next release (175594, 176654)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 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 servers.
Problems Fixed: - MAC/PHY loopback test intermittent failures - If BIOS enables "Above 4G decoding", Emulex iSCSI driver is not loaded - Error message appears when saving changes to minimum BW on run time FCoE configuration - Eighth NIC function doesn't come up in UMC mode when configured in PXESelect
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
Problems Fixed: - Ethtool shows “speed=unknown� sometimes for slave interface. (vNIC & UFP) - SVID values are not present under PXE select utility in vNIC1 mode - UMC Mode/Personality change using IBM ASU tool does not reflect in OCM
Incremental Interoperability: - Grantley based ITE - IBM Flex System CN4052 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter - IBM Flex System CN4058S 8-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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: 10.2.377.20 and 10.2.377.23
Supported On: System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - 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) - "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) - 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) - UE seen while booting the system after a CoreDump - When NIC traffic has run on all the 8 vNICs of an ASIC, the vnics of first port are not honoring the assigned BW - SRIOV performance & Fairness for 16VMs is low on Linux and VMware - ML2 VFA5 device name is show "N/A" under IMM web and CLI of server management>Adapters - BW changes not getting updated with vNIC1 mode - Enable 100M/10M speed in set speed for SGMII interface - UCM/vNIC2, Ports/PCI functions supporting FCoE need to be differentiated to make it easier for the user - UCM/vNIC2 ability to program VirtWWN/WWPN independent of BFS Enable - iSCSI boot not working on higher order PCI functions (PF8 11)on 4 port controllers on ARI enabled systems - Can't install Windows2012 onto the iSCSI LUN whose LUN ID is not 0 - Fixed several issues related to IBM Agentless inventory management - Under heavy bi-di traffic with XE102/XE104 network disconnects can occur during failover/switch side link bounce
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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: 10.2.261.41 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Hit BSOD during VMQ overnight traffic test with cpu affinity change - IBM VFA5 Adapter causing software panic on IBM G8246 Switch in UFP mode - LPVIDs are not getting saved in vNIC2 mode if we change mode from vNIC1 mode to vNIC2 - In MC VINC1, VNIC2, UFP modes, user should see only 4 functions per port for 2 port card
Incremental Interoperability: - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ Adapter and FCoE/iSCSI SW for IBM System x - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ PCIe Adapter for IBM System x - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ Integrated Adapter for IBM System x
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.
=============================================================================== Emulex NIC Device Driver for Windows ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 10.4.255.23 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - OCe14000 with LRO enabled causes OS to reboot - Observing "IOCTL to firmware failed" in the Diagnostics tab after installing the Driver to the Virtual Function
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local OEM Sales Support for more information.
- There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance. This is a permanent limitation
Device Driver Version: 10.2.531.0 Supported On: Flex
Problems Fixed: - BSOD when booting to windows 2012 R2 with HyperV with 4x CN4054 in system - Driver reports too many VMQ resources
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local OEM Sales Support for more information.
- There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance. This is a permanent limitation
Device Driver Version: 10.2.413.1 Supported On: System x, BladeCenter and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Packet loss observed during affinity changes. During the change, a 'pause' occurs, packets will get dropped, bandwidth utilization will drop because of the stall, and overall performance will be inconsistent.
- When using multi-channel in a vSwitch environment, map one PF to the hyper-visor vSwitch and then use the other PF’s/vNICs for live migration network, FCoE/iSCSI, Management network and the like in order to get the best performance.
Incremental Interoperability: - Grantley based ITE
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local IBM Sales Support for more information.
- There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance. This is a permanent limitation
Device Driver Version: 10.2.370.18 Supported On: System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Network connectivity is getting lost for VMQ interfaces during VMQ CPU affinity stress test
Incremental Interoperability: - None
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local IBM Sales Support for more information. - Packet loss observed during affinity changes. During the change, a 'pause' occurs, packets will get dropped, bandwidth utilization will drop because of the stall, and overall performance will be inconsistent. - When using multi-channel in a vSwitch environment, map one PF to the hyper-visor vSwitch and then use the other PF’s/vNICs for live migration network, FCoE/iSCSI, Management network and the like in order to get the best performance. - There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance.
Device Driver Version: 10.2.348.2 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - BSOD after running IO's using NVGRE offload for 16VM's, also affects VMQ and SRIOV - Option to enable/disable RSS not visible in NIC advanced properties - Network connectivity is getting lost for VMQ interfaces - Performance and Fairness for 16VM's is uneven on Windows 2012 R2
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local IBM Sales Support for more information - Packet loss observed during affinity changes. During the change, a 'pause' occurs, packets will get dropped, bandwidth utilization will drop because of the stall, and overall performance will be inconsistent. - When using multi-channel in a vSwitch environment, map one PF to the hyper-visor vSwitch and then use the other PF’s/vNICs for live migration network, FCoE/iSCSI, Management network and the lie in order to get the best performance. - There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance.
Device Driver Version: 10.2.261.11 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - When MAC learning is enabled, driver should not drop internally switched packets - Incorrect Port numbering in nic multichannel tab - No link down on UMC 0 bw min and max - BE3: very low throughput transmit on SR IOV Guest OS (netperf less than 100Mbps although 10Gb link) - BE3 Win2k12R2 Hyper v server crashed during the creation of virtual switch using the LACP teamed adapter - NIC Teaming (failover/failback) fails on HS23 LOM
Incremental Interoperability: - ARI (PCI-SIG specification) - RDMA over CEE (RoCE)
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local IBM Sales Support for more information - 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.
Device Driver Version: 10.0.718.26 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - VMQ driver option incorrectly available for 1Gb ports of BE3 - BE2 and BE3: Hitting Nic initialization failure after updating driver - Update custom property page display for BE3R - Windows NIC driver always reports initial link status as UP
Device Driver Version: 4.6.203.1 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - HyperV VM's tagged VLAN's did not get an IP Address - NIC Function Properties > Status for PCI Express Link Speed says Invalid Link Speed detected. - iSCSI ports of CNA card in ESXi 4.1u3 OCM GUI (vCenter plug in) is not getting displayed
Device Driver Version: 4.4.176.2 Supported On: IBM Flex
Device Driver Version: 4.2.390.6 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Cleaned up inf file - TOE Offload Fails when the same neighbor is added more than once
Incremental Interoperability: - Windows 2012
Known Issues: - Switch Independent Mode not supported in a HyperV environment - Default values vary between inbox and out of box drivers. For example: Configuration section - Wake On LAN - Inbox default is ‘Disabled’ – out-of-box default is ‘Enabled’ Performance section - Maximum Number of RSS Queues - Inbox default is ‘4’ - out-of-box default is ‘8’ - Virtual Machine Queues - Inbox default is ‘Disabled’ – out-of-box default is ‘Enabled’ You may select the button to reset all driver settings to defaults after any installation.
Device Driver Version: 4.1.370.0 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Incremental Interoperability: - Initial release for IBM Flex
Problems Fixed: - HS23 - Sleep Stress test failed with bugcheck C4 during driver verify - TOE with RSC enabled causes Network to go down - Augmented WOL Capabilities - Driver parameter query failures - BSOD 9F during shutdown if device stops responding - RSS queues may change port during MPRestart and MPPause
Device Driver Version: 4.1.334.25 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Emulex: Large Receive Offload support needed in Windows NIC driver - Win WoL: Need to report WoL based on ARM reported capabilities - update the driver strings for existing cards - RSS code may access PerMessage beyond end of array - 16 queue RSS for BE3 on Windows 2008 R2 - fix unverified mode of occfg to allow customer workarounds - 16 queue RSS lockup if SRIOV enabled in registry - Standard Property Page for 1 port Windows Azure card - Timeout RQ flush to avoid bugcheck during shutdown - Change receive buffer alignment to use Windows 2008 R2 TCPIP fast path - Emulex: BSOD - Replacing BE3 card with a BE2 card after installation of new kit driver and firmware on Win 2k3 SP2 R2x64 (vNIC enabled IBM machine) - be2nd62.inf failed ChkInf - VMQ registry keys displayed in Windows 2008 - be_function_prepare_nonembedded_ioctl overwrites version field - autoi reboot fails on Win2K8 x64 when verifier enabled - PCI ID: Updates for Endeavor 2 for IBM- PCI IDs Rev 1.22 - Emulex NIC driver causes BSoD during shutdown whenever disable firewall or join domain network - Sleep Stress test failed with bugcheck C4 during driver verify - Disable TOE by default for IBM - BSOD 9F during shutdown if device stops responding
=============================================================================== Emulex 16GB FC Firmware Package ===============================================================================
Firmware Version: 10.4.303.3 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - VF speed is showing wrongly in ethtool and Ocm. - Firmware download using ethtool -f command is failing with opcode 172-1 failed:status 100-208 - Can not set the DelayDeviceDiscovery to Max (255) by ASU tool - Ports intermittently logging in to Brocade switch as G-Port
Incremental Interoperability: - xHMC event notifications on specific platforms (requires minimum IMM version-please consult Lenovo on the co-requisite) - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
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)
Problems Fixed: - Blue screen after firmware flash to with virtualized WWPN
Incremental Interoperability: - xHMC event notifications on specific platforms (requires minimum IMM version-please consult Lenovo on the co-requisite) - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
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)
Incremental Interoperability: - Grantley based ITE
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: 10.2.377.18 Supported On: System x
Problems Fixed: - Link does not recover during IO + Port Cycling with FW 1.1.43.3 - BIOS versions return multiple values - LPe16k point to point (direct attached) connection not bootable in legacy BIOS - LPe16k point to point (direct attached) connection performance issues in legacy BIOS
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: 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 - Reported firwmare version in CMM is intermittently incorrect - Unable to set pause Flow control when connected to DCBX switch with PFC off - during cable pull testing a 40 second delay in link up experienced with Brocade switch ports - I/O completion and abort completion WQE are generated out of order - Unexpected WCQE in RQ CQ seen in RXRI mode while performing cable pulls
Incremental Interoperability: - Inventory support for the Flex xHMC (Chassis Hardware Management Console) - Crosslink & Express Lane on LPe16k based solutions
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
Controller Supported: - 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)
Version 7.30.05.00-1 - Non Critical -------------------- - Package version number change. All code levels are the same as 7.30.05.00 package.
Version 7.30.05.00 - Initial release ------------------ ibm_fw_mptsss_hiop-7_30_05_00-1_windows_x86-64_chg
=============================================== Change History =============================================== Document Name: Change History Document Status: IBM General Avalibility Document Version: 3.2.5 Latest Driver Version: 3.2.5.0 Document Updated: 09/22/2014 Product: Brocade FC/FCoE/NIC
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Please visit www.brocade.com/hba for full documentation, additional drivers, and management applications.
Version 3.2.3.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for patching firmware via boot image - Support for UEFI Health Check Protocol
Fixes and Enhancements: - Enhanced Windows Network performance
Version 3.2.1.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - Support for "IBM Flex System FC5024D 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter" PART_NUMBER "95Y2381"
Fixes and Enhancements: - Enhanced windows Hyper-V driver to avoid a infrequent crash seen during shutdown with VMQ enabled - Included windows 2012 Driver Update Disk (based on windows 2008 R2 DUD)
Version 3.2.0.0 New Features and Feature Enhancement: - 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 Key features and enhancements supported for the software release 3.1.0.1 include the following:
New Features: - FC-AL support for direct attach to storage - Ability to assign minimum bandwidth to each vNIC - Queue Depth adjustment - FC QoS set by percentage
New Operating System Support: - Windows Server 2012
Fixes or Enhancements: - On Windows 2008 or 2008 R2, resolved an issue where HCM may freeze intermittently when Team(s) or VLAN(s) are configured. - Improved stability with Hyper-V and Teaming configurations. - On Windows 2008 or 2008 R2, resolved an issue that could stall network traffic during heavy traffic load.
Version 3.0.3.0 Initial release for 16G FC Adapter Features - Initial support for Brocade 1867 IBM 16G Mezzanine Fabric Adapter.
HBA - Fibre Channel 16G Support
Fixes and Enhancements: N/A brcd_dd_cna_3_2_5_0_windows_32-64_chg
Firmware Version: 10.4.303.12 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - Improved handling of ASU/UCM deployed configurations - Lenovo xHMC support for inventory management - 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)
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
Known Issues: - When running FCoE/NIC converged traffic, FCoE traffic will fail if the NIC traffic was running at line rate (around 9.5 GB/s). (161329)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
Problems Fixed: - PSOD Heartbeat NMI in VMWare - Bandwidth and SVID are showing as N/A in PXE select utility when 2+2 adapter is in UFP mode
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
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.(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)
- 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)
- 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.
Problems Fixed: - iSCSI SAN Boot failed after OS installation completed in UFP and vNIC1 mode with OCe12000 adapter
Incremental Interoperability: - Grantley based ITE
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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: 10.2.377.18 & 10.2.377.23 Supported On: System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - 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) - "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) - 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) - UE seen while booting the system after a CoreDump - When NIC traffic has run on all the 8 vNICs of an ASIC, the vnics of first port are not honoring the assigned BW - SRIOV performance & Fairness for 16VMs is low on Linux and VMware - ML2 VFA5 device name is show "N/A" under IMM web and CLI of server management>Adapters - BW changes not getting updated with vNIC1 mode - Enable 100M/10M speed in set speed for SGMII interface - UCM/vNIC2, Ports/PCI functions supporting FCoE need to be differentiated to make it easier for the user - UCM/vNIC2 ability to program VirtWWN/WWPN independent of BFS Enable - iSCSI boot not working on higher order PCI functions (PF8 11)on 4 port controllers on ARI enabled systems - Can't install Windows2012 onto the iSCSI LUN whose LUN ID is not 0 - Fixed several issues related to IBM Agentless inventory management
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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: 10.2.261.41 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Hit BSOD during VMQ overnight traffic test with cpu affinity change - IBM VFA5 Adapter causing software panic on IBM G8246 Switch in UFP mode - LPVIDs are not getting saved in vNIC2 mode if we change mode from vNIC1 mode to vNIC2 - In MC VINC1, VNIC2, UFP modes, user should see only 4 functions per port for 2 port card
Incremental Interoperability: - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ Adapter and FCoE/iSCSI SW for IBM System x - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ PCIe Adapter for IBM System x - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ Integrated Adapter for IBM System x
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: 10.2.261.36 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.
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.
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot Change History
Version 9.27, Build ID DSYTA7 o New System Support: o New Operating System support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: Refer to readme o Functional change: o Dependencies: o Special usage: - IMMv1 system 2012 4Q-LFC
Version 9.26, Build ID DSYTA6G o New System Support: o New Operating System support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: DSA Performance Optimization o Limitations: Refer to readme o Functional change: o Dependencies: o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12C
Version 9.21, Build ID DSYTA1U o New System Support: o New Operating System support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: 1.Recovered LSI Rawdata: "MegaCli -FwTermLog -Dsply -aALL" o Enhancement: o Limitations: Refer to readme o Functional change: o Dependencies: 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 New Operating System support: vSphere Hypervisor 5.0u1 with IBM customization o New server options support: 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: o Limitations: Refer to readme o Functional change: 1. Add HW remote presence key collection for High volume systems. o Dependencies: o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12B
Version 9.07, Build ID DSYT9CA o New System Support: x3750 M4 (8722, 8733) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 9.06, Build ID DSYT9BC o New System Support: Flex System x220 Compute Node (7906) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
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 New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 9.04, Build ID DSYT99E o New System Support: Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737, 8738, 7863) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies:
Version 9.03, Build ID DSYT98I o New System Support: HS23E (8038, 8039) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies:
Version 9.02, Build ID DSYT97C o New System Support: iDataPlex dx360 M4 server/2U chassis (7912/7913) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Functional change:
Version 9.01, Build ID DSYT96D o New System Support: x3500 M4 (7383) x3550 M4 (7914) x3650 M4 (7915) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage: o Special usage:
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 New server options support: 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: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: 1. Add GUI and CLI menu for Features on Demand (FoD) Activation Key Management o Special usage:
Version 4.02, Build ID DSYT92I o New System Support: iDataPlex Direct Water Cooled dx360 M4 server o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 4.01, Build ID DSYT92H o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage: - 2011 4Q lifecycle
Version 4.00, Build ID DSYT91S o New System Support: o New server options support: 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: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: 1. Added > 1TB memory test support o Special usage: - 2011 ToolsCenter 11D
Version 3.48, Build ID DSYT89PUS o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage: - 2011 3Q lifecycle
Version 3.47, Build ID DSYT89LUS o New System Support: x3100 M4 (2582) x3250 M4 (2583) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 3.46, Build ID DSYT89GUS o New System Support: System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 (6391) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 3.45, Build ID DSYT89EUS o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: 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 New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 3.43, Build ID DSYT87FUS o New System Support: x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 (7143, 7191) x3690 X5 (7192, 7147) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 3.40, Build ID DSYT85T o New System Support: BladeCenter HS22 (1911) x3650 M3 (5454) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 3.30, Build ID DSYT80S o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: 1. Correct a problem with LSI MegaRAID reporting for IBM Service o Special usage:
Version 3.20, Build ID DSYT75X o New System Support: x3630 M3 (7377) x3690 X5 (7148, 7149) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: - 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 o Functional change: 1. Add LSI Hard Disk Drive (HDD) diagnostic back for both the onboard SAS chip and ServeRAID o Special usage:
Verion 3.20, Build ID DSYT75U o New System Support: x3755 M3 (7164) o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
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 New server options support: Emulex 10Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet Dual Channel Converged Network Adapter(LP21002) Emulex PCI-e Gen2.0 Dual Port 10Gb NIC (49Y4250) 6Gb SSD HBA (46M0912) 6Gb SAS HBA (46M0907) Intel QuadPort Ethernet Server Adapter CFFh Intel Ethernet Daughter Card FCoE SRIOV Key (Ethernet) iSCSI Key (Ethernet) Secure Encryption HBA for 8Gb FC eHBA Emulex Brocade 4Gb FC HBA(59Y1992, 59Y1998) Emulex 2-Port 10Gb Multi-function IO Adapter (CFFh) (49Y4235) Brocade 10Gb Dual-port CNA (42C1820) Broadcom NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad port Ethernet Adapter (49Y4220) Broadcom NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter (42C1780) MAX5 Memory Expansion Unit o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: 1. Add a new option --disable-imm-lan to take down IMM USB Over Lan interface when DSA complete. 2. 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 o Dependencies: - 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 o Special usage:
Version 3.02.56, Build ID DSYT56e o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: 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. Dependencies: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 3.00, Build ID: DSYT55a o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7327, 7328, 4251, 4252, 4261 o Limitations: - No HDD diagnostics available o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 1.16, Y4YT19AUS o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7839, 7836, 7837 o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 1.15, TMYT20AUS o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7321, 6380, 7323 o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 1.14, D6YT37AUS o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7946, 4198, 7947, 4199 o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 1.13, P9YT48AUS o New System Support: o New server options support: o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7870, 1936, 7809 o Limitations: o Dependencies: o Functional change: o Special usage:
Version 1.00 - Initial release
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This release contains the following software programs:
NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet NDIS6.x for Microsoft Windows 2008/2012/2012R2, 32 bit extensions - b57nd60x.sys NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet NDIS6.x for Microsoft Windows 2008/2012/2012R2, 64 bit extensions - b57nd60a.sys
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brcm_dd_nic_17_2_0_2_windows_32-64_chg
=============================================================================== Emulex NIC Device Driver for Windows ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 10.4.255.23 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - OCe14000 with LRO enabled causes OS to reboot - Observing "IOCTL to firmware failed" in the Diagnostics tab after installing the Driver to the Virtual Function
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local OEM Sales Support for more information.
