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 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) IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node (Onboard 2208)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 23.34.0-0023 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence -------------------- FW PACKAGE: 23.34.0-0023 MR FW: 3.460.145-8209 iMR FW: 3.460.144-8208 BIOS: 5.50.03.0 UEFI: 0x06110200 HII: 03.17.14.04
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where malformed incoming host commands could cause card reset in DataCenter. (SCGCQ01240574) - Fixed an issue where iMR Montask while installing on degraded R5. (SCGCQ01165519) - Fixed an issue where MRS section in the DDF is not updated when a drive is moved from rebuilding to online state. (SCGCQ01255906) - Fixed an issue where IN FAILED ARRAY bit is not being set when a VD is cleared. (SCGCQ01287457) - Fixed an issue where cache windows of physical drives with invalid signatures were not being accounted properly which was lead to an infinite loop and ultimately kill adapter. (SCGCQ01260339 Port of Defect SCGCQ01058771) - Fixed an issue where Users can't change default access policy of SVD when it blocked by SSC removal. (SCGCQ01260344 Port of Defect SCGCQ00814937)
Version 23.34.0-0019 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence -------------------- FW PACKAGE: 23.34.0-0019 MR FW: 3.460.115-6465 iMR FW: 3.460.114-6464 BIOS: 5.50.03.0 UEFI: 0x06110200 HII: 03.17.14.04
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where copyback was being set to on after any reboot or OCR. (SCGCQ01157490) - Fixed an issue where copyback was not automatically initiated when manually setting drives to Unconfigured_Good (SCGCQ01181295) - Fixed an issue where foreign config import fails with DDF corruption (SCGCQ01172248) - Fixed an issue where firmware was not resetting learn cycle failed and learn cycle timeout fields when a new learn cycle starts and completes. (SCGCQ01174449) - Fixed an issue where system stall after sense key 04/c4/01 in HSP disk and controller reset repeatedly (SCGCQ01174450 Defect - SCGCQ01142402) - Fixed an issue where data mis-compare could occur during recovery of CacheCade pinned windows across OCR/Reboot or CacheCade pinned windows could be discarded while CacheCade degrade flush in progress (SCGCQ01163950 Defect - SCGCQ01118285) - Fixed an issue where virtual drive erase wouldn’t complete if VD ID number is changed while the task is ongoing. (SCGCQ01182611)
Version 23.34.0-0018 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence -------------------- FW PACKAGE: 23.34.0-0018 MR FW: 3.460.105-6456 iMR FW: 3.460.104-6455 BIOS: 5.50.03.0 UEFI: 0x06110200 HII: 03.17.14.04
Fixes: - Disabled further usage of PI due to a potential data issue (SCGCQ01128078, SCGCQ01105478) - Fixed an issue where MegaRAID firmware crashes or hangs on systems with ASPM enabled on the host and disabled on the controller. (SCGCQ01123931) - Fixed an issue where PI disabled before WJ flush (SCGCQ01135207) - Fixed an issue where virtual drive secure erase resets after a reboot and hangs at 0%. (SCGCQ01137940) - Fixed an issue where after reboot imported 4K drive R0 was not visible. (SCGCQ01156533) - Fixed an issue where patrol read on PD with medium errors could not be stopped by the stop command. (SCGCQ01137941)
Version 23.34.0-0016 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence -------------------- FW Package: 23.34.0-0016
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where enabling directpdmapping causes attached disk drives to be no longer be detected by storcli. (SCGCQ01063721) - Fixed an issue where storcli commands and MSM are very slow when migratation activties are occurring. (SCGCQ01086623) - Fixed an issue where Lenovo Info from storcli commands for bbu mismatches with the firmware log. (SCGCQ01041511)
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 23.33.0-0044 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence -------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where controller may reset under heavy IO and background operations - (SCGCQ00894643) (RETAIN Tip H001154) - Fixed an issue where SuperCap "Battery Not Present" after shutdown and reboot during a learn cycle - (SCGCQ00917115) - Fixed an issue where a VD created with drives from a previously erased VD may disappear on next reboot - (SCGCQ00937912, Port of SCGCQ00900237) - Fixed an issue where firmware may incorrectly select backplane slots when updating drive status - (SCGCQ00980105) - Fixed an issue where MSM shows messages with Error Code 240 and no description - (SCGCQ00970948, Port of SCGCQ00904466) - Fixed an issue where SafeID may change with repeated queries using StorCLI - (SCGCQ00949550, Port of SCGCQ00941577) - Fixed an issue where a Foreign Configuration import may fail after reconstruction when using 4k sector drives - (SCGCQ00830109) - 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 a drive erase is in progress - (SCGCQ00811219, Port of SCGCQ00703189) - Fixed an issue where EFI Driver Health fails when more than 64VDs are configured - (SCGCQ00831006, Port of SCGCQ00830918) - Fixed an issue where a controller may report Cache Memory size as 0 when no logical drives are present - (SCGCQ00837600, Port of SCGCQ00837162) - Fixed an issue where concurrent Consistency Checks cannot be started after issuing "setfactorydefaults" command - (SCGCQ00839437, Port of SCGCQ00838830) - Fixed an issue where Cache Memory size is not reporting 0 when there is no Cache Memory - (SCGCQ00838893, Port of SCGCQ00838193) - Fixed an issue where deleting a CacheCade VD can result in a firmware hang situation - (SCGCQ00838975, Port of SCGCQ00838953) - Fixed an issue where an incorrect error (MFI_STAT_PD_TYPE_WRONG (0x26) instead of MFI_STAT_LD_BLOCK_SIZE_MISMATCH (0x65)) is returned by the firmware when PDs with different block sizes are mixed - (SCGCQ00840251, Port of SCGCQ00836103) - Fixed an issue where BBU status reports Optimal but firmwre logs indicate the BBU has failed - (SCGCQ00838052, Port of SCGCQ00837834) - Fixed an issue where write-verify performance was lower than expected - (SCGCQ00858151) - Fixed an issue where Write-Through and Write-Back cache policies can be changed via Windows Logical Disk Properties - (SCGCQ00856979) - Fixed an issue where firmware reports no SMART error when a PFA (Predictive Failure) drive is attached - (SCGCQ00839455) - Fixed an issue where a status of 0xFF is erroneously returned from StoreLib - (SCGCQ00832673, Port of SCGCQ00827685) - Fixed an issue where an MSM displays an error message if "Schedule Consistency Check" is selected - (SCGCQ00852649, Port of SCGCQ00832908) - Fixed an issue where handling of Functional Level Reset (FLR) is not present - (SCGCQ00854343, Port of SCGCQ00840253)
Enhancements: - Changed the number of Sense Retry counts for a specific video application - (SCGCQ00841000) - Added ability to determine the revision ID for SuperCaps with no VPD programmed - (SCGCQ00828990) - Added support for SES RQST_OK deassertion - (SCGCQ00834321, Port of SCGCQ00817840) - Improved CPLD update capabilities - (SCGCQ00840631, Port of SCGCQ00758178) - Enhanced ability to flush cache with write-verify on RAID0 volumes with SATA drives - (SCGCQ00846777, Port of SCGCQ00842665)
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_0-0023_windows_32-64_chg
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.23.02 Build ID: IBM12302 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.23.02 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
SAS 3.5"
- ST1000NM0045, ST2000NM0045, ST4000NM0025 to LK85
- ST6000NM0095 to LC85
SAS 2.5"
-HUC101860CSS20E, HUC101890CSS20E, HUC101812CSS20E, HUC101830CSS20E to P2H6
************************************************************************** IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.23.01 Build ID: IBM12301 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.23.01 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
Note 1: *- Fix bug : Sweep seek not scheduled after forced power condition
- ST2000NM0043, ST4000NM0043 to EC5K/FC5E - see Note1 * above
- ST2000NM0054, ST4000NM0054, ST6000NM0054 to EC6J/FC6E -see Note1 * above
- ST2000NM0034, ST4000NM0034, ST6000NM0034 to BC6G -see Note1 * above
************************************************************************** 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_02_windows_32-64_chg
QLogic Firmware Update Utility for IBM servers and options using the NetXtreme and NetXtreme II ethernet adapter.
Version 7.13b.4.1b, Dec 1, 2016
This build is based on Qlogic Release T7.10b.4.2 for NetXtreme II devices. See the release texts below for detailed information.
Summary ======= - Beta Release for the IBM MSCT2 2016B project. - Updated ESX 6.5 qedentv with signed driver package. - CMPI provider for VMWare (signed) - UEFI driver (with signed driver)
Firmware Changes ---------------- - CQ88639: Burned in MAC no longer populated in Agentless. - CQ88600: Unable to establish link in OEM 57810 adapter.
Driver and Utility Changes -------------------------- - Updated ESX 6.5 qedentv with signed driver package.
Caveats =======
Operating System coverage ========================= Windows: - Server 2012 - Server 2012 R2 - Server 2016
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.
Known Issues and Limitations ============================
Certified Drivers: Citrix and VMware uncertified drivers are provided for test on the alpha, beta, and RC-level CDs. They are removed from the gold CD releases, in lieu of certified drivers being downloaded from their respective owners.
CN4093: The following anomalies have been noted as third party isssues with the CN4093 switch: 1) While performing shut/no shut on the switch port, it was observed that all initiators and targets were logged out from the FCoE database of the FCF-enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. 2) After switch reboot, sometimes initiator and targets are logged out from the FCoE database of the FCF-enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. Switch reboot is required to recover from this state. 3) In some cases, the “Application Protocol State Machine Status” for the CN4093 switch port shows “Enable Operational” and “Enable Peer” status as “Disabled” for priority 3 resulting in inability to run the traffic with priority tag of “3”. This seems to be a switch issue which needs further investigation. 4) The “Default Port VLAN ID” of the CN4093 switch port connecting to the QLogic FCoE initiator must be configured as “1” for switch to respond to VLAN Request. When the PVID of the switch port is set to any value other than 1, then switch does not respond to the VLAN Request and initiator will not be able to login to the fabric.
DCB/DCBX: DCB/DCBX is required for proper FCoE operation. When configuring FCoE operation, enable DCB/DCBX through the HII menus.
Default to VLAN 1002 if VLAN discovery fails: The QLogic NX2 implementation requires VLAN Discovery to work, to be able to discover targets in an FCoE setting. There is a known problem in the CN4093 and EN4093 adapters, where untagged VLAN Discovery packets are dropped, causing VLAN Discovery to fail. IBM has requested an enhancement to have the controllers fall back to VLAN 1002 if VLAN Discovery fails (CQ68018). These changes are implemented for UEFI (preboot), Windows, and VMware as part of the T7.12 release. Changes for Linux have been submitted upstream and will be part of a later OpenFCoE release.
Diagnostic Driver: The first time diagnostics are run in a Windows environment on NX2 devices, the diagnostic driver must be installed. Windows will either automatically install the driver, in which case, no action is required by the user, or Windows will ask to be directed to the INF file for the diagnostic driver. If you are prompted to install the driver, please direct the Windows dialog to search for the driver in the directory where the QLogic driver package was unzipped. You may also search your hard drive for the file “bxdiag.inf.”
FCoE and MFW: FCoE is only supported using MFW, not legacy bootcode.
Flow Control Statistics: Flow control statistics (MAC Sent X-ON, MAC Sent X-OFF and MAC Rx with no Pause Command) are reported incorrectly within QCS for 57710-based adapters. There is no functional impact and device is working as expected.
Hyper-V: Manually enabling TCP Chimney Offload in the guest operating systems under Hyper-V is not supported on Windows Server 2008 R2.
iSCSI Boot from SAN: IBM only supports the following iSCSI boot from SAN methods: 1) QLogic Legacy Mode Hardware initiator iSCSI Offload (L4) 2) IBM uEFI Mode Software initiator iSCSI (L2) Please refer to the appropriate user guide for proper configuration.
iSCSI Initiator: 1) The Linux iSCSI VLAN tag dependent on L2 VLAN tag, and must also be on the same subnet. 2) Linux iSCSI Path MTU is not yet implemented. 3) No routing support for SLES 11.3 ISCSI.
Legacy FCoE boot: IBM does not support legacy FCoE boot to any operating system.
Legacy iSCSI boot: IBM does not support legacy iSCSI boot for Windows 2012 and beyond. This is due to Windows limiting support to UEFI boot only. Support for legacy iSCSI boot remains in the QLogic controllers, to allow support of operating systems where this is allowed.
Legacy iSCSI and PXE Firmware: Legacy firmware instances from various devices compete for limited memory resources in the system. If legacy iSCSI or PXE boot is not working, especially after a system BIOS or adapter firmware change, it may be caused by memory contention. The workaround for such issues is to disable boot on competing devices, or to completely disable unneeded devices. For example, disabling the storage RAID adapter will often free up memory to allow iSCSI or PXE boot.
Licensing: FCoE and iSCSI offload are only available in the presence of valid licenses in NVRAM.
NC-SI with IOMMU: There is a known problem using NC-SI with IOMMU enabled, that can cause link down/up under stress conditions. If this occurs, disable IOMMU in the BIOS.
QLASP: QLASP (QLogic Advanced Server Program) will appear to be bound to all adapters in the system once loaded. This binding is normal and is used only to determine compatibility with QLASP. The binding is not active, as indicated by the gray background of the selection box. This pre-binding will not interfere with bindings to other software protocols.
QLASP and RSS: QLASP with RSS enable can support a maximum of up to 4 processors.
RIS Drivers: When loading drivers through the PNP (Plug and Play) method, users can occasionally end up loading the RIS drivers accidentally. Generally this occurs when a user is asked to point to the proper driver for the device, and the user selects the folder containing the RIS drivers as the driver for the device. This can result in network connections that fail to communicate across the network, as the NDIS driver will fail to bind to the devices. The most obvious way to identify the problem scenario is to open QCS and look at the network adapters displayed. Adapters that have the RIS drivers installed will be grayed out. Observing the driver loaded for the System Device portion of the NX2 devices will show that the RIS driver is loaded. Additionally, attempts to load the drivers using the installer will result in NDIS drivers displaying a yellow bang, as they’re not able to bind to the VBD driver. The easiest way to correct the problem is to run add/remove programs on all installed QLogic devices, then re-run the installer.
TOE and RSS: Receive Side Scaling (RSS) on TCP offloaded connections require a minimum of 8 gigabytes of RAM and only works for the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Tundra / Tacoma modes: Tundra was developed and limited to 2x10Gb operation. Tacoma was developed and is currently limited to 2x10Gb operation. The hardware design includes support for a I2C register notification to the IMM of a VPD configuration change; the hardware for this has been tested, but the firmware support for this is not implemented. It is planned for an unidentified future release to support 4x10Gb and 2x20Gb modes.
UCM overriding QCS settings: The QCS utility has some functionality for changing adapter parameters, but recently enhancements to the UCM logic in the blade BIOS will store adapter information, and override new values from QCS with previous UCM values. This is a limitation of the UCM architecture. The only workaround is for changes such as enabling/disabling NPar or UFP to be done through the HII ( setup) menus, or through a UCM utility such as ASU or Config Patterns.
UEFI SAN Boot: UEFI SAN boot is only supported on the root ports of the device. In pNIC mode this is not a problem but in vNIC2 mode that means the FCoE offload function under the operating system MUST be enabled on vNIC port PF0 or 1, otherwise the hand off to the kernel will not happen correctly.
UEFI FCoE BFS is in test for full support with the following operating systems: Windows 2008 R2 (SP1) x64 Windows 2012 x64 Windows 2012 R2 x64 SLES 11 SP2 SLES 11 SP3 UEFI FCoE BFS is in test for support with major caveats on the following operating systems: RHEL6.5 (boot time failover will not work) RHEL6.6 (boot time failover will not work) In MPIO configurations, RHEL6.x systems cannot tolerate failed paths during system boot.
One specific interface must be online for boot to proceed (namely the last one specified for FCoE on the kernel command line). For example, the kernel command line dictates FCoE on eth1,eth2,eth3,eth4. If eth4 is down, the system will fail to boot.
This issue is being addressed for future RHEL releases. Once the system is fully booted, any single path can go down, and multipathed will sustain failover.
The following operating systems do not presently support UEFI FCoE BFS; efforts are underway to introduce this support in future versions of ESX. ESXi 5.0 (all updates) ESXi 5.1 U2 and below ESXi 5.5 GA
UEFI FCoE BFS is not supported with any 32 bit OS.
Virtual Bus Driver Architecture: The NetXtreme II drivers have two parts, the VBD driver and the NDIS Client driver. This combination of drivers can be used for WinPE installations as long as the WinPE image is built with the /PnP option. WinPE images that are booted with the -miniNT option will only load the NDIS driver so NetXtreme II network devices will not be functional in this environment. Use the -winpe option instead of the -minint option to boot WinPE when using NetXtreme II devices or use the special RIS driver contained in the distribution package in the NX2_RIS_Driver directory of the unpacked files.
Wake on LAN with NPar: When using Wake on LAN (WoL) with NIC Partitioning, all of the devices that comprise a port must be shut down to cause the WoL configuration to be written to the controller during operating system shutdown. If only a single function is shut down, the WoL configuration might not be written to the controller, and the controller might not wake.
WinPE: Windows Pre-installation Environment (WinPE for short) does not contain native support for 5708, 5709, 5716, 57710 and 57711 devices on operating systems prior to Windows Server 2008 R2. In order to “inject” driver support into Windows PE, refer to the steps provided by Microsoft at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923834/en-us. The 5708 Network Controller support is available as a native driver package in the Windows Server 2008 OS.
SR-IOV on ESXi: 1. When 64-bit BAR enabled in BIOS, an issue has been observed with powering on VM that has a VF assigned to it. This appears to be due to vmkernel behavior. So the suggestion is to keep 64-bit BAR disabled when configuring SR-IOV on ESXi
2. When multiple adapters are present on a server and UFP mode is configured on one or more of the adapters, users should take into consideration the sequence in which PFs are enumerated before determining which PFs need to have max_vfs configured. It is recommended that max_vfs be configured on functions in the order of enumeration. The enumeration sequence can be determined by examining vmkernel logs.
Historical Information ====================== E1 PXE: E1 (57710/57711) devices are no longer support by the T7.4 or later PXE code. PXE updates on E1 devices must use 7.2.x-based PXE drivers or earlier (provided with this kit).
ESX: VMware SRIOV support is limited to ESX 5.5 and above, and not supported on ESX 5.1 or prior.
Flow Control: The default Flow Control setting in the Linux drier for 5771x 10Gb fiber devices is now set to disabled. In some previous releases, the default was set to enabled.
FoD: General support for Features on Demand (FoD) was added in T7.8b for Tundra, but no FoD keys were defined or tested.
Hyper-V: No Windows 2012 inbox driver support in VM / Guest-OS.
Hyper-V TOE: Windows Server 2008 R2 was expected to support the ability to utilize the TCP Offload Engine (TOE) on child partitions for supported Guest operating systems. However, the stack supporting this feature was not fully matured upon the completion of the T7.8 driver release. As a result, we did not recommend enabling this capability with these drivers until an update to resolve these issues are released. This is now understood to be a third-party issue.
Inbox: The current inbox iSCSIUIO does not support Linux BFS with UFP on RHEL 6.5, RHEL 6.6, RHEL 7.0, and SLES 11.3. You will need to upgrade to the latest released driver during installation.
RPL: The 10Gb MBA PXE driver no longer supports the RPL protocol. This support was removed around the T7.4 timeframe.
Split / Rebranding: The split of NX1 and NX2 support, and the rebranding from Broadcom to QLogic, was done in the T7.12 timeframe.
Storage: Support was added in T7.10 for Tundra only.
Windows 2003: Support was discontinued as of the T7.0 program. This includes preventing driver install, preventing enumeration of iSCSI HBA, and removing support for installation of iSCSI boot drivers.
Legal Notices ============= Third-party trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners.
For FCoE, QLogic only officially supports the FCoE and DCB feature set on adapters that are licensed for FCoE, and for which EMC e-Labs certification is already complete or in progress. QLogic will *not* provide field support for unqualified platforms. Please refer to the EMC e-Labs certification matrix for existing support matrix postings, or contact your QLogic contact to inquire about configurations currently in the qualification queue for eventual support. Exercising either FCoE or DCB on an unsupported platform may lead to unpredictable results. qlgc_fw_nic_7_13b_4_1c_windows_32-64_chg
=============================================================================== Emulex NIC Device Driver for Windows ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 11.2.1153.13 Supported On: System x Rack, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - Windows 2016 Support
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: 10.2.516.0 Supported On: System x 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 Rack 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
IBM Online SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program. Version 1.22.01 Build ID: IBM12201 ************************************************************************** IBM SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Update Program Version 1.22.01 - Update Utility release for IBM x86 servers.
************************************************************************** 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_01_windows_32-64_chg
Firmware Version: 11.2.1193.76 Supported On: System x Rack and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL7 Update 3 Support - SLES12 SP2 Support - Windows 2016 Support - VMware ESXi 6.5 Support
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.
- When modifying configuration values for an iSCSI target, attempting to save the target with any invalid values may result in all values for that target being cleared. If this occurs, re-add the target using only valid configuration values. Please consult the Emulex Boot Manual for a description of valid configuration values.
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.
uEFI Flash Update Version 1.60 (BuildID A8E126F) Change History
Version 1.60 - BuildID: A8E126F ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Incorporated fix for security issue in openSSL library as published - Mitigated security vulnerability CVE-2017-5718 - Updated UEFI's OpenSSL code to address these security vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-3735, CVE-2017-3736 - Update for CVE-2017-5715, Intel Side Channel issue Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.50 - BuildID: A8E124F ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue a PCI Slot Fault may result when an adapter is installed in one of the hot plug capable slots, due to PCI configuration error with operating systems that make use of ACPI _HPX. Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.40 - BuildID: A8E122B ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue where system memory peformance is degraded while detecting correctable errors in a Memmory DIMM. - Fixed an potential OS hang when handling certian memory events.
Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.30 - BuildID: A8E120C ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixes an issue where OS may crash depending on level of the Intel processors in the system. - System Management Mode (SMM) BIOS Vulnerability - privilege escalation issue.
Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.21 - BuildID: A8E118D ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Next Server Restart, NextBootEnabled functions not resulting in PXE Boot in Legacy Mode.
Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.20 - BuildID: A8E118C ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed OpenSSL vulnerabilities as reported in CVE Advisories: CVE-2015-1793, CVE-2015-1789, CVE-2015-1790, CVE-2015-1792 - Fixed issue when PXE booting on the next boot Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.10 - BuildID: A8E116C ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Updated UEFI's OpenSSL code to address these security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-0209, CVE-2015-0286, CVE-2015-0287, CVE-2015-0288, CVE-2015-0289 - Fixed issue of system not rebooting after making a change to a setting in Setup. - Fixed issue of system configuration is not correct when disabling Emulex ports.
Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E114I ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed issue of system hanging during boot process with BroadComm adapter present - Fixed issue of Agentless feature not providing necessary information. Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E114H ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Updated UEFI's OpenSSL code to address these security vulnerabilities: CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-8275, CVE-2014-3570. - Correct configuration selection for serial COM ports settings under F1/Setup. - Resolve security issue when flashing UEFI code. - Fixed boot sequence when booting with secure boot enable, - Fixed the secondary pciDevices array table to contain the correct values for devices on the secondary pci bus. - Fixed OS crashing when parameter "intel_iommu=on" passes to the linux kernel. Enhancements: -Enchance UEFI Recovery code to automatically recover in the event that an user enables Secure Boot without MS 3rd party certificate. Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E112B ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - SKLM (Security Key Lifecycle Manager) support Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E112A ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Various fixes preventing IMM and UEFI communication breakdowns that could lead to IMM crashing - Fixed an issue in which QPI fail down would not be reported - Fixed an issue in which GPT corruption would cause a system hang Enhancements: - User now has more time at UEFI splash screen to enter F1 setup or pDSA diagnostics - System Event Log will now notify user when booting from backup bank Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E110A ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: Enhancements: - Support for FlashDIMMs Limitations: Dependencies: - Please use with IMM level 58W or later
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E108M ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue in which the boot order was unable to be set via ASU - Fixed an issue in which a system could end up in an infinite reboot loop - Fixed an issue in which a system could hang during boot following a double bit memory error Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies: - Please use with IMM level 58I or later
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E108L ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed an issue in which an address parity error could cause the system to appear hung - Numerous cosmetic and functional setup menu fixes - Fixed an issue preventing console redirection settings from being dynamic - Numerous error reporting fixes including DIMM isolation for memory errors - Fixed an issue in which duplicate device IDs were sent to the IMM, causing an IMM crash - Fixed multiple cases in which uefi would hang during boot Enhancements: - Updated to Intel MRC 1.4 - Updated onboard USB3.0 driver firmware Limitations: Dependencies: - Please use with IMM level 58I or later
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E104U ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - Fixed issue in which single-socket systems could hang during UEFI boot. - Fixed issue in which system would not boot to generic hard drive boot order entry. - Fixed issue in which editing boot order using ASU would cause valid boot entries to disappear. Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Version 1.00 - BuildID: A8E104T ------------------------------------------------- Problem(s) Fixed: - ASU can not configure bootorder through IMM CIM interface. - After a create iSCSI attempt in F1 setup menu, ASU will try to read iSCSI settings from UEFI XML file. In this case, ASU will not find property for iSCSI in XML file. Enhancements: Limitations: Dependencies:
Fibre Channel Adapter STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Release Notes November 15, 2016
QLogic Driver Release Notes
QLogic Corporation All rights reserved
Package Version 9.2.3.20.a Driver Version 9.2.3.20
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 9.2.3.20.
Version 9.2.3.20.a * Processed the packages for blue servers.Used pkgsdk3.22 Scope : All Adapters
Version 9.1.17.21.d * Fixed the install.bat script for PKGSDK 3.27. * Reprocessed the package using PKGSDK 3.27.
Version 9.1.17.21.b * Fixed the install.bat script remove support for Windows 2008. * Fixed the readme file to remove references of Windows 2008.
Version 9.1.17.21
* Fixed BBCR to return correct number of status mailbox registers * [ER138176]: Echo Test failed Resolution: Reverted change "Replaced vendor unique ECHO command with standard ELS ECHO by setting bit 15 in ECHO mailbox command" Scope : All Adapters
Version 9.1.15.21
* [ER136109]: 16G adapter advertises as 32G supported on FC switch Resolution: Added checking IDs for new 16G adapters Scope : 2700 Series Adapters
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.
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Firmware Version: 11.2.209.51 Supported On: System x Rack and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL7 Update 3 Support - SLES12 SP2 Support - Windows 2016 Support - VMware ESXi 6.5 Support
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: 10.3.145.0 Supported On: System x 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.(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: 11.2.1135.0 Supported On: System x Rack, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - Windows 2016 Support
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
TMM Firmware Update for ServeRAID M5100 Series SAS/SATA Controllers
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)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 1.01.02 - ------------------- TMMB: 70-25842-12 - Fixed issue where update may fail to install
Version 1.01 - Initial release ------------------- TMMB: 70-25842-12 - Fixed issue where CVPM could report "Relearn timeout" during a relearn cycle (Retain Tip H183319) ibm_fw_sraidmr_5100-tmm-1_01_02_windows_32-64_chg
BIOS and Firmware Update for ServeRAID M5200 Series SAS/SATA Controllers
Adapters Supported: ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller for System x ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller ServeRAID M5215 SAS/SATA Controller (00JX142)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 24.21.0-0020-1 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence ------------------- HII: 03.25.05.03 UEFI Driver: 0x06180202 BIOS: 6.36.00.1_4.19.08.00_0x06180202 MR FW: 4.680.00-8280 iMR FW: 4.680.01-8281 PACKAGE=24.21.0-0020
Fixes: -- Try to flash HBA cards' firmware when there are HBA cards installed
Version 24.21.0-0020 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence ------------------- HII: 03.25.05.03 UEFI Driver: 0x06180202 BIOS: 6.36.00.1_4.19.08.00_0x06180202 MR FW: 4.680.00-8280 iMR FW: 4.680.01-8281 PACKAGE=24.21.0-0020
Defects: - MR 6.13: Blocked Spin down Pass thru command for configured drives.(SCGCQ01201958) - In RAID personality, MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG DCMD is disabled in non(SCGCQ01213915) - Setting all the ldtoTgtId with 0xff beyond 240 entries.(SCGCQ01215003) - (SCGCQ01219438) - MR_EVT_PD_ERROR_STATS events are logged when drive is moved to REBUILD/UNCONFIGURED BAD/ONLINE/OFFLINE. Also(SCGCQ01223284) correct DCMD - FW crashes when FW update(OFU) is done with faluty onfi(SCGCQ01227115) - Coverity issues:fixed the coverity defects.(SCGCQ01230560) - Update the MAXTransferLength properly for Driver enabled 1MB support feature(SCGCQ01232275) - Assertion failure in ../../dm/mpt2/mptrec.c at line 3139, while performing cable pull/push operation.(SCGCQ01235505) - corrected the span index(SCGCQ01236287) - Coverity issue 15748 and 17765(SCGCQ01241568) - Drive Strength values are incorrect for last 8 phys of Red Brick Controller(SCGCQ01241680) - Change Slew Rate on dual rank RedBrick Boards to fix ECC Errors.(SCGCQ01242817) - Cache Data lost if power loss happens during descriptor preparation.(SCGCQ01253076) - 'C0:mr_wakeup: mem 45569e20, cache line ffffffff' observed while running BGI on RAID 5 Volume with media errors.(SCGCQ01256120) - Assertion failure in ../../raid/2108vI2o.c at line 2398 on flashing firmware(SCGCQ01258563) - Dev defect to address action items identified during Ventura(SCGCQ01260609) - Dev defect to handle HW action items identified during Intruder(SCGCQ01261213) - Cache data Lost when Term Log is set to "on"(SCGCQ01261426) - 6.13 ONFI_PORT: If power loss occurs after OCR, FW might lose tty log.(SCGCQ01262834) - 6.13_ONFI_PORT: Program the erase and wait count values during ONFI Initialization.(SCGCQ01262883) - 6.13 ONFI PORT :Set bit 0 in global Interrupt Register so that host will receive an interrupt.(SCGCQ01262884) - Flash File System Reads fail after system reset.(SCGCQ01267220) - FW does not remember user induced bad blocks across boots.(SCGCQ01267700) - MR 6.13(SCGCQ01268066) - Unable to access device PD (SSD)(SCGCQ01268412) - MR_6.13:FW flash pack (SCGCQ01273216) - Cache Restore fails if supercap is removed while cache offload is in Progress.(SCGCQ01274494) - Unable to set termlog on/off from storcli intermittently on Intruder Armstrong board.(SCGCQ01278512) - Storcli Failed to create single PD R0 from UGood drive which has replaced a UBAD foreign drive(SCGCQ01282181) - Intruder : After Termlog Toggling with power cycle, result to ERROR: Dirty disk cache data has been lost(SCGCQ01282319) - Modify Read Eye Training Algorithm to make it spec compliant.(SCGCQ01283719) - High DB and Log write(SCGCQ01285311) - Coverity reported an uninitialized variable(SCGCQ01285595) - OS hung and iMR FW reset when do delete and create VD from previous powersave PD (Spindowned)(SCGCQ01287286) - Reboot the system with 240 R0 Volumes and changing the mode(SCGCQ01288297) - PL Fault 0000601e observed while running multipath on/off script in JBOD mode.(SCGCQ01288781) - erase types and startSecureEraseNonSED is set accordingly(SCGCQ01289147) - Modify NVDATA boot message to rename 'NVDATA image' to 'firmware image'(SCGCQ01290201) - Cache data lost event seen for WT vds(SCGCQ01313607) - Kill adapater observed while running IO's on 240 Volumes(SCGCQ01313950) - Coverity: Fixing Coverity defect 16148(SCGCQ01316152) - Fixing the coverity raised issue(SCGCQ01318465) - Coverity issue 19341(SCGCQ01319291) - HW workaround implementation for SCGCQ00830272 and SCGCQ01048567(SCGCQ01323607) - auto config is not happening in some cases after issuing storcli /cx set autopdcache=r0(SCGCQ01323848) - MR 6.14 Beta: MonTask: line 245 in file ../../raid/1078int.c while running reboot test with background operations(SCGCQ01332706) - MR_6.14: Intruder PCI Trapping ISR incorrect logic for config trap address(SCGCQ01332947) - ntruder: Fix the Intruder Boot Block compilation and warning issue.(SCGCQ01334292) - Imr Invader FW crashes while upgrading from Pkg 24.18.0(SCGCQ01342601) - No amber LED when a configured disk is removed(SCGCQ01343017) - Controller fails to boot up when migrated from 6.13 to 6.14 FW for Specific OEM(SCGCQ01348114) - Value defined for the DDR turning parameter DP_IO_VREF_1_2 is wrong for invader boards(SCGCQ01350295) - MR_INVADER_WORKAROUND_PCIE_IGNORE_REPLY_PARITY_ERROR macro definition missing(SCGCQ01351483) - Intruder 4G DDR tuning value has to be changed in MR FW.(SCGCQ01368845) - Lenovo Sebastian Fatal Firmware error when connecting to straight without Group ID support.(SCGCQ01204592) - FW does not fail unsupported erase type for a PD(SCGCQ01221549) - Allow Cyrpto erase on non(SCGCQ01222318) - Fix coverity reported issue(SCGCQ01227079) - FW is not updating EPDs list exposed to host after drives removal event is posted which is causing dev nodes are not getting deleted on(SCGCQ01230441) drive removal - Diagnostics report of iMR Invader contains information about R6 and R60 is set to 0(SCGCQ01235661) - Enable MR_DCMD_PD_ERROR_STATS and the event MR_EVT_PD_ERROR_STATS only for direct attached drives(SCGCQ01237252) - DATA TLB ERROR, While connecting controller each Port to Back(SCGCQ01252111) - MR 6.13.1Alpha:Probable Drive/cable issue Event not printed in firmwarelogs on triggering drive/cable error when connected BP(SCGCQ01256005) - Handling of DCR errors in MSS core(SCGCQ01263110) - Controller does not boot up while performing cache offload .(SCGCQ01278480) - Controller cache discarded due to memory/battery problem(SCGCQ01280181) - Perf(SCGCQ01283507) - Code review: turn off the onfi when bbu is bad(SCGCQ01297565) - Coverity issues 19244, 19245, 19246 and 19248(SCGCQ01299214) - MR 6.14 Intruder(Vail): Intruder Controller hangs in primary core on reboot in Dell Power Edge T620 server.(SCGCQ01299482) - Fix coverity issue 19253 Structurally dead code in checkCacheOffloadStatus, raid/1078init.c(SCGCQ01300678) - coverity defects fixed(SCGCQ01300689) - To fix coverity issue 17759(SCGCQ01317039) - Found invalid event(SCGCQ01347858) - Placement of an image checkword at data area of NOR flash leads to controller crashPage 2 / 42(SCGCQ01375071) - (SCGCQ01227044) - FC: 0 CS: 0 offload meta signature not valid, ffffffff observed in FW logs on a system restart.(SCGCQ01299424) - MR 6.14 (SCGCQ01300667) - Coverity issue 15356(SCGCQ01301658) - update the boundary values in UpdateFeatureSetValues()(SCGCQ01209605) - FW hang finaly leading to kill adatper with inBox driver(SCGCQ01250342)
Enhancements: - New fault code for routine synchronous reset(SCGCQ01264142) - Vail FW not responding to PWR_REQ in time. Request to up the number of TURs sent before timing out drive.(SCGCQ01373161) - Disable OOB communication via I2C(SCGCQ01369359) - Integrate Intruder PL 14.00.04.00 with MR 6.14(SCGCQ01341925) - PL phase 13.0007.00 integration with MR 6.13(SCGCQ01334112) - PL integration(SCGCQ01330898) - Integrate PL phase 14.00.02.00 with MR 6.14(SCGCQ01307233) - Integrate 13.00.06.00 PL to MR 6.13(SCGCQ01304141) - PL integration 12.00.10.00 with MR 6.12(SCGCQ01276465) - Integrated PL 12.0.9.0 with MR 6.12(SCGCQ01268897) - Shift IOPATH code by 4 cache lines to workaround intruder performance issue.(SCGCQ01262698) - PR State Machine Clean up during Patrol Read/Check Consistency Conflicts(SCGCQ01260431) - Integrate intruder PL 13.00.04.00 (SCGCQ01237533)(SCGCQ01238286) - Integrate PL 13.00.04.00 to MR_FW_SAS3_6.13_4G_DDR(SCGCQ01238126) - Open up MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG for iMR for GET operation(SCGCQ01228949) - Customer requesting digitally signed FW packages on their Intruder controller(SCGCQ01215397) - MPI 2.5 and 2.6: Need IT FW to send new event for expander failing SMP(SCGCQ01180886) - MPI 2.5: Add two new reason codes to Active Cable Exception Event Data(SCGCQ01208954) - MPI 2.5 : Add support for reporting Chassis Slot to Enclosure Page 0(SCGCQ01213028) - MPI 2.6: Add new firmware download type (CBB BACKUP)(SCGCQ01258005) - MPI 2.6: Device side PCIe SRNS flag(SCGCQ01276256) - MPI 2.6: Add new firmware download type (CPLD IMAGE)(SCGCQ01305760) - IN FAILED ARRAY bit is not being set when a VD is cleared(SCGCQ01137359) - Integrate Intruder PL 13.00.05.00 (RO SCGCQ01263844)(SCGCQ01265401) - Add additional sense data to firmware tracker list(SCGCQ01254954) - Method for determining bad ONFI flash via Storcli & SNMP trap upon NAND flash failure for Aspen and Vail (Invader and Intrude(SCGCQ01219862) - MPI2.6: Mfg7 support for arbitrary starting slot number(SCGCQ01213267) - MPI 2.6: Add Aero PCI Device IDs(SCGCQ01373008) - Isolating faulty cable issue from bad drive issue(SCGCQ01215270) - PL integration(SCGCQ01268896) CSETActivities: - MR7.1_NVMe: After foreign import of 64 R0 VDs, operating system unable to discover the VDs(SCGCQ01229929 Port Of SCGCQ01209394) - FW crashes when FW update(OFU) is done with faluty onfi(SCGCQ01235056 Port Of SCGCQ01227115) - Server (Purley): Controller (16i) (SCGCQ01235753 Port Of SCGCQ01200311) - In RAID personality, MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG DCMD is disabled in non(SCGCQ01237142 Port Of SCGCQ01213915) - Storcli failed to stop drives LED locating with a range(SCGCQ01241870 Port Of SCGCQ01051728) - MR7.1_NVMe: After foreign import of 64 R0 VDs, operating system unable to discover the VDs(SCGCQ01242766 Port Of SCGCQ01209394) - unable to encrypt disk when using no pass(SCGCQ01245596 Port Of SCGCQ01144752) - Offline Marked DG (RAID0) appearing in RHEL 7 install(SCGCQ01245782 Port Of SCGCQ00995384) - SAS2208 card reset in DataCenter due to unknown reason(SCGCQ01247264 Port Of SCGCQ01240574) - RDM in Use(SCGCQ01255837) - ONFI: To properly handle the OCR case with RESET Status Register.(SCGCQ01259337 Port Of SCGCQ00665475) - ONFI BBLIST:ONFI BadBlocks: COL disarmed, VDs remain in WB mode, no Administrative Messages to bad flash part.(SCGCQ01260470 Port Of SCGCQ01235856) - Firmware halts upon changing controller personality to JBOD mode with MCTP enabled(SCGCQ01260889 Port Of SCGCQ01252243) - Infinite loop in onfiSyncModeEnter(SCGCQ01260995 Port Of SCGCQ00329024) - FW crashes when setting fwtermlog bbu=on to a card with bad NAND flash(SCGCQ01261425 Port Of SCGCQ01129530) - Insertion of the boot messages and the evets for montoring the ONFI backup capacity.(SCGCQ01263212 Port Of SCGCQ00433463) - 'C0:mr_wakeup: mem 45569e20, cache line ffffffff' observed while running BGI on RAID 5 Volume with media errors.(SCGCQ01263800 Port Of SCGCQ01256120) - Handling of DCR errors in MSS core(SCGCQ01263859 Port Of SCGCQ01263110) - Invalid date for next learn cycle is set due to invalid date from OEM server (STF: Next learn time is 1970(SCGCQ01264476 Port Of SCGCQ01152321) - GetAllLDAllowedOperation call in Storelib is not returning Allowed operations when some LDs are deleted(SCGCQ01265445 Port Of SCGCQ01250559) - FD33xD issues in VMWare(SCGCQ01266300 Port Of SCGCQ01203008) - In RAID personality, MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG DCMD is disabled in non(SCGCQ01274496 Port Of SCGCQ01213915) - MR_6.13:FW flash pack (SCGCQ01280567 Port Of SCGCQ01273216) - unable to encrypt disk when using no pass(SCGCQ01287082 Port Of SCGCQ01144752) - Controller cache discarded due to memory/battery problem(SCGCQ01288848 Port Of SCGCQ01280181) - RAID10 VD goes to failed state after performing RLM(SCGCQ01289123 Port Of SCGCQ01277951) - IN FAILED ARRAY bit is not being set when a VD is cleared(SCGCQ01289194 Port Of SCGCQ01137359) - Storcli Failed to create single PD R0 from UGood drive which has replaced a UBAD foreign drive(SCGCQ01290418 Port Of SCGCQ01282181) - RAID10 VD goes to failed state after performing RLM(SCGCQ01291340 Port Of SCGCQ01277951) - Controller cache discarded due to memory/battery problem(SCGCQ01291492 Port Of SCGCQ01280181) - Cannot stop patrol read on PD with medium errors by the stop cmd(SCGCQ01294884 Port Of SCGCQ01063103) - Perf(SCGCQ01297497 Port Of SCGCQ01283507) - Code review: turn off the onfi when bbu is bad(SCGCQ01297666 Port Of SCGCQ01297565) - Code review: turn off the onfi when bbu is bad(SCGCQ01299260 Port Of SCGCQ01297565) - Perf(SCGCQ01300759 Port Of SCGCQ01283507) - PL Fault 0000601e observed while running multipath on/off script in JBOD mode.(SCGCQ01304919 Port Of SCGCQ01288781) - Firmware:(SCGCQ01306491 Port Of SCGCQ01258853) - 6.14 : To fix IOPATH overflow during linking(SCGCQ01311731 Port Of SCGCQ01311464) - Unable to access device PD (SSD)(SCGCQ01321307 Port Of SCGCQ01268412) - OS hung and iMR FW reset when do delete and create VD from previous powersave PD (Spindowned)(SCGCQ01326069 Port Of SCGCQ01287286) - HW workaround implementation for SCGCQ00830272 and SCGCQ01048567(SCGCQ01326394 Port Of SCGCQ01323607) - B200M4 (Carmel/ 3108 iMR): driver crashed after FW update via UCSM (UCSM bundle 2.2(8fS2)A/B to 3.1(2.163)A/B)(SCGCQ01331892 Port Of SCGCQ01271186) - B200M4 (Carmel/ 3108 iMR): driver crashed after FW update via UCSM (UCSM bundle 2.2(8fS2)A/B to 3.1(2.163)A/B)(SCGCQ01332726 Port Of SCGCQ01271186) - MR 6.14 Intruder(Vail): Intruder Controller hangs in primary core on reboot in Dell Power Edge T620 server.(SCGCQ01334334 Port Of SCGCQ01299482) - MR_6.14: Intruder PCI Trapping ISR incorrect logic for config trap address(SCGCQ01334365 Port Of SCGCQ01332947) - MR 6.14 Beta: MonTask: line 245 in file ../../raid/1078int.c while running reboot test with background operations(SCGCQ01339330 Port Of SCGCQ01332706) - Cache data lost event seen for WT vds(SCGCQ01349420 Port Of SCGCQ01313607) - Kill adapater observed while running IO's on 240 Volumes(SCGCQ01350347 Port Of SCGCQ01313950) - No amber LED when a configured disk is removedPage 3 / 42(SCGCQ01350771 Port Of SCGCQ01343017) - Firmware hits montask while reconstruction when drive is pulled out(SCGCQ01351442 Port Of SCGCQ01260340) - MR 6.13: Blocked Spin down Pass thru command for configured drives.(SCGCQ01351559 Port Of SCGCQ01201958) - IOMMU fault at address 0x80360000(SCGCQ01356192 Port Of SCGCQ01279547) - LSA hangs when user try to change drive security key.(SCGCQ01367331 Port Of SCGCQ01342655) - Invalid date for next learn cycle is set due to invalid date from OEM server (STF: Next learn time is 1970(SCGCQ01241869 Port Of SCGCQ01152321) - MR6.12 NVRAM Overflow (SCGCQ01248969 Port Of SCGCQ01230749) - FD33xD issues in VMWare(SCGCQ01261095 Port Of SCGCQ01203008) - FD33xD issues in VMWare(SCGCQ01263759 Port Of SCGCQ01203008) - Configuration lost and system crashed on having a stale configuration connected(SCGCQ01273187 Port Of SCGCQ01170701) - PL Fault 0000601e observed while running multipath on/off script in JBOD mode.(SCGCQ01304921 Port Of SCGCQ01288781) - FC: 0 CS: 0 offload meta signature not valid, ffffffff observed in FW logs on a system restart.(SCGCQ01351052 Port Of SCGCQ01299424) - Controller fails to boot up when migrated from 6.13 to 6.14 FW for Specific OEM(SCGCQ01351614) - SAS2208 card reset in DataCenter due to unknown reason(SCGCQ01311439 Port Of SCGCQ01240574) - Drive Strength values are incorrect for last 8 phys of Red Brick Controller(SCGCQ01247082 Port Of SCGCQ01241680) - Firmware hits montask while reconstruction when drive is pulled out(SCGCQ01282285 Port Of SCGCQ01260340) - Code review: turn off the onfi when bbu is bad(SCGCQ01299219 Port Of SCGCQ01297565) - Controller does not boot up while performing cache offload .(SCGCQ01288845 Port Of SCGCQ01278480)
Fixes: - Revert the DDR tuning values back to default value. (SCGCQ01445618 Port of - SCGCQ01444640, SCGCQ01447915)
Version 24.16.0-0104 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence ------------------- HII: E3.21.14.03 UEFI Driver: 0x06150501 BIOS: 6.32.02.1 MR FW: 4.660.00-8218 iMR FW: 4.660.01-8219
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where value defined for the DDR turning parameter DP_IO_VREF_1_2 was wrong for M5210. (SCGCQ01350295) - Fixed an issue where device PD for PM1633 Samsung SSD were not to accessible. (SCGCQ01268412) - Fixed an issue where the amber LED did not turn on when a configured disk was removed. (SCGCQ01343017)
Version 24.16.0-0101 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence ------------------- FW Package: 24.16.0-0101 HII: E3.21.14.03 UEFI Driver: 0x06150501 BIOS: 6.32.02.1 MR FW: 4.660.00-8214 iMR FW: 4.660.01-8215
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where some log context in UART was missing in TTY dump. (SCGCQ01230749) - Fixed an issuer kill adapter command was executed in line 1272 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c after pulling enclosure cable with IOs running on 240VD, JBOD SCGCQ00857533 - Fixed an issue where cache data could be lost when term log is set to "on." (SCGCQ01267851 Port of - SCGCQ01261426) - Fixed an issue where CRC mismatch and invalid log event found while querying for Controller properties and learn cycle in parallel. (SCGCQ01219985 Port of Defect - SCGCQ00919945) - Fixed an issue where rebuild error on PD with iMR 9341-8i SAS3008. (SCGCQ01220128 Port of - SCGCQ00915417) - Fixed an issue where drives were not marked as Foreign upon OCR when controller already has max configured PD's (SCGCQ01219897 Port of Defect - SCGCQ01163849) - Fixed an issue where drives with configuration were getting converted to JBOD if system already has maximum configurable drives. (SCGCQ01149764 Port of Defect SCGCQ01136693) - Fixed an issue where StorCLI failed to create single PD R0 from unconfigured good drive which has replaced a UBAD foreign drive. (SCGCQ01290418 Port of Defect SCGCQ01282181) - Fixed an issue where RAID personality, MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG DCMD is disabled in non-240 VD environment. (SCGCQ01267801 Port of Defect SCGCQ01213915) - Fixed an issue where StorCLI was not showing virtual drives after personality switch from SDS to RAID. (SCGCQ01238639 Port of Defect - SCGCQ01081305) - Fixed an issue where the controller became unresponsive after hitting OCM error. (SCGCQ01219901 Port of Defect - SCGCQ00924986) - Fixed an issue where the firmware halts upon changing controller personality to JBOD mode with MCTP enabled. (SCGCQ01260889 Port of Defect SCGCQ01252243) - Fixed an issue where firmware logs printed in UART were missing in tty dump. (SCGCQ01230749) - Fixed an issue where OS hung and iMR FW reset when delete and create VD commands using previous powersave physical drive spindowned. (SCGCQ01287286) - Fixed an issue where StorCLI was not showing virtual drives after personality switch from SDS to RAID. (SCGCQ01093890 PORT OF Defect - SCGCQ01081305) - Fixed PCI device page enclosure level/connector name to match SAS device page. (SCGCQ01071374) - Fixed an issue where mem 45569e20, cache line ffffffff' observed while running BGI on RAID 5 Volume with media errors. (SCGCQ01266169, SCGCQ01256120) - Fixed an issue where local storage admin config FSM failure on setting TR on 64 VDs, when there were a large number of events transferred over OOB, one event could be missing in some cases. (SCGCQ01243832, SCGCQ01243833, SCGCQ01243834, SCGCQ01243836 PORT OF Defect SCGCQ01128180) - Fixed an issue where some logs printed in UART were missing in TTY dump. (SCGCQ01242651, SCGCQ01242650, SCGCQ01242649 PORT OF Defect SCGCQ01230749) - Fixed an issue where firmware breaks MonTask: line 245 in file ../../raid/1078int.c with IOs on max VD configured and BGOps. (SCGCQ00895481, SCGCQ00895482, SCGCQ00895474 Defect SCGCQ00890133) - Fixed an issue where as part of R1 undergoing RLM to a R0 volume, the medium errors that were injected, were discovered but not reported as corrected. (SCGCQ00893669 PORT OF Defect -SCGCQ00846621) - Fixed an issue where iEEESGL flag was not getting set for IO request in SES DCDB handler. (SCGCQ01186523, SCGCQ01238262, SCGCQ01242590, SCGCQ01242592, SCGCQ01242597 PORT OF Defect - SCGCQ01157072)
Enhancements: - Added defines for SAS 4 and PCIe 4 speeds. (SCGCQ00948955) - Modified PCIe Link config pages to include a link field. (SCGCQ00954619) - MR API bit to indicate if the profile is NVMe Only profile. (SCGCQ01213092) - Fixed an issue where the foreign configuration that has been imported went off-line within few seconds, as all the drives are getting transitioned to Unconfigured-Good with PD_InsertionPostProcess() getting kicked-in. (SCGCQ01198744 Port of Defect SCGCQ00800589) - Added two new MFI_STAT values to better describe RAID 10 volume creation errors: MFI_STAT_INVALID_DRIVE_COUNT and MFI_STAT_UNEVEN_SPAN_NOT_SUPPORTED. (SCGCQ01222698) - Isolated faulty cable issue from bad drive issue. (SCGCQ01203751) - Removed all defines and structure fields related to SOP support. (SCGCQ00925839) - Removed all defines and structure fields related to AHCI support. (SCGCQ00948258) - Added EclosureLevel and ConnectorName fields to PCIe Device Page 0 with the same meaning as SAS Device Page 0. (SCGCQ00949638) - Added IOCException bit 10 to indicate that backend PCIe device support has been disabled due to an initialization failure and added InitStatus field to PCIe IO Unit Page 1 t provide more detail.(SCGCQ01009104) - Added flag to force completion queue entry return for NVMe Encapsulated request. (SCGCQ01013930) - Added Negotiated Link Rate and Negotiated Port Width to PCIe Device page 0. (SCGCQ01017027) - Added bit to LinkFlag field of PCIe IO Unit Page 1 PhyData to specify SRIS mode. (SCGCQ01018687) - Updated header file to include SATADeviceWait time to IO Unit page 11. (SCGCQ01092340) - Added new definitions for the ImageType field of FwDownload and FwUpload messages. Also, added new flash region definitions for the Flash Layout Extended Image Data. (SCGCQ01136127) - Added reason codes MPI26_EVENT_ACTIVE_CABLE_PRESENT and MPI26_EVENT_ACTIVE_CABLE_DEGRADED to Active Cable Exception Event Data. (SCGCQ01146583) - Defined interface to support firmware assisted VD/JBOD properties: max IO size, device queue depth. (SCGCQ01188711) - Fixed an issue where L2/L3 Cache error was detected on the RAID controller during boot (24 hours after shutdown hang. (SCGCQ01219839 Enhancement Request SCGCQ01018958)
Version 24.16.0-0092 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence ------------------- FW PACKAGE: 24.16.0-0092
MR FW: 4.660.00-8156
iMR FW: 4.660.01-8157
BIOS: 6.32.02.1
UEFI: 0x06150501
HII: 03.21.14.01
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where MR_RAID_CTX_G35 reserved field has one bit too many, resulting in 17 bits in a U16 - (SCGCQ00886417)
- Fixed an issue where controller may hang when an OCR is triggered on a RAID5 LD with no supercap - (SCGCQ00926628)
- Fixed an issue where PDs are getting swapped and rebuild starts on incorrect PD after an enclosure power cycle - (SCGCQ00927155)
- Worked around an issue where a false ReplyParityError may occur - (SCGCQ00927504)
- Fixed an issue where numSGEExt field was removed from MPI25_SCSI_VENDOR_REGION, affecting support for 1MB IO - (SCGCQ00927738)
- Fixed an issue where CacheVault size reports as 0KB for some controllers - (SCGCQ00929077)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may halt with error "MonTask: line 1281 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" - (SCGCQ00931397)
- Fixed an issue where ONFI hardware was disarmed on OCR - (SCGCQ00933096)
- Fixed an issue where MSM does not show "hide" option after "unhide" on RAID0 - (SCGCQ00933123) - Fixed an issue where rebuild doesn't complete with cmd_block_flush on RAID6 with SAS SSD - (SCGCQ00933841) - Fixed an issue where storcli is unable to create logical drives via auto-configuration, such as with command "storcli /cx set autopdcache=r0" - (SCGCQ00935727)
- Fixed an issue where a new field in RAID_MAP_EXT causes backward compatibility issues - (SCGCQ00940224)
- Fixed an issue where online firmware update may fail in Windows due to language attribute - (SCGCQ00941886)
- Fixed an issue where performance was lower than expected due to DataCacheInvalidateSnoop was not being used for sense buffer- (SCGCQ00944526)
- Fixed an issue where makefile is missing changes required for enabling PLDEBUG - (SCGCQ00945858)
- Fixed an issue where performance was lower than expected due to stale calls to processdevicewaitQ - (SCGCQ00947221)
- Fixed an issue where code events had repetitive IDs - (SCGCQ00948535)
- Fixed an issue where a value assigned to a variable is never used - (SCGCQ00948781)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 245 ..1078int.c" may occur on reboot with foreign import - (SCGCQ00948931)
- Fixed an issue where two enclosure IDs are displayed in MSM Physical tab when connected via multipath to some enclosures - (SCGCQ00950425)
- Fixed an issue where firmware fails to copyback from hotspares - (SCGCQ00952836)
- Fixed an issue where inquiry string is not updated during drive firmware upgrade through offline mode update - (SCGCQ00953396)
- Fixed an issue where code analysis tool reported issues - (SCGCQ00954107)
- Fixed an issue where firmware may hang on enclosure power cycle - (SCGCQ00976597)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 1281 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur on enclosure power cycle - (SCGCQ00976780)