- There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance. This is a permanent limitation
Device Driver Version: 10.2.531.0 Supported On: Flex
Problems Fixed: - BSOD when booting to windows 2012 R2 with HyperV with 4x CN4054 in system - Driver reports too many VMQ resources
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local OEM Sales Support for more information.
- There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance. This is a permanent limitation
Device Driver Version: 10.2.413.1 Supported On: System x, BladeCenter and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Packet loss observed during affinity changes. During the change, a 'pause' occurs, packets will get dropped, bandwidth utilization will drop because of the stall, and overall performance will be inconsistent.
- When using multi-channel in a vSwitch environment, map one PF to the hyper-visor vSwitch and then use the other PF’s/vNICs for live migration network, FCoE/iSCSI, Management network and the like in order to get the best performance.
Incremental Interoperability: - Grantley based ITE
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local IBM Sales Support for more information.
- There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance. This is a permanent limitation
Device Driver Version: 10.2.370.18 Supported On: System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Network connectivity is getting lost for VMQ interfaces during VMQ CPU affinity stress test
Incremental Interoperability: - None
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local IBM Sales Support for more information. - Packet loss observed during affinity changes. During the change, a 'pause' occurs, packets will get dropped, bandwidth utilization will drop because of the stall, and overall performance will be inconsistent. - When using multi-channel in a vSwitch environment, map one PF to the hyper-visor vSwitch and then use the other PF’s/vNICs for live migration network, FCoE/iSCSI, Management network and the like in order to get the best performance. - There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance.
Device Driver Version: 10.2.348.2 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - BSOD after running IO's using NVGRE offload for 16VM's, also affects VMQ and SRIOV - Option to enable/disable RSS not visible in NIC advanced properties - Network connectivity is getting lost for VMQ interfaces - Performance and Fairness for 16VM's is uneven on Windows 2012 R2
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local IBM Sales Support for more information - Packet loss observed during affinity changes. During the change, a 'pause' occurs, packets will get dropped, bandwidth utilization will drop because of the stall, and overall performance will be inconsistent. - When using multi-channel in a vSwitch environment, map one PF to the hyper-visor vSwitch and then use the other PF’s/vNICs for live migration network, FCoE/iSCSI, Management network and the lie in order to get the best performance. - There is no benefit from using NVGRE on more than one vNIC attached to the same physical port. As such, only one vSwitch should be attached to a physical port. Attaching more than one vSwitch to a physical port could cause a dramatic decrease in performance.
Device Driver Version: 10.2.261.11 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - When MAC learning is enabled, driver should not drop internally switched packets - Incorrect Port numbering in nic multichannel tab - No link down on UMC 0 bw min and max - BE3: very low throughput transmit on SR IOV Guest OS (netperf less than 100Mbps although 10Gb link) - BE3 Win2k12R2 Hyper v server crashed during the creation of virtual switch using the LACP teamed adapter - NIC Teaming (failover/failback) fails on HS23 LOM
Incremental Interoperability: - ARI (PCI-SIG specification) - RDMA over CEE (RoCE)
Known Issues: - RoCE support is limited to named applications. Contact your local IBM Sales Support for more information - 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.
Device Driver Version: 10.0.718.26 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - VMQ driver option incorrectly available for 1Gb ports of BE3 - BE2 and BE3: Hitting Nic initialization failure after updating driver - Update custom property page display for BE3R - Windows NIC driver always reports initial link status as UP
Device Driver Version: 4.6.203.1 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - HyperV VM's tagged VLAN's did not get an IP Address - NIC Function Properties > Status for PCI Express Link Speed says Invalid Link Speed detected. - iSCSI ports of CNA card in ESXi 4.1u3 OCM GUI (vCenter plug in) is not getting displayed
Device Driver Version: 4.4.176.2 Supported On: IBM Flex
Device Driver Version: 4.2.390.6 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Cleaned up inf file - TOE Offload Fails when the same neighbor is added more than once
Incremental Interoperability: - Windows 2012
Known Issues: - Switch Independent Mode not supported in a HyperV environment - Default values vary between inbox and out of box drivers. For example: Configuration section - Wake On LAN - Inbox default is ‘Disabled’ – out-of-box default is ‘Enabled’ Performance section - Maximum Number of RSS Queues - Inbox default is ‘4’ - out-of-box default is ‘8’ - Virtual Machine Queues - Inbox default is ‘Disabled’ – out-of-box default is ‘Enabled’ You may select the button to reset all driver settings to defaults after any installation.
Device Driver Version: 4.1.370.0 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Incremental Interoperability: - Initial release for IBM Flex
Problems Fixed: - HS23 - Sleep Stress test failed with bugcheck C4 during driver verify - TOE with RSC enabled causes Network to go down - Augmented WOL Capabilities - Driver parameter query failures - BSOD 9F during shutdown if device stops responding - RSS queues may change port during MPRestart and MPPause
Device Driver Version: 4.1.334.25 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Emulex: Large Receive Offload support needed in Windows NIC driver - Win WoL: Need to report WoL based on ARM reported capabilities - update the driver strings for existing cards - RSS code may access PerMessage beyond end of array - 16 queue RSS for BE3 on Windows 2008 R2 - fix unverified mode of occfg to allow customer workarounds - 16 queue RSS lockup if SRIOV enabled in registry - Standard Property Page for 1 port Windows Azure card - Timeout RQ flush to avoid bugcheck during shutdown - Change receive buffer alignment to use Windows 2008 R2 TCPIP fast path - Emulex: BSOD - Replacing BE3 card with a BE2 card after installation of new kit driver and firmware on Win 2k3 SP2 R2x64 (vNIC enabled IBM machine) - be2nd62.inf failed ChkInf - VMQ registry keys displayed in Windows 2008 - be_function_prepare_nonembedded_ioctl overwrites version field - autoi reboot fails on Win2K8 x64 when verifier enabled - PCI ID: Updates for Endeavor 2 for IBM- PCI IDs Rev 1.22 - Emulex NIC driver causes BSoD during shutdown whenever disable firewall or join domain network - Sleep Stress test failed with bugcheck C4 during driver verify - Disable TOE by default for IBM - BSOD 9F during shutdown if device stops responding
Version 12.15.0-0240 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------------- Fixes: - Fixed issue where JBOD mode would be disabled and would not boot to JBOD drive if one of the VDs is offline (SCGCQ00827731) - Fixed illegal request sense messages seen repeatedly in FW logs. (SCGCQ00898459) - Fixed system hangs that could occur due to recoverable errors being marked as unrecoverable (SCGCQ00923692)
Version 12.15.0-0226 -------------------- - Fixed an issue where JBOD drives were not reporting the correct drive temperature (SCGCQ00831639) - Corrected LED behaviour for IBM 6Gb SAS Expander Backplane (SCGCQ00754433)
Version 12.15.0-0199 - Critical ------------------- Enhancement: - Display drive speed for 12 GB Seagate hard drives in MSM. - List battery status in BIOS as N/A for iMR controllers Fixes: - Fixed incompatibility issue with System x3200/3250 M3 causing hang condition (RETAIN Tip H211826) - Fixed an issue where self-encrypting (SED) hard disk password fails to allow access to virtual disk configurations - Fixed an issue where the ‘cli set securitykey=Lsi@12345’ command fails with error code 1001 and error message invalid key. - Fixed an issue where WebBIOS is not displaying correct index position for boot error handling option. - Fixed an issue where WebBIOS advanced software option locks the server.
Version 12.13.0-0179 - Critical ------------------- Enhancement: - Implemented limited band charging for iBBU08. (RETAIN tip H21631) - CacheCade 2.0 read and write caching on SSDs is supported on ServeRAID M5014 and ServeRAID M5015 with the ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key. Fixes - Fixed an issue in multipath topology to use an alternate IO path if the current active path is removed. - Fixed an issue where drive states were marked as online before the creation of recontruction volumes completed. - Resolved controller hang condition during system bootup. - Fixed issue causing iBBU07 to always show "Charging" state (RETAIN tip H211025) - Fixed issue causing Virtual Disks to remain in Write-Through state after a relearn (RETAIN tip H211101) - Addressed data exposure issue when using CacheCade
Version 12.12.0-0133 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Addressed an issue where battery over temperature messages could occur during charging. - Fixed issue in the HII broswer where the drive performing copyback will be stated as replacing and not copyback. - Fixed issue in the HII browser where the RPM for SATA drives show "0" - Fixed issue in HII browers where port 4 is shown on both ports 0 and 1 - Fixed HII browser issue where the user will get an error message when a global hot spare is created. - Fix HII browser issue where a RAID volume with greater then 3 spans will fail to create.
Version 12.12.0-0126 - Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed a issue where the RAID configuration can be lost when updating from firmware package 12.0.1-0097 or below. - Fixed an issue with 4-kilobyte (KB) sector disk support compatibility in NTFS by disabling 512E drive support mode.
Version 12.12.0-0111 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancement: - Support for 512e and 4k SAS/SATA hard drives added - Implemented limited band charging for iBBU 07. - CacheCade 2.0 read and write caching on SSDs is supported on ServeRAID M5014 and ServeRAID M5015 with the ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key. Fixes: - Set the compatibility bit to 1 so that Patrol reads can be executed on SSD's - Fixed an issue where EEPROM init failures are not handled properly causing the user to see the following message on POST "The native configuration is no longer supported by the current controller and firmware." - Fixed an issue where the controller fails to read the header info from CFI Flash ROM. - Resolved issue switching to WT mode for recently failed batteries.
Version 12.12.0-0098 - Suggested ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed issue where the battery gauge is not accurate for aged batteries due to the discharge profiles of aged batteries not matching that of the new batteries. - Fixed a issue where a reboot would cause a hot spare to revert to 'Unconfigured Good' state when Performance Accelerator Key is attached. (RETAIN Tip H204925)
Version 12.12.0-0085 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancements: - Prevent non IBM firmware from being flashed on IBM ServeRAID branded controllers. - Enabled iBBU08 battery modes. - ibbu battery will no longer be marked as bad when very high capacity is detected. - Dimmer Switch function has been disabled by default.
Fixes: - Fixed a issue where firmware was taking to long to complete the PCI config read, causing the system to generate an NMI. - Fixed issue where enabling security causes the configuration to be missing, and a configured FDE array to be seen as foreign on reboot. - Removed BBU mode select from Web BIOS for all controllers. - Fixed issue where pulling VD 0 from a R60 and rebooting would cause two foreign configurations. - Fixed issue where WebBIOS gives unclear message when enabling FDE on an existing Disk Group. - Fixed issue where iBBU07 batteries display 65K capacity and are marked SOH bad. - Fixed issue where iBBU Absolute Charge is displayed differently - Fixed issue where the logical Unit ID (VPD page 0x83) changed after foreign import. - Fixed issue where the LDBBM entries are incorrect after foreign import. - Fixed issue where the controller does not work with pci set to nomsi in kdump kernel. - Fixed issue where the LED behavior is incorrect, wrong drive will blink activity. - Fixed issue where the controller cannot sustain at least 950 MBps performance with Cache Flush setting one sec. - Fixed issue where the set properties command fails - Fixed issue where the iBBU07 battery reported remaining capacity is much too high (64751 mAh) after a learn cycle. - Fixed issue where extended retries of write verify commands cause a driver timeout. - Fixed issue where the configuration becomes foreign after the firmware fails multiple attempts to access raid key during boot. - Fixed firmware issue where a replacement drive is not seen if the replacement is added during power cycle. - Fixed a issue where an alert should be sent when one phy connector between the SAS controller and SAS expander is degraded. - Enabled puncturing for SATA drives. - Enabled copy back on SMART. - Fixed an intermittent RAID key failure during power-on. - Fixed firmware issue where firmware would cause the controller to (sles11sp1/rhel6) reset when ‘lspci –vvx’ command is executed. - Change for iBBU-08 to support firmware Mode5 WB capacity from 960mAh to 674mAh for low power DDR-2 - Fixed a issue where the iBBU battery will not charge while the server continually resets causing the iBBU battery to over-charge.
Version 12.12.0-0065 - Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed issue where the firmware takes too long to complete a PCI Config Read cycle causing SLES11 to kernel panic. - Fixed issue where MegaCLI may not be able to change drive or controller cache setting resulting in a return code of 0x03. - Added check to return SCSI sense Check condition if PMI is set and LBA is non Zero for SCSI Read Cap 16 - Fixed issue where a blue screen occurs handling RAID 1 with HSP and medium errors. The blue screen occurs because the driver times out while the firmware is retrying sense 0x02. Firmware causes Fatal Error when HSP drive responded with Sense 0x02 for Write/Verify or TUR - Change the boot with pinned cache RAID level support which was only allowed for raid level 0. The check is removed and is allowed for any raid level. - Fixed hang condition or condition where the uEFI driver does not load due to the uEFI Driver issuing a command in poll mode to firmware to early - Remove the following message "Battery cannot initiate transparent learn cycles" when the iBBU08 is under mode 4 or 5 - Fixed issue where BGI will not disable when a user issues megacli -LDBI -Dsbl -L0 -a0
Version 12.12.0-0056 - Critical ------------------- Fixes - Fixed issue where multi-bit ECC's are not reported during POST - Lowered the capacity level at which event notifications are generated for early warning and end of life alerts for iBBU to equal 48 hours
Version 12.12.0-0047 - Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed issue where uEFI WebBIOS version may not display the product name of the second controller - Fixed issue to prevent users from downleveling firmware to older versions - Fixed an issue where firmware reports "Unexpected sense, Invalid field in CDB" for LOG SENSE command sent to Seagate drives - Fixed issue where SMART failures can take longer then 5 minutes to report or in some cases fail to report - Fixed issue where it appears to the user the harddrive cache policy is changed when requested but the change did not occur - Fixed issue where a remote iBBU08 will not be seen by the controller - Fixed data issue When IO is in progress to a RAID 1 array that contains media errors and is under a rebuild - Fixed issue where a drive is not marked as foreign during a drive move between servers causing the import of the configuration to fail - Fixed issue where the uEFI WebBIOS does not accept the + symbol in the key code or pass phrase - Fixed issue for iBBU08
Enhancement: - Enhancement to Reserve/release call for VCS Symantec configurations - Enhancements to iBBU event notifications, including the addition of early warning message. - Raised the capacity level at which event notifications are generated for early warning and end of life alerts for iBBUs.
Version 12.12.0-0039 - Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed intermittent initialization failure during POST with the ServeRAID M5025, M5015, and M5014 where the RAID BIOS could fail to load or the user will see one of the following error messages on POST:
RAID Adapter Unrecoverable Error!!! Please check the SDRAM connection.
or
Multi-bit ECC errors were detected on the RAID controller
Version 12.12.0-0037 - Critical ------------------- Enhancement: - Add support for iBBU08 (Battery Backup)
Fixes: - Addressed data issue while reconstructing from RAID1 to RAID0. - Addressed data issue after power lose to ServeRAID controllers. - Addressed data issue in some database applications. - Added fixes from LSI channel products.
Version 12.7.0-0020 - Critical ------------------- Enhancement: - Initial release for ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller (46M0830)
Fixes: - Addressed data issue with database applications that use overlapping read write operating. - Addressed data issue which may occur during a reconstruction on some RAID levels that have an associated CacheCade virtual drive enabled. - Fixed issue where the controller may halt if a drive has medium errors that are being used in a check consistency, patrol read, or have delayed writes.
Version 12.0.1-0097 - Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Addresses an issue where data becomes inaccessible when drive is secured after data has been written . Version 12.0.1-0096 - Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where the BBU may not be seen on POST. - Fixed an issue where the firmware doesn't follow the spinupdelay and maxtargetspinup values set in NVDATA causing spin up of all the drives a at the same time. - Fixed a very intermittent issue where the RAID key (M5000) authentication may not occur on boot leaving users without key options. - Addressed a very rare issue with the expander devices where the firmware megamon could occur if the sgpio configuration cable has errors.
Version 12.0.1-0090 - critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed issue where controller properties such as Rebuild, CC, and BGI are not changing when up and down arrow keys are used. - Fixed issue on x3950 M3 servers that can cause a system hang at reboot
Version 12.0.1-0084 - Non-critical ------------------- Enhancement: - Support added for the ServeRAID M5000 Series Advanced Feature Key.
Version 12.0.1-0064 ------------------- - Initial release ibm_fw_sraidmr_m5000-12_15_0-0248_windows_32-64_chg
IBM System x3850/x3950 X5/MAX5 uEFI Flash Update Version 1.85 (BuildID G0E185A) Change History
Version 1.85 - BuildID: G0E185A - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed excessive single bit memory errors reporting by mcelog daemon in Linux, refer to Retain TIP H214338 for details. - Eliminate unnecessary TPM error messages under Linux OS, refer to Retain TIP H91112 for details. Enhancements: - None Limitations: -Limited Solaris 10 operating system support, refer to RETAIN Tip H212469 for details. Dependencies: - IMM YUOOG8C (Version 1.48) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD92B (Version 5.02) or later is required.
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOG6C (Version 1.44) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD92B (Version 5.02) or later is required.
Version 1.83 - BuildID: G0E183A - Suggested ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Add description of specific error code in system event logs when memory correctable errors happens - Update the information of memory pair entries for uncorrectable memory errors Enhancements: - None Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOG6A (Version 1.43) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD92B (Version 5.02) or later is required.
Version 1.81 - BuildID: G0E181B - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Power off the server after N boot attempts without locating a boot device - Add Scrub Failure message in IMM log for Data Queue memory training failures during POST. Please refer to RETAIN Tip H211626 for details. - Optimized MAX5 chipset settings to avoid reset in EXA-scaled configurations Enhancements: - None Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOG2C (Version 1.42) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD92B (Version 5.02) or later is required.
Version 1.79 - BuildID: G0E179B - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Addressed Intel errata BP57 and BA138 System Resets with 32-bit (PAE Enabled) Guest OS and VT FlexPriority Enabled. For more information, refer to IBM RETAIN Tip H21370
Enhancements: - Update microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000037 - Update microcode for Intel Xeon 7500 series processors to M04206E6_0000000A
Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOF7C (Version 1.41) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD91A (Version 5.01) or later is required.
Version 1.79 - BuildID: G0E179A - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed:
Enhancements: - Add notification and recovery option when UEFI detects GPT corruption during POST. Please refer to RETAIN Tip H21166 for details. - Add IPV6 PXE support. - Optimized Memory Single Bit Thresholds.
Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOF7A (Version 1.40) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD88B (Version 4.01) or later is required.
Version 1.77 - BuildID: G0E177A - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Limits C-states to avoid CPU VRD failures. Please refer to RETAIN Tip H207008 at the following link: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?brandind=5000008&lndocid=MIGR-5091926 - Fix incorrect memory size report in F1 setup/OS when unusable DIMM was detected and isolated. - Fix disk data corruption with LUNS greater than 2TB for QLogic HBA Cards. - Fix F1 setup storage option missing issue for QLogic HBA card. - Fix initial values selected in the "Custom" operating mode are not the same as the previously selected preset operating mode.
Enhancements: - Add _WDG ACPI method support for SRIOV. - Add PCI-SIG resizable BAR capability support. - Support memory sparing function on a 2-nodes QPI linked system.
Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOF2A (Version 1.36) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD87C (Version 4.00) or later is required.
Version 1.75 - BuildID: G0E175B - Critical ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Resolve OS or POST hang following a corrected machine check event. - Don't enable secondary video adapters in pre-boot environment to prevent Legacy VGA I/O conflict in Windows. - Fix boot fail when using WOL. - Addressed Intel errata BP47 and BA131 with title "A Load May Appear to be Ordered Before an Earlier Locked Instruction".
Enhancements: - Add Setup Option to select MM Config Base (1GB/2GB(default)/3GB). - Optimize PCI Resource Allocation for Onboard Devices to make more Legacy I/O and MMIO space available to Adapters. - Add setup option to set VLAN ID. - Add infinite boot loop option in F1 SETUP for legacy boot. - Update microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000036. - Update microcode for Intel Xeon 7500 series processors to M05206E6_00000009.
Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOE3C (Version 1.33) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD82B (Version 2.03) or later is required.
Version 1.73 - BuildID: G0E173B - Suggested ------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: IMM firmware YUOOD4G (Version 1.32) and FPGA firmware G0UD81B (Version 2.02) or later must be used in conjunction with this UEFI release. Please make sure the current IMM firmware level is Version 1.32 or later before you update the UEFI firmware.
Problem(s) Fixed: - Fix uEFI.UEFIRomDisable setting for secondary nodes. - Reset 3x Boot fail count upon any successful boot with user settings. - Make PCI Slot instance unique across nodes in SMBIOS Type 9 structures. - Fix VMWare Boot fail after installing it in UEFI mode. - Fix Processor Details in UEFI F1 Setup for CPUs with non-zero PBSP. - Fix system hang due to unhandled correctable SMI link event.
Enhancements: - Disable entire Secondary I/O Hub, if all it's Slots (1-to-4) are disabled. - Differentiate between QPI Link Width Reduction to Half vs Quarter Width. - Add support for Netlist DIMMs in SMBIOS Type 17 structures. - Add support for more than 255 PFs in Legacy MPS table. - Update microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000034. - Support add-in video adapters behind Legacy I/O Hub Slots as Legacy VGA. - Add Setup Option to make 3x Boot fail configurable as Nx Boot fail. - Sync uEFI.RomOrder with the available devices in hardware configuration.
Limitations: Dependencies: - IMM YUOOD4G (Version 1.32) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD81B (Version 2.02) or later is required.
Version 1.71 - BuildID: G0E171A - Critical ------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: IMM firmware YUOOC7E (Version 1.30) and FPGA firmware G0UD72B (Version 2.01) or later must be used in conjunction with this UEFI release. Please make sure the current IMM firmware level is Version 1.30 or later before you update the UEFI firmware.
Problem(s) Fixed: - Fix false Three 3x Boot fail following replacement of battery. - Fix IMM MAC Address display in F1 IMM page. - Fix uEFI.VideoSelect default setting.
Enhancements: - Add support for 32GB DIMM. - Don't check for Legacy Option ROM Errors, when it is Disabled. - Update to SMBIOS 2.7 for extended DIMM size and Address space support. - F1 Network page update: categorized & consistent MAC notation. - Support Directory Assisted Snoop with Intel Xeon E7 series processors. - Describe I/O Affinity based on Setup Option of Non-Pooled (default) vs Pooled. - Add Setup Option to enable MMIO allocation above 4GB for large configuration. - Include MD5 checksum into firmware update package to prevent corrupted update. - Update microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000032. - Improve Software Algorithms for Memory Robustness. - Limit boot attempts, when no bootable devices are found. - Add support for more than 2.2 TB disks with GPT. - Add Setup Option to disable the native control of PCI Express features from OS.
Limitations: Dependencies: - IMM YUOOC7E (Version 1.30) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD72B (Version 2.01) or later is required.
Version 1.60 - BuildID: G0E160B - Critical ------------------------------------------------- Version 1.60 is a major update release to support MAX5 multi node and also includes recommended updates for other single & multi node configurations.
IMPORTANT: IMM firmware YUOOB7C (Version 1.28) and FPGA firmware G0UD62C (Version 2.00) or later must be used in conjunction with this UEFI release. Please make sure the current IMM firmware level is Version 1.28 or later before you update the UEFI firmware.
Problem(s) Fixed: - When an SMI Lane Failover or SMI Link Failure event is detected during POST, the incorrect card number was shown in the POST Event Viewer log. - After a three times boot failure, scrolling the setup screens would leave garbled characters at the bottom of the screen. - Windows PE 32bit would boot without any PCI devices configured including USB keyboard and mouse. - WHEA corrected error events are being logged without corresponding IMM events. - Adapter with 512MB MMIO requirement installed in slots 1-4 reports a resource conflict.
Enhancements: - This release supports Machine Type 7145 or 7146 with Intel Xeon 7500 series processor, as well as, Machine Type 7143 and 7191 with Intel Xeon E7 series processors. - Added support for UEFI PXE boot in IPv6 environment. - Updated microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000030. - Updated Intel Memory and QPI Reference Code to Version 2.11.
Limitations: - With the new default setting, the 2nd port of onboard Ethernet cannot be used for the legacy PXE boot. To legacy PXE boot from the 2nd port, enable the legacy option ROM for it. - After upgrading to this release internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) devices configured to be bootable will no longer be bootable. Use the UEFI F1 Setup to reconfigure the iSCSI devices to work around this issue.
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOB7C (Version 1.28) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD62C (Version 2.00) or later is required.
Version 1.50 - BuildID: G0E152B - Critical ------------------------------------------------- Version 1.50 is a release for Machine Type 7143 and 7191 with Intel Xeon E7 series processors.
IMPORTANT: IMM firmware YUOOA6A (Version 1.26) and FPGA firmware G0UD57A (Version 1.05) or later must be used in conjunction with this UEFI release. Please make sure the current IMM firmware level is Version 1.26 or later before you update the UEFI firmware.
Problem(s) Fixed: - Microsoft Windows truncated memory dump file in EFI boot mode because the number of memory regions in EFI memory map was exceeding the limit of Windows. The problem was caused by fragmentation of EFI memory regions. - After three consecutive UEFI boot failures, UEFI setup settings were changed to default settings. - Corrected memory error WHEA events were incorrectly logged in the Windows system event log. - When add-in video adapter was installed in PCI-Express slot 1, UEFI Version 1.40 failed to boot. - Moving power-on password override jumper (J29 on I/O board) could not bypass the power-on-password prompt when UEFI Version 1.40 was installed. - Fixed detection of DIMM replacement and automatic reenabling of disabled DIMM.
Enhancements: - Added error reporting to inform when the legacy option ROM space is not enough to execute the option ROMs of all PCI adapters during legacy boot. - In order to reduce the chance of the legacy option ROM space error, the legacy option ROM execution order was changed so that onboard SAS option ROM will be executed earlier than onboard Ethernet option ROM. (Some of SAS adapters have option ROMs which comply with PCI firmware specification 2.1 while onboard Ethernet has option ROM which complies with PCI firmware specification 3.0.) - Updated Broadcom firmware to Version T6.2.4.1. - Added Extended APIC (X2APIC) support and a setup menu to enable or disable the Extended APIC.
Limitations: - This release does not support Machine Type 7145 or 7146 with Intel Xeon 7500 series processors yet, but supports only Machine Type 7143 and 7191 with Intel Xeon E7 series processors.
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOA6A (Version 1.26) or later is required. - FPGA G0UD57A (Version 1.05) or later is required.
Version 1.40 - BuildID: G0E140A - Suggested ------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: IMM firmware YUOO91D (Version 1.24) and FPGA firmware G0UD44D (Version 1.04) or later must be used in conjunction with this UEFI release. Please make sure the current IMM firmware level is Version 1.24 or later before you update the UEFI firmware.
Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a potential POST (Power-on-Self-Test) hang which might occur during recalibrating system power before OS starts. - Memory patrol scrub option was not functioning. The problem was corrected by updating Intel processor microcode and RAS code. - Redundant Bit Steering feature was not working for DIMMs greater than single rank in MAX5 memory expansion unit. - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) installation could not be continued due to a video problem with EFI console output. - Disable propagation of Intel VT-d faults as fatal errors to avoid guest VM to cause the entire system to crash.
Enhancements: - Increase cooling fan speed if Fusion-io SSD PCI adapter is installed. - Added Advanced IMM Network Setup option to select data rate and duplex mode settings.
Limitations: Dependencies: - IMM firmware YUOO91D (Version 1.24) or later is required. - FPGA firmware G0UD44D (Version 1.04) or later is required.
Version 1.32 - BuildID: G0E131A - Critical ------------------------------------------------- Version 1.32 is a major update release to support MAX5 memory expansion and also includes recommended updates for single & multi node configurations.
IMPORTANT: IMM firmware YUOO75P (Version 1.19) and FPGA firmware G0UD43A (Version 1.02) or later must be used in conjunction with this UEFI release. Please make sure the current IMM firmware level is Version 1.19 or later before you update the UEFI firmware.
Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed a potential problem with unexpected QPI inband resets when QPI link is running at 6.4GT/s. - There was incorrect data in MPS table which is used by legacy OS. - Fixed a PCI memory mapped I/O resource allocation issue where Broadcom network controller settings are overlaid causing invalid PCI Address ranges to appear to OS. The problem was caused by Broadcom firmware prior to Version T5.2.4.7 (Broadcom uEFI driver Version 5.2.15). - Fixed DMAR table for Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Vt-d) with explicitly describing all PCI devices under the secondary root PCI bus.
Enhancements: - Enabled MAX5 memory expansion in single node configuration with maximum 1.5TB memory. - Added "Halt On Severe Error" setup option in Operating Modes setup menu which can prevent the system from booting into OS and shows POST Event Viewer if POST detects a severe error that caused an unexpected reboot.
Limitations: Dependencies: - IMM firmware YUOO75P (Version 1.19) or later is required. - FPGA firmware G0UD43A (Version 1.02) or later is required.
Version 1.23 - BuildID: G0E122D - Critical ------------------------------------------------- Version 1.23 is a major update release to support multi node configuration and also includes critical updates for single node configuration.
IMPORTANT: IMM firmware YUOO73K (Version 1.14) and FPGA firmware G0UD29C (Version 1.01) or later must be used in conjunction with this UEFI release. Please make sure the current IMM firmware level is Version 1.14 or later before you update the UEFI firmware.
Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed risk of data errors when using firmware SCSI stack on Block I/O devices which are greater than 2TB with a GPT partition. (Please refer to RETAIN Tip H16222, MIGR-5084554 uEFI systems with HBA and > 2 TB LUN may have data consistency errors - IBM Servers.) - Mellanox InfiniBand adapter disappears after warm-reset. - Memory cards may not be correctly recognized or initialized after a reset due to a race condition during the memory card initialization. - Potential memory error occurring at 978MT/s speed due to an incorrect DIMM register setting. - Intermittent QPI lane width reduction events that could result in software NMI resets when PCI-Express bus is stressed. - Performance problem with legacy PXE network boot. The problem was caused by the onboard Broadcom network controller firmware prior to Version T5.2.4.4. - PCI-Express link training problem with some adapters which support Gen2 speed.
Enhancements: - Enabled multi node configuration, maximum 8 CPU sockets (128 logical CPUs) and maximum 2TB memory. - Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Vt-d). - Improved link stability for PCI-Express root ports and QPI (Intel QuickPath Interconnect).
Limitations: Dependencies: - IMM firmware YUOO73K (Version 1.14) or later is required. - FPGA firmware G0UD29C (Version 1.01) or later is required.
Version 1.02 - BuildID: G0E107D - Critical ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an NMI problem caused by a downlevel firmware of ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapter (46M0829). This change reports the downlevel firmware and adjusts error reporting to allow the system boot to the firmware update, also allows unattended firmware update. - Fixed a problem which mistakenly reports a double bit memory error and disables the memory DIMMs. - Changed the UEFI BIOS default setting for processor C-state (ACPI C3) to disable in Performance mode and Custom mode.
See readme for a list of changes qlgc_fw_nic_7_12b_4_2e_windows_32-64_chg
IBM System x3690 X5/MAX5 uEFI Flash Update Version 1.85 (BuildID MLE185A) Change History
Version 1.85 - BuildID: MLE185A - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed excessive single bit memory errors reporting by mcelog daemon in Linux, refer to Retain TIP H214338 for details. - Eliminate unnecessary TPM error messages under Linux OS, refer to Retain TIP H91112 for details. Enhancements: - None Limitations: -Limited Solaris 10 operating system support, refer to RETAIN Tip H212469 for details. Dependencies: - IMM YUOOG8C (Version 1.48) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD33F (Version 1.23) or later is required.
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOG6C (Version 1.44) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD33F (Version 1.23) or later is required.
Version 1.83 - BuildID: MLE183A - Suggested ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Add description of specific error code in system event logs when memory correctable errors happens - Update the information of memory pair entries for uncorrectable memory errors Enhancements: - None Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOG6A (Version 1.43) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD33F (Version 1.23) or later is required.
Version 1.81 - BuildID: MLE181B - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Power off the server after N boot attempts without locating a boot device. - Add Scrub Failure message in IMM log for Data Queue memory training failures during POST. Please refer to RETAIN Tip H211626 for details.
Enhancements: - None Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOG2C (Version 1.42) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD33E (Version 1.23) or later is required.
Version 1.79 - BuildID: MLE179B - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Addressed Intel errata BP57 and BA138 System Resets with 32-bit (PAE Enabled) Guest OS and VT FlexPriority Enabled. For more information, refer to IBM RETAIN Tip H21370
Enhancements: - Update microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000037 - Update microcode for Intel Xeon 7500 series processors to M04206E6_0000000A
Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOF7C (Version 1.41) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD33D (Version 1.23) or later is required.
Version 1.79 - BuildID: MLE179A - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed:
Enhancements: - Add notification and recovery option when UEFI detects GPT corruption during POST. Please refer to RETAIN Tip H21166 for details. - Add IPV6 PXE support. - Optimized Memory Single Bit Thresholds.
Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOF7A (Version 1.40) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD33D (Version 1.23) or later is required.
Version 1.77 - BuildID: MLE177A - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fix incorrect memory size report in F1 setup/OS when unusable DIMM was detected and isolated. - Fix disk data corruption with LUNS greater than 2TB for QLogic HBA Cards. - Fix F1 setup storage option missing issue for QLogic HBA card. - Fix initial values selected in the "Custom" operating mode are not the same as the previously selected preset operating mode.
Enhancements: - Add _WDG ACPI method support for SRIOV. - Add PCI-SIG resizable BAR capability support.
Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOF2A (Version 1.36) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD33C (Version 1.23) or later is required.
Version 1.75 - BuildID: MLE175B - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Resolve OS or POST hang following a corrected machine check event. - Don't enable secondary video adapters in pre-boot environment to prevent Legacy VGA I/O conflict in Windows. - Fix CPU VRD errors on MT 7148 and MT 7149. - Fix boot fail when using WOL. - Addressed Intel errata BP47 and BA131 with title "A Load May Appear to be Ordered Before an Earlier Locked Instruction".
Enhancements: - Add Setup Option to select MM Config Base (1GB/2GB(default)/3GB). - Optimize PCI Resource Allocation for Onboard Devices to make more Legacy I/O and MMIO space available to Adapters. - Add setup option to set VLAN ID. - Add infinite boot loop option in F1 SETUP for legacy boot. - Update microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000036. - Update microcode for Intel Xeon 7500 series processors to M05206E6_00000009.
Limitations:
Dependencies: - IMM YUOOE3C (Version 1.33) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD32D (Version 1.23) or later is required.
Version 1.73 - BuildID: MLE173B - Suggested ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed:
- Reset 3x Boot fail count upon any successful boot with user settings. - Fix PCI Slot usage field in SMBIOS Type 9 structures. - Select first scanned from available add-in video adapters as Legacy VGA. - Fix VMWare Boot fail after installing it in UEFI mode. - Fix Processor Details in UEFI F1 Setup for CPUs with non-zero PBSP. - Fix system hang due to unhandled correctable SMI link event.
Enhancements:
- Differentiate between QPI Link Width Reduction to Half vs Quarter Width. - Add support for Netlist DIMMs in SMBIOS Type 17 structures. - Add support for more than 255 PFs in Legacy MPS table. - Update microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000034. - Add Setup Option to make 3x Boot fail configurable as Nx Boot fail. - Sync uEFI.RomOrder with the available devices in hardware configuration.
Limitations:
Dependencies:
- IMM YUOOD4G (Version 1.32) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD32B (Version 1.22) or later is required.
Version 1.70 - BuildID: MLE170C - Critical --------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed:
- Fix false Three 3x Boot fail following replacement of battery. - Fix IMM MAC Address display in F1 IMM page.
Enhancements:
- Add support for 32GB DIMM. - Don't check for Legacy Option ROM Errors, when it is Disabled. - Update to SMBIOS 2.7 for extended DIMM size and Address space support. - F1 Network page update: categorized & consistent MAC notation. - Support Directory Assisted Snoop with Intel Xeon E7 series processors. - Describe I/O Affinity based on Setup Option of Non-Pooled (default) vs Pooled. - Add Setup Option to enable MMIO allocation above 4GB for large configuration. - Include MD5 checksum into firmware update package to prevent corrupted update. - Update microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000032. - Improve Software Algorithms for Memory Robustness. - Limit boot attempts, when no bootable devices are found. - Add support for more than 2.2 TB disks with GPT. - Add Setup Option to disable the native control of PCI Express features from OS.
Limitations:
Dependencies:
- IMM YUOOC7E (Version 1.30) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD31G (Version 1.21) or later is required.
Version 1.60 - BuildID: MLE160A - Critical ----------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed:
- The system would boot with memory errors when memory mirroring was enabled. - After a three times boot failure, scrolling the setup screens would leave garbled characters at the bottom of the screen. - Windows PE 32bit would boot without any PCI devices configured including USB keyboard and mouse. - WHEA corrected error events are being logged without corresponding IMM events.
Enhancements:
- This release supports Machine Type 7148 or 7149 with Intel Xeon 7500 or 6500 series processors, as well as, supports Machine Type 7192 and 7147 with Intel Xeon E7 series processors. - Enabled support for early power on by IMM. - Added support for UEFI PXE boot in IPv6 environment. - Updated microcode for Intel Xeon E7 series processors to M05206F2_00000030. - Updated Intel Memory and QPI Reference Code to Version 2.11.
Limitations:
- After upgrading to this release internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) devices configured to be bootable will no longer be bootable. Use the UEFI F1 Setup to reconfigure the iSCSI devices to work around this issue.
Dependencies:
- IMM YUOOB7C (Version 1.28) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD30J (Version 1.20) or later is required.
Version 1.40 - BuildID: MLE142A - Critical --------------------------------------- Version 1.40 is a release for Machine Type 7192 and 7147 with Intel Xeon E7 series processors.
IMPORTANT: IMM firmware YUOOA6A (Version 1.26) and FPGA firmware MLUD30G (Version 1.20) or later must be used in conjunction with this UEFI release. Please make sure the current IMM firmware level is Version 1.26 or later before you update the UEFI firmware.
Problem(s) Fixed:
- Microsoft Windows truncated memory dump file in EFI boot mode because the number of memory regions in EFI memory map was exceeding the limit of Windows. The problem was caused by fragmentation of EFI memory regions. - After three consecutive UEFI boot failures, UEFI setup settings were changed to default settings. - Corrected memory error WHEA events were incorrectly logged in the Windows system event log. - Fixed detection of DIMM replacement and automatic reenabling of disabled DIMM.
Enhancements:
- Added error reporting to inform when the legacy option ROM space is not enough to execute the option ROMs of all PCI adapters during legacy boot. - In order to reduce the chance of the legacy option ROM space error, the legacy option ROM execution order was changed so that onboard SAS option ROM will be executed earlier than onboard Ethernet option ROM. (Some of SAS adapters have option ROMs which comply with PCI firmware specification 2.1 while onboard Ethernet has option ROM which complies with PCI firmware specification 3.0.) - Updated Broadcom firmware to Version T6.2.4.1. - Added Extended APIC (X2APIC) support and a setup menu to enable or disable the Extended APIC.
Limitations:
- This release does not support Machine Type 7148 or 7149 with Intel Xeon 7500 or 6500 series processors yet, but supports only Machine Type 7192 and 7147 with Intel Xeon E7 series processors.