- Fixed an issue where CacheCade firmware may not get enough time to flush windows when no free window is available - (SCGCQ00976904)
- Fixed an issue where ring buffer print was occurring even when PLDEBUG is not enabled - (SCGCQ00979831)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may halt at "MonTask:" when running IO to CacheCade Virtual Drives - (SCGCQ00980216)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may halt at "MonTask:" during enclosure power cycle - (SCGCQ00981645)
- Fixed an issue where DATATLB error may occur on hotplug of some enclosures - (SCGCQ00983232)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may halt when running SAS adapter diagnostic command from storcli - (SCGCQ00987879)
- Fixed an issue with some unused values in code - (SCGCQ00987940)
- Fixed some issues discovered in code review - (SCGCQ00987966)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 909 in file ../../raid/raidscsi.c" may occur during heavy IO and power cycles - (SCGCQ00988674)
- Fixed an issue where data length may not be set appropriately based on CBD size - (SCGCQ00988813)
- Fixed an issue where storclio may fail to read some VPD information from SBR - (SCGCQ01065177, Port of SCGCQ00990939)
- Fixed an issue where OCR is not enabled by default in release candidate builds - (SCGCQ00991489)
- Fixed an issue where a performance issue may occur - 9% drops for 6Gig 512BSATASSDs with 24PD R5 in RW 32KB IOSz for 256QD - (SCGCQ00991492)
- Fixed an issue where kill adapter may occur when restoring multipath with SATA drives - (SCGCQ00992114)
- Fixed an issue where an uninitialized byte transfer variable may cause unaligned DMA lengths - (SCGCQ00994097)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault when importing a configuration with only Global Hotspare PDs on an iMR controller - (SCGCQ00994846)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may hang on abort of Background Initialization of a VD expansion - (SCGCQ00996532)
- Fixed an issue where pinned cache data structure members may need to be reinitialized between firmwares with different cache header versions - (SCGCQ00996607)
- Fixed an issue where enclosure discovery may fail when enclosure with spun-down drives is disconnected and reconnected - (SCGCQ00996692)
- Fixed an issue where error "IO error 9 in CheckFwIoDescList" may occur on cable pull/push - (SCGCQ00997291)
- Fixed an issue where CPU affinity define values may not be updated properly to align with CPU affinity structure changes - (SCGCQ01000077)
- Fixed an issue where DCMD processing may return before setting the JBOD as a boot device in NVRAM - (SCGCQ01000230)
- Fixed an issue where OCR may not be blocked after firmware downgrade - (SCGCQ01000359)
- Fixed an issue where SAS SSD RAID5 performance may be lower than expected - (SCGCQ01001861)
- Fixed an issue where CtrlInfo.adapterOperations3.supportProfileChange is missing in API- (SCGCQ01001936, SCGCQ01014835)
- Fixed an issue where number of LDs may not be checked before calling RM_SataBBMUpdateDivertNodesFromSBBMTable - (SCGCQ01002055)
- Fixed an issue where CacheCade Virtual Drive deletion path refers to the wrong Virtual Drive - (SCGCQ01002268)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may hang after connecting some enclosures with SATA drives - (SCGCQ01002798)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 1281 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur when cables are removed/reinserted in a multipath environment with IO - (SCGCQ01002921)
- Fixed an issue where some changes were not ported - (SCGCQ01003552)
- Fixed an issue where controller may experience assertion failure when drives are being removed/reinserted with background IO - (SCGCQ01004144)
- Fixed an issue where DRAM signature may receive a stale copy on ONFI restore - (SCGCQ01004279)
- Fixed an issue where firmware switches descriptors and prepares for an offload even when SuperCap is absent - (SCGCQ01004385)
- Fixed an issue where performance may be lower than expected for Sequential Reads in RAID mode - (SCGCQ01012499)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask@line 179 in file ../../dm/src/chipmgr.c" may occur on repeated system reboots - (SCGCQ01015019)
- Fixed an issue where CacheCade parameters are populated in controller info even when 240VD feature is enabled - (SCGCQ01015026)
- Fixed an issue where SAS Port PAge 0 and SAS IO UNIT Page 1 did not function correctly resulting in MonTask error - (SCGCQ01015470)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may throw invalid arguments when setting debug variable for some commands - (SCGCQ01015761)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may exhibit MonTask error when setting up debug variables with levels from storcli - (SCGCQ01016534)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware perform cache offload and restore operation even on a clean shutdown - (SCGCQ01018477)
- Fixed an issue where SDS personality was not supporting 1MB IO - (SCGCQ01020626)
- Fixed an issue where SDS personality did not have SAS drive queue depth of 128- (SCGCQ01020631)
- Fixed an issue where divert locks were not being used for Write-Back volumes on Sequential Read - (SCGCQ01020634)
- Fixed an issue where error "Core 0 in 245 in file ../../raid/1078int.c" may occur on cable remove/reinsert on JBODs with IO - (SCGCQ01020979)
- Fixed an issue where firmware may incorrectly disable the cache offload engine after an OCR when pinned cache is present and a clean shutdown occurs - (SCGCQ01021488)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error may occur after flashing controller firmware and rebooting - (SCGCQ01023585)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may halt when controller firmware update occurs immediately after a drive microcode update - (SCGCQ01024661)
- Fixed an issue where error "Line 245 in ../../raid/1078int.c" may occur when rebooting server after inserting Virtual Drives when pinned cache is present - (SCGCQ01028404)
- Fixed an issue where write policy may not be retained after unblocking the SDVs and making the CacheCade Virtual Drive / SVD Optimal - (SCGCQ01028464)
- Fixed an issue where a MonTask error may occur when an SVD is associated with CacheCade and one of the SVD member drives is removed - (SCGCQ01030089)
- Fixed an issue where unsupported message types in MCTP path were not handled correctly - (SCGCQ01030166)
- Fixed an issue where an L2 Cache Error may occur when performing cable remove/reinsert on an enclosure - (SCGCQ01030408)
- Fixed an issue where TweakIO was not supported on iMR - (SCGCQ01032429)
- Fixed an issue where a cache restore operation may take more than 90 seconds when power cycles occur with pinned cache present - (SCGCQ01033348)
- Fixed an issue where error "line 1279 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" with PL fault - (SCGCQ01033740)
- Fixed an issue where a Pinned Cache critical message may occur when booting from S3 sleep mode - (SCGCQ01033930)
- Fixed an issue where error "line 4839 in file ../../raid/cache.c" may occur with cache offload - (SCGCQ01034706)
- Fixed an issue where more than one special task could run on a CacheCade Virtual Drive - (SCGCQ01034955)
- Fixed an issue where recheck for presence of pinned cache may not occur after command block grant - (SCGCQ01034977)
- Fixed a timing issue by removing previous change SCGCQ01023287 - (SCGCQ01035343)
- Fixed an issue where Virtual Drive creation may fail in RAID mode on personality change - (SCGCQ01036091)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault with error "line 1279 in file 1078dma.c" - (SCGCQ01036154)
- Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may be issued when a TUR is sent to a device after IO timeouts - (SCGCQ01037095)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault when multipath is broken during IO - (SCGCQ01037747)
- Fixed an issue where EPDs may not be created after system reboot - (SCGCQ01038702)
- Fixed an issue where IO to JBOD may fail on some drives when a path is broken in a multipath scenario - (SCGCQ01038719)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may hang during an OCR when a reconstruction from RAID0 to RAID1 is in progress - (SCGCQ01039732)
- Fixed an issue where a read from an uninitialized pointer may occur - (SCGCQ01040543)
- Fixed some issues discovered as part of code review - (SCGCQ01040575)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault with error "MonTask: line 605 in file ../../raid/routines.c" when controller firmware update and drive firmware updates are performed simultaneously - (SCGCQ01040587)
- Fixed an issue where error "Assertion failure in ../../raid/cmd.c line 3089" may occur if host task management completes before pending commands are aborted or completed - (SCGCQ01040595)
- Fixed an issue where pinned cache may result in an assertion failure - (SCGCQ01041463)
- Fixed an issue where some error cases may not be handled properly - (SCGCQ01041729)
- Fixed an issue where abort task management function failes to abort firmware commands split into multiple internal commands - (SCGCQ01042128)
- Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may occur when disableErrorRecovery=1 and a DCMD is sent - (SCGCQ01042237)
- Fixed a compilation issue - (SCGCQ01042829)
- Fixed an issue where HII menu may not allow mode change - (SCGCQ01046130)
- Fixed issues discovered as part of code review - (SCGCQ01047319)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 1280 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur when toggling SSD caching on/off during IO - (SCGCQ01048675)
- Fixed an issue where random performance may drop from 1.1M to 0.8M with SAS SSD - (SCGCQ01049230)
- Fixed an issue where supportBit functionality was not present for MR_CFG_USER_CONFIGURABLE - (SCGCQ01049236)
- Fixed an issue where cache bypass may not work with 4k drives and a random workload - (SCGCQ01049253)
- Fixed an issue where PLDEBUG was not disabled - (SCGCQ01049262)
- Fixed an issue where code may try to access 255th Logical Drive when only 240 are supported - (SCGCQ01049335)
- Fixed an issue where makeSystem bit in MR_PD_ALLOWED_OPS was not disabled - (SCGCQ01050314)
- Fixed an issue where alternate path cleanup on device removal may not occur correctly - (SCGCQ01052105)
- Fixed an issue where JBOD behavior may automatically change to EPD - (SCGCQ01053601)
- Fixed an issue where EPD may be deleted after a controller OCR - (SCGCQ01054436)
- Fixed an issue where CacheCade Virtual Drive performance was lower than expected - (SCGCQ01055907)
- Fixed an issue where MonTask error may occur on firmware upgrade - (SCGCQ01056349)
- Fixed an issue where error "DATA TLB ERROR(SRR0/1,ESR) exception: sf=c0137f50" may occur under IO to VDs and EPDs in EPD mode - (SCGCQ01057471)
- Fixed an issue where error handling may not occur for direct attached devices during targetID allocation - (SCGCQ01058026)
- Fixed an issue where SAS Address for paths may not be shown in firmware events when true multipath is enabled - (SCGCQ01058118)
- Fixed an issue where firmware flash with OCR may result in "Host memory not available" - (SCGCQ01059104)
- Fixed an issue where OCR was allowed in Safe Mode - (SCGCQ01059795)
- Fixed an issue where MonTask error may occur when IO is underway during SVD CacheCade association process - (SCGCQ01060661)
- Fixed an issue where MonTask DATATLB error may occur on IO timeout with immediate IO - (SCGCQ01061150)
- Fixed an issue where Virtual Drives may be displayed as 0.000TB after doing a factory reset - (SCGCQ01061594)
- Fixed an issue where rebuild may not recover properly on medium errors - (SCGCQ01063920)
- Fixed an issue where an EPD may become Foreign on EPD removal/reinsertion - (SCGCQ01064307)
- Fixed an issue where an incorrect message may be displayed in EPD mode when no Virtual Drives are present - (SCGCQ01064584)
- Fixed an issue where firmware may report failure when initiating an Instant Secure Erase against Foreign drives that are Locked - (SCGCQ01064725)
- Fixed an issue where enclosure topology may change after deleting EPD/JBOD - (SCGCQ01066150)
- Fixed an issue where drive slot information may not be shown properly, or always shows as 0-3:1:0 - (SCGCQ01066199)
- Fixed an issue where firmware may allow a reconstruction from RAID0 to RAID6 on iMR - (SCGCQ01066211)
- Fixed an issue where enclosure topology information may not be cleared from NVRAM - (SCGCQ01069328)
- Fixed an issue where firmware may throw an event with "Pass-through EPD" instead of "JBOD" - (SCGCQ01070146)
- Fixed an issue where error "DATA TLB ERROR(SRR0/1,ESR) exception: sf=c0137f50" may occur - (SCGCQ01070174)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fail to discover a directly-attached SSD - (SCGCQ01073684)
- Fixed an issue where DDF may be read when the drive is locked by a third-party application - (SCGCQ01074264)
- Fixed an issue where IO stalls may be seen when Foreign Drives are imported while Pinned Cache is present - (SCGCQ01074390)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault with no cache metadata while running heavy IO - (SCGCQ01075043)
- Fixed an issue where debug routines were not as robust as possible - (SCGCQ01075835)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error may occur on import of a Foreign Configuration - (SCGCQ01077584)
- Fixed an issue where JBOD may show up as a RAID0 in 240VD configuration - (SCGCQ01077659)
- Fixed compiling issues for iMR - (SCGCQ01077981)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may issue kill adapter when power cycling a secondary enclosure repeatedly - (SCGCQ01078220)
- Fixed an issue where error "FW Crash at line 2001 in file /bbu/onfi.c" may occur when running IO on Virtual Drives when a CacheCade Virtual Drive is present - (SCGCQ01080073)
- Fixed an issue where controller cannot set personality behavior after flashing firmware - (SCGCQ01080529)
- Fixed an issue where storcli not showing Virtual Drive after controller personality switch - (SCGCQ01081305)
- Fixed an issue where controller was not properly determining if a drive needs to be locked - (SCGCQ01083145)
- Fixed an issue where activity LED is always on even when no drives are present - (SCGCQ01083581)
- Fixed an issue where L2 Cache Error occurs when IO is run with cable remove/reinsert - (SCGCQ01087818)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 3169 in file mptrec.c" may occur on cable remove/reinsert- (SCGCQ01089223)
- Fixed an issue where Phase 12 physical layer was not - Integrated - (SCGCQ01089372)
- Fixed an issue where EPDs auto configuration fails during OCR on 240VD setup when Pinned Cache is present - (SCGCQ01096547)
- Fixed an issue where a Physical Layer fault may occur when running IO on SVD when a CacheCade Virtual Drive is present a target resets are issued to Secure JBOD - (SCGCQ01117179)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware did not have enough descriptors for 2-die chips - (SCGCQ01118693)
- Fixed an issue where an ECC error spike may be observed during a Cache Restore operation when read eye training has failed - (SCGCQ01124194)
- Fixed an issue where compilation broke due to increase in iopath size by 1120 bytes - (SCGCQ01126393)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error may be observed when IO, target resets, OCR and a rebuild occur concurrently - (SCGCQ01130939)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware event logs show EPD creation when booted in JBOD mode - (SCGCQ01130979)
- Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may occur when moving a PI-enabled RAID5 Virtual Drive to degraded state - (SCGCQ01131151)
- Fixed an issue where retry mechanism for Cache Offload may run when ECC errors is less than 40 - (SCGCQ01131808)
- Fixed an issue where Write Back volumes may not be imported when changing controller personality - (SCGCQ01135382)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may disable Fast Path for SED/FDE JBOD - (SCGCQ01135893)
- Fixed an issue where SES topology information may not be updated as expected - (SCGCQ01137834)
- Fixed an issue where UEFI driver may not load - (SCGCQ01138961)
- Fixed an issue where MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG DCMD is not allowed when ignore64ldRestriction is not set - (SCGCQ01139912)
- Fixed an issue where some messages in VDM queue may not be initialized with proper values - (SCGCQ01149312)
- Fixed an issue where a MonTask error may occur when Cache Offload does not complete successfully - (SCGCQ01149971)
- Fixed an issue where debug code added for testing was not removed - (SCGCQ01152456)
- Fixed a performance issue where normal IOs were being impacted by inline DMA for double-buffered IO - (SCGCQ01154297)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may use a bad block for Cache Offload operation - (SCGCQ01159064)
- Fixed an issue where coalescing was enabled for Write-Through EPDs in JBOD personality - (SCGCQ01161309)
- Fixed an issue where performance may drop 15% SR IO Sizes-4K QD(256),12G SAS HDD,x16 - (SCGCQ01166024)
- Fixed an issue where performance may drop 12% to 22% SW IO Sizes-16K QD(2) ,12GSAS HDD,x8,x16x,24,x40PD - (SCGCQ01166028)
- Fixed an issue where a Fatal Firmware error may occur during power cycle - (SCGCQ01167011)
- Fixed an issue where performance may drop 20% SR, 8K-IO Size,QD(256) RAID-10 6G SATA-HDD x16DC - (SCGCQ01171907)
- Fixed an issue where very high write latency may occur - (SCGCQ01176422)
- Fixed an issue where activity LED may be lit and never turn off - (SCGCQ01191412)
- Fixed an issue where performance may drop 6% to 15% Perf drop in all IO size with Higher QD in 12G SAS HDD [x16EC,x24EC,x40EC] - (SCGCQ01193231)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 4789 in file ../../raid/cache.c" may occur when importing a RAID0 CacheCade Virtual Drive - (SCGCQ00942270)
- Fixed some code review defects - (SCGCQ00980759)
- Fixed an issue where writes may fail on JBODs after an OCR - (SCGCQ00981721)
- Fixed an issue where host DDF memory is not reserved after OCR followed by firmware flash - (SCGCQ00992541)
- Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may occur on heavy IO with background operations on CacheCade Virtual Drives and SVD - (SCGCQ00995919)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may asser when JBOD is removed during an OCR - (SCGCQ00996138)
- Fixed an issue where a suspended rebuild does not start on a RAID1 CacheCade physical drive even after SSCD flush has completed - (SCGCQ00999971)
- Fixed an issue where error "Montask in line 164 in file ../../raid/2108vDma.c" may occur when scanning for Virtual Drives on directly-attached PI drives - (SCGCQ01000488)
- Fixed an issue where storcli command "storcli /cx show preservedcache" will report success on an iMR controller - (SCGCQ01002022)
- Fixed an issue where kill adapter may occur when running 64K IOs on Virtual Drives and JBODs with a mix of 6Gbps and 12Gbps drives - (SCGCQ01023587)
- Fixed an issue where a drive microcode update start event is not logged when offline method used - (SCGCQ01024062)
- Fixed an issue where insertion/removal of a secondary SEP or expander device would affect firmware internally maintained enumerated topology order - (SCGCQ01024970)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may hang on power cycle of an enclosure - (SCGCQ01043365, Port of SCGCQ01025024)
- Fixed an issue where all EPD errors may not return MFI_STAT_SCSI_DONE_WITH_ERROR - (SCGCQ01025697)
- Fixed an issue where EPDs may be created in DDF_ForeignScan() - (SCGCQ01028289)
- Fixed a code merge issue - (SCGCQ01029522)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error "restore_cache_line_buffer +1b0" may occur on enclosure removal while updating drive firmware - (SCGCQ01029529)
- Fixed an issue where Unavailable flag may not be cleared for VDs even after spin-up recovery - (SCGCQ01030591)
- Fixed an issue where storcli drive inquiry command may fail when true multipath is enabled - (SCGCQ01033041)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB "DM_PL_ProcessCompletion+334" error may occur while running IO - (SCGCQ01033082)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware did not allocate targetID based on the port and slot the JBOD is direct attached to - (SCGCQ01033957)
- Fixed some code review issues - (SCGCQ01036929)
- Fixed an issue where backend Physical Layer frames for Core0 were not 4k - (SCGCQ01037133)
- Fixed an issue where kill adapter may occur when power cycling enclosures - (SCGCQ01037718)
- Fixed an issue where enclosure enumeration order should remain consistent across OCRs and reboots - (SCGCQ01038595)
- Fixed an issue where incorrect values may occur in CacheCade Virtual Drive counters - (SCGCQ01039080)
- Fixed an issue where unsupported message type handling does not occur according to MCTP spec - (SCGCQ01039363)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware allows switch from EPD to EPD-passthrough even with more than 128 devices - (SCGCQ01039421)
- Fixed an issue where a diagnostics test failure moves a Secure JBOD drive to Foreign Unconfigured Good - (SCGCQ01039512)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may crash during hibernation - (SCGCQ01042005)
- Fixed an issue where ldlimit may not be able to reset to default when Virtual Drives exist with targetID greater than 64 - (SCGCQ01042131)
- Fixed an issue where storcli may show an incorrect number of Physical Drives - (SCGCQ01042249)
- Fixed an issue where controller may show port number as "null" or the same even with different types of port connectivity - (SCGCQ01045937)
- Fixed an issue where an out of bound read and uninitialized scalar variable may occur - (SCGCQ01046119)
- Fixed an issue where controller cannot create the 240th Virtual Drive even though 240 are supported - (SCGCQ01046644)
- Fixed some code review issues - (SCGCQ01047222)
- Fixed an issue where "OOB_slaveOnly" variable may not be set to 0 for PCIe path - (SCGCQ01049035)
- Fixed an issue where debug prints were not removed in Host Task Management and EPD creation path - (SCGCQ01049304)
- Fixed some code review issues - (SCGCQ01050889)
- Fixed an issue where flags indicating SSC flush status may not be cleared even after completion of the SSC flush - (SCGCQ01053360)
- Fixed an issue where iMR controller restart may fail after firmware flash even though OCR is enabled - (SCGCQ01053769)
- Fixed some code review issues - (SCGCQ01054547)
- Fixed an issue where error "Exception in core 0" may occur when running target resets with IO - (SCGCQ01058187)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware hangs after destaging preserved cache - (SCGCQ01059184)
- Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may occur when aborting a Full Initialization on 240 Virtual Drives - (SCGCQ01059439)
- Fixed an issue where a target reset may be issued on an incorrect device handle in true multipath Write-Back configuration - (SCGCQ01059769)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 2379 in file ../../raid/2108vI2o.c" may occur - (SCGCQ01060599)
- Fixed an issue where error "FW crash at line 1155 in file ../../dm/src/dm.c" may occur - (SCGCQ01061211)
- Fixed an issue where error "Controller crash observed at line 1280 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" when rebuilding a RAID1 - (SCGCQ01062346)
- Fixed an issue where SSC flush flags may be cleared in a non-command-block context - (SCGCQ01062386)
- Fixed an issue where storcli may display "Max SGE Count 60" even after largeIOsupport is enabled - (SCGCQ01064082)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error "firmware break at Line 245 in ../../raid/1078int.c" may occur - (SCGCQ01064652)
- Fixed an issue where firmware logs may show an incorrect print for Background Initialization start on a RAID0 Virtual Drive after completing a Reconfiguration - (SCGCQ01065567)
- Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may occur when hotplugging 240 EPDs with IO in progress - (SCGCQ01066104)
- Fixed an issue where L2 Cache Error may be seen during ref tag error recovery on a PI Virtual Drive - (SCGCQ01066219)
- Fixed a performance issue where up to ~18% Perf Drop, SW for 4K/8k/16K @ 4&16QD, RW for 8K @ 4 QD, 12G SAS SSD,24PD,R5 - (SCGCQ01067709)
- Fixed an issue where controller may fail a drive for a SMART error even when MRIE mode is 2 or 3 - (SCGCQ01070758)
- Fixed an issue where not enough information was included in dump memory to debug memory alloc/free related issues - (SCGCQ01073663)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may halt on Pinned Cache generaion with multiple RAID0 Virtual Drives - (SCGCQ01075170)
- Fixed an issue where failed FastPath / immediate IO may report as success leading to SCSI-3 PRR failure - (SCGCQ01076183)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error may occur when running IO on a max-PD Virtual Drive with Daisy-chained enclosures - (SCGCQ01076235)
- Fixed an issue where command queue depth only scaling to 64 for SAS HDDs - (SCGCQ01076289)
- Fixed an issue where multiInitSupport was not in the EepromMfcDisplay debug function - (SCGCQ01079664)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware crash may occur when running IO in JBOD mode and multipath is enabled - (SCGCQ01080258)
- Fixed an issue causing iMR compilation problems - (SCGCQ01081326) - Fixed an issue where error "Montask line 121 in file ../../raid/taskman.c" with "No more tasks available!" - (SCGCQ01082101) - Fixed an issue where security key may be deleted when switching controller personality - (SCGCQ01085646)
- Fixed an issue where cache thresholds may not be adjusted appropriately on Pinned Cache generation - (SCGCQ01099559)
- Fixed an issue where error "Input parameters are invalid" may occur when creating a Virtual Drive in Advanced configuration - (SCGCQ01125119)
- Fixed an issue where double buffering code was not under an #ifdef for easy switch - (SCGCQ01131004)
- Fixed a performance issue where 5.5% drop in R10,R0 with 16K IO size SR-4QD with 40PD-12G-4K-SAS-HDD-SS-256K-WB-mode-Win2012-R2 - (SCGCQ01134731)
- Fixed a performance issue where 15% to 20% drops SW IO Sizes-256K QD(1,2),12G SAS HDD,x16,x24,x40- (SCGCQ01166023)
- Fixed a performance issue that may occur with Virtual Drives with 4Kn members - (SCGCQ01180459)
- Fixed a performance issue where RAID10 reads intermittently provide very poor performance - (SCGCQ00930527)
- Fixed an issue where controllers with 2GB of DRAM may fail to discover drives - (SCGCQ00987952)
- Fixed an issue where MSM provides "Make EPD" option for Unconfigured Good drives - (SCGCQ00995279)
- Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may occur under heavy IO in a multipath environment - (SCGCQ01016542)
- Fixed an issue where error "Assertion failure at line 807 in /raid/cache.c" may occur when running CacheCade Virtual Drive association/deassociation and SVD background operations are in progress - (SCGCQ01018367)