Dependencies:
- IMM YUOOA6A (Version 1.26) or later is required. - FPGA MLUD30G (Version 1.20) or later is required.
Version 1.31 - BuildID: MLE131A - Critical --------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed:
- SATA DVD drive may not be detected correctly. The problem was caused by incorrect ICH10 SATA controller setting which decreased SATA transmitter output voltage.
Enhancements:
Limitations:
Dependencies:
Version 1.30 - BuildID: MLE130A - Critical --------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed:
- Fixed a potential POST (Power-on-Self-Test) hang which might occur during recalibrating system power before OS starts. - Memory patrol scrub option was not functioning. The problem was corrected by updating Intel processor microcode and RAS code. - Redundant Bit Steering feature was not working for DIMMs greater than single rank in MAX5 memory expansion unit. - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) installation could not be continued due to a video problem with EFI console output. - Disable propagation of Intel VT-d faults as fatal errors to avoid guest VM to cause the entire system to crash.
Enhancements:
- Added Advanced IMM Network Setup option to select data rate and duplex mode settings. - Updated Broadcom firmware to Version T6.0.4.2.
- Fixed a potential problem with unexpected QPI inband resets when QPI link is running at 6.4GT/s. - There was incorrect data in MPS table which is used by legacy OS. - Fixed a PCI memory mapped I/O resource allocation issue where Broadcom network controller settings are overlaid causing invalid PCI Address ranges to appear to OS. The problem was caused by Broadcom firmware prior to Version T5.2.4.7 (Broadcom uEFI driver Version 5.2.15). - Fixed DMAR table for Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Vt-d) with explicitly describing all PCI devices under the secondary root PCI bus.
Enhancements:
- Enabled MAX5 memory expansion with maximum 1TB memory. - Added "Halt On Severe Error" setup option in Operating Modes setup menu which can prevent the system from booting into OS and shows POST Event Viewer if POST detects a severe error that caused an unexpected reboot. - Automatically switch to add-in video adapter from the onboard video controller with setup default setting if add-in video adapter is installed.
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.22.00 Build ID: IBM12200 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.22.00 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note: *- Only keep the legacy HDD/SSD in this Update program, the drives were out of production by 4Q2014 or no firmware changes since 1Q2014. No FW update for below legacy drives in this version.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.21.00 Build ID: IBM12100 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.21.00 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ST1000NM0023, ST2000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST4000NM0023 to BC5K
- ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5H
- ST2000NM0034, ST4000NM0034, ST6000NM0034 to BC6E
- ST2000NM0054, ST4000NM0054, ST6000NM0054 to EC6E
- HUS724020ALS64, HUS724030ALS64, HUS724040ALS64 to MPXSJ3LA
- HUS724020ALS61, HUS724040ALS61 to MPXSN3LA
- VPCA300900EST1, VPCA450900EST, VPCA600900EST1 to VCXSA810
SAS 2.5"
- HUC156030CSS20, HUC156060CSS20 to KFXSJ2G8
- HUC101212CSS60 to CPXSJ2MC
- HUC101212CSS61 to CPXSN2MC
- HUC109030CSS60, HUC109060CSS60, HUC109090CSS60 to CEXSJ2EL
- HUC109030CSS61, HUC109060CSS61, HUC109090CSS61 to CEXSN2EL
- HUSMM1620ASS20, HUSMM1640ASS20, HUSMM1680ASS20, HUSMM1616ASS20 to SPXSJ4CC
- HUSMM1620ASS20E, HUSMM1640ASS20E, HUSMM1680ASS20E, HUSMM1616ASS20E to SPXSN4CC
SATA 3.5"
- WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD40
- ST2000NM0024, ST4000NM0024, ST6000NM0024, ST5000NM0024 to BB67
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5G
SATA 2.5"
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB47
- MZ7GE240HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE480HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE960HMHP-000M3 to EXT0CA35
- STECM8PSB2 to 2864/SM08
SATA 1.8"
- MTFDDAA120MBB, MTFDDAA240MBB, MTFDDAA480MBB, MTFDDAA800MBB to MB47
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.20.00 Build ID: IBM12000 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.20.00 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note: *- Update the firmware on SAS/SATA SSDs to fix PSIRT issue with Intel SSD's.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SATA 2.5"
- SSDSC2BB120G4I, SSDSC2BB240G4I, SSDSC2BB480G4I, SSDSC2BB800G4I to D201NE40.
- SSDSC2BA200G3I, SSDSC2BA400G3I, SSDSC2BA800G3I to 5DV1NA39.
- SSDSC2BB080G4I, SSDSC2BB160G4I, SSDSC2BB300G4I, SSDSC2BB600G4I, SSDSC2BB800G4I to D201NE40.
- SSDSC2BB012T4I, SSDSC2BB016T4I to G201NC34.
SATA 1.8"
- SSDSC1NB080G4I, SSDSC1NB240G4I, SSDSC1NB400G4I to D201NE40.
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.19.06 Build ID: IBM11906 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.19.06 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
- Remove TXA2D20200GA6I, TXA2D20400GA6I, TXA2D20800GA6I, TXA2E21600GA6I from FW update utility for new code updating break Raid.
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.18.03 Build ID: IBM11803
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.18.03 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note: * - Fixed extremely low probable data compare error on I/O held in standby when followed by power cycle; extremely low probable data compare error due to nonvolatile cache(NVC) write data not getting written to disc. RETAIN TIP: H214784 - MIGR-5098277
Note: # - Fixed a block misalignment during a sequential read.
RETAIN TIP: H214635 MIGR-5098037
SAS 3.5"
- ST2000NM0034, ST4000NM0034, ST6000NM0034 to BC6B - similar to Note * above.
- ST1000NM0023, ST2000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST4000NM0023 to BC5J - Enhance Dither Algorithm to prevent dwelling during Idle environments. - ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5E - Enhance Dither Algorithm to prevent dwelling during Idle environments.
SAS 2.5"
- TXA2E21600GA6I to GB7P - add support in profile.
- HUC156030CSS20, HUC156060CSS20 to J2G6 - add support in profile.
SATA 3.5"
- ST2000NM0024, ST4000NM0024, ST5000NM0024, ST6000NM0024 to BB68 - similar to Note * above.
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5F - Enhance Dither Algorithm to prevent dwelling during Idle environments.
SATA 2.5"
- MTFDDAA120MBB, MTFDDAA240MBB, MTFDDAA480MBB, MTFDDAA800MBB to MB42 - add support in profile.
- SSDSC2BB080G4I, SSDSC2BB160G4I, SSDSC2BB300G4I, SSDSC2BB600G4I to D201NB39 - add support in profile.
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.17.01 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note: * - Fixed extremely low probable data compare error on I/O held in standby when followed by power cycle; extremely low probable data compare error due to nonvolatile cache(NVC) write data not getting written to disc. RETAIN TIP: H214784 - MIGR-5098277
Note: # - Fixed a block misalignment during a sequential read. RETAIN TIP: H214635 MIGR-5098037
This package acknowledges support of qualified devices and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- HUS724020ALS61, HUS724040ALS61 to N3L6 - internal updates.
- ST1000NM0023, ST2000NM0023, ST3000NM0023, ST4000NM0023 to BC5H - See Note * above.
- ST2000NM0054, ST4000NM0054, ST6000NM0054 to EC66 - see Note * above.
- ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5D - See Note * above.
- Other drive codes are present for support identification.
SAS 2.5"
- WD3001BKHG-23D, WD6001BKHG-23D, WD9001BKHG-23D to ZA34 - follow-on release. - WD3002BKTG-23E, WD6002BKTG-23E, WD9002BKTG-23E to ZC33 - follow-on release.
- HUC109030CSS60, HUC109060CSS60, HUC109090CSS60 to J2EH - follow-on release.
- TXA2D20200GA6I, STXA2D20400GA6I, TXA2D20800GA6I, TXA2E21600GA6I to GB7P - enhancements.
- ST300MM0006, ST600MM0006, ST900MM0006 to B56T - See Note * above.
- ST300MM0026, ST600MM0026, ST900MM0026 to E56E - See Note * above.
- ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5D - See Note * above.
- ST1200MM0007 to B57E - See Note * above.
- ST1200MM0017 to E577 - See Note * above.
- HUSMM1620ASS20, HUSMM1640ASS20, HUSMM1680ASS20, HUSMM1616ASS20 to J4C8 - See Note # above - HUSMM1620ASS20E, HUSMM1640ASS20E, HUSMM1680ASS20E, HUSMM1616ASS20E to N4C8 - See Note # above
- Other drive codes are present for support identification.
SATA 3.5"
- MG04ACA200E, MG04ACA300E, MG04ACA400E, MG04ACA500E to SJ1D - performance inhancements.
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5C - See Note * above.
- ST2000NM0024, ST4000NM0024, ST5000NM0024, ST6000NM0024 to BB65 - See Note * above.
- WD2003FYYS-23W0B0 to WA36 - configuration additions.
- WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD39 - configuration additions.
- HUA723030ALA6 to MKAOA930 - enhancements. - HUA723020ALA6 to MK7OA930 - enhancements.
- Other drive codes are present for support identification.
SATA 2.5"
- MZ7GE240HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE480HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE960HMHP-000M3 to EXT0CA34 - ship level.
- Other drive codes are present for support identification.
SATA 1.8"
- Drive codes are present for support identification.
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.16.05 Build ID: IBM11605
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.16.05 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ESXSST1000NM0001, ESXSST2000NM0001 to BC4B - ensures that after servicing an 03/11/00 error, an index for Parity Creations is calculated correctly after a power cycle, that would otherwise make the drive unresponsive.
- ESXSHUS724020ALS64, ESXSHUS724030ALS64, ESXSHUS724040ALS64 to J3L6 - Fixed unexpected 02/04/11 error; Fixed a drive logic self-initiated reset on read/write long commands; Fixed a problem with large write sequential transfers.
SAS 2.5"
- ESXSST9500620SS, ESXSST91000640SS to BD2K - ensures that after servicing an 03/11/00 error, an index for Parity Creations is calculated correctly after a power cycle, that would otherwise make the drive unresponsive.
SATA 2.5"
- SSDSC2BB012T4I, SSDSC2BB016T4I to G201NC32 - SCT WriteSame fix.
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.16.04 Build ID: IBM11604
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.16.04 - Update Utility release for IBM System x servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
NOTE: Check notation under PCIe NVMe devices.
SATA 2.5"
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB42 - > A drop in host power supply may cause bad block growth > The bad block table may not properly increment > Background activity may continue after STANDBY, STANDBY IMMEDIATE, or SLEEP > ID173/202 may show incorrect value when the NAND erase count exceeds 3000 > Changed DRAM timing > Event log may be programmed when supply voltage from host is out of specification
- SSDSC2BB012I4I, SSDSC2BB016T4I to G201NC32 - SCT WriteSame fix that corrects a condition that may cause the drive to not respond.
PCIe NVMe 2.5"
- SSDPE2ME400G4I, SSDPE2ME800G4I, SSDPE2ME016G4I, SSDPE2ME020G4I to 8DV1ND34 - will require two update runs and system reboots for device fw update to complete--Please See the limitations in readme for details.
> Performance improvement on sub-4KB sequential write > Fix drive reports higher than actual data units read and write > Fix drive incorrectly counts unsafe power shutdown events on warm reboots
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.16.03 Build ID: SAS11603
************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.16.03 - Update Utility release for IBM System x servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
NOTE: Check notation under PCIe NVMe devices.
SAS 3.5"
- ESXSST2000NM0034, ESXSST4000NM0034, ESXSST6000NM0034 to BC67 - GA code. - ESXSST2000NM0054, ESXSST4000NM0054, ESXSST6000NM0054 to EC66 - GA code.
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to XA39 - issues fixed: slow performance with PI enabled; drive hang on uncorrectable rd error in reallocation track; PERSISTANT RESERVATION command not working correctly; reliability improvements around off-track write protection.
SAS 2.5"
- ESXSTXA2D20200GA6, ESXSTXA2D20400GA6, ESXSTXA2D20800GA6, ESXSTXA2E21600GA6 to GB7P - fixes implemented to support PI issues.
- ESXSST300MP0005 to B675 - GA code. - ESXSST300MP0025 to E671 - GA code.
- ESXSST300MP0035, ESXSST600MP0035 to B683 - GA code. - ESXSST300MP0045, ESXSST300MP0045 to E685 - GA code.
- ESXSST300MX0012, ESXSST600MX0052 to BH53 - GA code.
- ESXSWD3001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD6001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD9001BKHG-23DS to ZA34 - issues fixed: slow performance with PI enabled; drive hang on uncorrectable rd error in reallocation track; PERSISTANT RESERVATION command not working correctly; drive was reporting 0B/11 instead of 03/11. - ESXSWD3002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD6002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD9002BKTG-23E to ZC33 - issues fixed: slow performance with PI enabled; drive hang on uncorrectable rd error in reallocation track; PERSISTANT RESERVATION command not working correctly; reliability improvements around off-track write protection.
SATA 3.5"
- MG04ACA200E, MG04ACA300E, MG04ACA400E, MG04ACA500E to SJ1C - GA code
SATA 2.5"
- ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE2B - Update configuration change.
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB34 - > Some Out of Range LBAs accepted by NCQ commands where they should be aborted. > SataDownShift.srt failed, Smart attribute Raw lost with perform dirty pwr cycle . > Low Power Entry Bug Identified from Marvell Code Review > Track Timeout, Marvel 373 sequencer issue > Unreasonable ECC count in SMART ID 195
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program for Linux. Version 1.16.00 Build ID: SAS11600
******************************************* IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.16.00 - First Update Utility release for IBM System x servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
NOTE: Check notation under PCIe NVMe devices.
SAS 3.5"
- ESXSST1000NM0023, ESXSST2000NM0023, ESXSST3000NM0023, ESXSST4000NM0023 to BC5E
- ESXSST2000NM0043, ESXSST3000NM0043, ESXSST4000NM0043, ESXSST1000NM0043 to EC5A
- ESXSST3300557SS, ESXSST3450757SS, ESXSST3600957SS to EA54
- ESXSST3300657SS, ESXSST3450857SS, ESXSST3600057SS to BA5A
- ESXSST33000650SS to BC3E
- ESXSST1000NM0001, ESXSST2000NM0001 to BC4A
- ESXSHUS724020ALS64, ESXSHUS724030ALS64, ESXSHUS724040ALS64 to J3L5
- ESXSHUS724020ALS61, ESXSHUS724040ALS61 to N3L5
- ESXSHUS723020ALS64, ESXSHUS723030ALS64 to J3K8
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to XA38
SAS 2.5"
- ESXSTXA2D20200GA6I, ESXSTXA2D20400GA6I, ESXSTXA2D20800GA6I, ESXSTXA2E21600GA6I to GB7H
- ESXSST300MM0006, ESXSST600MM0006, ESXSST900MM0006 to B56M; - ESXSST300MM0026, ESXSST600MM0026, ESXSST900MM0026 to E56D
- ESXST1200MM0007 to B57B - ESXST1200MM0017 to E576
- ESXSST9300605SS, ESXSST9600205SS, ESXSST9900805SS to B55E - ESXSST9300505SS, ESXSST9600105SS, ESXSST9900705SS to E558
- ESXSST9146853SS, ESXSST9300653SS to B63K
- ESXSST9146753SS, ESXSST9300553SS to E638 - ESXSST9500620SS, ESXSST91000640SS to BD2J
- ESXSHUC101212CSS60 to J2MA - ESXSHUC101212CSS61 to N2M9
- ESXSHUC156030CS420, ESXSHUC156060CS420 to J5G2 - ESXSHUC156030CSS20, ESXSHUC156060CSS20 to J2G4
- ESXSHUC156030CS420E, ESXSHUC156060CS420E to N5G2
- ESXSHUC156030CSS20E, ESXSHUC156060CSS20E to N2G4
- ESXSHUC101860CS420, ESXSHUC101890CS420, ESXSHUC101812CS420, ESXSHUC101818CS420 to J5H2 - ESXSHUC101860CS420E, ESXSHUC101890CS420E, ESXSHUC101812CS420E, ESXSHUC101818CS420E to N5H2
- ESXSHUC109030CSS60, ESXSHUC109060CSS60, ESXSHUC109090CSS60 to J2EG - ESXSHUC109030CSS61E, ESXSHUC109060CSS61E, ESXSHUC109090CSS61E to N2EG
- ESXSAL13SXB300N, ESXSAL13SXB600N to SC36
- ESXSMBF2300RC, ESXSMBF2600RC to SB2F
- ESXSMK1401GRRB, ESXSMK3001GRRB to SC2E - ESXSMK1401GRRR, ESXSMK3001GRRR to SF23 - ESXSMK3001GRDB, ESXSMK6001GRDB, ESXSMK9001GRDB to SB35
- ESXSWD3001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD6001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD9001BKHG-23D to ZA33 - ESXSWD3002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD6002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD9002BKTG-23E to ZC32
- EXSXHUSMM1620ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1640ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1680ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1616ASS20 to J4C6 - EXSXHUSMM1620ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1640ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1680ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1616ASS20E to N4C6
SATA 3.5"
- WD1003FBYX-23Y7B0, WD2003FYYS-23W0B0 to WA35
- WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD37 - Resolves drive initiated reset (DBS (Debug Stop event)) encountered under a narrow timing window (~1ns) for specific command/access patterns, due to the drive’s handling of command automation where it was possible for an internal hardware resource conflict to occur between two tasks.
- ST33000650NS to BB3A
- ST1000NM0011, ST2000NM0011 to BB4A
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5A
- HUA723020ALA640 to MK7OA930 - HUA723030ALA640 to MKAOA930
SATA 2.5"
- ST9250610NS, ST9500620NS, ST91000640NSto BE2A
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB33
- SSDSC2BA200G3I, SSDSC2BA400G3I, SSDSC2BA800G3I to 5DV1NA37
- MZ7GE240HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE480HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE960HMHP-000M3 to EXST0CA34
PCIe NVMe 2.5"
- SSDPE2ME400G4I, SSDPE2ME800G4I, SSDPE2ME016G4I, SSDPE2ME020G4I to 8DV1ND32 - will require a system reboot for device fw update to complete.
********************************************************************* SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.15.00 - First Update Utility release for IBM System x servers.
This package acknowledges support and may include updates for drives with product ID strings of:
SAS 3.5"
- ESXSST1000NM0023, ESXSST2000NM0023, ESXSST3000NM0023, ESXSST4000NM0023 to BC5E
- ESXSST2000NM0043, ESXSST3000NM0043, ESXSST4000NM0043, ESXSST1000NM0043 to EC5A
- ESXSST3300557SS, ESXSST3450757SS, ESXSST3600957SS to EA54
- ESXSST3300657SS, ESXSST3450857SS, ESXSST3600057SS to BA5A
- ESXSST33000650SS to BC3E
- ESXSST1000NM0001, ESXSST2000NM0001 to BC4A
- ESXSHUS724020ALS64, ESXSHUS724030ALS64, ESXSHUS724040ALS64 to J3L5
- ESXSHUS724020ALS61, ESXSHUS724040ALS61 to N3L5
- ESXSHUS723020ALS64, ESXSHUS723030ALS64 to J3K8
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to
- ESXSWD1001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD2001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD3001FYYG-23S, ESXSWD4001FYYG-23S to XA38
SAS 2.5"
- ESXSTXA2D20200GA6I, ESXSTXA2D20400GA6I, ESXSTXA2D20800GA6I, ESXSTXA2E21600GA6I to GB7H
- ESXSST300MM0006, ESXSST600MM0006, ESXSST900MM0006 to B56M; - ESXSST300MM0026, ESXSST600MM0026, ESXSST900MM0026 to E56D
- ESXST1200MM0007 to B57B - ESXST1200MM0017 to E576
- ESXSST9300605SS, ESXSST9600205SS, ESXSST9900805SS to B55E - ESXSST9300505SS, ESXSST9600105SS, ESXSST9900705SS to E558
- ESXSST9146853SS, ESXSST9300653SS to B63K
- ESXSST9146753SS, ESXSST9300553SS to E638 - ESXSST9500620SS, ESXSST91000640SS to BD2J
- ESXSHUC101212CSS60 to J2MA - ESXSHUC101212CSS61 to N2M9
- ESXSHUC156030CS420, ESXSHUC156060CS420 to J5G2 - ESXSHUC156030CSS20, ESXSHUC156060CSS20 to J2G4
- ESXSHUC156030CS420E, ESXSHUC156060CS420E to N5G2
- ESXSHUC156030CSS20E, ESXSHUC156060CSS20E to N2G4
- ESXSHUC101860CS420, ESXSHUC101890CS420, ESXSHUC101812CS420, ESXSHUC101818CS420 to J5H2 - ESXSHUC101860CS420E, ESXSHUC101890CS420E, ESXSHUC101812CS420E, ESXSHUC101818CS420E to N5H2
- ESXSHUC109030CSS60, ESXSHUC109060CSS60, ESXSHUC109090CSS60 to J2EG - ESXSHUC109030CSS61E, ESXSHUC109060CSS61E, ESXSHUC109090CSS61E to N2EG
- ESXSAL13SXB300N, ESXSAL13SXB600N to SC36
- ESXSMBF2300RC, ESXSMBF2600RC to SB2F
- ESXSMK1401GRRB, ESXSMK3001GRRB to SC2E - ESXSMK1401GRRR, ESXSMK3001GRRR to SF23 - ESXSMK3001GRDB, ESXSMK6001GRDB, ESXSMK9001GRDB to SB35
- ESXSWD3001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD6001BKHG-23D, ESXSWD9001BKHG-23D to ZA33 - ESXSWD3002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD6002BKTG-23E, ESXSWD9002BKTG-23E to ZC32
- EXSXHUSMM1620ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1640ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1680ASS20, EXSXHUSMM1616ASS20 to J4C6 - EXSXHUSMM1620ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1640ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1680ASS20E, EXSXHUSMM1616ASS20E to N4C6
SATA 3.5"
- WD1003FBYX-23Y7B0, WD2003FYYS-23W0B0 to WA35
- WD2000FYYZ-23UL, WD3000FYYZ-23UL, WD4000FYYZ-23UL to WD37
- ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS to BE2A
- ST33000650NS to BB3A
- ST1000NM0011, ST2000NM0011 to BB4A
- ST1000NM0033, ST2000NM0033, ST3000NM0033, ST4000NM0033 to BB5A
- HUA723020ALA640 to MK7OA930 - HUA723030ALA640 to MKAOA930
SATA 2.5"
- ST9500620NS, ST91000640NS
- MTFDDAK120MBB, MTFDDAK240MBB, MTFDDAK480MBB, MTFDDAK800MBB to MB33
- SSDSC2BA200G3I, SSDSC2BA400G3I, SSDSC2BA800G3I to 5DV1NA36
- MZ7GE240HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE480HMHP-000M3, MZ7GE960HMHP-000M3 to EXST0CA34
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN TIP H29851 ******************************************* 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_hddlegacy_sas-1_22_00_windows_32-64_chg
Fibre Channel Adapter STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Release Notes August 24, 2014
QLogic Driver Release Notes
QLogic Corporation All rights reserved Package Version 9.1.11.28 Driver Version 9.1.11.28
Table of Contents
1. Change History 2. Known Issues 3. Notices 4. Contacting Support
1. Change History
The following changes have been made to the Fibre Channel Adapter STOR miniport driver version 9.1.11.28.
Version 9.1.11.28
* [ER111983]: Unable to do backups at 256K block transfer size limit Scope : 2500 and 2600 Series Adapters Resolution: Fixed number of physical break with corresponding maximum transfer length * [ER132635]: Certain tape device reboot causes I/O quiescence Scope : 2500 and 2600 Series Adapters Resolution: Fixed timing issue in device re-login after logout * Firmware version: 7.03.00 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters) * API version 1.28.0.115 (QLSDM)
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.11.26
* API version 1.28.0.112 (QLSDM) * [ER115248]: Read NVRAM fails after write Resolution: Added delay between write and read in api Scope : 8200 Series Adapters * [ER115315]: Unable to update EDC Resolution: Fixed wrong lengh in built-in FLT Scope : 2500 Series Adapters * [ER114713]: Poor read write performance at certain large block sizes Resolution: Fixed delay in handling SRB queue Scope : 2600 Series Adapters * Firmware version: 7.01.00 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters) * [ER114741]: Login to tape device times out Scope : All FC and FCOE Adapter Resolution: Retry Relogin once * [ER113510]: Maximum number of GNNFT entries is limited to 128 Scope : All Adapters Resolution: Increased maximum number of GNNFT entries * [ER113482]: Failover on EMC storage not working when zoning is deactivated on switch Resolution: Fixed for not relogin after timeout * [ER112112]: SnapDrive cannot see luns through the QLE10K Scope : 10000 series adapter Resolution: Change the number of ports in AdapterAttributes to 1 * [ER112725]: Issue with processing certain response entry during stop HBA operation Resolution: Added check for HBA stop state before response queue processing * [ER112726]: Multi-queue debug trace feature Scope : 2500 and 2600 Series Adapters Resolution: Added per-queue debug information trace * Added support for the following devices (supported platforms): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_02841077 (x86, x64)
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.11.24
* Firmware version: 5.09.00 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters) * API version 1.28.0.105 (QLSDM) * Fix MailboxPassthru by removing restriction on writing mbx8 register [ER104361] * Added support for Skip 4G FC [ER104575] * Allow application modify "Execution Throttle" field in nvram for 2600 series adapters [ER103297] * Add Service Pack number to OSName [ER104204] * Added api to read 2600 series adapters ASIC temperature [ER102430] * Added mailbox passthru api [ER102988] * Added reading ASIC temperature for Ninja and Sensei [ER103001] * Removed Advanced tab from Device Manager properties * Added support support for full 64 bit physical addressing [ER101742] * Added support for QLE10000 series adapters
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.10.28
* Firmware version: 5.07.02 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters) * API version 1.28.0.101 (QLSDM) * Removed support for 2Gb speed in port supported speed for 16Gb FC in 2600 series adapters [ER100053] * Added get/set I2V registers and get/set serdes registers - OEM Adapter [ER99727] * Added support to address OEM adapter Re-design I2C access issue [ER99562] * Added adapter disable state check on timer routine re-init state handling [ER96662] * External loopback support OEM adapter when in loop mode [ER98834] * Fixed skipping OEM adapter vpd update [ER100458] * Fixed Ext Loopback test fails with Loopback connector (8Gb loop mode) [ER99702] * Fixed crash in fwdump routine [ER101039] * Limit support to node-interleaving configurations
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.10.27
* Fixed event Viewer Error 154 (Disk I/O error) occurs when running Diskercise on FC LUN [ER97809]
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.10.26 * API version 1.28.0.97 (QLSDM) * Added series adapters temperature handling [ER94159] * Removed driver family version support [ER95755] * Removed flash FLT error logging for 24xx/25xx [ER96144] * Returned NOT_SUPPORTED for SDForceFcMctpDump in api [ER96352] * Fixed memory access error [part of ER96188] * Fixed extra 4K in variable transfer sizes (64K, 128K) [ER94081] * Added support to relogin if the device logs out [ER93867] * Removed event logging for fw dump event [ER98897]
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.10.25
* Added Windows Server 2012 support [ER92249] * Not to update i2c vpd if Sensei in api [ER93800] * Fixed Flash Layout Table memory usage [ER93668] * API version 1.28.0.96 (QLSDM) * Code cleanup [ER92250] * Added support for Set Driver version for OCBB and family driver version [ER92243] * Issue with LB connector attached after it was in point-to-point mode, driver was still issuing echo instead of loopback command [ER93050] * Fixed Adapter Port type in P2P mode [ER92357] * Process completed PRLI [ER89053] * Fixed multiple request single response queue initialization issue [ER95259]
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.9.48
* Firmware version: 5.06.05 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters)
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.9.47
* Firmware version: 5.06.04 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters)
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.9.46
* Firmware version: 5.06.03 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters) * API version 1.28.0.92 (QLSDM) * LUN disappearance after tape reboot [ER84117] * Failed to reissue some i/o's after controller failover (8Gb) [ER86660]
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.9.29
* Firmware version: 5.06.02 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters)
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.9.28
* Firmware version: 5.05.05 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters) * API version 1.28.0.87 (QLSDM)
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.9.27
* Updated firmware version: 5.04.04 (2400/2500 Series 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters) * API version 1.28.0.85 (QLSDM) * Fixed an issue where drives were not detected in direct connect topology [ER81138]
**************************************************************************************** Version 9.1.9.25
* No fixes in this driver release.
Version 9.1.8.25
* Closed WMI mapping interoperability with HBAAPI.DLL issue.
Version 9.1.8.19
* Driver restores 4G Fibre Channel PCIe Device Control and Link Control registers based on saved value. * In multi-processor systems, the clustering driver timer popped as a result of unrecovered I/O through a LUN reset. [ER0000000067688 closed]
Version 9.1.8.17
* Firmware versions: 5.01.02 (4Gb and 8Gb) * API version 1.28.0.73 (QLSDM) * Driver restores 4G Fibre Channel PCIe Device Control and Link Control registers based on saved value.
Version 9.1.7.18
* Firmware versions: 3.03.25 (2Gb), 4.04.00 (4Gb and 8Gb). * API version 1.28.0.63 (QLSDM).
Version 9.1.7.17
* Added support for the following devices (supported platforms) (2.3m): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_8432&SUBSYS_010E1077 (x86, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_014B1077 (x86, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01701077 (x86, ia64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01711077 (x86, ia64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01721077 (x86, ia64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01731077 (x86, ia64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01741077 (x86, ia64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01751077 (x86, ia64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_004A1137 (x86, ia64, x64) * Removed support for the following devices (supported platforms): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_011C1077 (x86, x64) NOTE: Microsoft requires x86 and x64 support for all Fibre Channel Adapters. * Firmware versions: 3.03.25 (2Gb), 4.03.02 (4Gb). * API version 1.28.0.63 (QLSDM). * Added support for 64-bit QLSDM DLLs. * Enabled FDMI by default. * Added support for Atmel flash AT26DF081A. * Removed support for obsolete qd parameter. * Changed the driver to not log events caused by I/O completion errors.
Version 9.1.7.16 QL
* Added support for the Windows Server 2008 operating system. * Applied a fix to handle logout in the loop environment.
Version 9.1.7.15 QL
* Added support for the following devices (supported platforms): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_01081077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_015C1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_015D1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_015E1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_015F1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01601077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01611077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01621077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01631077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_01641077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_3261103C (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_3262103C (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_3263103C (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2532&SUBSYS_3264103C (x86, IA64, x64) NOTE: Microsoft requires x86 and x64 support for all Fibre Channel Adapters. * Firmware versions: 3.03.25 (2Gb), 4.02.00 (4Gb). * API version: 1.28.0.50 (QLSDM). * Unique assignment of management server N_Port handle values to be for each virtual port. * NPIV (N_Port ID virtualization). * Target link speed (iiDMA). * PcieLinkCap/Stat to HbaDeviceChipProperty. * Flash layout regions for 4Gb and returned flash layout table from flash if it is valid. * Three Alternate Boot Devices and OOFR (out-of-order frame receive). * Removed QL2XHAI2: IHVs are required to use Host Bus Adapter API provided by Microsoft. * Preserved BIOS defaults when updating multi-boot image whose BIOS locations can be anywhere in the image. * Fixed checksum calculation in QLSDM when two-bios image is flashed. * Initiator discovery problem caused a large burst of RSCN activity when the NetApp does its failover. A failed GPNID command occurring during ports discovery must not cause the termination of the discovery process. [ER50975 fixed] * Handled the case where the GNNFT command was failing due to incorrectly calculated the maximum data response length. * Setting the alternate WWN and enabling it in the NVRAM did not propagate through to the Host Bus Adapter. Reading the NVRAM and reinitializing the Host Bus Adapter will handle this case.
Version 9.1.4.16 QL 3.03.21 4.00.26
* Adhered to Subsystem Id document v2.2m+. * Firmware versions: 3.03.21 (2Gb), 4.00.26 (4Gb). * API versions: 1.28.0.37 (QLSDM), 2.0.0.14 (QL2XHAI2). * Initiator discovery problem caused a large burst of RSCN activity when the NetApp does its failover. A failed GPNID command occurring during ports discovery must not cause the termination of the discovery process. [ER50975]
Version 9.1.4.15 QL 3.03.21 4.00.26
* Firmware versions: 3.03.21 (2Gb), 4.00.26 (4Gb). * API versions: 1.28.0.37 (QLSDM), 2.0.0.14 (QL2XHAI2). * Adhered to Subsystem Id document v2.2m+. NOTE: Microsoft requires both x86 and x64 support all Host Bus Adapters. * Added support for the following devices (supported platforms): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2322&SUBSYS_01151077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2322&SUBSYS_01161077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2422&SUBSYS_1336103C (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_015B1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_5432&SUBSYS_01551077 (x86, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_5432&SUBSYS_01561077 (x86, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2422&SUBSYS_014A1077 (IA64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_014B1077 (IA64) * Removed support for the following devices: - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_6312&SUBSYS_01301077 (x86, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2422&SUBSYS_01471077 (IA64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_01451077 (IA64) * Conformed QLSDM and the driver to the revised for "Get/Set Target Link Speed". * Increased loopback test buffer size to 2048 bytes in QLSDM. * Loopback test always failed when the NVRAM frame size is set to 512 or 1024 (Windows). Pass in transfer size instead of hard-coded value in QLSDM. [ER50975 fixed] * Handled the case where the device becomes not ready in the StartIO routine. * Fixed in SANsurfer 5.0.0 Build 4 – Driver 9.1.3.10b2—Windows IA64 SP1—HP. The Host Bus Adapter model numbers do not show up on Information page. [ER48374] * Fixed Long Erase (0x019) issues with DLT S4 and QLE2462. Error occurs (most likely a bus reset) when running a long erase that takes longer than 110 minutes on the Quantum DLT-S4 (firmware:0808) drive, which exceeds the built in 4Gb firmware timeout limit. [ER48117 (AR 48907, SR70415 [REF:609618455])]
Version 9.1.3.16 QL 3.03.21 4.00.23
* This version replaced the invalid release 9.1.3.15. * Firmware versions: 3.03.21 (2Gb), 4.00.23 (4Gb). * API versions: 1.28.0.35 (QLSDM), 2.0.0.14 (QL2XHAI2). * Removed I/O Reduction support for the 4G Host Bus Adapter.
Version 9.1.3.15 QL 3.03.21 4.00.23
* Firmware versions: 3.03.21 (2Gb), 4.00.23 (4Gb). * API versions: 1.28.0.35 (QLSDM), 2.0.0.14 (QL2XHAI2). * Added OEM specific support for assigning a virtual world wide port name via registry key. * Added "Get/Set" target link speed support. * Changed the INF to enable the I/O Reduction for the 4Gb Host Bus Adapter for the IA64 platform based on Microsoft document. * Added multiple BIOS support in QLSDM. * Initialized debug file name variable during DLL load (QL2XHAI2). * Closed EMC OPT23605: x64 Server hangs during boot at the “Applying Computer Settings.” * Cleaned up code related to get Object text for OS Device Name (QL2XHAI2). * Attached target devices not visible to OS after server reboot (QLE220) [ER47338 closed]. * Driver not Login into Target Devices (QLE220) [ER47436 closed] * Topology diagram is not displaying properly when LIP issued on QLA2462 port. [ER47530 closed]
Version 9.1.2.19 QL 3.03.19 4.00.23
* Firmware versions: 3.03.19 (2Gb), 4.00.23 (4Gb). * Bus Resets Under Heavy I/O Load. [ER46891 closed] * API Versions: 1.28.0.33 (QLSDM), 2.0.0.12 (QL2XHAI2). * SANsurfer FC HBA Manager B83 showed only one port see the storage even though no zoning. [ER47166 closed] * Port failure after disconnecting and reconnecting ISL port used by MirrorView. [Closed OPT 235681] * SANsurfer FC HBA Manager does not display the topology view correctly when the Host Bus Adapters are set to loop only until the system is rebooted. [ER47235 closed]
Version 9.1.2.18 QL 3.03.19 4.00.22
* Firmware versions: 3.03.19 (2Gb), 4.00.22 (4Gb). * API Versions: 1.28.0.33 (QLSDM), 2.0.0.12 (QL2XHAI2). * Added VPD update support for 2432 4-port adapter in 1.28.0.33 (QLSDM). * Recognized Asynchronous Event 8048h as a valid AEN. * Modified timer task to handle the case when Host Bus Adapter is in a stopped state. * 24xx only: Added support for NVRAM Nodename option bit. * 4Gb only: Added support for reading data from SFP (small form-factor pluggable) optical transceivers via QLSDM. * Adhered to Subsystem Id document v2.2g. * Added support for the following devices (supported platforms): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2422&SUBSYS_014D1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_014C1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_01521077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_01531077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_01541077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_5432&SUBSYS_014E1077 (x86, x64) * Adhered to firmware dump procedure per 2400 Series Firmware Interface Specification version C. * RX2600 fails to boot Windows after 1MB bin flash—SANsurfer 2.0.30b84_windows. [ER47113 closed] * Fixed: LUNs disappeared after DS4000 controller firmware download in direct attach. * "Bind By Port ID + Present Targets that are persistently bound only" is not working (in loop environment). [ER46586 closed] * Changed to perform the full firmware dump when firmware error occurs. * JBOD disks turn offline in SANsurfer FC HBA Manager and SANsurfer FC HBA CLI when settings are Present targets that are persistently bound + Bind by Port ID (in loop environment). [ER46141 closed] * Corrected firmware region size in option ROM layout, that is, firmware size in flash. * GPN_ID has wrong payload length after unplug and re-plug. [ER45035 closed] * When using the QLSDM to retrieve the transceiver data, you may get SDMGT_CANNOT_GET_SFP_DATA error on system platforms using specific models of Supermicro motherboard such as P3TDL3 and P3TDLE. The QLSDM retrieves the transceiver data using underlying 4Gb firmware (v4.00.21) that reports an error code of 4005 for this operation. * Verified support for Atmel flash chip AT26DF081A.