- Fixed an issue where DMA context switching settings are non-optimal for less than 24 disk expander configurations - (SCGCQ01020635)
- Fixed an issue where error "Firmware crash@line 108 in file ../../raid/taskman.c" may occur when performing creation/deletion of EPDs - (SCGCQ01023898)
- Fixed an issue where Unconfigured drives may be marked as Foreign even when no DDF is present - (SCGCQ01023963)
- Fixed an issue where error "Assertion failure in ../../dm/src/dm.c at line 1054" may occur on enclosure power cycle - (SCGCQ01025328)
- Fixed an issue where true multipath was not enabled - (SCGCQ01028614)
- Fixed an issue where enclosure devices at sasLevels greater than 1 were determined as direct attached devices - (SCGCQ01029470)
- Fixed an issue where exposeMultipath EPD param during behaviour mode change was not handled properly - (SCGCQ01029550)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware fails to import Foreign configuration with Pinned Cache - (SCGCQ01029579)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 2357 in file ../../raid/2108vI2o.c" may occur when running IO on 64 Virtual Drives and an Online Controller Reset is performed - (SCGCQ01030234)
- Fixed an issue where Operating System fails to boot due to continuous Logical Drive write map sync prints - (SCGCQ01030470)
- Fixed an issue where DDF PdDataInfo structure may be overwritten while a DDF update is in progress - (SCGCQ01030749)
- Fixed an issue where AutoConfig options set 0 after flashing firmware - (SCGCQ01033250)
- Fixed an issue where system may hang on boot when a reconstruction is in progress - (SCGCQ01034677)
- Fixed an issue where more than one reconstruction at a time may be allowed - (SCGCQ01036076)
- Fixed an issue where JBOD or EPD-passthrough may not be able to be created from Unconfigured drives when behavior mode is JBOD - (SCGCQ01039737)
- Fixed an issue where applications may fail CacheCade Virtual Drive creation when controller booted in 240VD mode is switched to 64VD mode - (SCGCQ01040017)
- Fixed an issue where Virtual Drive policies may not revert back on downgrade failure due to error "MFI_STAT_FLASH_NOT_ALLOWED" - (SCGCQ01041187)
- Fixed an issue where error "Montask line 1279 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur on performing target resets while running IO to Virtual Drives and JBODs - (SCGCQ01041735)
- Fixed an issue where Clear Foreign Configuration and Clear Configuration may report success even on failure - (SCGCQ01042004)
- Fixed some compilation issues - (SCGCQ01042472)
- Fixed an issue where defaults may be set on reboot after changing MFC settings - (SCGCQ01045951)
- Fixed an issue where boot drive setting may change to the first Virtual Drive by default on every reboot - (SCGCQ01045976)
- Fixed some code review issues - (SCGCQ01046172)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault during a firmware upgrade - (SCGCQ01051069)
- Fixed an issue where controller may incorrectly process the device wait queue during host task management - (SCGCQ01053010)
- Fixed an issue where Mode E offline flashing may display failure even after the image transfer is successful - (SCGCQ01054885)
- Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may occur when running Background Operations with OCR while CacheCade Virtual Drive association/dissociation in progress - (SCGCQ01058771)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault when downgrading - (SCGCQ01058792)
- Fixed an issue where an L2 Cache Error may be reported during OFC on iMR controllers - (SCGCQ01059873)
- Fixed an issue where error "Assertion failure in ssd_cache_fw.c" may occur during CacheCade Virtual Drive association/dissociation and Background Operation start/top and secondary enclosure cable insert/remove - (SCGCQ01059919)
- Fixed an issue where DATATLB error "Fatal firmware error: Line 245 in ../../raid/1078int.c" may occur - (SCGCQ01061565)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask at line 245 in file /raid/1078int.c" may occur when importing a Foreign SED/FDE configuration - (SCGCQ01065547)
- Fixed an issue where commands may not fail bakc to host if Command Block is not granted for more than 20 seconds - (SCGCQ01066198)
- Fixed an issue where "C0:MFI_STAT_NOT_FOUND" may be shown in firmware log when running IO against EPD/JBOD and system reboot/shutdown occurs - (SCGCQ01068464)
- Worked around an issue where spurious interrupts may cause a Physical Layer fault D230 - (SCGCQ01068609)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error may occur when CacheCade support is not enabled on the system - (SCGCQ01069431)
- Fixed an issue where controller personality mode remains the same even when it has been changed to single-drive RAID0 - (SCGCQ01074396)
- Fixed an issue where stale enclosure entries may remain in topology array even after removing an enclosure - (SCGCQ01076184)
- Fixed an issue where only 30 Physical Drives may be able to be converted to Unconfigured Good on iMR controllers - (SCGCQ01077558)
- Fixed an issue where controller RAID layer may not handle RDM_STATUS_FAILED error - (SCGCQ01082528)
- Fixed an issue where cache may not be initialized after the deletion of the last targetID - (SCGCQ01156911)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault under heavy IO and target resets in progress with more than 32 EPDs - (SCGCQ01010222)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault when marking a Physical Drive of a CacheCade Virtual Drive as missing followed by a Replace Missing operation - (SCGCQ01021539)
- Fixed an issue where persistent reservation may not occur for true multipath configurations - (SCGCQ01022350)
- Fixed an issue where an improper offload of MEM_ - Fixed region in DDR may occur on reboot of host with Pinned Cache - (SCGCQ01029481)
- Fixed an issue where cache windows may not be properly allotted after making a RAID0 CacheCade Virtual Drive offline and then online - (SCGCQ01030735)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may hang on target reset to multiple drives - (SCGCQ01030891)
- Fixed an issue where the Virtual Drive ID may not be properly allocated when creating 240 Virtual Drives - (SCGCQ01035495)
- Fixed an issue where pldebug was not enabled - (SCGCQ01037904)
- Fixed an issue where if and else case were both returning FALSE - (SCGCQ01040437)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may crash when running IO to a dual-core capable Virtual Drive with Pinned Cache present - (SCGCQ01041766)
- Fixed an issue where an Assertion failure error may occur when Task Management is issued to EPDs with background IO - (SCGCQ01047185)
- Fixed some code review issues - (SCGCQ01047193)
- Fixed an issue where load balance may not occur on boot due to outstanding IO in disk - (SCGCQ01050467)
- Fixed an issue where only 26 drives can be converted as Unconfigured Good - (SCGCQ01059916)
- Fixed an issue where JBODs may go to Failed state when running Full Initialization with multipath cable push/pull - (SCGCQ01060295)
- Fixed an issue where incorrect Physical Drive details may be shown in an EPD deletion event - (SCGCQ01061128)
- Fixed an issue where a "VD missing" message may be displayed at POST after deleting an EPD and rebooting the system - (SCGCQ01061827)
- Fixed a compilation issue - (SCGCQ01063479)
- Fixed an issue where an error "kill adapter at line 1280" may occur under IO and multipath cable push/pull under RHEL7 - (SCGCQ01065343)
- Fixed an issue where controlelr name may not be displayed in any applications - (SCGCQ01069489)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error may occur on iMR controllers when attempting to enable TTY to see discovery logs - (SCGCQ01078092)
- Fixed an issue where some controllers may fault with Uncorrectable ECC error detected - (SCGCQ01080061)
- Fixed an issue where an incorrect offset to devstateTAble pointers may occur - (SCGCQ01081352)
- Fixed an issue where an EPD may move to Shield state on SCSI/Immediate IO respose of BUSY - (SCGCQ01095557)
- Fixed an issue where an error "FW crash at line 8003 in file ../../raid/pd.c" may occur when performing target resets and Background IO - (SCGCQ01100216)
- Fixed an issue where AutoConfig DCMD may not report the correct stsatus for non-240VD mode - (SCGCQ01156132)
- Fixed an issue where text4 section may not load during firmware initialization - (SCGCQ01027455)
- Fixed some code review defects - (SCGCQ01031313)
- Fixed an issue where DATATLB error may occur when updating controller firmware when offline Disk Groups are present, followed by a server reboot - (SCGCQ01034958)
- Fixed an issue where error "Assertion failure at line 2359 in file ../../raid/2108vI2o.c" may occur when switching personalities - (SCGCQ01035492)
- Fixed an issue where error "Exception in Core 0" may occur during reconstruction of SVD when a CacheCade is present - (SCGCQ01037857)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may hang when creating a RAID1 and RAID0 Virtual Drive - (SCGCQ01042209)
- Fixed an issue where EPDs may be converted to Unconfigured Good when performing enclosure power cycles - (SCGCQ01046038)
- Fixed an issue where buffer overruns may occur - (SCGCQ01047035)
- Fixed an issue where values provided for MRIE mode may not be validated properly - (SCGCQ01048239)
- Fixed an issue where IO failures during path removal in true multipatch may not be handled correctly - (SCGCQ01054654)
- Fixed an issue where Auto Import of Foreign Configurations may fail for RAID1 Virtual Drive when Pinned Cache is present - (SCGCQ01060671)
- Fixed an issue where storcli may allow to set link speed to 1.5Gbps even though that is not supported - (SCGCQ01061902)
- Fixed an issue where a personality switch from EPD to single-drive RAID0 may fail even when there is no configuration - (SCGCQ01065596)
- Fixed a typo - (SCGCQ01070821)
- Fixed an issue where controller may hang when flashing a 4MB image - (SCGCQ01157158)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware returns success to applications even though a Secure JBOD conversion as failed - (SCGCQ01038757)
- Fixed an issue where a timer list issue may occur when creating/deleting EPDs on a large config - (SCGCQ01043654)
- Fixed an issue where error "Failed to get VD VF mapping list" may occur on query "show VF map" - (SCGCQ01064037)
- Fixed an issue where MonTask error "No More Task available!!" may occur when a task management is issued from the Operating System - (SCGCQ01085194)
- Fixed an issue where L2/L3 Cache Error may be detected on controller during boot after shutdown - (SCGCQ01018958)
- Fixed an issue where device discovery may infinite loop when firmware gets a timeout for READ CAPACITY command - (SCGCQ01015624)
- Fixed an issue where a BSOD may occur on firmware upgrade from non-240VD firmware to 240VD-firmware when OS is behind the controller - (SCGCQ00829978, SCGCQ00829979, SCGCQ00829980, Port of SCGCQ00825725)
- Fixed an issue where firmware may return incorrect values for Logical Drive Physical Sector Size when Force Emulation is set on a 4Kn drive - (SCGCQ00918755, Port of SCGCQ00905002)
- Fixed an issue where an exception may occur on import of a Foreign Configuration whe number of Virtual Drives is greater than the supported 31 - (SCGCQ00935533, Port of SCGCQ00927528)
- Fixed an issue where storcli show all command triggers a datastore disconnect in VMWare ESXi - (SCGCQ00935551, Port of SCGCQ00928506)
- Fixed an issue where MonTask error may occur on boot after creating 240 Virtual Drives and rebooting the system - (SCGCQ00945341, Port of SCGCQ00905416)
- Fixed an issue where a kernel panic and/or MonTask error may occur due to host command count being incorrectly updated - (SCGCQ00976812, Port of SCGCQ00948256)
- Fixed an issue where dirty cache was not being ignored when firmware is updated with cache version change - (SCGCQ00988757, Port of SCGCQ00944012)
- Fixed an issue where security-related commands run even if a lock key is not assigned to controller - (SCGCQ00988906, Port of SCGCQ00940921)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may crash when running IO if the FastPath engine tries to add the timer for a new IO - (SCGCQ00988908, SCGCQ01017522, Port of SCGCQ00917821)
Worked around an issue where a firmware fault may occur due to a false ReplyParityError - (SCGCQ00988988, SCGCQ00988989, Port of SCGCQ00927504)
- Fixed an issue where locate LED may remain on for a reinserted drive - (SCGCQ01014122, Port of SCGCQ00998112)
- Fixed an issue where a DATATLB error may occur when hotplugging some enclosures - (SCGCQ01015796, Port of SCGCQ00983232)
- Fixed an issue where firmware may hang when trying to complete a FW_RAID_MAP command - (SCGCQ01022257, Port of SCGCQ01015745)
- Fixed an issue where Abort Task may fail to abort outstanding FastPath command - (SCGCQ01023239, Port of SCGCQ01020088)
- Fixed an issue where controller may be unable to import Foreign, locked Secured Drives - (SCGCQ01023287, Port of SCGCQ00994721)
- Fixed an issue where IOs may be terminated on EPDs when doing target resets while disks go Offline - (SCGCQ01028573, Port of SCGCQ00953540)
- Fixed an issue where initial boot prints may be missing during firmware initialization and restore operations - (SCGCQ01041470, Port of SCGCQ01012327)
- Fixed an issue where ECC bit count may not be programmed to 24 correctly - (SCGCQ01069986, Port of SCGCQ01051207)
- Fixed an issue where CTRL-R may not automatically refresh the screen after some operations - (SCGCQ01070182, Port of SCGCQ01068368)
- Fixed an issue where Spare Pool start address may be set incorrectly after some cache offload and restore operations - (SCGCQ01070258, Port of SCGCQ01069753)
- Fixed an issue where performance degradation may occur due to MultiCpuAtomicDec()/MultiCpuAtomicInc() functions modifying scsi_pending_cmds - (SCGCQ01073190, Port of SCGCQ01044217)
- Fixed an issue where Data Protection bit may not be cleared during Secure Erase and reboots - (SCGCQ01078532, SCGCQ01078533, SCGCQ01078536, SCGCQ01069761, Port of SCGCQ01065119)
- Fixed an issue where a read retry is needed when ECC errors in excess of 24bits per 1100 bytes occur - (SCGCQ01081899, SCGCQ01081900, SCGCQ01089927, Port of SCGCQ01078237)
- Fixed an issue where LUID may be changed during import of Foreign configuration from non-240VD firmware to 240VD firmware - (SCGCQ01084595, SCGCQ01087947, SCGCQ01163258, SCGCQ01163768, Port of SCGCQ00907658)
- Fixed an issue where error "15=Fatal firmware error: Line 1972 in ../../raid/flex.c" or "MonTask: line 1972 in file ../../raid/flex.c" may occur on boot when running a rebuild and a reconstruction - (SCGCQ00996655, SCGCQ01088182, SCGCQ00907979, Port of SCGCQ00902755)
- Fixed an issue where IO failures may be observed on 4Kn Virtual Drives with PI enabled - (SCGCQ01117016, SCGCQ01118907, SCGCQ01129839, SCGCQ01130945, SCGCQ01130999, SCGCQ01131000, SCGCQ01131001, SCGCQ01131002, SCGCQ01131003, Port of SCGCQ01081912)
Disable support for PI and do not allow PI to be re-enabled - (SCGCQ01128064, Port of SCGCQ01105478)
- Fixed an issue where import of a max Foreign Configuration may fail - (SCGCQ01129847, Port of SCGCQ00679180)
- Fixed an issue where error "bladeErrorIsrTask ChanNum 0 intStatus" may occur when enabling security on controller - (SCGCQ01130922, SCGCQ01130938, Port of SCGCQ01077578)
- Fixed an issue where presence of pinned cache may not result in a move of all unpinned windows of a degraded CacheCade Virtual Drive to read-only - (SCGCQ01136063, Port of SCGCQ01118285)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault when running command "storcli /c0 set termlog=on" - (SCGCQ01139844, Port of SCGCQ01129530)
- Fixed an issue where CTRL-H was allowing user to enable PI when PI is disabled - (SCGCQ01141456, Port of SCGCQ01139294)
- Fixed an issue where EPDs may not be created after system reboot when Physical Drive erase is in progress on one or more drives - (SCGCQ01146473, Port of SCGCQ01144014) - Fixed an issue where a kill adapter may occur during a simultaneous rebuild, reconstruction and drive pull - (SCGCQ01149315, Port of SCGCQ01143971)
- Fixed an issue where configured drives may be converted to JBOD if system already has maximum number of configurable drives - (SCGCQ01149763, Port of SCGCQ01136693)
- Fixed an issue where controller may report 1MB as IO size regardless of the IO type or mode - (SCGCQ01180170, SCGCQ01180171, Port of SCGCQ01137690)
- Fixed an issue where iEEESGL flag may not be set for IO requests in SES DCDB handler - (SCGCQ01186523, SCGCQ01205429, Port of SCGCQ01157072)
- Fixed an issue where Logical Drive to Physical Drive LDA conversion happens using PRL11 for LBAs that have not yet been migrated - (SCGCQ01201996, Port of SCGCQ01186096)
- Fixed an issue where flash block read timeouts may be observe when flash file system read failures and read eye training failures occur simultaneously - (SCGCQ01229234, Port of SCGCQ01208490)
- Fixed an issue where MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG DCMD may be disabled in non-240 VD environment - (SCGCQ01232073, Port of SCGCQ01213915)
- Fixed an issue where controller firmware may assert when booting with 4K drives - (SCGCQ00935534, Port of SCGCQ00927547)
- Fixed an issue where Auto RAID0 may fail with 8 enclosures connected - (SCGCQ00938868, Port of SCGCQ00934300) - Fixed an issue where code was not detecting crossage of 1 MB page boundary through proper Assert - (SCGCQ00947988, Port of SCGCQ00931010)
- Fixed an issue where rebuild fails to start on CacheCade virtual drives after successful import - (SCGCQ00954124, Port of SCGCQ00950030)
- Fixed an issue where am rebuild error "Error f0" may occur on iMR controllers - (SCGCQ00979952, Port of SCGCQ00915417)
- Fixed an issue where Locate LED may remain on for reinserted drive - (SCGCQ00999675, Port of SCGCQ00997675)
- Fixed an issue where a MonTask or DATATLB error may occur when there is Pinned Cache involving degraded, sliced Virtual Drives - (SCGCQ01023909, SCGCQ01023910, Port of SCGCQ00997180)
- Fixed an issue where LED may not turn off when a drive is removed - (SCGCQ01026815, Port of SCGCQ01003387)
- Fixed an issue where SEP devices at sasLevels greater than 1 may be determined as Direct Attached Devices - (SCGCQ01027840, Port of SCGCQ01004946)
- Fixed an issue where a MonTask error may occur when IO, target resets and cable insert/remove are occurring simultaneously - (SCGCQ01028575, Port of SCGCQ00979797)
- Fixed an issue where correct slot number may not be collected for SES enclosures - (SCGCQ00925533, SCGCQ01180864, Port of SCGCQ00903181)
- Fixed an issue where drive may not be marked as Foreign on OCR when controller already has max configured drives - (SCGCQ01202208, Port of SCGCQ01163849)
- Fixed an issue where controller configuration may be lost when connecting a stale configuration - (SCGCQ01205397, Port of SCGCQ01170701)
- Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 3386 in file ../../dm/src/devmgr.c" may occur when running IO to JBOD SAS SSD and cables removed/reinserted - (SCGCQ01232131, Port of SCGCQ01213918)
- Fixed an issue where error "adapter at base port not responding" may appear on boot when firmware issues mode sense command to faulty drives - (SCGCQ01001353, Port of SCGCQ00999966)
- Fixed an issue where error "Firmware crash @line 245 in file ../../raid/1078int.c" may occur on enclosure power cycles - (SCGCQ01022262, Port of SCGCQ01015293)
- Fixed an issue where message "I2C 4 PID 10 SCL STUCK Low! while I2C Rx receiving data intStatus 00008000" may still be printed in firmware log - (SCGCQ01026304, Port of SCGCQ01007592)
- Fixed an issue where firmware returns an error when flashing individual components through storcli such as NVDATA, BTBL etc - (SCGCQ01030747, Port of SCGCQ01015302)
- Fixed an issue where totalLines required to carry IO/Flush operation may not be restricted to primary core - (SCGCQ01033265, Port of SCGCQ01019324)
Enhancements:
- Added Physical Layer library version 12.0.5.0 - (SCGCQ01231972)
- Reverted DDR tuning changes for some controllers - (SCGCQ01224232)
- Added handling for 128 drives per enclosure - (SCGCQ00920037) - Integrated Physical Layer 12.00.05.00 - (SCGCQ01162534)
- Added feature for firmware to complete SYNC_CACHE command for VDs even if mode page bit is disabled - (SCGCQ01125303)
- Added feature to support exporting RAID geometry - (SCGCQ00936726)
- Added "supported bits" mbox value to MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG - (SCGCQ01025967, Port of SCGCQ01020092)
- Unblocked MCTP over PCIe levels - (SCGCQ01145325, Port of SCGCQ01134167)
- Added MR_DCMD_CFG_AUTOCFG for iMR for GET operation - (SCGCQ01232103, Port of SCGCQ01228949)
- Added capability to expose each SAS expander-attached SEP as a separate Enclosure PD - (SCGCQ01150206, Port of SCGCQ01093800) Converted some unrecoverable errors to recoverable errors - (SCGCQ00943806, Port of SCGCQ00890049)
- Added feature to handle the presence and absences of randomizer - (SCGCQ01156575, Port of SCGCQ01133554)
- Added support for SCSI SANITIZE/Crypto commands on JBOD drives - (SCGCQ01144707, Port of SCGCQ01129378)
- Removed reset of Idle Timers - (SCGCQ01223113, Port of SCGCQ01145782)
- Added ability to allow security commands to drives which are not managed by SafeStore - (SCGCQ01026630, Port of SCGCQ01007634)
- Added changes for Profile management API support - (SCGCQ00883008, SCGCQ00883045)
Version 24.12.0-0039 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence ------------------- FW Package: 24.12.0-0039 HII: E3.19.07.06 UEFI Driver: 0x06130201 BIOS: 6.30.03.2 MR FW: 4.620.00-8080 iMR FW: 4.620.01-8081
Fixes: - Disabled further usage of PI due to a potential data issue (SCGCQ01128078) - Fixed an issue where In CTRL-R the controller is giving the option to enable the drive protection under controller operations (F2) with firmware which does not support the data protection. (SCGCQ01139294, SCGCQ01074426, SCGCQ01131138) - Fixed an issue where a configured drive is inserted, rebuild started on wrong virtual drive after the enclosure power cycle. (SCGCQ00988970 Port of SCGCQ00927155) - Fixed an issue where the screen is not refreshing after operations in CTLR-R. (SCGCQ01088160) - Fixed an issue where controller broke into montask upon reboot after running a rebuild and reconstruction. (SCGCQ01088178 Port of SCGCQ00902755) - Fixed an issue where /O failures observed on 4k virtual drive with data Protection Enabled, when virtual drive goes offline due to source drive error when Rebuild is progressing on a degraded virtual drive (SCGCQ01130941 Port of SCGCQ01081912) - Fixed an issue for iMR where the supported configurable physical drive count is already filled and more configured drives are added and get converted to JBOD and their configuration was cleared. (SCGCQ01149762) - Fixed an issue where data compare error found during recovery of CacheCade pinned windows across OCR/Reboot or discard of CacheCade pinned windows while CacheCade degrade flush in progress. (SCGCQ01136062) - Fixed an issue where iEEESGL flag was not getting set for IO request in SES DCDB handler. (SCGCQ01186523 Port of SCGCQ01157072) - Fixed an issue where L2/L3 Cache error was detected on the RAID controller during boot. (SCGCQ01155454 Port of SCGCQ01018958)
Enhancement(s): - Revert the DDR tuning changes for specific PCI IDs. (SCGCQ01224232) - SCSI SANITIZE/Crypto on JBOD Drives under MR. (SCGCQ01155380 Port of SCGCQ01129378)
Version 24.12.0-0033 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence -------------------
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where changing RAID FoD key (Add/Remove) through customer application will make the original VD change to foreign. (SCGCQ01111615) - Fixed an issue where security is disabled on a ServRAID M5210 controller after a FOD key is added or removed until next reboot. (SCGCQ01132432)
Enhancement: - Added the capability for users to save the FoD key to TMM through the MSM pop-up advanced software options. (SCGCQ01085797)
Version 24.12.0-0024 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence --------------------