Version 9.1.2.16 QL 3.03.19 4.00.18
* Firmware versions: 3.03.19 (2Gb), 4.00.18 (4Gb). * Adhered to Subsystem Id document v2.2f. * Added support for the following devices (supported platforms): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_6312&SUBSYS_01191077 (x86, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_6312&SUBSYS_011C1077 (x86, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_6312&SUBSYS_01301077 (x86, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_6322&SUBSYS_012F1077 (x86, x64) * Set additional firmware option bit 10 for 2Gb Host Bus Adapter so the firmware waits for the task management command, (such as reset LUN to complete.) * Host Bus Adapter does not re-login to target after target sends LOGO to Host Bus Adapter. [Closed OPT226506] * The link status behaves differently between QLE2460 and QLA2342. [ER44735 closed] * Incorrect HwVersion string is reported by QLogic IHV HBA_GetAdapterAttributes call. [ER45228 closed] * Event Id 11 entries logged by ql2300 at offset x10 and offset x34 do not match the Error Codes published on the Web. Because the miniport uses Microsoft's Storport.sys driver to actually log the error event, and it has been confirmed that the storport.sys driver logs the event incorrectly. A bug has been reported to Microsoft on this: SRX041110604850 (STORport—Incorrect event data is logged when storport's storportlogerror). Meanwhile, the Miniport driver is changed to log the event code at offset x10 by default. This workaround is controlled by the registry parameter mevtwrkaround. For details on this parameter, please see the readme file. [ER45230 closed] * Use memory map mechanism in the driver. [ER45232 closed]
Version 9.1.2.15 QL 3.03.19 4.00.17
* Firmware versions: 3.03.19 (2Gb), 4.00.17 (4Gb). * Adhered to Subsystem Id document v2.2e. * Added support for the following devices (supported platforms): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_5432&SUBSYS_013E1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_5432&SUBSYS_013F1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2422&SUBSYS_014A1077 (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2432&SUBSYS_014B1077 (x86, IA64, x64) * Added support to use combined 2Gb IPX firmware. * Added support for SST25VF080B flash part. * Added option for not to dump code section for 24xx firmware dump. * Serial number for the 4Gb Host Bus Adapter should be obtained from the VPD. [ER44270 closed] * Windows 2000/qla2340/Veritas tape backup long cable pull failed error message ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED. [ER38787 closed]
Version 9.1.1.15 QL 3.03.18 4.00.12
* Firmware versions: 3.03.18 (2Gb), 4.00.12 (4Gb). * QLogic 4Gb driver returns selection timeout immediately after cable pull in an OEM special dual loop configuration. [Closed PTR 90818] * QLogic Driver returns a selection timeout when rebooting a controller in an OEM special dual loop configuration. [Closed PTR 90652]
Version 9.1.0.18 QL 3.03.18 4.00.12
* Firmware versions: 3.03.18 (2Gb), 4.00.12 (4Gb). * Adhered to Subsystem Id document v2.2d. * Added support for the following devices (supported platforms): - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2422&SUBSYS_12D7103C (x86, IA64, x64) - PCI\VEN_1077&DEV_2312&SUBSYS_01491077 (x86, IA64, x64)
* Firmware versions: 3.03.16 (2Gb), 4.00.12 (4Gb). * Embedded 24xx firmware in the driver. * New driver could not detect any device to install as BOOT from SAN on one specific setup. [ER43175 closed]
Version 9.1.0.15 QL 3.03.16
* Firmware versions: 3.03.16 (2Gb), (Use onboard 4Gb firmware.) * Added 24xx support. * Need to change bit used to control LED mode. [ER42601 closed]
Version 9.0.2.17 QL 3.03.13
* Firmware versions: 3.03.16 (2Gb).
Firmware (Embedded in Driver) -----------------------------
The following lists show the changes and bug fixes to the firmware that is embedded in the drivers for the 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapters and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters from versions 4.03.01 to 5.04.04.
From Version 5.04.02 to 5.04.04
Changes ------- * 2500 Series. Ensured that correct slot-specific SerDes settings will be used for specific mezzanine cards. [ER78047]
Bug Fixes --------- None
From Version 5.04.01 to 5.04.02
Changes ------- * Current Fibre Channel Adapter firmware supports maximum frame sizes of 512, 1024, and 2048 in the received PLOGI or PLOGI-ACC. This change provides an option to disable this restriction by setting bit 6 of Firmware Options 2 through Set Additional Firmware Options Mailbox Command (038h). Note that this option bypasses the Maximum Transmit Data Frame Size set by the Set Transmit Parameters Mailbox Command (019h). [ER76448]
Bug Fixes --------- None
From Version 5.04.00 to 5.04.01
Changes ------- * Option to Disable Automatic FDISC: Currently, the firmware automatically performs FDISC for enabled virtual ports (VPs) upon receiving an FLOGI_ACC. This procedure does not mesh well with driver architectures, which typically control the FDISCs. A new option bit allows you to suppress the automatic FDISCs. This option bit is available in both the ISP25xx and ISP81xx firmware. Older firmware ignores this option bit. Functional Description: The Disable FDISC bit (multi-ID initialize firmware control block, Global VP Options field, bit 4) disables the automatic FDISCs. If this bit is set, any VPs enabled in the multi-ID initialize firmware control block remain enabled, but the ID is not in the acquired state. The driver must issue a Modify Virtual Port Configuration IOCB (with the Command field set to 3h) to instruct the firmware to transmit the FDISC after it receives the report ID acquisition (RIDA) for VP0. When Disable FDISC is set, no FDISC is transmitted for the enabled VPs on any event, which results in a FLOGI. The driver should issue a Modify Virtual Port Configuration IOCB (with the Command field set to 3h) to instruct the firmware to transmit the FDISC for a specific VP (after receiving the RIDA for VP0). The driver must instruct the firmware to transmit an FDISC for all enabled VPs. After all the FDISC is completed, the firmware state changes to ready. In addition, a Port Database Changed AEN (8014h), with the Outgoing Mailbox 1 register set to FFFFh and Outgoing Mailbox 2 register set to 6h, is generated and passed to the driver. If the driver does not transmit FDISC for a VP, the driver must disable that specific VP using Virtual Port Control IOCB (Entry Type field 30h). This step is needed because a VP is enabled, but the ID is not in the acquired state, which can prevent the firmware state from changing to ready, and prevent generation of the Port Database AEN as previously stated. The option applies only to fabric point-to-point topology and NPIV environments. [ER74448]
* Added option to disable PRLI REC_SUPPORT bit. To disable the PRLI REC_SUPPORT bit (PRLI REC_SUPPORT bit is set by default), set bit 6 of the additional firmware option 3 of the Set Additional Firmware Options (38h) Mailbox Commands). This option has to be set prior to Initialize Firmware mailbox command (60h or 48h). [ER74764]
* 81xx only. Added Additional Firmware Options 2, bit 9 to improve NIC bandwidth when NIC and FCoE receive traffic are running concurrently. [ER69565]
* 81xx/25xx MIDQ only. Provide capability in Queue Management (1Fh) mailbox command to move a queue base address. For details, refer to the Multiple Queue Support for 2500 Series Fibre Channel and 8100 Series Converged Network Adapter Controllers Applications Note. [ER69606]
* 81xx only. Added support for LR Optics. Requires MPI FW 1.39.00 or later with proper configuration files. [ER69613]
* Added an Additional Firmware Options 3 bit to discard any frames received out of order unless the Initialize Firmware Options 3 bit 6 (Enable Receive Out-of-Order Data Frame Handling) is set to 1. Changes to Set Additional Firmware Options (38h) Mailbox Command interface: - Add to Additional Firmware Option 3 Bits (Incoming mailbox 3 register) Table: Bit 15 Do not transfer received out of order data for an exchange to host memory (except during SRR recovery). - Replace bit_15 description with: Bit 15 (Do not transfer received out of order data for an exchange to host memory). When this bit is set to 1, the ISP firmware does not transfer received out-of-order data for an exchange to host memory, except during SRR recovery. A frame is considered "out-of-order" after a previously-received frame is dropped due to an error, as well as a true out-of-order frame receipt condition. NOTE: Bit 15 is ignored when Initialize Firmware Options 3 bit 6 (Enable Receive Out-of-Order Data Frame Handling) is set to 1. [ER70311]
* 24xx/25xx only. Bit 8 of State Flags field in Status IOCB Type has been changed from Reserved to "Unable to send OPN to Destination." This bit is set when the destination device sends an immediate CLS in response to an OPN from ISP. [ER71132]
* Add option to disable the firmware automatic port login (PLOGI) to the simple name server (SNS). To enable this feature, set Bit 15 of Additional Firmware Options 2 when issuing Set Additional Firmware Options Mailbox Command 0038h. [ER71742]
* 24xx SB2 only. Return the lower 16-bit of current RBC count in Receive IU and Add Buffer IOCBs. This extends the scope of ER68875 to include 24xx. - For IOCB type 0x4D, the lower 16-bit of the counter is stored at offset 0x3E to 0x3F. - For IOCB type 0x4C, the lower 16-bit is stored at offset 0x1C to 0x1D. [ER71764]
* 81xx only. Added an Additional Firmware Options 2 bit to post all Asynchronous IOCBs to the ATIO queue when target mode is enabled. Changes to Set Additional Firmware Options (38h) mailbox command interface: - Add to Additional Firmware Option 2 Bits (Incoming mailbox 2 register) Table: Bit 11 Enable Asynchronous IOCBs to ATIO queue. - Replace bit 11 description with: Bit 11 (Enable Asynchronous IOCBs to ATIO queue). When this bit is set to 1, the firmware posts all asynchronous IOCBs (PUREX, ABTS Received, and Report ID Acquisition) to the ATIO queue when target operation is enabled. Additionally, if a login-affecting ELS command (PLOGI, PRLI, PRLO, LOGO, ADISC, PDISC, or TPRLO) is passed up to the target driver, an Immediate Notify IOCB with Status Code 46h, Login affecting ELS command received, shall not be sent. Initialize Firmware Options 3 bit 26 (Enable Ethernet Header Receive IOCB for ATIO Queue) is used to request the firmware place an Ethernet Header Receive IOCB on the ATIO queue before each PUREX and ABTS Received IOCB. Initialize Firmware Options 3 bit 27 (Enable Ethernet Header Receive IOCB for Response Queue) shall be ignored. When bit 11 is set to 0, the firmware posts asynchronous IOCBs to queues specified in the ISP81xx firmware specification. Changes to Initialize Firmware, Firmware Options 3: - Bit 27 (Enable Ethernet Header Receive IOCB for Response Queue). When Additional Firmware Option 2 bit 11 (Enable Asynchronous IOCBs to ATIO queue) is set, this bit is ignored. - Bit 26 (Enable Ethernet Header Receive IOCB for ATIO Queue). When Additional Firmware Option 2 bit 11 (Enable Asynchronous IOCBs to ATIO queue) is set, and this bit is set, the firmware places an Ethernet Header Receive IOCB on the ATIO queue before each PUREX and ABTS Received IOCB. [ER71877]
* MID only. Send LOGO if an FDISC is rejected with error/explanation code 03/0D. After LOGO ACC is received, the firmware retries the FDISC. [ER72460]
Bug Fixes --------- * 81xx only. Corrected FCP-2 processing during a link disruption until re-discovery is complete. [ER66337]
* MIDQ builds. Corrected N_Port-N_Port FLOGI Dest ID of 0. [ER67952]
* 2532-based adapter only. Corrected an issue that could prevent the link from being established when connected to specific targets operating at 8Gb link speed in a loop topology. [ER68658]
* Correct abort handling of a Command Type 6 IO that could result in fatal firmware error or I/O timeout. [ER68965]
* 81xx only. Set a Buffer Credit value of 16 in FLOGI/FDISC for interoperability with FCFs that incorrectly use the field. [ER69182]
* 81xx only. Correct handling of received stale frames forwarded by an FCF after the link is re-established. [ER69245]
* 81xx only. Corrected an issue that would prevent the link from being re-established after a cable pull. [ER69291]
* Correctly set the "sequence initiative transferred bit" (F_CTL) for transmission of status mode 2 FCP_RSP with confirmation request. [ER69336]
* 81xx only. Added support to detect MPI pause during heartbeat processing. [ER69457]
* Disk CRC only. Correct firmware reported residual Byte Count for CRC (T10) Read commands. [ER69564]
* 81xx only. Corrected CTIO handling when the link was down. [ER69683]
* 81xx only. Corrected an issue with Internal Loopback failure reported when link is up to an FCF. [ER69685]
* 24xx CRC only. Resolve 8002 system error during DIF error processing. [ER69922]
* 25xx and 81xx only. Corrected possible memory leak during clean-up of T10 CRC IOs with DIF Bundling enabled. [ER70018]
* 25xx and 81xx only. Corrected false DIF error reported during T10 CRC transmit IO with DIF Bundling. [ER70038]
* Corrected Target XCB count returned by Get Resource Counts Mailbox Command (0042h). [ER70149]
* Corrected a RISC pause condition after the Diagnostic Echo Test (44h) mailbox command completed with an error status. [ER70166]
* 25xx and 81xx only. Corrected a potential I/O timeout of T10 CRC IO when using DIF bundling. [ER70319]
* 25xx and 81xx only. Corrected potential invalid PCIe access when aborting a T10 CRC IO when using DIF bundling. [ER70558]
* Corrected N_Port Handle assignment by firmware when Purex is enabled. [ER70575]
* 81xx only. The firmware could incorrectly set bit 15 of N_Port Handle returned by the Get Port/Node Name List (75h) mailbox command. [ER70664]
* 81xx only. Corrected a problem where the values supplied in the Set Timeout Parameters (32h) mailbox command were not honored. [ER70708]
* Prevent 8002 system error when processing a severely malformed IOCB. [ER70910]
* Corrected a RISC pause condition during SRR received notify ACK processing. [ER70921]
* 24xx only: Improved link init time when using Inline Credit Extender in an N_Port-N_Port configuration. [ER71034]
* Fixed Loopback mailbox command timeout when Fibre Channel event (FCE) extended tracing is enabled. [ER71269]
* Corrected a problem that could result in a Task Management command timeout. [ER72100]
* Corrected handling of frames received with DID = 000000h. [ER72270]
* 81xx only. Fix CTIO with terminate exchange bit returned good completion status (01h) after the CTIO is already completed. The CTIO with a terminate exchange bit should instead return an invalid receive exchange address (08h) completion status. [ER72491]
* MID builds only. Fix CTIO with terminate exchange bit failed with completion status=29h. [ER72571]
* 81xx only. Corrected a problem that caused FDISC not generated by the firmware when Virtual Port Control IOCB (type=30h) is used to enable VP. [ER72921]
* MID only. Correct the cleanup of outstanding ELS requests during VP disable. [ER73048]
* MID only. Resolve RISC pause after cable pull or link event. [ER73090]
From Version 5.02.00 to 5.03.00
Changes ------- * Added feature to return LOGIN info via Mailbox Command 5Ah - Get Params, using type 7. Entry Parameters (Incoming): Mailbox0 - opcode (005ah) Mailbox1 - Type<15:8>, reserved<7:0> Mailbox2 - buffer addr<31:16> Mailbox3 - buffer addr<15:0> Mailbox6 - buffer addr<63:48> Mailbox7 - buffer addr<47:32> Mailbox8 - DW Xfr Length (only valid for Type 7) Exit Parameters (Outgoing): Mailbox0 - (4000h) normal completion - (4002h) DMA error - (4005h) error during command execution - (4006h) if unsupported type or DW Xfr requested is too small ( 28DW <.. ) data got truncated Mailbox1 - If Outgoing Mailbox 0 is 4005h, then Outgoing Mailbox 1 will have the following sub-code: 0002h - No IOCB Mailbox8 - DW Xfr Data (should be 28 for typical PLOGI, only valid for Type 7)
The format returned is according to FC-LS-2 (Fibre Channel - Link Services - 2), rev.2.00 - FLOGI/PLOGI payload minus ELS command code. [ER66811]
* 8100 only. Added support for MPI heartbeat feature. Contact QLogic for details. [ER67656]
* 8100 only. Changes to support additional MPI mailbox commands in the range 136h to 150h. [ER67716]
* 2532/8100 CRC. Implemented CTIO Type CRC_2 and support DIF bundling on CTIO CRC IOCBs.[ER67727]
* 2532 SB2 only. Return the lower 16-bit of current RBC count in Receive IU and Add Buffer IOCBs. - For IOCB type 0x4D, the lower 16-bit of the counter is stored at offset 0x3E to 0x3F. - For IOCB type 0x4C, the lower 16-bit is stored at offset 0x1C to 0x1D. NOTE: This feature will be documented in the upcoming SB-4 spec. [ER68875]
Bug Fixes --------- * MID only. Do not report RSCN for VPs that have been disabled. Previously, the firmware generated 8015 AEN with an invalid vpindex. [ER62856]
* 2532/8100 CRC T10. Resolved bad FCP_DATA sequence due to incorrect re-initialization of the CRC context for Header mode. This affected T10 write commands with multiple FCP_XFER_RDYs. [ER67220]
* Removed zeroed optional association headers from RRQ payload. [ER67210]
* 24xx/2532 only. Corrected a problem in PLOGI ACC processing that could result in failure to respond to a subsequent PRLI. [ER67333]
* 8100 only. Changed login/logout IOCB processing to correctly format a LOGO sent to the fabric controller. [ER69214]
* Resolved a Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) due to a race condition when the exchange timer expires at the same time FCP_XFER_RDY is received. [ER69068]
* 8100 only. Changed link down handling to prevent a stall in received FCoE frame processing. [ER68914]
* Prevented Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) when processing an invalid ELS response type. This problem could occur if a switch sent an erroneous ELS response to a CT pass-thru request. [ER68488]
* 8100 only. Fixed a hang that could occur when processing a new request for an FCP2 capable device after a link status change. [ER68339]
* 2532/8100 only. Resolved intermittent Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) and FKA failures during Flash access. [ER68257]
* Modified RNID processing to correctly handle a response with a "Specific Identification Data Length" field of zero. [ER67623]
* 2532/8100 CRC T10. Changed buffer pointer validation to prevent erroneous 8002 system errors. [ER67568]
* 24xx/2532 only. Fixed a Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) caused by a problem cleaning up after a port discovery timeout. [ER67345]
* 8100 only. Prevented accidental overwrite of the PortName within a port descriptor data structure. Problem could occur during the execution of mailbox commands 30h, 31h, 51h, or 60h. [ER67181]
* Fixed 200ms delay for Command Type 6 IOCBs when residual underrun occurs, and FCP_RSP DMA is enabled. [ER67159]
* 8100 only. Resolved intermittent resource allocation failures in Read SFP mailbox command (31h). Improved failure sub code reporting in mailbox 1 for both Read(31h) and Write(30h) mailbox commands. [ER69146]
* Corrected ADISC ELS check for ELS passup and fixed potential bad pointer when building ELS frame. [ER67799]
* Fixed mailbox command Diagnostic Loop Back failures with Status 4005 and Subcode 0x17. [ER67690 8100 only]
* Fix erroneous discard of a valid FIP VLAN Notification frame when the frame does not have an IEEE 801.2 Q Tag and the FIP descriptor list length is greater than 8 (words). [ER67062 8100 only]
* 24xx/2532 only. Improved firmware handling of I2C SFP interface to better support some SFPs. [ER67479]
* 8100 only. Report NIC driver attached status in Get firmware State Mailbox Command (069h). For details, see the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification, rev C. [ER65051]
* 8100 only. Firmware will return parameter error (4006h) if the Initialize Firmware Mailbox Command (060h) or Initialize Firmware Multiple IDs Mailbox Command (048h) specifies use of the optional Extended Initialization Control Block and provide a length of zero bytes. [ER65184]
* 8100 only. Changed the Perform Implicit LOGO Mailbox Command (072h) to allow the Perform Logout for All Ports across All FCFs option (bit 1 of incoming Mailbox Register 1) in single FCF configurations. [ER65220]
* Added a feature to reject PRLI from Fabric Control (FFFCxx) when target mode is disabled. To enable this option, set bit 7 of Mailbox 2 in the Set Additional Firmware Options Mailbox Command (0038h). [ER66061]