Fixes: - Fixed the potential of a data miscompare that was observed only at a vendor test facility under very heavy I/O and abnormal practices (SCGCQ00990093, Port of SCGCQ00976904) - Fixed an issue where performing back-to-back target resets on the same JBOD may results in an Controller Reset (SCGCQ00857181) - Fixed an issue where firmware may allow a Reconstruction to be performed when Pinned Cache is present (SCGCQ00857692) - Fixed an issue where "MonTask" error may occur when importing a Foreign Configuration (SCGCQ00860066) - Fixed an issue where controller does not Stop on Error and boots into Operating System when Pinned Cache is present(SCGCQ00860503) - Fixed an issue where firmware allows CacheCade Virtual Drive deletion when Pinned Cache is present (SCGCQ00871973) - Fixed an issue where a firmware downgrade FW downgrade may fail when IO and Background Operations are being performed (SCGCQ00873239) - Fixed an issue where error "Core 0 exception in line 245 in ../../raid/1078int.c" may occur when Target Reset sent to Physical Disks in parallele with Background Operations (SCGCQ00878554) - Fixed an issue where error "Assertion failure in ../../dm/src/dmDrvPrep.c at line 836" may occur (SCGCQ00879198) - Fixed an issue where firmware may hang on Task Abort (SCGCQ00881901) - Fixed an issue where iPtr and rPtr values may be greater than the size of the buffer (SCGCQ00886685) - Fixed an issue where more IOs were allowed than the available buffer could support (SCGCQ00894472) - Fixed an issue where the Operating System may become unresponsive after creating multiple sliced Virtual Disks (SCGCQ00894608) - Fixed an issue where adapter may reset under certain conditions (SCGCQ00895554) - Fixed an issue where error "line 1271 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur when running FastPath with CacheCade (SCGCQ00898799) - Fixed an issue where forceCacheFlush was occurring in an iMR context where it doesn't apply (SCGCQ00899762) - Fixed an issue where importing 240 Virtual Drives may cause a firmware fault (SCGCQ00900601) - Fixed an issue where error "line 229 in file ../../raid/mtask.c" may occur when Hibernating Windows 10 (SCGCQ00905864) - Fixed an issue where importing a Foreign Configuration may fail (SCGCQ00908325) - Fixed an issue where FastPath IO may not time out properly (SCGCQ00910124) - Fixed an issue where StorCLI may report an incorrect ScapBatVersionNO when using command "/c0/cv show all" (SCGCQ00914343) - Fixed an issue where some default values may not be picked up for unchanged controller properties sharing the same byte (SCGCQ00914740) - Fixed an issue where chain mid allocation for JBOD may fail (SCGCQ00915081) - Fixed an issue where configuration creation may fail after creation of a CacheCade Virtual Drive followed by JBOD creation (SCGCQ00917307) - Fixed an issue where a cable pull during a Target Reset on JBOD may result in a data TLB error (SCGCQ00923289) - Fixed an issue where controller may become unresponsive after hitting an OCM error(SCGCQ00924986) - Fixed an issue where the Physical Device map was being updated unnecessarily (SCGCQ00927173) - Fixed an issue where some drives could not be discovered successfully (SCGCQ00927792) - Fixed an issue where attempting to stop a Drive Erase operation from application may cause firmware to hang (SCGCQ00928150) - Fixed an issue where controller disappears when performing a cable pull (SCGCQ00928333) - Fixed an issue where CacheCade Virtual Drive creation may fail with false error (SCGCQ00930044) - Fixed an issue where controller may hang when importing a drive into a RAID0 CacheCade Virtual Drive (SCGCQ00934196) - Fixed an issue where firmware would not allow an Online Firmware Update (SCGCQ00936693) - Fixed an issue where error "line 219 in file ../../raid/mficmd.c" may occur when powering system on from S3 sleep (SCGCQ00937487) - Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 1281 in file /raid/1078dma.c" may occur when running enclosure cable pulls with CacheCade Virtual Drive (SCGCQ00941531) - Fixed an issue where firmware recovers invalid cache after firmware update (SCGCQ00944012) - Fixed an issue where LdInitPdDone did not include flush command block (SCGCQ00945033) - Fixed an issue where driver may panic and controller may reset on medium errors with Pinned Cache (SCGCQ00948257) - Fixed an issue where Virtual Drives don't revert back to Write-Back once the controller Pinned Cache is destaged (SCGCQ00948466) - Fixed an issue where firmware may fault when running full initialization on Virtual Drives with LDBBM entries created during Consistency Check (SCGCQ00952627) - Fixed an issue where a SES Discovery Error may occur on repeated retries for some expanders (SCGCQ00976741) - Fixed an issue where the drive bay LED may not turn off when the drive is removed (SCGCQ01003387) - Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 4946 in file ../../raid/ld.c" may occur when multipath cable pull occurs Patrol Read (SCGCQ00857528) - Fixed an issue where Locate LED turns off when cable failover performed (SCGCQ00869681) - Fixed an issue where "Watchdog Timer Exception" error followed by firmware fault after initiating Physical Drive erase operation (SCGCQ00872140) - Fixed an issue where a firmware fault occurs when issuing Task Management commands on 240 JBODs while running IO (SCGCQ00872889) - Fixed an issue where Virtual Drive deletion could cause IO freeze time to increase (SCGCQ00873201) - Fixed an issue where a data TLB error would occur after issuing task abort (SCGCQ00873991) - Fixed an issue where "MonTask" error may occur due to a Full-Disk Encryption / Self-Encrypting Disk that fails to spinup (SCGCQ00874332) - Fixed an issue where error "adapter at baseport not responding" may occur (SCGCQ00880919) - Fixed an issue where cache is not flushed immediately upon firmware recieving the cache-flush out-of-band command (SCGCQ00882125) - Fixed an issue where IO may slow while deleting Virtual Drives (SCGCQ00891924) - Fixed an issue where IO halts on JBODs with "read/write error" when the target drives are reset in Linux (SCGCQ00893588) - Fixed an issue where "MonTask: line 1413 in file ../../raid/config.c" may occur when creating a CacheCade Virtual Drive (SCGCQ00894610) - Fixed an issue where firmware does not log controller property change event for enabling/disabling 240VD feature (SCGCQ00895577) - Fixed an issue where event length may come up as 0 (SCGCQ00897406) - Fixed an issue where firmware was not seding the proper status for aborted commands (SCGCQ00900250) - Fixed an issue where controller firmware may fault during Hibernation or when the driver loads twice (SCGCQ00902938) - Fixed an issue where firmware may fault after creating 240 Virtual Drives and rebooting the server (SCGCQ00905416) - Fixed an issue where progress for CacheCade disassociation activity is not displayed for all source Virtual Drives (SCGCQ00906846) - Fixed an issue where error "Assert at line 1181 mpthostcmd.c" may occur when FastPath has been disabled or for a timeout IO (SCGCQ00910006) - Fixed an issue where error "LMID HS-FIFO Error 0x8" may occur when removing a redundant path to a JBOD with IO (SCGCQ00914274) - Fixed an issue where applications may show incorrect value for Max Parallel Commands field of Controller Information in iMR(SCGCQ00914751) - Fixed an issue where firmware was failing ABORT TASK and ABORT TASK SET commands on SATA JBOD (SCGCQ00915088) - Fixed an issue where exception may occur on Online Controller Reset (SCGCQ00917523) - Fixed an issue where "MonTask" error may occur in a drive removal or multipath removal scenario (SCGCQ00919229) - Fixed an issue where the wrong MFI_STAT is returned from PdDcmdSysPdMapAbort (SCGCQ00930593) - Fixed an issue where an Online Firmware Update may fail when downgrading from firmware that supports 240 Virtual Drives to firmware that does not (SCGCQ00930917) - Fixed an issue where "DM_EnableFastPathOnDevice :: FP enabled on devhandle" may be printed in logs even though FastPath is enabled (SCGCQ00936617) - Fixed an issue where "C0:Index 0098 allocated from pool 3" prints continuously in log with 12Gbps Enclosures and SATA drives (SCGCQ00937572) - Fixed an issue where firmware prematurely rejects ONFI flash module (SCGCQ00937617) - Fixed an issue where SafeID may change on repeated queries using StorCLI (SCGCQ00941577) - Fixed an issue where firmware may fault when importing Virtual Drives with Pinned Cache (SCGCQ00949440) - Fixed an issue where Write-Back Virtual Drives are converted to Write-Through on system reboot or Online Controller Reset(SCGCQ00859720) - Fixed an issue where a Data TLB error may occur when firmware is upgraded or downgraded (SCGCQ00867065) - Fixed an issue where a Data TLB error may occur when aborting a host command (SCGCQ00874357) - Fixed an issue where firmware may fault when running IO with Task Resets on JBODs (SCGCQ00877673) - Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 245 in file ../../raid/1078int.c" may occur while running IO with 64 Virtual Drives and removing drives belonging to CacheCade (SCGCQ00878587) - Fixed an issue where cache flush was occurring during Virtual Drive deletion (SCGCQ00878923) - Fixed an issue where IO dip is seen when deleting Virtual Drives (SCGCQ00879193) - Fixed an issue where a Data TLB error may occur when sending Target Reset on JBOD via out-of-band commands (SCGCQ00881919) - Fixed an issue where perTunerMode is not set correctly after a controller reset (SCGCQ00882897) - Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 2735 in file ../../ssd/ssd_cache_fw.c" may occur when error are injected repeatedly (SCGCQ00887019) - Fixed an issue where a rebuild cannot be started for a degraded CacheCade Virtual Drive after heavy IO (SCGCQ00887428) - Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 245 in file ../../raid/1078int.c" may occur with IOs on maximum Virtual Drives configured and Background Opertations are occurring (SCGCQ00890133) - Fixed an issue where Patrol Read doesn't resume after Consistency Check completes after a system reboot (SCGCQ00894344) - Fixed an issue where StorCLI throws an error when performing "/c0/vx show all" after a Full Initialization on RAID1 Virtual Drive with SSDs (SCGCQ00904899) - Fixed an issue where a firmware fault occurs when a copyback operation fails to start (SCGCQ00904905) - Fixed an issue where LUID is changed when importing a non-240VD configuration to a 240VD firmware (SCGCQ00907658) - Fixed an issue where a "MonTask" error may occur when under heavy JBOD IO and the JBOD IOs begin failing (SCGCQ00915078) - Fixed an issue where error "line 1279 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur on iMR firmware during boot (SCGCQ00915092) - Fixed an issue where controller reset occurs under stress with 240 Virtual Drives configured (SCGCQ00915398) - Fixed an issue where Online Firmware Update would fail due to driver reload issues (SCGCQ00915454) - Fixed an issue where a Data TLB error may occur during reconstrution operation when Target Resets are issued to JBODs (SCGCQ00921993) - Fixed an issue where "Core 0 exception" is seen when trying to import Foreign Configurations with Pinned Cache (SCGCQ00863880) - Fixed an issue where CTRL-R interface does not show correct port information when hotplugging enclosure paths (SCGCQ00866487) - Fixed an issue where firmware may fault when an enclosure with an especially slow drive is present (SCGCQ00867120) - Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 1280 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur on out-of-band command timeout (SCGCQ00872875) - Fixed an issue where error "Assertion failure in ../../raid/cache.c at line 774" may occur after pulling out an enclosure cable (SCGCQ00878097) - Fixed an issue where write performance drops in RAID5, Write-Through, No Read-Ahead, Stripe Size 64, 1MB IO at queue depth 128/256 (SCGCQ00878414) - Fixed an issue where an imported 4K-drive RAID0 becomes Unconfigured Good on reboot (SCGCQ00895689) - Fixed an issue where Online Firmware Update fails with "not supported" message (SCGCQ00915073) - Fixed an issue where Logical Drive IO for FastPath-capable RAID0/RAID1 were not handled properly in the presence of a RAID5/RAID6 Write-Through volume running sequential write streams (SCGCQ00915409) - Fixed an issue where a CRC mistmatch and Invalid Log Event are surfaced when checking Controller Properties in parallel with a Learn Cycle (SCGCQ00919945) - Fixed an issue where performance drops are seen on writes to RAID1 FastPath volumes (SCGCQ00931895) - Fixed an issue where event messages reporting CacheCade Virtual Disk target ID and remaining CacheCade size are incorrect (SCGCQ00864019) - Fixed an issue where firmware faults when using an Online Controller Reset from StorCLI after having issued "supportResetNow" (SCGCQ00878150) - Fixed an issue where an "Exception in Core -0" error may occur on iMR firmware under VMWare (SCGCQ00904103) - Fixed an issue where "MsgAlloc: No free messages, poolIndex=4" may appear in logs while running IO on JBODs (SCGCQ00908982) - Fixed an issue where the TTY log dump is not persistent across multiple boots (SCGCQ00877100) - Fixed an issue where drives that return errors for all protocol commands may be retried indefinitely (SCGCQ00805369) - Fixed an issue where setting the Learn Cycle property of iBBU09 gives an i2C error (SCGCQ00837206) - Fixed an issue where driver may hang with LSI2008-based adapters (SCGCQ00843390) - Fixed an issue where device wait queue is not cleared when drive is no longer online (SCGCQ00878401) - Fixed an issue where Windows may BSOD on firmware upgrade when running driver 6.707.08.00 (SCGCQ00886272) - Fixed an issue where disableImmediateIO NVDATA value is not honored by firmware (SCGCQ00886666) - Fixed an issue where Foreign Configuration could be cleared even when Pinned Cache is present (SCGCQ00889209) - Fixed an issue where a Virtual Drive under Reconstruction may go Degraded if the drive being reconstructed is removed before the operation completes (SCGCQ00891282) - Fixed an issue where a "MonTask" error may occur after initiating a RAID Level Migration (SCGCQ00891288) - Fixed an issue where system hang may occur after aborting running Consistency Checks repeatedly (SCGCQ00895265) - Fixed an issue where a "MonTask" error may occur after creating 240 Virtual Drives and rebooting the server (SCGCQ00908121) - Fixed an issue where LUID is changed when importing a non-240VD configuration to 240VD-enabled controller (SCGCQ00908153) - Fixed an issue where a Virtual Drive may disappear on reboot if created with drives from a previously-deleted Virtual Drive (SCGCQ00914823) - Fixed an issue where device wait queue is not cleared if a drive is no longer online (SCGCQ00923279) - Fixed an issue where message "Found invalid event at fc4966ec" is printed in firmware log every 5 seconds (SCGCQ00931370, SCGCQ00979910) - Fixed an issue where firmware is unable to detect all Virtual Drive's "Degraded" status for partial Virtual Drives created on the same Physical Drives (SCGCQ00942380) - Fixed an issue where driver may panic and firmware may hang when medium errors are present (SCGCQ00954118) - Fixed an issue where firmware does not discard dirty cache after firmware update (SCGCQ00992657) - Fixed an issue where some Recoverable Errors were marked as Unrecoverable (SCGCQ01015699) - Fixed an issue where HII and Ctrl-R show an incorrect message when trying to import a 65th Virtual Drive (SCGCQ00803718) - Fixed an issue where Functional Level Reset (FLR) was not supported (SCGCQ00843936) - Fixed an issue where Write-through and Write-back cache policies can be changed via Windows Logical Disk Properties. (SCGCQ00883311) - Fixed an issue where many "LdDcmd ***** return pinned list 0" messages may be printed in firmware log (SCGCQ00895459) - Fixed an issue where an alert is repeated twice for Cancel Consistency Check on Virtual Drives (SCGCQ00900027) - Fixed an issue where error "Controller encountered fatal error and was reset" may occur under heavy IO and background operations (SCGCQ00905603) - Fixed an issue where CacheCade-related 240 Virtual Drive checks were not checking controller properties (SCGCQ00905809) - Fixed an issue where out-of-band applications may not display Show Configuration Summary when 240 Virtual Drives are created (SCGCQ00908237) - Fixed an issue where a RAID0 using 4k drives may not be visible after reboot (SCGCQ00999181) - Fixed an issue where firmware may not poll all temperature sensor channels every 5 seconds (SCGCQ00844152) - Fixed an issue where Hard Drive RAID0 and RAID10 performance at 1M stripe size is suboptimal between queue depths of 16 to 256 (SCGCQ00876154) - Fixed an issue where StorCLI will report Success when flashing an MR-only package on an iMR-only controller (SCGCQ00882149) - Fixed an issue where 'Fw initializing devices' may hang with specific failed drives (SCGCQ00884719) - Fixed an issue where controller may report cache size as "0" when no logical drives are present (SCGCQ00891273) - Fixed an issue where a Physical Disk may not go to Online state even after creating a Virtual Drive on it (SCGCQ00910741) - Fixed an issue where error "SAS core detected EEDP error in application tag" may occur (SCGCQ00936647) - Fixed an issue where "storcli /c0 show all" shows many Bad Block messages in the log (SCGCQ00892136) - Fixed an issue where firmware may log Controller Properties Changed events twice (SCGCQ00908238) - Fixed an issue where a Virtual Drive under Reconstruction may be set Degraded if the drive under reconstruction is removed (SCGCQ00922677) - Fixed an issue where firmware may enter fault state after system power cycle with an SSD drive (SCGCQ00835227) - Fixed an issue where firmware may fault and RSOD may occur when a Virtual Drive is deleted when a Reconstruction is in progress on a PI-enabled VD combined with a slow initialization on another Virtual Drive (SCGCQ00872263) - Fixed an issue where firmware doesn't report no SMART error when a Predictive-Failure Analysis (PFA) drive is present (SCGCQ00841772) - Fixed an issue where firmware may not detect inserted drives (SCGCQ00876142)
Enhancements: - Added support for restarting Patrol Reads after they are interrupted by a Consistency Check (SCGCQ00883176) - Added ability to enable and disable 1M IO support via controller property (SCGCQ00893029) - Added support for Task Management for JBOD/sysPDs (SCGCQ00855457) - Reduced Command Block latency during Background Operations (SCGCQ00865372) - Added ability to not moe Write-back Virtual Drives to Write-through when Pinned Cache is less than 50% of available buffers (SCGCQ00852502) - Updated iMR queue depth to 928 (SCGCQ00888862, SCGCQ00930846, SCGCQ00896497) - Disabled SATA HOQ support for iMR controllers (SCGCQ00942547) - Added Task Management support for JBOD/sysPD (SCGCQ00861819, SCGCQ00855457) - Re-enabled 1M IO support (SCGCQ00874200) - Added support for Event Reporting for SuperCap Health after Learn Cycles (SCGCQ00894455)
Version 24.9.0-0026 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence -------------------
Fixes: - 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 driver health protocol may report unhealthy if more than 64 VDs are configured (SCGCQ00830918) - Fixed an issue where VDs beyond 64 may not be reported in legacy OpROM pOST display list (SCGCQ00826174) - Fixed an issue where "StorCLI /cX add VDs detailed" menu provides incorrect syntax for R1E (SCGCQ00501437) - Fixed an issue where CLI "show all" command fails with error "Error! App exec failed in FW PCLIError! Internal" (SCGCQ00518543) - Fixed an issue where the dedicated hot spare option in HII may be grayed out for RAID1 under the profile based configuration menu (SCGCQ00873973) - Fixed an issue where HII drive management and enclosure management may report only port 4-7 connected when ports 0-3 and 4-7 are connected to the same expander (SCGCQ00870398) - Fixed an issue where HII may hang or multiple enclosure entries will be seen in enclosure eanagement form after repeated navigation (SCGCQ00878350) - Fixed an issue where a 15-character VD name is truncated to 14 characters (SCGCQ00854606) - Fixed an issue where profile-based VD creation menu doesn't explain each profile's drive selection criteria (SCGCQ00884229) - Fixed an issue where some overlap may be seen during legacy OpROM pOST when more than one controller is present and there are boot messages for the second controller (SCGCQ00866982) - Fixed an issue where MSM may display "The requested command has invalid arguments" when 'Schedule Consistency Check' is selected (SCGCQ00832908) - Fixed an issue where a controller may not be accessible through RAIDLink until the OS is up and running (SCGCQ00847001) - Fixed an issue where drive firmware on certain SED/FDE SATA SSDs could not be updated (SCGCQ00856977) - Fixed an issue where an error "MonTask: line 1272 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur while running IO in a virtual machine (SCGCQ00822403) - Fixed an issue where a JBOD PD may not be able to be converted to Unconfigured Good in Solaris (SCGCQ00834552) - Fixed an issue where an "Instruction TLB" error may occur when a StorCLI /cX set autopdcache=r0 or similar command is executed (SCGCQ00835586) - Fixed an issue where firmware may hang in multipath scenario when cable pull/push test is performed at the same time as an array property change is issued (SCGCQ00836496) - Fixed an issue where a secure erase on a SATA SSD in HII may fail or lead to a hang in HII (SCGCQ00841317) - Fixed an issue where the controller may reset in some situations with media errors and VD undergoing manual rebuild after drives are taken offline, under stress (SCGCQ00825126) - Fixed an issue where the 3x08 chip Errata ID - 2012-RC714 may lead to PCIE 3.0 hot reset non-compliance (SCGCQ00829129) - Fixed an issue where rebuild performance on RAID1 is always slower than other RAID configurations (SCGCQ00841359) - Fixed an issue where patrol read properties window won't show up in MSM (SCGCQ00797676) - Fixed an issue where an L2 unrecoverable cache error may be seen during patrol read properties modification when VDs are made offline (SCGCQ00847162) - Fixed an issue where a VD erase may not resume after reboot when a CacheCade VD is present (SCGCQ00851810) - Fixed an issue where controller boots to OS even when pinned cache is present and boot error handling is set to stop on error (SCGCQ00860503) - Fixed an issue where firmware cannot detect some newly-inserted drives (SCGCQ00860270) - Fixed an issue where "MonTask: line 1518 in file ../../raid/2108vI2o.c" may occur in conjunction with a VMWare Guest abrupt shutdown (SCGCQ00852670) - Fixed an issue where connector name field is displayed as port 4-7 when actually both ports 0-3 and 4-7 are connected (SCGCQ00868215) - Fixed an issue where "line 243 in file ../../raid/1078int.c" error may occur during rebuild (SCGCQ00856256) - Fixed an issue where no error message shown when there is a failure to disable SSD caching of an offline VD (SCGCQ00905310) - Fixed an issue where "1 JBOD(s) found on the host adapter" may appear in legacy OpROM post even though no JBODs are present (SCGCQ00882729) - Fixed an issue where firmware may halt with "line 245 in file ../../raid/1078int.c" in log under stress with maximum VDs and background operations (SCGCQ00890133) - Fixed an issue where the HII may report a different Battery/SuperCap status than MSM/StorCLI would (SCGCQ00879726) - Fixed an issue where the firmware may hang due to an "Illegal Instruction Exception" error (SCGCQ00850441) - Fixed an issue with less-than-expected performance of Write-Verify SCSI commands in RAID0 (SCGCQ00866261)
Enhancements: - Added more descriptive port information to include link width in PHYs (SCGCQ00854621)
Version 24.7.0-0056 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed issue where UNMAP or TRIM commands might fail on SSD in JBOD Mode (SCGCQ00853147) (RETAIN Tip H214381) - Fixed an issue where an iMR RAID configuration may fail to import to 12gbps MR (SCGCQ00833765)
Version 24.7.0-0052 - High Impact/High Probability of Occurrence ------------------- Fixes: - Incorporated MegaRAID FW stack 6.6 - Fixed an issue where a drive reporting itself as 0MB shows up as Unconfigured Good (SCGCQ00784319) - Fixed an issue where the firmware might hang during error handling of sense code 0b/47/xx (SCGCQ00701744) - Fixed an issue where some SSDs may cause the system to hang at POST (SCGCQ00595506) - Fixed an issue where an iMR RAID config may fail to import to 12gbps MR (SCGCQ00833765) - Fixed an issue where R0, R5 and R6 read bandwidth dropped abruptly at 256K block size with 24drive SATA SSD config (SCGCQ00609808) - Fixed an issue where RAID10 performance is under-performing (SCGCQ00794773) - Fixed an issue where in some cases the LSI chip would convert an incoming chip reset to a system reset (SCGCQ00664261) - Fixed an issue where many pRdm/pRequest/pReply messages would appear in LSI firmware log (SCGCQ00752195) - Fixed an issue where when a consistency check is aborted, the adapter may reset (SCGCQ00819811) - Fixed an issue where Patrol read does not start and gives incorrect warning message (SCGCQ00728404) - Fixed an issue where the controller may reset unexpectedly during error handling (SCGCQ00825126) - Fixed an issue where StorCLI may report Enclosure Not Found (SCGCQ00843146) - Fixed an issue where x880 nodes may report excessive 'SCL STUCK Low! While I2C Rx Receiving Data' in LSI firmware log (SCGCQ00728935) (Retain TIP H213891) - Fixed an issue where the command timeout for FED (SED) drives is too short, resulting in 05/2C codes (SCGCQ00797355) - Fixed an issue where bandwidth falls as queue depth increases on R5/R6 24/40 drive SAS HDD configs at 256k block size (SCGCQ00701768) - Fixed an issue where some drives may get bad PI CRC even though data is correct resulting in drive failure (SCGCQ00819314) - Fixed an issue where the firmware may exposed more than 240VDs to host even if host driver doesn't support that many (SCGCQ00829214) - Fixed an issue where MSM may display an error message if 'Schedule Consistency Check' is selected (SCGCQ00832908) - Blocked CacheCade deletion when multiple CacheCade volumes are associated with Virtual Drives, preventing data issues (SCGCQ00838953) (Retain TIP H214323) - Fixed an issue where the MegaRAID POST may display "The native configuration is not supported by current firmware" (SCGCQ00812842) - Fixed an issue where the EFI Driver Health Protocol will show Fail when more than 64VDs are configured (SCGCQ00830918) - Fixed an issue where OS may BSOD when upgrading firmware on a controller the OS has booted from if Online Controller Reset is performed (SCGCQ00825725) - Fixed an issue where controller wouldn't go to halt state after multibit ECC errors detected (SCGCQ00783186) - Fixed an issue where Opal-compliant FDE (SED) drives were being marked as FDE/SED when they shouldn't be (SCGCQ00788250) - Fixed an issue where correctable ECC error interrupts were being masked (SCGCQ00814997) - Fixed an issue where reconstructed VDs were not being reflected in MSM until system reboot (SCGCQ00839018) - Fixed an issue where controller commands may fail when an LD is deleted during reconstruction (SCGCQ00821693) - Fixed an issue where firmware would go to MonTask when making VDs offline while a Rebuild is occurring under IO (SCGCQ00825775) - Fixed an issue where commands to FDE (SED) drives may not respond within 500ms (SCGCQ00844445) - Fixed an issue where the firmware may allow the OS to change VD cache settings (SCGCQ00844447) - Fixed an issue where HDD/SSD microcode updates may report fail even though they succeeded (SCGCQ00553252) - Fixed an issue where slot numbers may be wrong systems with 32 drive slots (SCGCQ00529592)
Enhancements: - Improved Jetstress / Exchange latencies (SCGCQ00717161) - Added support for Learn Cycle debug commands in firmware (SCGCQ00814991) - Added ability to clear the MaintainPdFailHistory (SCGCQ00474559) - Improved drive rebuild performance (SCGCQ00427581) - Improved Cache Offload error handling on read from the flash interface (SCGCQ00524419) - Improved average latency and max latency in Windows operating systems (SCGCQ00671670) - Implemented power throttling (SCGCQ00457280) - Improved load balancing on >2 drive R1 VD of SSDs (SCGCQ00593588) - Added ability for firmware to report the temperature for all SAS/SATA HDD/SSD (SCGCQ00490822) - Added support for communicating with multiple controllers over I2C (SCGCQ00485924) - Added a retry of IO commands as LDIO if raid map sync is failed with MFI_STAT_CONFIG_SEQ_MISMATCH (SCGCQ00651680) - Added support for Self-Encrypting Drives in JBOD mode (SCGCQ00399739) - Improved accuracy of ROC temperature display (SCGCQ00575037) - Increased range of priorities for background tasks, CC/PR/Rebuild/Migrate/BGI (SCGCQ00313882) - Added support for 512e drives (SCGCQ00619363) - Prevented a situation where there may be excessive overtemp warnings in the firmware log (SCGCQ00820067) - Improved DDR3 signalling margin during heavy I/O workloads (SCGCQ00824711)
Version 24.2.1-0052 - Non-Critical ------------------- Enhancement(s): - Added a special handling for interactive password. - Implemented mechanism to allow system BIOS to put entries for iMR memory allocation into proper table. Fixes: - - Fixed an issue where boot message ‘cached data was lost,’ even when there was no battery present. - Fixed an issue where the ‘cli set securitykey=Lsi@12345’ command fails with error code 1001 and error message invalid key.resent. - Fixed an issue where foreign configurations fails to import maximum number of configurations. - Fixed simpleswap port mapping. - Fixed an issue where ‘Cli show all’ command fails with error message ‘Error! App exec failed in FW PCLIError! Internal.’ - Fixed an issue where Coherency bit was not enabled in SRAM TLBs.
Version 24.2.1-0045 - Non-Critical ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where cache offload failured with pinned cache on R5 VD. - Fixed an issue where using upper case characters in command 'cli set securitykey' fails with error code '1001' and error message 'invalid key.' - Fixed an issue where system would not boot into legacy mode. - Fixed an issue where default setting of VD doesn't reflect MFC's setting. - Fixed an where ServeRAID M5210 showed the wrong slot numbers in both MR and iMR, in both HII and MSM.
Version 24.2.1-0027 - Non-Critical ------------------- Enhancment(s): - Added support for ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for IBM System x (47C8668) - Added event in firmware to indicate that an INIT operation was halted due to reboot or other failure Fixes: - Increase backplane support to 32 slots. - Enable 512E support. - Fixed an issue where system is not allocating memory correctly when MR and iMR are in the same configuration - Fixed an issue where the user is Unable to create a RAID10 through Ctrl R using 4k drives. - Fixed an issue where on a local key management (LKM) enabled controller, the user is asked to enter the security key to unlock and import a foreign drive, which is locked and has external key management (EKM) enabled. - Fixed an issue where switching between external key management (EKM) and Local Key Management (LKM) without rebooting results in the current secret key string becoming invalid/null. - Fixed an issue where cache memory size is listed as zero in controller Information. - Fixed an issue where re-keying a controller with External key management (EKM) enabled and rebooting the system results in a corrupted key ID and an error message "Unable to communicate with EKMS ..." is displayed. - Fixed an issue where performing an online firmware update or online controller reset (OCR) on a controller with External key management (EKM) enabled, results in all secured drives marked as foreign. - Fixed an issue where CacheCade volumes, which are not supported, could be created using 4K SSD's. - Fixed an issue where removing the last physical drive of arrays could result in a firmware fault. - Fixed an issue where MegaRAID Storage Manager does not show an option to create virtual drives when the first drive in the array is missing in a partial virtual drive where all drives are configured. - Fixed an issue where switching the security mode from external key management (EKM) to local key management (LKM) on iMR controller will result in a corrupted controller key. - Fixed an issue where performing a re-key operation in external key management (EKM) mode without doing a reboot, and then switching to local key management Mode(LKM) results in the Firmware logs showing that a drive security key was created but HII says the key is incorrect.
Version 24.0.2-0013 ------------------- -Initial release ibm_fw_sraidmr_5200-24_21_0-0020-1_windows_32-64_chg
Broadcom NetXtreme I Firmware Update Utility for IBM servers and options using the Broadcom NetXtreme I family of ethernet ASICs.
Package Version: 17.4.4.5a, April 04, 2017 Previous Version: 17.4.4.2a, March 08, 2016
This update package supports the following Broadcom devices: =============================================================================== - BCM5720 NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter / Part No: 90Y9370 - BCM5719 NetXtreme I Quad Port GBE Adapter / Part No: 90Y9352 - BCM5718 Flex System EN2024 4-port 1Gb Ethernet Adapter / Part No: 49Y7900 - BCM5719 NetXtreme I LOM / x3250 M5 - BCM5718 NetXtreme I LOM / BladeCenter HS23E, Flex x220 Compute Node - BCM5717 NetXtreme I LOM / x3100 M5
This package updates the Broadcom Firmware Code to the levels shown under the "Current" column for the devices listed below :
Notes: 1. An asterisk (*) following a version number represents a certified driver. 2. Arrows (<<) between versions indicate the component has been updated from the previous released software kit. 3. If code is not listed for a particular device, it is not implemented on that device. 4. Three asterisks (***) in the 'Current' column indicates this firmware is actually contained in the respective System UEFI update package, which is separate from this package. Please check that package for version details.
- Fixed issue with tx/rx flow control in shared nic mode where connection to IMM is lost for a period of time after the server is powered off. - Fixed issue with mac address filtering in shared nic mode where connection to IMM is lost after a system reboot.
UEFI and Boot Code: - Added individual port enable/disable functionality in F1 Setup and ASU for the NetXtreme I Quad Port GBE Adapter
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brcm_fw_nic_17_4_4_5a_windows_32-64_chg
BIOS/FW/UEFI Update for IBM N2200 Series SAS/SATA HBA Controllers
Controller Supported: IBM N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (47C8676) IBM N2225 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (00AE912) IBM N2226 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (00AE916)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN #N/A
Version 1.15-5 ------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 08.35.00.00 15.00.02.00 17.00.00.00 Fixes: -- With write cache enabled Raid0 volume, SYNC_CHACHE not sent during shutdown(SCGCQ01399780) -- MCTP I2C: I2C communication is lost between BMC and controller(SCGCQ01389164 Port Of Defect SCGCQ01385782) - Increase Nvdata setting for ses diag buff size and reduce expander and initiator resource.
Fireware: Fixes: - Fixed issue where HDD locate LED on D3284 don't blink with N2226/N2225. - Latest PL firmware(13.0.0.0) causing MR firmware to crash. (SCGCQ01164403) - SATA Only: WRITE AND VERIFY Command Not Failed With CC for LOGICAL BLOCK ADDRESS OUT OF RANGE Condition (SCGCQ01176386) - SATA Only: VERIFY Command Not Failed With CC for LOGICAL BLOCK ADDRESS OUT OF RANGE Condition (SCGCQ01176401) - PL: Fault 0x6003 hits if blocked device has IOs pended before it gets blocked (SCGCQ01185613) - Fix Invader_Main compilation issue after recent update of MPI 2.0.48 headers (SCGCQ01294243) - Incorrect Copyright Information in NVDATA files (SCGCQ01286998) - IOP: MCTP: Cannot boot and discover controller with PCIe VDM (SCGCQ01301927) - Chassis slot valid bit is not set into Enclosure Page 0 (SCGCQ01323680) - IOP: MCTP: Outstanding aborted SCSI IO due to too many PE Busy Retries is not being fully aborted within FW (SCGCQ01167407) - SATL Only: Write Same SCSI Command Fails With CC for SATA Drive (SCGCQ01173592)
Enhancements: - MPI 2.5: Update Description of BiosOptions field in BIOS CONFIG PAGE 1 (SCGCQ00853162) - IOP: MCTP: Add NVDATA timeout parameter on message re-assembly (SCGCQ01223839) - MPI 2.5 : Add support for reporting Chassis Slot to Enclosure Page 0 (SCGCQ01213028) - MPI 2.5: Add two new reason codes to Active Cable Exception Event Data (SCGCQ01208954)
BIOS Fixes: - BIOS CU fails to read configuration pages when large topology is connected (SCGCQ01190203) - Connecting a Faulty drive to the controller results in BIOS CU crash (SCGCQ01191180) - Update mptbios.txt file copy right header to 2017 (SCGCQ01287002)
Enhancements: - Update Ventura family device ids to match latest EDS (SCGCQ00915256)
UEFI Fixes: - Boot device set from HII is not reflecting in BIOS CU (SCGCQ01304084) - Fix logically dead code issue (SCGCQ01319437) - System BIOS crashed while BSD was discovering mopre than 213 devices (SCGCQ01318235) - Fixing compilation time warnings (SCGCQ01318447)
Enhancements: - MPI 2.5: Update Description of BiosOptions field in BIOS CONFIG PAGE 1 (SCGCQ00853162)
Version 1.13 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 08.31.02.00 13.00.02.00 15.00.02.00
Firmware Fixes: - Fixed issue where Power On Reset Observed While Executing LOG SENSE Command to SATA Drive. (SCGCQ01081163) - Fixed issue where PL Fault 4203 observed while executing REPORT ZONES SCSI Command to SATA Drives. (SCGCQ01094926) - Fixed issue where unsupported Log Sense commands fail with 'INVALID COMMAND OPERATION CODE' instead of 'INVALID FIELD IN CDB' - SATA only (SCGCQ01079905) - Fixed issue where SANITIZE Command is Not Failed With Expected Sense Data for Service Action EXIT FAILURE MODE - SATA only (SCGCQ01115136) - Fixed issue where Unable to un-register a device because of outstanding Task Set Full MID (SCGCQ01112415, Port of SCGCQ01076294) - Fixed issue where Fast back-to-back or parallel PCIe configuration requests after certain addresses can generate bad Config Read data resulting in 0x2622 fault (SCGCQ01062410, Port of SCGCQ01047773) - Fixed issue where I/O could timeout if task management fails (SCGCQ01131412, Port of SCGCQ01113324) - Fixed issue where Fault 0x265D encountered on inserting a faulty drive in place of RAID 1 member (SCGCQ01149263, Port of SCGCQ01096884) - Fixed issue where PL fault 5854 seen when system boots with all SATA drives in setup in spun down mode (SCGCQ01204852, Port of SCGCQ01155407) - Fixed issue where OS failed to boot after hot-plug on the RAID 1 member. (SCGCQ01163158, Port of SCGCQ01084723) - Fixed issue where Storlib/storlibtest stuck on a bad drive while retrieving phyinfo (SCGCQ01180929, Port of SCGCQ01171835) - Fixed issue where outstanding SATA passthorugh IO can cause target reset from timer callback check if sata Initialization not done yet (SCGCQ01205281, Port of SCGCQ01172334) - Fixed issue where 'iop show cfg all' command is not listing all Expander's config pages (SCGCQ01118587, Port of SCGCQ01110070) - Fixed issue where CPU hangs due to out of bound access of Timer wheel RAM while manually adding FPE timer. (SCGCQ01090984, Port of SCGCQ01089094) - Fixed issue where drive timeout occurs with large number of drives attached (SCGCQ01145424, Port of SCGCQ01118894) - Fixed issue where while running stress, controller crashes with 0x584A fault (SCGCQ01064158, Port of SCGCQ01041762)
Enhancements: - Modified the code to check the LBA OUT OF RANGE condition greater than the last LBA. (SCGCQ01113946) - Assign the enclosure level index for direct attached enclosures ie., the controller itself. (SCGCQ01057508)
BIOS: Fixes: - Fixed issue where PCI Info field missing in legacy BIOS config utility(SCGCQ01092124) - Fixed issue where command timeout not handled properly (SCGCQ01099923) - Fixed issue where BIOS config utility is hung while deleting a missing volume. (SCGCQ01113664) - Fixed issue where BIOS config utility fails to read configuration pages when large topology is connected. (SCGCQ01190203) - Fixed issue where Connecting a Faulty drive to the controller results in BIOS config utility crash (SCGCQ01191180) - Fixed issue where Legacy BIOS stuck in infinite loop when a faulty drive is connected with the controller. (SCGCQ01091176) - Fixed issue where Start Stop Unit (SSU) command loads cartridge of a sequential media while booting. (SCGCQ01093694) - Fixed issue where Legacy BIOS stuck in infinite loop when a faulty drive is connected with the controller. (SCGCQ01095670, Port of SCGCQ01091176)
Enhancements: - Device Properties screen to display Connector Name, enclosure Level and Slot values of a device. (SCGCQ01072668)
UEFI: Fixes: - Fixed issue where in HII, device properties may have duplicate device identifiers. (SCGCQ01112383)
Version 1.12 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 08.29.02.00 12.00.02.00 14.00.00.00
Firmware Fixes: - Fixed an issue where Raid creation is failed when tried to create a RAID using SATA drives. (SCGCQ00998155) - Fixed an issue where any pure SEP devices (i.e. not marked as an SSP Target) are not exposed to the management controller through the MCTP Inventory command. (SCGCQ00943216) - Fixed an issue where Fault 0xD102 occurred while executing Write Buffer SCSI Command to SATA Drives (SCGCQ00953463) - Fixed an issue where a debug print was trying to access the address of variable type and causing core exception in IOPs that use PLI_CTRL_REQ_SET_SINGLE_DUAL_CONTEXT_TXDMA. (SCGCQ01004146 port of SCGCQ01004143) - Fixed an issue where 265D fault observed when "IOP show cfg all" executed from UART with BIOS flashed (SCGCQ01025868) - Fixed an issue where spun down SATA drive showed up as non NCQ drive after initialization. (SCGCQ00999741, SCGCQ01005428 Port of SCGCQ00999741) - Fixed an issue where I/O timeout could occur when running auto read/write I/Os and non-auto read/write I/Os through FPE, especially when the I/Os were single threaded. (SCGCQ01023261 Port of SCGCQ01022368) - Fixed an issue where RAID creation failed with SATA drives. (SCGCQ01024544) - Fixed an issue where attaching a SATA drive that sends an invalid/unsupported initial FIS signature directly to a controller phy resulted in that phy getting reset by the firmware until the drive was removed.SCGCQ00872060 - Fixed an issue where some “packet exception busy retry” responses have a bad CRC value in the CRC field. This only impacts MCTP over I2C when in slave response mode, SCSI IOs out to drives, and drives that were removed. (SCGCQ01019763 Port of SCGCQ01019438) - Fixed an issue where latency observed during controller diag reset operations or during controller boot when two enclosures with mix of SAS/SATA drives are connected. (SCGCQ01001465) - Fixed an issue where the inquiry command sent via MCTP from the BMC to the controller, in which the controller did not respond with inquiry data after communicating to an I2C attached SCSI enclosure processor based back-plane. SCGCQ00896512 - Fixed an issue where MCTP: I2C slave with high MPI request rate from host and BMC can cause a host request timeout, and , the BMC may experience I2C bus problems until the controller is either reset or times out on the I2C operation. (SCGCQ01087653) - Fixed an issue where controller was unnecessarily faulting for correctable L2 parity errors. (SCGCQ00976726, SCGCQ00941520 PORT OF SCGCQ00934325) - Fixed an issue where an extra garbage byte was present at the end of a second I2C packet in a message. This primarily impacts the standard I2C mode, in which the controller is allowed to act as both an I2C master and slave and controls the size of the packet. (SCGCQ00925199, SCGCQ00955069 PORT OF SCGCQ00916929) - Fixed an issue where firmware panic (code: 0000265D) and ROM BIOS hung could occur for SAS3FW IR raid10 after removing a drive and powering on the HBA controller. (SCGCQ01062417, SCGCQ01061628 Port of SCGCQ01024976) - Fixed an issue where fault 0xD073 could occur during heavy IO when a timed out IO completed while firmware is handling the timeout. (SCGCQ01064661 Port of SCGCQ01052686) - Fixed an issue where firmware does not use the IOCInit Timestamp field to fill in the SAS IO Unit Page 16 and SAS Phy Counter Event. (SCGCQ00884836, SCGCQ00955132 Port of SCGCQ00872141) - Fixed an issue where the standard Port Status Yellow LED GPIO fails to properly turn on and off with link changes. (SCGCQ00917803, SCGCQ00991716 Port of SCGCQ00907921) - Fixed an issue where PL timer function timestamp print fills ring buffer. (SCGCQ00991772) - Fixed an issue where build failure occurred if MCTP is enabled and Config trap hardware workaround was disabled (SCGCQ01082977 Port of SCGCQ01075828) - Fixed an issue where the IOP generated a false reply parity error, which resulted in a 0x1500 fault. (SCGCQ00929813, SCGCQ00955133 Port of SCGCQ00927500) - Fixed an issue where a SATA error is received while trying to obtain the message ID (MID) in the Rx Context Manager. When this occurs, the MID cannot be validated resulting in a variable being assigned a NULL value, which the firmware then attempted to access and resulted in a 265D fault. (SCGCQ00930637 Port of SCGCQ00928401) - Fixed an issue where some of the drives under external enclosure are marked as direct attached. (, SCGCQ00933717, SCGCQ00991711 Port of SCGCQ00926285) - Fixed an issue where target mode controller sometimes would mistakenly return Open Reject (Protocol not supported) for open requests, when the link to connected IT controller is broken repeatedly. (SCGCQ01009227) - Fixed an issue where initiator/target moved can generate two target add events (SCGCQ00941678, SCGCQ00941521 Port of SCGCQ00934337) - Fixed an issue where 265D fault observed when "iop show cfg all" executed from UART with BIOS flashed. (SCGCQ01030564) - Fixed an issue where fast back-to-back or parallel PCIe configuration requests after certain addresses can generate bad Config Read data (SCGCQ01062342, SCGCQ01062409 Port of SCGCQ01047773) - Fixed an issue where initiator/target moved can result in Initiator missing event but no corresponding Target missing event. (SCGCQ00941666 port of SCGCQ00915308, SCGCQ00955068)
Enhancements: - Added a NVDATA option to enable or disable the bandwidth based PL algorithm to set hardware with single or dual context. (SCGCQ00948044, SCGCQ00948045 Port of SCGCQ00942005) - Modified SCSI IO Reply to include Observed Application Tag, Observed Reference Tag and Observed Guard. (SCGCQ01002367 SCGCQ00988360) - Discovery due to non responding SATA drive is now timed to last for the amount of seconds configured in NVDATA (SCGCQ00996678) - Modified "SAS IO Unit Page 4" to add a new field "SATAHintingTimeout" (SCGCQ00996127) - Modified SCSI IO Reply to include Observed Application Tag, Observed Reference Tag and Observed Guard. (SCGCQ00988360) - Added support for PCIe devices to Target Reset Method (SCGCQ00686666) - Added IOCCapabilities bit to indicate PCIe SRIOV support and added three new fields in IOCFacts reply message to include SGE modifier fields. (SCGCQ00852827) - Added ConfigurationFlags field to IOC Init message along with definition of bit to enable/disable NVMe SGL format. Added control operations to enable and disable SGL format for a specific NVMe device. Added bit in PCI device page two to indicate current configuration. (SCGCQ00872169) - Additional added PCIe Enumeration Event EnumerationStatus bit to indicate when there are more devices than resources. (SCGCQ00884740) - Added support for non-contiguous slot numbers defined in manufacturing page 7. (SCGCQ01000709) - Return EEDP/DIF error data of the first error frame detected by the hardware during READ in the MPI Reply error message frame (SCGCQ01000193) - Differentiate between L2 correctable and uncorrectable faults. (SCGCQ00966698, SCGCQ00929811 PORT OF Defect - SCGCQ00929810) - Enhanced PLI_CTRL_REQ_GET_SATA_HINT_INFO to also provide information of an active SATA Hinting discovery at a given time. (SCGCQ01058123)
BIOS Fixes: - Fixed an issue where BIOS config utility showed Package version field is displayed and PCI Info field is missing. (SCGCQ01092124) - Fixed an issue where junk characters were displayed when one of the enclosures was powered off while the config utility cursor is in Manage Volume screen. (SCGCQ01034754 Port of SCGCQ01020187) - Fixed an issue where initialization failure of one faulty controller reports IOC Facts failed for successful initialization of good adapter. (SCGCQ01034746 Port of SCGCQ01029556) - Fixed an issue where SAS3008 IT/IR adapter installed and a single SAS drive, the INT 13 Function 48H doesn't show physical geometry of the drive, hang with invalid buffer size, and has buffer overrun. (SCGCQ00996538 port of SCGCQ00988924) - Fixed an issue where legacy BIOS encountered an infinite loop when a faulty drive was connected with the controller. (SCGCQ01091176) - Fixed an issue where SplitRom utility for legacy BIOS prints the wrong value for sizeof Frame Buffer (SCGCQ00933107) - Fixed an issue where incorrect values for cylinders, heads, and sectors were reported on 4K drives. (SCGCQ00987624 Port of SCGCQ00980976) - Fixed an issue where controller IR firmware is displayed as IT firmware when SAS Address is not programmed. (SCGCQ01034758 Port of SCGCQ01033766)
Enhancements: - Modified SCSI IO Reply to include Observed Application Tag, Observed Reference Tag and Observed Guard. (SCGCQ01002367 SCGCQ00988360) - Added a new field "SATAHintingTimeout" to SAS IO Unit page four (SCGCQ00996127) - Added support for PCIe devices to Target Reset Method (SCGCQ00686666) - Added IOCCapabilities bit to indicate PCIe SRIOV support and added three new fields in IOCFacts reply message to include SGE modifier fields. (SCGCQ00852827) - Added ConfigurationFlags field to IOC Init message along with definition of bit to enable/disable NVMe SGL format. Added control operations to enable and disable SGL format for a specific NVMe device. Added bit in PCI device page two to indicate current configuration. (SCGCQ00872169) - Additional added PCIe Enumeration Event EnumerationStatus bit to indicate when there are more devices than resources. (SCGCQ00884740) - BIOS config utility topology has been changed to be in consistent with other utilities such as MR config utility. (SCGCQ00850331)
UEFI Driver Fixes: - Fixed an issue where associated physical disk form is not updating with the proper PD missing data. (SCGCQ01010356) - Fixed an issue where HII Form is displaying question ID mismatch with option value popup while physical disk properties screen is entered. (SCGCQ01008746)
Enhancements: - Modified SCSI IO Reply to include Observed Application Tag, Observed Reference Tag and Observed Guard. (SCGCQ01002367 SCGCQ00988360) - Added a new field "SATAHintingTimeout" to SAS IO Unit page four (SCGCQ00996127) - Added support for PCIe devices to Target Reset Method (SCGCQ00686666) - Added IOCCapabilities bit to indicate PCIe SRIOV support and added three new fields in IOCFacts reply message to include SGE modifier fields. (SCGCQ00852827) - Added ConfigurationFlags field to IOC Init message along with definition of bit to enable/disable NVMe SGL format. Added control operations to enable and disable SGL format for a specific NVMe device. Added bit in PCI device page two to indicate current configuration. (SCGCQ00872169) - Additional added PCIe Enumeration Event EnumerationStatus bit to indicate when there are more devices than resources. (SCGCQ00884740) - View physical Disk Properties HII form is modified to be in consistent with other utilities such as BIOS CU. (SCGCQ00850330) - Added support on ARM-64 (SCGCQ00976647) - Serial number of drive is retrieved from Inquiry command VPD page 80 and displayed as Unit Serial Number (VPD) is device properties screen. (SCGCQ00987903)
Version 1.11.02 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 08.27.03.00 11.00.06.00 13.00.00.00
Firmware 11.00.06.00: Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where in the IOP a false reply parity error is being generated, which results in a 0x1500 fault. (SCGCQ00929813, Port of SCGCQ00927500) - Fixed an issue where some packet exception busy retry responses have a bad CRC value in the CRC field for MCTP over I2C when in slave response mode for SCSI IOs out to drives, and drives that were removed. (SCGCQ01019438) - Fixed an issue where MCTP I2C slave with high MPI request rate from host and BMC can cause a host request timeout. (SCGCQ01087653) - Fixed an issue where distinguishing between L2 correctable and uncorrectable faults was difficult, due to a shared fault code of (0x26B4). (SCGCQ00929811, PORT OF SCGCQ00929810) - Fixed an issue where I/O timeout could occur when running read/write I/Os (auto) and non-read/write I/Os through FPE, especially when the non-read/write I/Os are single threaded (SCGCQ01023261, Port of SCGCQ01022368) - Fixed an issue where FW panic (code: 0000265D) and ROM BIOS hung for SAS3FW IR RAID10, while updating state of a volume after power cycle on controller, an operation attempt on non-existing private member variable causes data TLB error. (SCGCQ01061628, Port of SCGCQ01024976) - Fixed an issue where that FW does not use the IOCInit timestamp field to fill in the SAS IO unit page 16 and SAS Phy counter event (SCGCQ00884836, Port of SCGCQ00872141) - Fixed an issue where the standard Port Status Yellow LED GPIO fails to properly turn on and off with link changes. (SCGCQ00917803, Port of SCGCQ00907921) - Fixed an issue where a build failure occurs if MCTP is enabled and config trap hardware workaround is disabled. (SCGCQ01082977, Port of SCGCQ01075828) - Fixed an issue where the controller is unnecessarily faulting for correctable L2 parity errors. (SCGCQ00976726, Port of SCGCQ00934325) - Added a NVDATA option to enable or disable the bandwidth based PL algorithm enhancement, which sets hardware with Single or Dual Context. (SCGCQ00948044, Port of SCGCQ00942005) - Fixed an issue where spun down SATA drives show up as non NCQ drives after initialization. (SCGCQ01005428, Port of SCGCQ00999741) - Fixed an issue where 265D fault observed when "iop show cfg all" executed from UART with BIOS flashed. (SCGCQ01030564, Port of SCGCQ01025868) - Fixed an issue where very fast back-to-back or parallel reads of the PCIe Configuration Space after or during the firmware handled addresses can cause the data firmware is writing to be picked up by the next configuration read, when firmware has to write to its Configuration Space. (SCGCQ01062409, Port of SCGCQ01047773) - Fixed an issue where there is an extra garbage byte at the end of a second I2C packet in a message. This primarily impacts the standard I2C mode. (SCGCQ00925199, Port of SCGCQ00916929) - Fixed an issue where a target moved can result in Initiator missing event but no corresponding target missing event. (SCGCQ00941666, Port of SCGCQ00915308) - Fixed an issue where an initiator/target moved can generate two target add events. (SCGCQ00941678, Port of SCGCQ00934337) - Fixed issue where SES diagnostic command may fail with backplane expander. (SCGCQ00991690, Port of SCGCQ00976691) - Fixed issue where attached edge device frame buffering (EDFB) enabled expander may drop attached drives. (SCGCQ00999909, Port of SCGCQ00897639) - Fixed issue where drives in external enclosure would be listed as direct attached. (SCGCQ00933717, Port of SCGCQ00926285)