* 8100 only. Changed Get Link Status/Read Port Status Mailbox Command (06Bh) and Get Link Statistics and Private Data Mailbox Command (06Dh) to return counters consistent with the FCoE Link Error Status Block (LESB). Figure 3-4 of the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification now contains the following counters: Link Failure Count, Virtual Link Failure Count, Missing FIP Keep Alive or Discovery Advertisement Count, Symbol Error During Carrier Count, Error'd Block Count, and Frame Check Sequence Error Count. [ER66125]
Bug Fixes --------- * MID only. Fixed an issue to prevent invalid VP misconfigurations that can result in a Fatal Firmware Error 8002h. [ER63706]
* 8100 only. Corrected ELS and BLS timeout units conversion when processing Mailbox Commands Get Timeout Parameters (0022h) and Set Timeout Parameters (0032h). [ER65155]
* 8100 only. Corrected an issue after External Loopback was performed that prevented FIP from completing. [ER65165]
* SB2 only. Corrected a condition in RRQ processing that could result in a Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) after receipt of an ABTS. [ER65232]
* Fixed an issue that caused a rediscovery of FCFs if FIP FLOGI timed out. [ER65757]
* Corrected a problem in target mode operation during confirmation processing that could result in a Fatal Firmware Error 8002h. [ER65415 8100 only]
* 24xx and 2532 only. Corrected auto-negotiation algorithm that would restore the link at the previous speed instead of the maximum speed. [ER65802]
* 8100 non MID only. Corrected a condition where the firmware state would not become Ready after switch port was shutdown and restored. [ER65980]
* Retry FIP VLAN Discovery after FIP Discovery Solicitation fails to find a primary FCF. [ER65980]
* Return LoginState in IO Parameter 1 when Login/Logout IOCB PRLI IO Parameter 0 = 4 (Command Failed). [ER66045]
* 2532 and 8100 MID only. Corrected VP Index range checking during processing of VP Control IOCB. [ER66068]
* Corrected Firmware Error reported during Purex IOCB processing if the Port Database for the target device had been initialized. [ER66082]
* 8100 only. Fixed detection of EP device. [ER66204]
* MID only. Corrected a problem which could result in LOGO sent with SID=000000 or incorrect reporting of VP status after a VP is disabled. [ER66553]
* 2532/8100 MIDQ only. Resolved a long delay in processing Command Type 6 IOCBs after link level fault injection. [ER66755]
* Fixed RISC pause condition when using T10 CRC with DIF_bundling. [ER66803]
* 2532 and 8100 only. Add DSD chaining support to command CRC type IOCBs. [ER62531]
* 8100 only. Updated Immediate Notify to reflect format described in the firmware spec. For details, see the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification Rev C. [ER63872, ER64455]
* 8100 only. When detected, report MPI configuration error and reason code in Get Firmware State Mailbox Command (069h). For details, see the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification Rev C. [ER64342]
* 8100 only. Added new error completion codes to Restart MPI Mailbox Command (03Dh). For details, see the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification Rev C. [ER64391]
* 8100 only. Implement SFP Read/Write Mailbox Commands (031h and 030h). For details, see the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification Rev C. [ER64406]
* 8100 only. Modify Report ID Acquisition IOCB to return subcode for status 0x01, Unable to acquire ID, for FDISC. The subcode is returned at offset 10h. [ER64497]
* 8100 only. Update Get DCBX Parameters Mailbox Command (051h) to match latest spec. For details, see the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification Rev C. [ER64672]
* 8100 only. Implement Get XGMAC Statistics Mailbox Command (07Ah). For details, see the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification Rev C. [ER64673]
* 8100 only. Return SFP status information. See Asynchronous Event 8012h and Mailbox Commands 05Dh, 048h, 060h, and 069h. For details, see the 8100 Series Fibre Channel Firmware Interface Specification Rev C. [ER64732]
Bug Fixes --------- * 8100 only. Corrected handling of FLOGI Timeout and Reject processing by using Retry Count and Timeout as specified in Initialize Firmware Control Block. [ER63856]
* Corrected a condition where an Immediate Notify could be sent to the system driver when a VP is not configured for Target Mode operation. [ER64176]
* Corrected cleanup of pending Transmit Data requests across fault injection. [ER64251]
* 8100 only. Corrected a potential firmware hang condition after processing an ELS timeout or recovering from an internal error. [ER64265]
* SB2 only. Corrected a condition where the System Defined 1 field of an IOCB being returned to the system driver may be overwritten. [ER64315]
* 8100 only. Correct an issue with Flash Access Mailbox Command (003Eh). [ER64377]
* 8100 only. Corrected potential FCoE traffic stall after Port Reset completes. [ER64435]
* 8100 only. Fix FIP Failure to find FCF after a number of cable pulls/insertions into different FCF ports. [ER64454]
* 8100 only. Get FCF List Mailbox Command (050h) may fail to find valid FCF Index. [ER64507]
* 8100 only. Corrected false Loopback errors reported during internal and external tests. [ER64520]
* Corrected potential RISC pause when PUREX is enabled. [ER64520]
* 8100 only. Fixed incorrect Destination MAC address in FIP FLOGI request after an FCF Fabric name change. [ER64585]
* 8100 only. Allow primary port to be discovered via FDISC after it received a Clear Virtual Link or Fabric LOGO and another Virtual Port becomes the master. [ER64590]
* 2400/2532 only. Corrected a condition where a FCP RSP could be transmitted across a LIP and before the discovery timer expires in private loop topology. [ER64705]
* 8100 only. Corrected Firmware hang condition after receiving an ABTS. [ER64902]
From Version 4.06.00 to 5.00.00
Changes ------- * MID only. The firmware now returns a Port Unavailable (28h) Completion Status if the VP Index fails validation during a SCSI Task Management request. [ER62857]
* MID only. The firmware now allows Get VP Database Mailbox Command (49h) regardless of VP Status. [ER62858]
* SB2 only. The firmware now allows Get Link Status Mailbox Command (06bh) to complete even though Process Login has not completed. [ER63650]
Bug Fixes --------- * Fixed an issue to prevent initiating an LR upon a Transmit timeout while the firmware services other requests. [ER61666]
* Fixed an issue that delayed starting new Transmit requests if a Transmit error is pending. [ER61682]
* Corrected the auto-negotiation algorithm that could prevent the link from establishing when connected to a switch. [ER62000, ER62172]
* Corrected CTIO handling when link is down and CTIO received with an Exchange Address of FFFFFFFFh. [ER62715]
* MID only. Corrected various issues relating to VF support. [ER62798]
* Corrected issues found with VF and Fabric LOGO processing. Also corrected the valid VP Count range to 1-254. [ER62826]
* MID only. Corrected Source and Destination Address on an SCR retry. [ER62886]
* Completed various FCE tracing fixes. [ER62952, ER63400]
* Customer-specific fix. [ER63104]
* Corrected IDLE character to ArbFF when connected at 8Gb rate. [ER63488]
* Corrected an issue where a Mailbox or Mailbox IOCB request would not complete if a Fabric LOGO occurred. [ER63563]
* DISK CRC only. Corrected a RISC Pause condition reported during cable pull testing.[ER63564]
* Fixed an incorrect Response In Pointer reported in the RISC to Host Status Register when running in ZIO mode. [ER63790]
* 2532 MID multiple queue only. Corrected a link credit issue that resulted in decreased performance. [ER63913]
From Version 4.05.00 to 4.06.00
Changes ------- * 2532 only. Added support for Virtual Fabrics. Contact QLogic for API changes to support VFs. [ER60036, ER60250]
* MID only. Added feature to allow the firmware to perform SNS Login and SCR registration for virtual ports. This feature is enabled by setting bit 6 of the Options field during Initialize Firmware - Multiple IDs Mailbox Command (048h). Added the following status/ substatus values to Report ID Acquired IOCB:
VP Status Description --------- ----------- 3 SNS Timeout. See byte offsets 23:20 for Sub-status. 4 SNS LS_RJT (Reason/Explanation/Vendor Unique in IOCB byte offsets 23:20). 5 SCR Timeout. See byte offset 23:20 for Sub-status. 6 SCR LS_RJT (Reason/Explanation/Vendor Unique in IOCB byte offsets 23:20).[ER61930]
Bug Fixes --------- * MID only. Process received LOGO from F_Port. The associated Port Database Changed (8014h) asynchronous event will differ from a LOGO received from an N_Port as follows:
* 2532 only. Added the ability to specify a maximum Fibre Channel Link speed to be negotiated. This feature is enabled by bit 12 of the Initialize Firmware Control Block’s Firmware Option 3. When this bit is set to 1, firmware will negotiate the FC data rate from the given max speed specified by driver in bits 15-13 of the Initialize Firmware Control Block’s Firmware Options 3 field to two speeds down to what the SFP allowed. This option can also be set in the Data Rate Mailbox Command (05dh). When incoming mailbox 1 is set to 03h, firmware forces a loss of sync, restarts link initialization, and negotiates the FC data rate from the given max speed specified by driver in incoming mailbox 2 to two speeds down to what the SFP allowed. [ER60321]
* Allow system driver to send LOGO ELS via ELS Pass-Through IOCB using an N_Port Handle of FFFFh. [ER60400]
* MID only. Return Command Parameter Error (4006h) if the number of requested VP’s exceeds the limit when issuing Initialize Firmware – Multiple-IDs Mailbox Command (048h).
* 2432 only. Disable PCIe Completion Timeout. PCIe Completion Timeout has been disabled to address issues seen on certain systems where PCIe completion could take over 50ms. [ER61461]
Bug Fixes --------- * MID only. Corrected problems related to fault injection. [ER59740, ER60612]
* MID only. Various fixes to improve detection and processing of topology changes. [ER60127, ER60326, ER60610, ER60633]
* Corrected timing of when RRQ is issued after ABTS ACC is received. [ER60248]
* Corrected Out-of-Order handling of overlapped or repeating received XFR_RDY frames. [ER60318]
* 2532 Disk CRC only. Various Disk CRC changes to remove Fatal Firmware errors (8002h) being reported. [ER60336, ER61222, ER61223]
* MID only. Corrected a problem where a LOGO ELS could be sent to a port that was not logged in. [ER60565]
* MID only. Corrected a problem where a FLOGI/FDISC would not be sent to the switch after a previous FLOGI/FDISC completed with an ELS RJT. [ER60566]
* MID only. A PLOGI could be rejected for a Virtual Port even though the Primary Port parameters have not changed. [ER60568]
* MID only. Corrected a problem where an incorrect number of acquired AL_PAs could be reported during the LIRP and LILP phases of loop initialization. [ER60569]
* MID only. Login/Logout IOCB completion status was incorrect when no FLOGI ACC ELS had been received. [ER60571]
* Corrected a Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) when a CTIO IOCB with Confirmation Satisfied is received when the FCP_RSP has not been sent yet. The CTIO will be returned with a completion status of Invalid Request (06h). [ER60572]
* MID only. Corrected handling of incoming frames while waiting for LOGI ACC ELS for the primary port. [ER60576]
* Corrected a problem when attempting to abort an ELS Pass-Through operation when a PLOGI is received that changes the ports D_ID. [ER60637]
* Class 2 only. Corrected Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) reported when attempting to abort transmit operations. [ER60698]
* Corrected timer values used with link recovery. [ER60877]
* Improved handling of receiving an ABTS for a CT Pass-Through exchange. [ER61007]
* Corrected a problem with aborting IOs for the incorrect LUN when a LUN Level Task Management Function is active. [ER61155]
* MID only. Ensure that Buffer-Buffer Credits are not modified when processing FDISC or FDISC-ACC. [ER61187, ER61216]
* MID only. Correctly track changing of local 24-bit ID during cleanup. [ER61200]
* Handle race condition of completing transmit of PLOGI-ACC and receiving PRLI. [ER61465]
* Corrected failures reported by Loopback Mailbox Command (45h) and Echo Mailbox Command (44h). Added sub-error codes to Outgoing Mailbox 3 of the Echo Command to match the Loopback Command. [ER59630, ER59631]
Bug Fixes --------- * Disk CRC only. Corrected handling of frames received out of order in target mode. [ER58251, ER58760, ER58761]
* 2532 Disk CRC only. Corrected condition where the firmware would overwrite the IOCB Entry Status field when the device receives invalid IOCBs. [ER58532]
* 2532 Disk CRC only. Fixed a condition that could result in false DIF Errors when receiving runt block data. [ER58533]
* Disk CRC and 2532 only. Corrected an issue with multi-sequence DIF Remove functionality. [ER58752]
* 2532 only. Corrected a RISC pause that occurred when optional external memory is present. [ER58783]
* Corrected endianess of RNID user defined data field. [ER58802]
* Set correct Immediate Notify IOCB sub-code during fault injection. [ER58897]
* Improved handling of switches that transition link from F-FL-F when the device is directly connected to a switch port. [ER59100]
* Corrected issues relating to the EHAFT feature. [ER59279, ER59431]
* Corrected a target mode issue where an ATIO Queue update interrupt would not be posted when using a small ATIO queue. [ER59385]
* Corrected a Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) reported when ISP receives FCP_RSP with a payload length greater than 240 bytes. This problem would occur when Command Type 6 IOCB is used with the option to DMA the FCP_RSP payload to the host is enabled. [ER59503]
* 2532 only. Corrected the ending memory address reported by About Firmware Mailbox Command (08h) when external memory is present. [ER59793]
* 2532 only. Corrected the Report Link Statistics information for Loop topology. [ER59989]
* SB2 only. Corrected a problem where the firmware was clearing the N_Port Handle field of a SB2 Send IU IOCB. [ER60017]
* Disk CRC and 2532 only. Corrected false DMA error reported when using CTIO Type 7 IOCB (Target Mode) with Status Mode 2 selected. [ER60067]
* Fixed a problem that may cause a target level Task Management Function to fail while a LUN Level Task Management Function is outstanding. [ER60126]
* MID and 2532 only. Corrected a Fatal Firmware Error (8002h) reported after adapter side fault injection. [ER60256]
* Corrected a condition where the local loop would not recover after a transmit error was encountered.[ER60301]
From Version 4.03.01 to 4.03.02
Changes ------- * 2532 only. Enabled additional FC SerDes parameters to be set via Flash for mezzanine cards. [ER59755]
Bug Fixes --------- None
From Version 4.03.00 to 4.03.01
Changes ------- * 2532 only. Added support for mezzanine adapters Added a new bit, Embedded HBA, in Flash to indicate an adapter that does not use SFP+, and transmits FC signal over a copper backplane or mid-plane. [ER58635]
Bug Fixes --------- * 2432 only. Corrected a condition where Mailbox Commands issued to Function 1 would not complete after issuing Stop Firmware Mailbox Command (14h) to Function 0. [ER58617]
2. Known Issues
None.
3. Notices
Information furnished in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are only for illustrative purposes. QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
4. Contacting Support
For further assisance, contact QLogic Technical Support at: http://support.qlogic.com
Trademarks
Accelera, Accelerating Cluster Performance, InfiniCon Systems, InfiniNIC, InfiniPath, InfiniView, QLA, QLogic, the QLogic logo, ReadyPath, SANdoctor, SANsurfer, and SilverStorm are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
(c) Copyright 2013. All rights reserved worldwide. QLogic and the QLogic logo are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. qlgc_dd_fc_9_1_11_28_windows_32-64_chg
Broadcom NetXtreme I Firmware Update Utility for IBM servers and options using the Broadcom NetXtreme I ethernet adapters.
Version 17.4.4.2a, March 8, 2016
This update package supports the following Broadcom devices: =========================================================== - BCM5717 NetXtreme I LOM - BCM5718 NetXtreme I LOM - BRCM5718 NetXtreme I Gigabit Ethernet Adapter / Product No: 49Y7900 - BCM5719 NetXtreme I LOM - BCM5719 NetXtreme I Gigabit Ethernet Adapter / Product No: 90Y9352 - BCM5720 NetXtreme I Gigabit Ethernet Adapter / Product No: 90Y9370
This update packages updates your Broadcom LOM/Adapter Firmware Code to the levels shown below:
Firmware code: Version Previous ==================== ======== ========== Bootcode for 5717 1.65 1.65 Bootcode for 5717C0 2.10 2.10 Bootcode for 5718 1.65 1.65 Bootcode for 5719 1.43 1.43 Bootcode for 5720 1.39 1.39 iSCSI Boot 18.0.0 18.0.0 EFI Undi 17.4.0* 17.4.0* PXE NX1 17.2.1 17.2.1 NCSI Firmware NX1 1.3.12 1.3.12
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.
brcm_fw_nic_17_4_4_2a_windows_32-64_chg
BIOS/FW/UEFI Update for IBM N2115 SAS/SATA Controller
Controller Supported: IBM N2115 SAS/SATA Controller (46C8989)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 1.20 - Non-Critical ------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 7.39.00.00 20.00.02.00 7.27.04.00 Enhancements: - Added System X agentless support - Indicate support for the ATA Device Server Password security protocol - Allow UEFI and BIOS to be Enabled/Disabled individually - Added ConnectorName and EnclosureLevel fields to SAS Device Page 0 to help identify physical location of a target device - Set SATA HOLD threshold to be configurable in NVDATA - If HW can gets into a stuck state, clear that state upon break received.
Fixes: - Set SAS drives to track bad blocks using a bad block table rather than using a SCSI Write Long. - Fixed DMAGroup performance issue. - Fixed issue with Phase 18 IR FW boot a RAID volume (such as raid 10), 2308 bootup hangs at OROM "Initializing.." and fault 8803 seen. - Fixed report Luns command to a SATA drive fails with CheckCondition/Invalid Field in CDB when Allocation length set to Zero. - Fixed issue where Raid Accelerator IOs can hang if the stream of IOs suddenly stops. - Fixed issue where an invalid frame sent during a PIO-mode SATA passthrough command results in resetting the drive. - Fixed issue where lots of NCQ I/O error messages were reported. - Fixed issue where certain PCIe timeouts occur in the presence of link unavailable, and a hang condition or data corruption can occur. - Fixed issue where system hangs after adapter reset with heavy IO load. - Fixed issue where access to Last Logical Block Address (LBA) of SATA Drive is Prevented and LBA out Of range by one block is missed. - Made change to deal with link getting stuck and causing missing drives. - Fixed IR issue where page header information is not filled in when RAID PHYS DISK PAGE 0 is returned for a non-RAID Disk drive. - Fixed issue where controller hits 0x265d fault while creating volume when there is an inactive volume. - DID_SOFT_ERRORs are seen when hot plug is performed on the RAID1 volume along with IOs. - Fixed issue where system gets hung and reboots while running IO's along with diag reset on the Controller which has active and inactive volumes. - Fixed latency spikes seen during performance testing on OEM system - MPI 2.5: distribute target command buffers received across multiple reply queues. - Fixed issue where command sas2flash -dflash results in a non-functional system. - Fixed issue where internal device reset storm after controller reset using long CDB. - Fixed 0x6003 Fault Due to Task Management of Lost IO - Fixed 0x58A1 fault occurs on partner controller while issuing MUR to a target mode controller with outstanding IOs. - Fixed issue where IO error and stop when hot plug a HDD from RAID1 - Fixed issue where fault 8901 is seen once the volume is roamed.
Fixes: - 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.
BIOS/FW/UEFI Update for IBM N2125 SAS/SATA Controller
Controller Supported: IBM N2125 SAS/SATA Controller (46C9011)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 1.20 - Non-Critical ------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 7.39.00.00 20.00.02.00 7.27.04.00 Enhancements: - Added System X agentless support - Indicate support for the ATA Device Server Password security protocol - Allow UEFI and BIOS to be Enabled/Disabled individually - Added ConnectorName and EnclosureLevel fields to SAS Device Page 0 to help identify physical location of a target device - Set SATA HOLD threshold to be configurable in NVDATA - If HW can gets into a stuck state, clear that state upon break received.