BIOS 8.27.03.00 Fixes - Fixed an issue where IOC facts failed error is displayed in CU when one of two controllers is faulty. (SCGCQ01029556) - Fixed an issue where INT 13 Function 48H doesn't show physical geometry of the drive, hang with invalid buffer size, and has buffer overrun. (SCGCQ00988924) - Fixed an issue where the wrong values of cylinders, heads, and sectors reported on a 4K drive. (SCGCQ00980976) - Fixed an issue where junk characters are seen when one of the enclosures is powered off while the cursor is in Manage Volume screen. (SCGCQ01034754) - Fixed an issue where controller IR firmware is displayed as IT firmware when SAS address is not programmed. (SCGCQ01034758, Port of SCGCQ01033766)
Version 1.11.01 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 08.27.00.00 11.125.00.00 13.00.00.00
Firmware Fixes: - Fixed issue where invalid or unsupported signature FIS was not validated for expander attached SATA drives (SCGCQ00852290) - Fixed issue where BUSY TIMEOUT PERIOD Field was incorrectly populated in UCM Control Mode Page for SATA Drive (SCGCQ00871463) - Fixed issue where during SATA FORMAT Operation, REQUEST SENSE command is not failed with expected response where DESC bit is set (SCGCQ00872727) - Fixed slot assignment to direct attach SEP Device Handle that previously resulted in slot number out of bounds condition (SCGCQ00894230) - Fixed issue where locate was not working for a particular slot in the external enclosure due to firmware not picking up the correct phy index (SCGCQ00932707) - Fixed issue where 19th entry of Self-Test Results Log Page was not showing during SAT translation. (SCGCQ00847941) - Fixed issue where SATA hinting feature causes IO timeouts with slow spin up drives under Linux (SCGCQ00867345) - Fixed issue where SCSI ATA passthrough code did not check for correct CDB length (SCGCQ00915201) - Fixed issue where SES command locate fails for first time after discovery when slot number information source bit is set (SCGCQ00923283) - Fixed fault 0x4300 during discovery error recovery testing (SCGCQ00860398) - Fixed issue where SES locate was not working for external enclosure (SCGCQ00915737) - Fixed fault d060 observed when running IOs with link_reset Task management command in a loop (SCGCQ00865100, Port of SCGCQ00840603) - Fixed issue where after cable pull, SAS device page 0 entry device present for missing expander after discovery complete (SCGCQ00910603, Port of SCGCQ00904470) - Fixed PL Fault 0x6002 When Sending SCSI Security Protocol Out Commands to SATA SSDs (SCGCQ00910188, Port of SCGCQ00888033) - Fixed PL Fault 0x5833 When Performing Controller Reboots (SCGCQ00895602, Port of SCGCQ00888103) - Fixed issue where IOs completed with good status when EEDP Check enabled and EEDP error injected with 4096 block size(SCGCQ00856981, Port of SCGCQ00855669) - Fixed issue where system hangs after adapter reset with heavy IO load (SCGCQ00877119, Port of SCGCQ00646625) - Fixed issue where when using a large number of SATA drives, out of resource condition may cause IOs to be pended indefinately (SCGCQ00887685, Port of SCGCQ00885544) - Fixed issue where SATA SSDs in locked state not showing up after manually loading driver. (SCGCQ00859102, Port of SCGCQ00843668) - Fixed issue where SSD Marked Failed After Encountering 03/1100 Sense (Medium Error) (SCGCQ00945560, Port of SCGCQ00933048) - Fixed long I/O latency with large burst of non-auto I/Os generated while other read/write I/Os are running (SCGCQ00884667, Port of SCGCQ00884179) - Fixed issue where fast back-to-back or parallel PCIe configuration requests after certain addresses can generate bad Config Read data (SCGCQ01070088, Port of SCGCQ01047773) - Fixed PL Fault 0x5814 while handling Task Management during IO Timeout (SCGCQ00860153, Port of SCGCQ00842366)
UEFI Fixes: - Fixed issue where UEFI/HII offered RAID10 & RAID1E creation even when these RAID levels are disabled (SCGCQ00855519) - Fixed issue where following a system BIOS update, system hangs in HII 'Change Controller Properties'. (SCGCQ00907731) - Fixed issue where the SEP devices are not exposed in Extended SCSI Passthru protocol (SCGCQ00907013, Port of SCGCQ00905547)
UEFI Enhancements: - Use PCI IO Protocol Write function as alternate to Serial IO write function to route debug messages to serial port of host system. (SCGCQ00898744) - Add Logical Block Size of disk to device properties screen in HII. (SCGCQ00886820) - Eliminate Maximum transfer size limitation of BlockI/O calls in SAS3 IT UEFI (SCGCQ00850298) - Modify Port and Phy Configuration in UEFI HII to accomodate multiple SAS cores and disabled core. (SCGCQ00834025, Port of SCGCQ00802753) - Added relevant help message for Phy settings. (SCGCQ00869976)
BIOS Fixes: - Fixed long response delays with config utility navigation response. (SCGCQ00884882) - Fixed issue where BIOS CU displays "page read error" messages when connected to large topology. (SCGCQ00886786) - Fixed help text of format tab for 4K SAS drives. (SCGCQ00860653, Port of SCGCQ00834444)
BIOS Enhancements: - Add Logical Block Size of disk to device properties screen. (SCGCQ00898447, Port of SCGCQ00887338) - Change Auto-Refresh Interval for BIOS Configuration Utility (CU) Topology Screen (SCGCQ00898423, Port of SCGCQ00887368)
Version 1.09.04 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 08.21.06.00 09.00.02.00 10.00.00.00
Fixes: - Fixed issue where HDD removal not properly reported as Target Device missing when attached to adapter through an expander. (SCGCQ00777858) - Fixed issue where Fault State (0x265d) is observed in driver logs while connecting an enclosure with fully populated SATA drives (SCGCQ00856085) - Fixed issue where 0x7C54 fault seen during I/T switching (SCGCQ00847013) - Fixed issue where certain drive pull scenarios result in longer time to discovery running (~3+ seconds) (SCGCQ00843759) - Improved PCIe Config operation handling to avoid 0x0D03 faults (SCGCQ00836878) - Fixed issue where controller could fault with 0x4A00 during link break (SCGCQ00793956) - Fixed the occurrence of fault 0x1708, when a free MID is attempted to be failed to the host. (SCGCQ00826420) - Fixed occurrence of fault 0x5814/0x5813 while handling Task Management during IO Timeout (SCGCQ00865024) - Fixed issue where SATA drive with slow spin up can cause IO timeout in Linux. (SCGCQ00869554) - Fixed system hang after adapter reset with heavy IO load (SCGCQ00877099) - Fixed issue with slow BIOS interface response with certain hardware e nvironments (SCGCQ00888867) - Fixed UEFI issue where in an environment with multi-lun devices where lun size varies, backup GPT corruption can occur (SCGCQ00907441)
Enhancements: - In BIOS added a new field to Device Properties called "Logical Sector Size". The possible values are 512B, 4K and Unknown. (SCGCQ00887338) - Improved the response time in UEFI HII utility for SAS3 IT/IR Controllers (SCGCQ00821793)
Version 1.07 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 08.15.01.00 07.00.01.00 08.00.00.00 Firmware:
Fixes: - Fixed issue where 0xD025 fault appeared while running non-FastPath I/O to SATA disk with outstanding FastPath I/Os to SAS disk (SCGCQ00604668) - Fixed fault 0xD071 while running stress and glitching all 4 phys as part of a cable break test. (SCGCQ00590502) - Fixed MPI Power Management Global Request Change to Reduced or Standby state results in "Operation State Not Supported" or "IOC Busy" (SCGCQ00584284) - Fixed issue where when transitioning MPI Power Management speed from lower to higher rate the command falsely reported as successful (SCGCQ00584288) - Fixed issue with mixture of FastPath IO's and standard firmware path IO's timing out on SATA disks (SCGCQ00576190) - Fixed SATA only issue where Multiple 'Write Verify' SCSI commands with zero data length leads to f/w fault (0x4203 or 0x4C31). (SCGCQ00549293) - Fixed fault 0x6230 while disabling expander phys and running stress in multi-path failover environment (SCGCQ00692652) (SCGCQ00699059) - Fixed various conditions causing 0x6230 fault when cable breaking (SCGCQ00669775) (SCGCQ00699057) (SCGCQ00643835) - Fixed issue where rapid successive controller resets would cause HBA to stop responding on the PCIe bus (SCGCQ00556766) - Fixed issue where when phy power management is enabled, TARGET RESET function fails yet command is reported a success. (SCGCQ00570820) - Fixed issue where PCIe Link Down can cause transmit margin field to not reset resulting in PCIe validation tests failing (SCGCQ00663185) - Fixed issue where SCSI command is not failed with expected response when SATA drive undergoing a format operation and reserved fields are set as Non-Zero value (SCGCQ00679566) - Fixed issue where read log ext command wasn't issued by PL FW to recover from error during the failure of write verify command (SCGCQ00675166) - Fixed IOC fault state 0x1609 caused by Message Unit Reset (SCGCQ00582515) - Fixed issue where SAS Phy page 1 and 2 error counters wrap around when maximum values are reached. (SCGCQ00651231) - Fixed fault 0x265D when running large block IO with higher Qdepth (SCGCQ00600832) - Fixed issue in Transport Layer Retries Code causing 0x265D and 0x0501 faults (SCGCQ00609576) - Fixed issue where Bad TLB entry causes 0x26B5 fault in IT/IR firmware (SCGCQ00629210) - Fixed 0x6828 fault when using large CDB (SCGCQ00614498) - Fixed fault 0x1901 seen when running Unmap IO’s during task aborts for a SATA drive (SCGCQ00711858) - Fixed issue where system gets hung & reboot while running IO's along with diag reset on the Controller which has Active and Inactive volumes. (SCGCQ00714125) - Fixed issue where cards would fault with 58B4 on power up due to incorrect SERDES setting (SCGCQ00728903) - Fixed WRITE SAME(10) and WRITE SAME(16) SCSI commands fail on last LBA of SATA Drive, incorrectly reporting logical block out of range. (SCGCQ00703433) - Fixed fault 0x4203 when WRITE AND VERIFY (16) command us executed to SATA Drive for LBA Out of Range (SCGCQ00705320) - Fixed issue where ATA Translation of sector count in sense data is inconsistent for READ DMA pass-through cmd (SCGCQ00712688) - Fixed issue where CLI command to dump L1 data cache causes 0x265D fault (SCGCQ00715317) - Fixed SATA Init problem causing 0x6230 controller fault (SCGCQ00683795) - Fixed fault 0x265D hit when booting controller with attached enclosure (SCGCQ00709712) - Fixed issue where Negotiated Physical Link Rate in SAS IO Unit Page 0 may not be correct after pulling a cable (SCGCQ00696408) - Fixed issue in NVDATA where SGPIO PHYs reversed (SCGCQ00750746) - Fixed I2C slave status interrupt not always cleared with I2C Write operation (SCGCQ00731646)
Enhancements: - Improved implementation of SCSI transport layer (SATL) handling while the SATA drive is in security 'frozen' state (SCGCQ00549302) - SCSI Transport Layer: Indicate support for the ATA Device Server Password security protocol (SCGCQ00625580) - IO Processor Target Mode performance improvements (SCGCQ00685827)
UEFI:
Fixes: - Fixed issue where the navigation of HII screens was very slow when no drives are connected to an expander (SCGCQ00569123) - Reduce the boot time for UEFI driver for large configurations (SCGCQ00498101) - Fixed issue where HII configuration utility did not print the complete SAS address (SCGCQ00709781) - Fixed issue where View Physical Disk Properties screen on HII was not showing correct disk details (connector:encl:slot) when more than 8 disks are directly attached. (SCGCQ00691104)
Enhancements: - Obtain the Physical Slot number from the PCI Bridge first and use fall back to SMBIOS table if unable retrieve slot number from PCI Bridge. (SCGCQ00498095) - Retry Test Unit Ready command if drive foes not respond on first try. (SCGCQ00518198) - Adding a small delay (2 seconds) to get proper operation status after starting an operation (like consistency check) in HII (SCGCQ00621480) - Enhanced HII configuration utility to display tape drive information (SCGCQ00700835)
BIOS:
Fixes: - Fixed issue where the system boot hangs when Legacy BIOS is disabled (using HII) on certain UEFI systems. (SCGCQ00637088) - Fixed issue where the Legacy BIOS failed to detect certain large capacity SAS drives (SCGCQ00696486)
Enhancements: - Support configurable timeout for Start Stop Unit Command. (SCGCQ00694336)
Ehhanncements: - Add support for N2225 and N2226 SAS/SATA HBA Controllers Fixes: - Fixed an issue where SAS SSDs may not show up in the uEFI configuration Utility (HII)
Firmware Version: 2.03x14 Boot Code Version: 11.20a7 Supported On: System x Rack, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL7 Update 3 Support - SLES12 SP2 Support - Windows 2016 Support - VMware ESXi 6.5 Support
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: 5.30a6 Supported On: System x 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.
=============================================================================== Emulex FC Device Driver for Windows ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 11.2.139.0 Supported On: System x Rack, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability - Windows 2016 Support
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
ServeRAID M and MR10 Series SAS Controller Driver for Windows Server 2016/2012R2/2012
Adapters Supported: ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (46C9114) ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM Flex System (90Y4390) 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 (90Y4304) ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller (46M0829) ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller (46M0916) ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller (46M0830) ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System X (81Y4448) ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller (46M0831)
NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN TIP #NA
Version 6.714.05.00 ------------------- Fixes: - Fixed issue where a performance drop of around 25% was observed in 4K SR profile for 40 SAS HDD JBOD. (SCGCQ01322976) - Fixed issue where the OS could crash during rebuild with double medium errors. (SCGCQ01316147)
Enhancements: - Added the OEM PNP IDs for JBOD Mode to the SDS and Raid INF file for both Win8 , Win8.1 and Win10. (SCGCQ01391046) - Updated the new name of the controller to ¡°ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter¡± (SCGCQ01263839) - Eliminated use of Depreciated StorPortLogError from all Windows Drivers. (SCGCQ01266362) - Fixed warnings found in Static Driver Verifier (SCGCQ01292775)
Version 6.712.13.00 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where StrStr will set qdepth to '1' if either pdqdepth or nodualqdepthreg is set to '1'(SCGCQ01013468) - Fixed an issue where the system was not able to boot into windows 2012 R2 OS installed on R0 VD ,after upgrading Firmware from MR 6.8 to MR 6.10.( SCGCQ00937735) - Added the registry entry of StorPort PowerSrbTimeout for Miniport driver for Server 2016. (SCGCQ01046075) - Fixed an issue where a performance drop of 24% was observed in 4k,8k IO size with Seq writes / reads for 64 & 256 queue Depth in RAID 0 with 24PD (SCGCQ00976733 Port of: Defect - SCGCQ00966844) - Fixed an issue where the driver was not sending any events the listening application during a Reset. (SCGCQ01063100) - Changed drivers so the coalesce capable bit can be set irrespective of regionlock and raid level. (SCGCQ01058107) - Fixed an issue where JBOD would not be seen in the Disk Management after downgrading the firmware from MR 6.10 to MR 6.4(SCGCQ01057383 Port of: Defect - SCGCQ01056377) - Fixed an issue where Region lock and length mismatch while running IO's on VD's with multipath push pull. (SCGCQ01020005 Port of: Defect -SCGCQ00936554) - Fixed an issue where ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA controllers which do not support Task management driver were trying to do LUN and Target Reset. (SCGCQ01065588 Port of: Defect - SCGCQ01062954) - Fixed an issue where Windows Driver was not sending any Kill adapter commands to firmware, when the firmware hung at one of the pending command for infinite time. (SCGCQ01134779) - Set the EPDs Queue Depth to divisional algorithm instead of limiting it o 64. (SCGCQ01037085) - Fixed an issue where performance drops of 6% for 24 drive SATA JBOD and 9% for 8 drive R6 could occur. (SCGCQ00969194) - Fixed an issue where Kill adapter seen when running IO's on JBOD with spaces volumes and cable breaker on one of the active paths.( SCGCQ01095397) - Fixed an issue where sgl_end points had different locations based on build path the IO took. (SCGCQ01038940) - Fixed an issue where 24PD 6Gig SASHDD RAID5 in Seq.Write Performance Drops 13-20% with 256K,1MB IOsize in QD=64 Windows 2012R2 OS. (SCGCQ00932828) - Fixed an issue where in the device manager MegaRAID card showed as a SDS card, after upgrading Win 10 X64 driver to latest megasas driver. (SCGCQ01057549) - Fixed an issue where Scheduled DPC sent a DCMD during OCR, causing FW to hit MU fault. (SCGCQ01019278) - Corrected the order for Synchronize Shutdown State machine. (SCGCQ01044278)
Enhancements: - Windows Server 2016 Nanoserver validation for MR (SCGCQ01077991) - Added OEM PnP ID to 3108 ROMB MR release. (SCGCQ01034102) - Added build support for new Windows Event Logging (SCGCQ00498613) - Added support to Windows Driver Build tools for InBox drivers, and renaming them per Microsoft requirements (SCGCQ00716800) - Allow Sync CACHE Command for ServeRAID M5200 and M1200 series controllers by MR Windows Driver (SCGCQ01100038) - Add support for automatic selection of the default driver build parameters file during the build (SCGCQ00685135) - Driver will now check for CanallowSyncCache bit in the ready state, if this bit is set the driver will allow the SYNC_CACHE command for the virtual drivers. (SCGCQ01126148) - Modified INF File for RAID mode for Windows 10 to have a common binary for both SDS and RAID mode. (SCGCQ01041237) - Set Windows Registry Entry to NoClobber for MR WINDOWS DRIVER (SCGCQ01025992) - Added Gigabyte PnP ID to 3108 ROMB MR release. (SCGCQ01056381) - Merged eSDS stream into MR 6.12 Mainline Windows Driver (SCGCQ01002558) - Added the double buffering for each IO by setting the alignment mask to 8 byte in PI environment. (SCGCQ00943713) - Handle ServeRAID 5000 series controller CacheCade SGEs for MR 6.11 Windows Driver. (SCGCQ01099510) - Driver will not log critical events to System Event log when management app is already monitoring events. (SCGCQ01152442 Port of - SCGCQ01128806)
Version 6.710.15.00 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------------- Fixes: - Fixed an issue where controller reset may occur because the next reply queue is not a factor of 16 (SCGCQ00856764) - Fixed an issue where error logs may show "MonTask" when driver issues a target reset (SCGCQ00867584) - Fixed an issue where system may shutdown unexpectedly during Hibernation or S4 sleep (SCGCQ00878070) - Fixed an issue where the coalescing algorithm to align with max coalesced IO size (SCGCQ00879671) - Fixed an issue where an "FAILED TO FORMAT PARTITION" error may occur in Windows (SCGCQ00906960) - Fixed an issue where some out-of-band command timeouts were not 180 seconds (SCGCQ00930086, Port of SCGCQ00929333) - Fixed an issue where device queue depth for JBODs could exceed 32 for SATA drives (SCGCQ00935693) - Fixed an issue where Windows would not boot after upgrading firmware (SCGCQ00937735) - Fixed an issue where controller may reset after Online Controller Reset (SCGCQ00939172) - Fixed an issue where driver sets "qdepth" argument when "nodualqdepthreg" argument is passed (SCGCQ01013468) - Fixed an issue where system will not return to the saved state after Hibernation (SCGCQ00869496) - Fixed an issue where 4k / 8k performance on a large RAID0 is degraded (SCGCQ00966844) - Fixed an issue where Task Management requests issued to Virtual Drives were not reported to Storport as Invalid Requests (SCGCQ00869511) - Fixed an issue where driver was coalescing across stripes for Fastpath-capable IO on Logical Drives (SCGCQ00896266) - Fixed an issue where noBusyWait was set to false when MaxSRBs was less than 1000 (SCGCQ00908234) - Fixed an issue where Windows may crash when updating to driver 6.710.09.00 (SCGCQ00952825) - Fixed an issue where driver may lose a JBOD after downgrade of firmware using Online Controller Reset (SCGCQ01056377) - Fixed an issue where application may not receive any events during a reset after Event Code 451 "Reset initiated by host" (SCGCQ01063100) - Fixed an issue where system may reset or BSOD with bugcheck DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION when a Virtual Drive is made offline from MegaRAID Storage Manager (SCGCQ00889336, Port of SCGCQ00883872) - Fixed an issue where large RAID0/RAID1 performance may degrade at 4/16/32 IO sizes and queue depth of 1 to 256 (SCGCQ00919204) - Fixed an issue where driver will collect Automatic Event Notifications starting from previous shutdown when an Online Controller Reset is performed (SCGCQ00929450) - Fixed an issue where system may BSOD after firmware update when running driver 6.710.11.00 (SCGCQ01062954) - Fixed an issue where driver doesn't properly set flags for Fastpath IO (SCGCQ00868217) - Fixed an issue where IO was not throttled when pending firmware commands exceeds a threshold (SCGCQ00929431) - Fixed an issue where system may reset when performing multiple background operations on 64 Virtual Drives (SCGCQ00872018) - Fixed an issue where system may BSOD (SCGCQ00925476) - Fixed an issue where sequential write performance may drop for large RAID5 with 256K or 1M IO and queue depth 64 (SCGCQ00932828) - Fixed an issue where Online Firmware Update may be blocked (SCGCQ00938984) - Fixed an issue where updating firmware with Online Controller Reset may cause a BSOD or system hang (SCGCQ00881579, SCGCQ00881576, Port of SCGCQ00871571) - Fixed an issue where error "MonTask: line 6812 in file ../../raid/raidpci.c" may occur when running failover/failback (SCGCQ01020005, Port of SCGCQ00936554) - Fixed an issue where an "L2/L3 Cache Error" may occur on Hibernate (SCGCQ00942766, Port of SCGCQ00939167) - Fixed an issue where driver is not properly setting the supportExtQueueDepth capability in firmware (SCGCQ00938343, Port of SCGCQ00938011) - Fixed an issue where BSOD may occur when downgrading firmware from 24.8.0-0035 to 24.6.0-0040 (SCGCQ00923265, SCGCQ00923263, Port of SCGCQ00919225) - Fixed an issue where LunTargetReset was not supported for Virtual Disks / EPDs (SCGCQ00918009, Port of SCGCQ00906726) - Fixed an issue where driver does not set EOL when SGE count is exactly 7 (SCGCQ00910358, Port of SCGCQ00910349) - Fixed an issue where JBOD performance drops for queue depth 64 or 256 (SCGCQ00914249, Port of SCGCQ00911784)
Enhancements:
- Added ability to set device queue depth based on device type (SCGCQ00880437)
- Added Task Management support for JBOD/system disks (SCGCQ00854636)
- Added logging of Critical Events in Windows Event Logger (SCGCQ00878364, SCGCQ00871878, Port of SCGCQ00868734)
Version 6.708.09.00 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------------- Fixes - Incorporated MR6.8 driver stream - Fixed an issue where the storport driver could touch Dma32BitAddresses when it should not (SCGCQ00789403) - Fixed an issue where a "Driver detected possible FW hang, halting FW" error may occur during S3 sleep/resume (SCGCQ00840279) - Fixed an issue where newly-converted JBOD drives may not be presented to the OS (SCGCQ00824116) - Fixed an issue where Windows may enter a bootloop after upgrading driver with "Host driver needs to be upgraded to enable extended LD support" in the controller event log (SCGCQ00819305) - Fixed an issue where controller may take a long time to perform Online Controller Reset (SCGCQ00824414, SCGCQ00850132) - Fixed an issue where hibernation may result in BSOD with bugcheck A0 in Windows 2012 R2 (SCGCQ00827000) - Fixed an issue where an unexpected shutdown/reboot may occur during attempt of S4 sleep (SCGCQ00837484) - Fixed an issue where hibernation/dump cases may fail (SCGCQ00790690) - Fixed an issue where an error referencing "line 1276 in file ../../raid/1078dma.c" may occur during Online Controller Reset with JBODs present (SCGCQ00829169) - Fixed an issue where IO may be coalesced even if coalescing is disabled (SCGCQ00838379) - Fixed an issue where the system may BSOD/reboot when a drive is made offline via MSM (SCGCQ00889336) - Fixed an issue where the system may hang or BSOD when performing a firmware update with Online Controller Reset afterwards (SCGCQ00881576) - Fixed an issue where a dirty shutdown could result in false Automatic Event Notifications occurring on next boot (SCGCQ00795404)
Enhancements - Added support for new Windows event logging within the driver (SCGCQ00498613) - Enabled support windows driver sending 1MB IO transfers to firmware (SCGCQ00816315) - Added a feature where an MFI command timeout is handled with an Online Controller Reset (SCGCQ00806523) - Updated queue depth calculation so the queue depth is split equally among LDs and PDs (SCGCQ00818399) - Added support for logging Critical events in Windows Event Logger (SCGCQ00878364)
Version 6.706.06.00 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------------- Fixes: - Incorporated MegaRAID 6.6 Windows driver stream - Fixed an issue where write performance dropped in Write-Through mode, and read performance dropped in some situations (SCGCQ00751029) - Fixed an issue where Windows might BSOD on reboot after updating to out of box driver version 6.704.12.00 (SCGCQ00793073)
Enhancements: - Added MFI_STAT_CONFIG_SEQ_MISMATCH handling in drivers (SCGCQ00651432) - Added ability to read PCI Domain/Segment information via StoreLib (SCGCQ00712490) - Added ability for driver to differentiate between FastPath IO and LD IO in the PendingIOQueue (SCGCQ00726747) - Added support for 1MB IO if the firmware supports it as well (SCGCQ00712518) - Added support for Self-Encrypting Drives in JBOD mode (SCGCQ00711558) - Added support for ServeRAID M5225, M5110e
Version 6.704.12.00 - Suggested --------------------- Enhancement(s): - Implement PnP ID for 2208 ROMB
Version 6.702.07.00 - Suggested --------------------- Technical Note: - IBM recommend using device driver version 6.600.25.0 with ServeRAID M5110, M5110e and M5016 SAS/SATA controllers as we are currently investigating an issue which causes a fatal firmware error.