Fixes: - Set SAS drives to track bad blocks using a bad block table rather than using a SCSI Write Long. - Fixed DMAGroup performance issue. - Fixed issue with Phase 18 IR FW boot a RAID volume (such as raid 10), 2308 bootup hangs at OROM "Initializing.." and fault 8803 seen. - Fixed report Luns command to a SATA drive fails with CheckCondition/Invalid Field in CDB when Allocation length set to Zero. - Fixed issue where Raid Accelerator IOs can hang if the stream of IOs suddenly stops. - Fixed issue where an invalid frame sent during a PIO-mode SATA passthrough command results in resetting the drive. - Fixed issue where lots of NCQ I/O error messages were reported. - Fixed issue where certain PCIe timeouts occur in the presence of link unavailable, and a hang condition or data corruption can occur. - Fixed issue where system hangs after adapter reset with heavy IO load. - Fixed issue where access to Last Logical Block Address (LBA) of SATA Drive is Prevented and LBA out Of range by one block is missed. - Made change to deal with link getting stuck and causing missing drives. - Fixed IR issue where page header information is not filled in when RAID PHYS DISK PAGE 0 is returned for a non-RAID Disk drive. - Fixed issue where controller hits 0x265d fault while creating volume when there is an inactive volume. - DID_SOFT_ERRORs are seen when hot plug is performed on the RAID1 volume along with IOs. - Fixed issue where system gets hung and reboots while running IO's along with diag reset on the Controller which has active and inactive volumes. - Fixed latency spikes seen during performance testing on OEM system - MPI 2.5: distribute target command buffers received across multiple reply queues. - Fixed issue where command sas2flash -dflash results in a non-functional system. - Fixed issue where internal device reset storm after controller reset using long CDB. - Fixed 0x6003 Fault Due to Task Management of Lost IO - Fixed 0x58A1 fault occurs on partner controller while issuing MUR to a target mode controller with outstanding IOs. - Fixed issue where IO error and stop when hot plug a HDD from RAID1 - Fixed issue where fault 8901 is seen once the volume is roamed.
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.
Multi-boot Image for 8Gb FC HBAs Release Notes version MB_3.11.06
This software license applies only to QLogic customers. QLogic Corporation. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
1. Version 2. 8Gb BIOS 3. 8Gb EFI 4. 8Gb FCode 5. Trademarks 6. Notices 7. Contacting Support
1. Version
These release notes describe the changes, fixes, known issues, and release details that apply to the multi-boot package for 8Gb HBAs. This package is a compressed file that contains:
Kit Version 3.11.06
Q25A6311.BIN contains: ---------------- * BIOS version 3.27 * UEFI version 6.12 signed * Firmware version 7.04.00 FlasUtil version 1.89 VPD version 10.01a Efiutil version 3.17
* Added code to not configure any targets when FA Boot LUN enabled but FA BOOT LUN not found. ER133769. * Added code to allow FA Boot LUN when FA WWPN enabled * Added options in CTRL-Q utility to enable FA WWPN and FA BOOT LUN. * Fix minor cosmetic error in display of Fcode/EFI versions for show port CLP.(ER133294) * Added support FA BOOT LUN * Added 8G support for show port clp * Changed VLAN ID max value from 4095 to 4094. * Removed spinup option from CTRL-Q. * Changed CTRL-Q to allow max value for Login Retry, * Port Down Retry, Link Down Count of 65535.ER(116099) * Removed Helga support * Added support for show port clp. * Remove EV boot order option from OEM BIOS. * Added CTRl_Q option to set VLAN_ID for FCoE HBA's(ER110593). * Changed Banner to display 'FCoE' for Schultz (ER110784). * Added additional time to login target when called * after EFI driver unloads. (ER110755,ER110855) * Added code to handle boot LUN Greater Than 255 (ER109195). * Added code to display message when 64 bit address is detected. * Removed port number from HII formset title. This fixes a UCM parsing issue. (ER134560).
========================================================================== Change History ==========================================================================
Kit Version 3.11.01
Q25A1311.BIN contains: ---------------- * BIOS version 3.24 * UEFI version 6.10 * Firmware version 7.04.00 FlasUtil version 1.89 VPD version 10.01a Efiutil version 3.17
* Changed Banner to display 'FCoE' for Schultz (ER110784). * Added additional time to login target when called after EFI driver unloads. (ER110755,ER110855) * Added code to handle boot LUN Greater Than 255 (ER109195). * Added code to display message when 64 bit address is detected. * Added support for Execution Throttle for P3P (ER106372) * Added code to not display connection options for Hilda Trinity adapter. * Checked for invalid LUN in CTRL-Q scan devices.
========================================================================== Change History ==========================================================================
Kit Version 3.10.09
Q25A9310.BIN contains: ---------------- * BIOS version 3.24 * UEFI version 6.09 * Firmware version 7.02.00 FlasUtil version 1.89 VPD version 10.01 Efiutil version 3.17
1. Change History 2. Known Issues 3. Notices 4. Contacting Support
1. Change History
These release notes describe the changes, fixes, known issues, and release details that apply to the FC-FCoE BIOS version 3.24.
This section contains:
* 1.1 Version * 1.2 Changes * 1.3 Bug Fixes
1.1
Version 3.24 * Removed Beta Banner
Version 3.24 Beta 1 Changed Banner to display 'FCoE' for Schultz (ER110784). Added additional time to login target when called after EFI driver unloads. (ER110755,ER110855)
Version 3.23 * Removed Beta Banner
Version 3.23 Beta 2 Added code to handle boot LUN Greater Than 255 (ER109195).
Version 3.23 Beta 1 * Added support for Helga.
Version 3.22 * Added code to display message when 64 bit address is detected.
Version 3.21 * Removed Beta Banner
Version 3.21 Beta 1 * Added support for Execution Throttle for P3P (ER106372) * Added code to not display connection options for Hilda Trinity adapter. * Checked for invalid LUN in CTRL-Q scan devices.
Version 3.20 * Fixed bug in CTRL_Q utility that could cause some cosmetic display issues. * Added Hilda CLP _hss support. * Configured ISP24xx if on slot 0. * Added "QLogic" to PnP productid (ER104424) * Checked for 4G flag in NVRAM for Hilda FC.(ER104714)
Version 3.19 * Removed Beta Banner
Version 3.19 Beta 1 * Fixed bug with CTRL-Q Loopback Utility (ER100729).
Version 3.18 * Removed Beta Banner
Version 3.18 * Added code to check/program Feature Config checksum. * Fixed 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.
Version 3.18 Beta 1 * Changed code to use 32 bit pointer to allocate/deallocate EBDA memory. * Added code to check/program Feature Config checksum.
Version 3.17 * Removed Beta Banner
Version 3.17 Beta 1 * Fixed cosmetic issue in displaying data rate in CTRL-Q
Version 3.16 * Changed text for 8300 series adapter External loopback (ER98690). * Fixed display issue with CTRL-Q Diskutility(ER98727) * Fixed Lun select issue with CTRL-Q (ER98675).
Version 3.15 * Removed Beta Banner
Version 3.14 Beta 3 * Fixed bug in displaying selectable boot lun (ER98226) * Removed 4G data rate option for OEM adapter (ER98228) * Limited leading '0's in CTRL-Q menu (ER98389). * Set 'Aggressive Cooling' flag for OCSD. * Enabled Personality Change option.
Version 3.14 Beta 2 * 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 Version 3.14 Beta 1 * Added check for 0 lun count when selecting device (ER 97385) Version 3.14 * Removed 'Beta' from banner Version 3.13 Beta 17 * Disabled Personality Change option in CTRL-Q. * Fixed bug with WWNN handling for MCTP.(ER 96920) Version 3.13 Beta 16 * Added check for Set MD2 set to 0 (restore defaults) (ER96912) * Added code to reset Port Config after Internal loopback test for 8300 series adapter(FCoE). Version 3.13 Beta 15 * Added support for 16 bit lun (ER96090). Version 3.13 Beta 14 * Added support for Set MD2 CLP string. Version 3.13 Beta 13 * Added code to issue Load Flash FW (3) MB command for 8300 series adapter as part ISP start sequence. (ER 94035). Version 3.13 Beta 12 * Fixed code to prevent async event from causing BIOS to hang when scanning for devices (ER94371). * Added check for Internal Loopback mode when connected to F-Port (ER71773). * Added check for 8300 series adapter FW Auto Load when re-initing ISP. * Version 3.13 Beta 11 * Fixed code to disable ALT+1 Hotkey (ER92844) . * Fixed CTRL-Q code mailbox timeout (ER92957). Version 3.12 Beta 10 * Added warning message in Personality change screen Version 3.12 Beta 9 * Updated BIOS to version 3.12 of non-8300 series adapter BIOS Version 3.12 Beta 8 * Updated 8300 series adapter BIOS code with version 3.11 fixes
Version 3.11 * Removed check for Virtual Address flag on Cold Boot.
Version 3.10 * Changed code to check for signature aaaaaaaah before* updating virtual mac address.
Version 3.09 * Changed code to ignore soft boot signature aaaaaaaah*
Version 3.08 * Added code to save device number in OCSD.
Version 3.07 * Added code to read cold boot register signature to determine when BIOS should update/restore virtual Mac address.
Version 3.06 * Fixed bug where retry count was not always being updated.
Version 3.05 * Added code to support ECHO loopback command.
Version 3.04 * Removed Beta from banner.
Version 3.04 Beta 4 * Fixed bug in clp_hss processing. * Updated some ETOC header data fields.
Version 3.04 Beta 3: * Changed code passing Sensor Data pointer
Version 3.04 Beta 2 * Added support for passing ETOC pointer. * Added support for posting port status for EFI use.
Version 3.04 Beta 1 * Added support for sensor data reporting.
Version 3.03 * Added support NCSI Flex Address.
Version 3.02 * Fixed bug in setting mailbox timeout for TUR.
Version 3.01 * Removed CTRL-Q Loopback test for P3P.
Version 3.00 * Removed Beta banner
Version Beta 14 * Added code to get serial number from VPD data for ISP2532. * Fixed bug in display loopback error status.
Version Beta 13 * Fixed bug in verifying FW for non-P3P HBA's. * Removed QLogic vendor id from BIOS banner. * Added retry for LLIOCB when status subcode is 4.
Version Beta 12 * Fixed bug in not setting up retry count for P3P.
Version Beta 11 * Added support for -LR option * Changed error message when no ISP Functions found.
Version Beta 10 * Added code to check for Wocket card.
Version Beta 9 * Fixed bug with not clearing P3 Async Event.
Version Beta 8 * Added additional check for P3 INIT Complete.
Version Beta 7 * Increased p3_busy_wait delay
1.2 Changes
The following changes have been made to the BIOS for FC-FCoE Adapters between versions 3.02 and 3.24.
* Changed Banner to display 'FCoE' for Schultz (ER110790). * Added additional time to login target when called * after EFI driver unloads. (ER110755.ER110855) * Added support for Helga. * Added code to display message when 64 bit address is detected. * Added support for Execution Throttle for P3P (ER106372) * Added code to not display connection options for Hilda Trinity adapter. * Checked for invalid LUN in CTRL-Q scan devices. * Fixed bug in CTRL_Q utility that could cause some cosmetic display issues. * Added Hilda CLP _hss support. * Configured ISP24xx if on slot 0. * Added "QLogic" to PnP productid (ER104424) * Checked 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. * Fixed 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 * Changed text for Hilda External loopback (ER98690). * 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) * Limited 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) * Disabled 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 for Hilda(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 for Hilda as part ISP start sequence. (ER 94035). * Fixed code to prevent async event from causing BIOS to hang when scanning for devices (er94371). * Fixed 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 loopback command. * Added support NCSI Flex Address.
1.3 Bug Fixes
The following fixes have been made to the BIOS for FC-FCoE Adapters between versions 3.00 Beta 7 and 3.24.
* Changed Banner to display 'FCoE' for Schultz (ER110790). * Added additional time to login target when called * after EFI driver unloads. (ER110755.ER110855) * Added code to handle boot LUN Greater Than 255 (ER109195). * Checked for invalid LUN in CTRL-Q scan devices. * Fixed bug in CTRL_Q utility that could cause some cosmetic display issues. * Added Hilda CLP _hss support. * Configured ISP24xx if on slot 0. * Added "QLogic" to PnP productid (ER104424) * Checked 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. * Fixed 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 * Changed text for Hilda External loopback (ER98690). * 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) * Limitleading '0's in CTRL-Q menu (ER98389). * Set 'Aggressive Cooling' flag for OCSD. * 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) * Disabled 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 support for 16 bit lun (er96090). * Add support for Set MD2 CLP string. * Added code to issue Load Flash FW (3) MB command for Hilda as part ISP start sequence. (ER 94035). * Fixed code to prevent async event from causing BIOS to hang when scanning for devices (er94371). * Fixed 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 loopback command. * Fixed bug in clp_hss processing. * Updated some ETOC header data fields. * Changed code passing Sensor data pointer * Added support for passing ETOC pointer. * Added support for posting port status for EFI use. * Added support for sensor data reporting. * Added support NCSI Flex Address. * Fixed bug in setting mailbox timeout for TUR. * Increased p3_busy_wait delay * Added additional check for P3 INIT Complete. * Fixed bug with not clearing P3 Async Event. * Added code to check for Wocket card. * Added support for -LR option * Changed error message when no ISP Functions found. * Fixed bug in not setting up retry count for P3P. * Fixed bug in verifying FW for non-P3P HBA's. * Removed QLogic vendor id from BIOS banner. * Added retry for LLIOCB when status subcode is 4. * Added code to get serial number from VDP data for ISP2532. * Fixed bug in display loopback error status. * Fixed bug in setting mailbox timeout for TUR.
2. Known Issues
None
3. Notices
Information furnished in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are only for illustrative purposes. QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
4. Contacting Support
For further assistance, contact QLogic Technical Support at: http://support.qlogic.com
Trademarks
Accelera, Accelerating Cluster Performance, InfiniCon Systems, InfiniNIC, InfiniPath, InfiniView, QLA, QLogic, the QLogic logo, ReadyPath, SANdoctor, SANsurfer, and SilverStorm are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
(c) Copyright 2014. All rights reserved worldwide. QLogic and the QLogic logo are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
1. Change History 2. Known Issues 3. Notices 4. Contacting Support
1. Changes History
UEFI Driver:
6.11
* AIM Fcode info. is now hidden if the option ROM does not contain Fcode. (ER133730) * Fixed errors in AIM UUID and AIM Serial Number info. (ER133802)
6.10
* Added default UUID support. (ER133286) * Added N/A for undefined vpd fields. (ER133286) * Added v1.28 AIM spec. changes. (ER133286) * Changed a few field sizes to match the AIM spec. (ER133286)
6.09
* Added AIM support for 8G standup cards. (ER132095) * Changes in place to reduce image size. Image binary is now X64. (ER132119)
6.08
* Added fix to hide or list HII elements selectively. (ER116233)
6.07
* Updated to get PN & Card SKU dynamically from I2C VPD for AIM. (ER116141) * Corrected help text string. (ER115814)
6.06
* Updated MTU size and AIM version references as per revised requirement. (ER113361)
6.05
* Updated AIM config strings as per revised requirements. (ER113361)
6.04
* Update AIM support as per revised requirements. (ER113361) * Added fix for boot settings persistency issue in BOFM supported legacy BIOS. (ER112641)
6.03
* Added support for IBM AIM. (ER113428)
6.02
* Added fix to persist user changes made on static forms. (ER112639) * Added feature to dynamically list targets in HII. (ER105725) * EDKII Successor of older tiano/EDKI driver ver 2.51. (07/17/13)
Efiutil:
3.17
* Add fix for 25xx ver_info command. (ER104543)
3.16
* Removed hardcoded subsystem id check. (ER0103883) * Replaced with MBI image traverse for ssid match. (ER0103883)
3.15
* Fixed ambiguity in firmware version display. (ER0103456)
2. Known Issues
* Dynamic target listing in HII requires UEFI 2.3 or later system compliance. * Efiutil does not support the 2.0 Shell. Please load the 1.0 Shell before running Efiutil.
3. Notices
Information furnished in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are only for illustrative purposes. QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
4. Contacting Support
For further assistance, contact QLogic Technical Support at: http://support.qlogic.com
Trademarks
Accelera, Accelerating Cluster Performance, InfiniCon Systems, InfiniNIC, InfiniPath, InfiniView, QLA, QLogic, the QLogic logo, ReadyPath, SANdoctor, SANsurfer, and SilverStorm are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
(c) Copyright 2014. All rights reserved worldwide. QLogic, the QLogic logo, and the Powered by QLogic logo are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. qlgc_fw_fc_8g-mb3_11_06_windows_32-64_chg
IBM High IOPS Modular Adapter Driver for Windows 2012/2008 R2/2008
Controller Supported: - 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)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 2.10.60-1 - Non Critical ------------------ - Fixed an issue in Windows 2012 where a false failure return code given after successful execution of the update. Note: No change the device driver. Version is 2.10.60
Version 2.10.60 - Initial release ------------------ ibm_dd_mptsss_2_10_60-1_windows_x86-64_chg
=============================================================================== Emulex iSCSI Device Driver for Windows ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 10.4.245.0 Supported On: System x Rack
Problems Fixed: - Crash dump is not getting generated after OS Crash in iSCSI LUN using Skyhawk CNA
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
Device Driver Version: 10.2.254.0 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - Cleaned up PCI ids in the inf file - iSCSI driver's usage of EQ/CQ/RQ doorbell formats for XE-102 and XE-104 - Mis-match in product version between NIC and iSCSI drivers - Lun Reset/Target Reset can hang under some errors in Windows iSCSI driver - Random crashes while load/unload surf driver
Device Driver Version: 10.0.732.0 Supported On: IBM System x
Problems Fixed: - Windows2012 blue screen dpc_watchdog_violation 256 targets during driver disable/enable - Gracefully Handle insufficient buffer ioctl response - Support logging into as many iSCSI targets as the firmware will report - Remove link speed on properties page iSCSI driver - DVL log creation fails for iSCSI driver
Device Driver Version: 4.1.334.0 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Incremental Interoperability: - Initial release for IBM Flex
Problems Fixed: - Logout handling on boot session when multiple sessions exists to the same boot target - Add PCI ID as per Rev 1.18 for Windows iSCSI Driver - Multipath IO fails producing a BSOD - Persistent login to Max targets + 1 from WMI causes a hang - Update Nomad Device Name as per 1.19 for Windows iSCSI drivers - PCI ID: Updates for Endeavor 2 - PCI IDs Rev 1.22
Firmware Version: 2.02x11 Boot Code Version: 5.30a6 Supported On: System x, BladeCenter and Flex
Problems Fixed: - SAN boot stopped working after firmware/boot BIOS upgrade
Incremental Interoperability: - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products
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.(159225)
Firmware Version: 2.02x11 Boot Code Version: 5.30a3 Supported On: System x, BladeCenter and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - Grantley based ITE
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.(159225)
Firmware Version: 2.02x11 Boot Code Version: 5.30a3 Supported On: System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Roll boot code version number to avoid conflict with IBM UXSPi updates
Incremental Interoperability: - Inventory support for the System x xHMC (Chassis Hardware Management Console) for IBM Rack FC HBAs - Grantley Rack Servers
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.(159225)
Firmware Version: 2.02x11 Boot Code Version: 5.13x4 Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - 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.(159225)
Firmware Version: 2.01a11 Boot Code Version: 5.12a13 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Problems Fixed: - Emulex FC Adapter does not auto-enable SAN boot mode when boot target configuration is made via IFM (BOFM) - Emulex FC configuration utility is in the wrong F1 setup screen - IBM CIOv adapter connected to Brocade 8 Gig FC BladeCenter switch intermittently Links up at less than 8 Gig
Firmware Version 2.01a3 Boot Code Version: 5.12a5 Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter
Incremental Interoperability: - Enhanced timeout notifications for processing abort failures.
Problems Fixed: - All multi-abort I/Os are returned on the same ring from which the ABORT_MXRI command was received. - Changed the TRCV response in the abort state to CMD RJT to enable the TRSP to be processed. - Corrected an issue with blocked TSEND operations. - Corrected a buffer leak issue with RRQ exchanges. - Corrected an issue where the TRCV IOCB was de-queued improperly causing a XFR_RDY flood. - Corrected an issue where the OXID field was not loaded in the XRI_ABORTED IOCB. - Corrected an issue in recognizing whether an EEPROM is present.