Enhancement(s): - Added support for IBM ServeRAID M1210e, M1215 and M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controllers
Fixes: - Fixed an issue where IO errors could occur while running IO operations on JBODs. - Fixed an issue where device driver is coalescing across stripe resulting in performance degradation. - Fixed an issue where device driver timer not setting back to zero after proper timeout period. - Fixed an issue with M5000 series controller where blue screen occurs on triggering online controller rate reset - Fixed an issue where fileversion and productversion in driver properties do not sync up. - Fixed an issue where IO operations are still blocked, after online controller rate reset.
Version 6.600.25.00-3 - Suggested --------------------- Enhancement(s): - Add support for Windows Server 2012R2
Version 6.600.25.00 - Suggested ------------------- Enhancement(s): - Add support for ServeRAID M5210e and ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controllers - Fixed an issue where the IO command timeout value for TAPE devices need to be set from OS instead of default timeout value of CUDA. - Fixed an issue where the system hangs on removing the SSD-cache virtual disk while IO is running. - Fixed an issue where INTERRUPT EXCEPTION is not handled. - Fixed an issue where the system crash during sequence reads. - Fixed an issue where the hibernation (s4 sleep state) is not working on Windows Server 2012. - Added Multiphase Resume Feature For Windows 2012 driver. - Modified driver to boot the system to iMR mode if NVRAM is not initialized. - Fixed an issue where Hardware Malfunction BSOD occurs in Windows during second rebuild. - Fixed an issue where performance drop in 256 KB sequence writes by driver. - Fixed an issue where BSOD occurs while creating R10 with spundown drives. - Updated qdepth for jbods min and max values. - Added support for setting the queue depth dynamically for physical disks based on the number of configured devices (JBOD) in iMR firmware. - Fixed an issue where WHQL sleep stress test fails with device driver 5.2.127 - Fixed CrashDump issue in JBOD Mode. - Added JBOD FastPath IO support for SysPD - Fixed an issue where the windows driver was unable to process more than 20 outstanding commands per disk. - Added 4K sector support for Windows 2012
Version 6.506.01 - Suggested --------------- Enhancement(s): - Device diver modified to allow the user to enable and disable online controller reset rate (OCR) without a reboot being required.
Version 5.2.135 - --------------- Enhancement: - Initial release for Windows Server 2012.
Version 5.2.127-1 - Suggested --------------- Enhancement: - Added support for IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node Note: Device driver version is still 5.2.127.
Version 5.2.127 - Suggested --------------- Fixes - Fixed an issue while updating Win2k8x32 driver the user will get the following error "This device can not start (Code 10)." message - Fixed an issue where MSM 12.01.03.00 alerts are not giving proper windows version. - Fixed an issue where the driver was setting the region lock type even when firmware informs driver to bypass lock. - Fixed Sequential Write performance - Fixed an issue where I/Os stop sporadically with outstanding I/Os. - Changed the behavior of the driver to not send srb flush down by default; it manually checks the inf file for the device ids or on a system with these devices. - Fixed an issue where Windows LSI Driver megasas2.sys has inconsistent File version.
Version 5.2.112 - Suggested --------------- Fixes - Addressed Event 11 error in Windows system event log in Multipath configuration with Windows 2003. - Fixed issue where an Event 11 error will log in the Windows 2008 system event log during a warm or cold reboot. (RETAIN TIP H204972) - Fixed BSOD, RQ_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL, which can during heavy IO in large RAID 6 configurations.
Version 5.2.103 - Suggested -------------- Enhancements - Added support for ServeRAID M5016 - Added support for Windows 2008 R2 SP1
Fixes - LSI Channel fixes
Version 4.36.0 - Non-critical -------------- Fixes - Fixed issue where Windows 2003/2008 will blue screen during heavy periods of I/O - Fixed issue where a yellow bang will occur in Windows device manager when using the EXP2512/2524
Version 4.35.0 - Non-critical -------------- Enhancements - Enhancement for online controller reset support for 1078 (ServeRAID MR10x) controllers
Fixes - Fix issue where the application-DeviceIoctl would request sense IO, and device would generate sense information, which would get transferred to a wrong address. - Fixed issue where some servers will hang on shutdown of Windows due to Power SRB handling - Fixed verification at 0xC4 with verifier handling violation due to mmMIOspace call from miniport driver. - Fixed iMR performance problem with multiple virtual drives by allowing the driver to send SCSI status as task full. - Fix order IO coalescing.
Version 4.32a - Non-critical -------------- - Fixed issue with "Extract to Hard Drive" option
Version 4.32.0 - Non-critical -------------- - Fixed issue on Windows 2003 where after shutdown the user will see unexpected shutdown message in the next reboot due to driver not unregistering CPX interface. - Fixed issue where the ServeRAID M1015 will hang when performing OCR with IO with a degraded RAID 1 or rebuilding RAID 1 array. - Fixed issue where the ServeRAID M1015 will hang when performing OCR with IO on RAID 1 and RAID 5 arrays. - Fixed issue where BSOD error occurs, “DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE STOP: 9F,” during Windows 2008-R2 installation and before first reboot.
Version 4.24.0 - Non-critical -------------- Enhancements - Added support for ServeRAID M5025.
Fixes - Fixed issue with Event ID 51 messages - Fixed issue where the Operating System hangs during reboot after stopping IO and clearing config. - Fixed issue with command Timeout to driver. - Fixed issue where the file system view shown as 'RAW' instead of 'NTFS/FAT' - Fixed issue where an adapter reset would cause a BSOD
Version 4.17.2 - Non-critical -------------- - Added support for ServeRAID M1015. - Implemented some performance enhancements to support ServeRAID M1015 controller. - Fixed an issue where the system could hang when a virtual disk is deleted or a configuration is cleared during heavy I/O.
Version 4.13 - Non-critical ------------ - Added logic to support next-gen SAS2 controllers. - Added support for the ServeRAID M5015 and M5014 SAS/SATA controllers.
Version 3.9 - Suggested ----------- - Added support for the IBM ServeRAID MR10ie (CIOv) SAS controller. - Added support for MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts) to the Windows Server 2008 driver. - Fixed an issue that could cause a system freeze when a system shutdown is initiated while the system is under heavy I/O stress.
Version 2.23 - Suggested ------------ - Added support for the IBM ServeRAID MR10is SAS controller. - Fixed an issue where, after a firmware hang, the driver would completely halt the firmware, resulting in the rejection of all additional commands. - Fixed an issue where the OS on the first controller would become unstable after the second controller encounters a double bit ECC error. - Changed the signing process to ensure that the digital signature would not expire.
Version 2.20 - Suggested ------------ - Added support for the IBM ServeRAID MR10il SAS controller. - Added support for Windows Server 2008. - Implemented several changes to prevent ISR calls at certain times. - Fixed a text issue in the INF file. - Fixed an issue where S3 Standby would delay and sometimes fail during resume from Sleep state.
Version 2.17 - Suggested ------------ - Added support the IBM ServeRAID MR10i, MR10k, and MR10M SAS controllers.
Version 1.24 - Suggested ------------ - Forced the PnP Manager to rescan the bus once "Dead Adapter" is set. This prevents a manual rescan, as well as preventing I/O retries which fill up the event log. - Modified the driver so that it will no longer allow any commands to go to the firmware once the restart timer is on.
Version 1.23 - Suggested ------------ - Implemented EnableDma64BitAddresses argument, which allows the driver to support 64-bit DMA addressing regardless of whether the system supports 64-bit addressing. - Fixed an issue where the driver was not updating the dataTransferLength value, which caused missed comparesions between the dataTransferLength value returned by the driver and the value returned by the firmware.
Firmware Version: 11.2.209.51 Supported On: System x Rack and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL7 Update 3 Support - SLES12 SP2 Support - Windows 2016 Support - VMware ESXi 6.5 Support
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: 10.3.145.0 Supported On: System x 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.(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
Broadcom (R) NetXtreme II (TM) Ethernet Software CD for Lenovo eServer BladeCenter and System x NetXtreme II Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet products
RELEASE 7.13.54.0
(06/27/2016)
Support Overview ================
This is the drivers software release for all Lenovo eServer BladeCenter and System x Broadcom-based NetXtreme II Ethernet products, including both on-board Ethernet and adapter options.
The supported Broadcom (R) NetXtreme II (TM) chipsets include BCM5706, BCM5708, BCM5709, BCM57710, BCM57711, BCM57712, BCM57800 and BCM57810.
The supported adapter options include:
39Y6066 - NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter
42C1780 - NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter
42C1790 - NetXtreme II 10 GigE Express Fiber SR Adapter
44W4479 - 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh for Lenovo BladeCenter
44W4465 - 2/4 Port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh for Lenovo BladeCenter
All Microsoft Windows device drivers are digitally signed.
WARNING:
Any x3850M2/x3950M2 server is required to be updated to at least Version 1.05 (Build A3E145A) system BIOS, or later, prior to any device driver software update.
Version 7.13.103.0.10d - used pkgsdk3.22 version
Summary ======= - Beta Release for the Lenovo MSCT2 2016B project. - Updated E4 ESX 6.5 qedentv with signed driver package. - CMPI provider for VMWare. - Linux QCS (in folder) updated to correct v30.0.44.pos
Firmware Changes ---------------- - CQ88639: Burned in MAC no longer populated in Agentless. - CQ88600: Unable to establish link in OEM 57810 adapter.
Driver and Utility Changes -------------------------- - Updated E4 ESX 6.5 qedentv with signed driver package
Caveats =======
Legacy ====== - Windows 2003 support was discontinued as of the T7.0 program. - preventing driver install in W2K3 environment - preventing enumeration of iSCSI HBA in W2K3 environment - F6 kit is removed (no iSCSI boot over L4 path into W2K3)
Prerequisite ============ - FCoE is only supported using MFW - FCoE and iSCSI are only available in the presence of valid licenses in NVRAM - DCB/DCBX is required for FCoE. Please set NVRAM flag option #105 via Hii menu - There is no FCoE support for 10GbaseT designs
3rd party issues ================ - While performing shut/no shut on the switch port, it was observed that all initiators and targets were logged out from the FCoE database of FCF enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. - After switch reboot, sometimes initiator and targets are logged out from the FCoE database of FCF enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. Switch reboot is required to recover from this state. - In some cases, the “Application Protocol State Machine Status” for CN4093 switch port shows “Enable Operational” and “Enable Peer” status as “Disabled” for priority 3 resulting in inability to run the traffic with priority tag of “3”. This seems to be a switch issue which needs further investigation. - The “Default Port VLAN ID” of the CN4093 switch port connecting to the Broadcom FCoE initiator must be configured as “1” for switch to respond to VLAN Request. When the PVID of the switch port is configured as any value other than 1 then switch does not respond to the VLAN Request and initiator will not be able to login to the fabric.
Testing Information =================== - HW: -> External PHY Firmware versions for 10G Devices - 8727 : v4.06 - 8073 : v2.09 - Solarflare: v2.00 - 84833B1 : v1.52 (0x0134) - This package is provided with Storage at the committed Beta-1 level with very minimal Broadcom testing at this time - Tested with V7000 Flex storage node, DS3524, Lenovo XIV, DS8870 storage system and TS3310 Tape Library. Basic operation and light error injection only. - Topologies tested: Lenovo CN4093 in NPIV and Lenovo CN4093 Full Fabric mode were tested. Basic operation and light error injection only - Operating Systems tested: Windows 2012, ESX 5.1 and 5.5, RHEL6.4 and SLES11 SP3. No other operating systems tested at this time. - Compute Nodes tested: x240, x220, x440. Light testing only. - No FCoE boot support provided in this release - Lenovo blade BIOS/MP needs to updated to a minimum version B2BE122D/1AOO40E before installing Tundra adapter to prevent system from becoming unresponsive during boot.
Notables ======== - 10G MBA driver release no longer supports RPL protocol. All files with xMMBA.NIC and xMMBA.LOM are removed - Broadcom does not recommend nor support enabling (manually) TCP Chimney Offload in Guest Operating Systems (GOS) running in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2
Disclaimer ========== - FCoE: Broadcom only officially supports the FCoE and DCB feature set on adapters that are licensed for FCoE, and for which EMC e-Labs certification is already complete or in progress. Broadcom will *not* provide field support for unqualified platforms. Please refer to the EMC e-Labs certification matrix for existing support matrix postings, or contact your Broadcom liaison to inquire about configurations currently in the qualification queue for eventual support. Exercising either FCoE or DCB on an unsupported platform may lead to unpredictable results.
Operating System coverage: ========================== Windows: - Server 2012 Enterprise Edition x64 (and R2) - Server 2012 Standard Edition x64 (and R2) - Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x64 (and R2)
Software Compatibility ====================== This release of software supports: - BCM5706 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5706S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5708 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5708S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5709 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM5709S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57710 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter - BCM57711 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter - BCM57712 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter - BCM57800 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter - BCM57810 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter - BCM57811 Netxtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter - BCM57840 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
Package NOTES:
(1) When updating drivers via UXSPi, the utility will prompt version number(s) of drivers loaded on system that are pertinent to the Operating System being updated. After the utility completes and drivers are updated, there may be some driver version(s) where the New Version does not match the Installed Version. This may be because the adapter corresponding to the driver is not installed. Adapters must be installed to gain proper version numbers from the utility. Please disregard version numbers that do not pertain to the adapter(s) you have installed.
(2) When extracting files from this package, Windows 2008 R2 extract to floppy may not work. This is due to change in Windows security settings, and may become a limitation.
Version history between CD T7.13a.3.1-01 Gold release and previous CD T7.13a.2.2 Gold release: ================================================================================
Software CD T7.13a.1-01 Previous CD T7.13a.2.2 Version Version
Key Fixes & Enhancements with this T7.13a.3.1-01 sw CD release include: =================================================================== Highlights ========== - Release Candidate for the Lenovo 2016A project. - CD naming has been changed to include the OEM, date, and version information. - Updated documentation, replacing the HTML documentation with a single updated PDF in the (Manuals\English\PDF) folder. - The Management Applications installer included in this release will install the QCS CLI (but not the QCS GUI). - GUI support is now moved to the QCC GUI, that is available in the Tools/ directory of this CD. - Removed Linux QCS GUI files (as they are no longer required) from . . . \Lenovo_2016A_ETH_20160401_7.13a.2.2\Linux\QCS - CQ82574: Get VLAN from CDCP (UEFI BFS). - CQ85479: UFP vport doesn’t get link up after switch port state change. - The Windows CIM module has been replaced by new management agent and port mapper modules; the Windows CMPI Provider is still provided. - CQ76656: VPort in tunnel mode responds to untagged packet on tagged IP interface. - CQ82545: Get VLAN from CDCP (Windows). - CQ78033: Get VLAN from CDCP (VMware). - CQ85733: SGE errors and iSCSI target going offline. - CQ85225: Warning messages (error cloning thread) in vmkernel.log.
NOTES:
(1) When updating drivers via UXSPi or OneCLI, the utility will prompt version number(s) of drivers loaded on system that are pertinent to the Operating System being updated. After the utility completes and drivers are updated, there may be some driver version(s) where the New Version does not match the Installed Version. This may be because the adapter corresponding to the driver is not installed. Adapters must be installed to gain proper version numbers from the utility. Please disregard version numbers that do not pertain to the adapter(s) you have installed.
(2) When extracting files from this package, Windows 2008 R2 extract to floppy may not work. This is due to change in Windows security settings, and may become a limitation.
*******Currently known issues and limitations with Broadcom NetXtreme drivers and devices. ********
Known Issues and Limitations ============================
Certified Drivers: Citrix and VMware uncertified drivers are provided for test on the alpha, beta, and RC-level CDs. They are removed from the gold CD releases, in lieu of certified drivers being downloaded from their respective owners.
CN4093: The following anomalies have been noted as third party isssues with the CN4093 switch: 1) While performing shut/no shut on the switch port, it was observed that all initiators and targets were logged out from the FCoE database of the FCF-enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. 2) After switch reboot, sometimes initiator and targets are logged out from the FCoE database of the FCF-enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. Switch reboot is required to recover from this state. 3) In some cases, the “Application Protocol State Machine Status” for the CN4093 switch port shows “Enable Operational” and “Enable Peer” status as “Disabled” for priority 3 resulting in inability to run the traffic with priority tag of “3”. This seems to be a switch issue which needs further investigation. 4) The “Default Port VLAN ID” of the CN4093 switch port connecting to the QLogic FCoE initiator must be configured as “1” for switch to respond to VLAN Request. When the PVID of the switch port is set to any value other than 1, then switch does not respond to the VLAN Request and initiator will not be able to login to the fabric.
DCB/DCBX: DCB/DCBX is required for proper FCoE operation. When configuring FCoE operation, enable DCB/DCBX through the HII menus.
Default to VLAN 1002 if VLAN discovery fails: The QLogic NX2 implementation requires VLAN Discovery to work, to be able to discover targets in an FCoE setting. There is a known problem in the CN4093 and EN4093 adapters, where untagged VLAN Discovery packets are dropped, causing VLAN Discovery to fail. Lenovo has requested an enhancement to have the controllers fall back to VLAN 1002 if VLAN Discovery fails (CQ68018). These changes are implemented for UEFI (preboot), Windows, and VMware as part of the T7.12 release. Changes for Linux have been submitted upstream and will be part of a later OpenFCoE release.
Diagnostic Driver: The first time diagnostics are run in a Windows environment on NX2 devices, the diagnostic driver must be installed. Windows will either automatically install the driver, in which case, no action is required by the user, or Windows will ask to be directed to the INF file for the diagnostic driver. If you are prompted to install the driver, please direct the Windows dialog to search for the driver in the directory where the QLogic driver package was unzipped. You may also search your hard drive for the file “bxdiag.inf.”
FCoE and MFW: FCoE is only supported using MFW, not legacy bootcode.
Flow Control Statistics: Flow control statistics (MAC Sent X-ON, MAC Sent X-OFF and MAC Rx with no Pause Command) are reported incorrectly within QCS for 57710-based adapters. There is no functional impact and device is working as expected.
Hyper-V: Manually enabling TCP Chimney Offload in the guest operating systems under Hyper-V is not supported on Windows Server 2008 R2.
iSCSI Initiator: 1) The Linux iSCSI VLAN tag dependent on L2 VLAN tag, and must also be on the same subnet. 2) Linux iSCSI Path MTU is not yet implemented. 3) No routing support for SLES 11.3 ISCSI.
Legacy FCoE boot: Lenovo does not support legacy FCoE boot to any operating system.
Legacy iSCSI boot: Lenovo does not support legacy iSCSI boot for Windows 2012 and beyond. This is due to Windows limiting support to UEFI boot only. Support for legacy iSCSI boot remains in the QLogic controllers, to allow support of operating systems where this is allowed.
Licensing: FCoE and iSCSI offload are only available in the presence of valid licenses in NVRAM.
NC-SI with IOMMU: There is a known problem using NC-SI with IOMMU enabled, that can cause link down/up under stress conditions. If this occurs, disable IOMMU in the BIOS.
QLASP: QLASP (QLogic Advanced Server Program) will appear to be bound to all adapters in the system once loaded. This binding is normal and is used only to determine compatibility with QLASP. The binding is not active, as indicated by the gray background of the selection box. This pre-binding will not interfere with bindings to other software protocols.
QLASP and RSS: QLASP with RSS enable can support a maximum of up to 4 processors.
RIS Drivers: When loading drivers through the PNP (Plug and Play) method, users can occasionally end up loading the RIS drivers accidentally. Generally this occurs when a user is asked to point to the proper driver for the device, and the user selects the folder containing the RIS drivers as the driver for the device. This can result in network connections that fail to communicate across the network, as the NDIS driver will fail to bind to the devices. The most obvious way to identify the problem scenario is to open QCS and look at the network adapters displayed. Adapters that have the RIS drivers installed will be grayed out. Observing the driver loaded for the System Device portion of the NX2 devices will show that the RIS driver is loaded. Additionally, attempts to load the drivers using the installer will result in NDIS drivers displaying a yellow bang, as they’re not able to bind to the VBD driver. The easiest way to correct the problem is to run add/remove programs on all installed QLogic devices, then re-run the installer.
TOE and RSS: Receive Side Scaling (RSS) on TCP offloaded connections require a minimum of 8 gigabytes of RAM and only works for the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Tundra / Tacoma modes: Tundra was developed and limited to 2x10Gb operation. Tacoma was developed and is currently limited to 2x10Gb operation. The hardware design includes support for a I2C register notification to the IMM of a VPD configuration change; the hardware for this has been tested, but the firmware support for this is not implemented. It is planned for an unidentified future release to support 4x10Gb and 2x20Gb modes.
UCM overriding QCS settings: The QCS utility has some functionality for changing adapter parameters, but recently enhancements to the UCM logic in the blade BIOS will store adapter information, and override new values from QCS with previous UCM values. This is a limitation of the UCM architecture. The only workaround is for changes such as enabling/disabling NPar or UFP to be done through the HII ( setup) menus, or through a UCM utility such as ASU or Config Patterns.
UEFI SAN Boot: UEFI SAN boot is only supported on the root ports of the device. In pNIC mode this is not a problem but in vNIC2 mode that means the FCoE offload function under the operating system MUST be enabled on vNIC port PF0 or 1, otherwise the hand off to the kernel will not happen correctly.
UEFI FCoE BFS is in test for full support with the following operating systems: Windows 2008 R2 (SP1) x64 Windows 2012 x64 Windows 2012 R2 x64 SLES 11 SP2 SLES 11 SP3 UEFI FCoE BFS is in test for support with major caveats on the following operating systems: RHEL6.5 (boot time failover will not work) RHEL6.6 (boot time failover will not work) In MPIO configurations, RHEL6.x systems cannot tolerate failed paths during system boot.
One specific interface must be online for boot to proceed (namely the last one specified for FCoE on the kernel command line). For example, the kernel command line dictates FCoE on eth1,eth2,eth3,eth4. If eth4 is down, the system will fail to boot.
This issue is being addressed for future RHEL releases. Once the system is fully booted, any single path can go down, and multipathed will sustain failover.
The following operating systems do not presently support UEFI FCoE BFS; efforts are underway to introduce this support in future versions of ESX. ESXi 5.0 (all updates) ESXi 5.1 U2 and below ESXi 5.5 GA
UEFI FCoE BFS is not supported with any 32 bit OS.
Virtual Bus Driver Architecture: The NetXtreme II drivers have two parts, the VBD driver and the NDIS Client driver. This combination of drivers can be used for WinPE installations as long as the WinPE image is built with the /PnP option. WinPE images that are booted with the -miniNT option will only load the NDIS driver so NetXtreme II network devices will not be functional in this environment. Use the -winpe option instead of the -minint option to boot WinPE when using NetXtreme II devices or use the special RIS driver contained in the distribution package in the NX2_RIS_Driver directory of the unpacked files.
Wake on LAN with NPar: When using Wake on LAN (WoL) with NIC Partitioning, all of the devices that comprise a port must be shut down to cause the WoL configuration to be written to the controller during operating system shutdown. If only a single function is shut down, the WoL configuration might not be written to the controller, and the controller might not wake.
WinPE: Windows Pre-installation Environment (WinPE for short) does not contain native support for 5708, 5709, 5716, 57710 and 57711 devices on operating systems prior to Windows Server 2008 R2. In order to “inject” driver support into Windows PE, refer to the steps provided by Microsoft at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923834/en-us. The 5708 Network Controller support is available as a native driver package in the Windows Server 2008 OS.
qlgc_dd_nic_nx2-7_13_103_0_10d_windows_32-64_chg
mtrox_dd_video_4.03.01.004_windows_64.chg Matrox G200eR (Renesas) Display Only Driver for Windows Server 2016 REv. 4.03.01.004 - Converted the driver to the WDDM 2.0 specification. - Moved the solution to Visual Studio 2015 and WDK 10.0.10586.0. - Updated Uninstaller to support WD2016
KNOWN ISSUES -None
HISTORY
Rev. 4.03.01.004 - Beta Version -Engineering Sample mtrox_dd_video_4_03_01_004_win2k16_32-64_chg
Multi-boot Image for 8Gb FC HBAs Release Notes version MB_4.10.05
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 4.10.05
Q25A5410.BIN contains: ---------------- * BIOS version 3.31 * UEFI version 6.14 signed * Firmware version 8.03.00 FlasUtil version 1.89 VPD version 10.01a Efiutil version 3.17
BIOS:
Version 3.31 * Removed Beta Banner Version 3.31 Beta 2 * Added back Spin-up delay.(FOR DEBUG USE ONLY) (ER136488) * Fixed issue with OCSD (ER136720)
Version 3.31 Beta 1 * Fixed bug in setting pointer for NVRAM access. This * bug was created in version 3.30.
Version 3.30 * Removed Beta Banner Version 3.30 Beta 1 * Added code to check for CTRl-Q disabled(ER135448). * Added code to allow 4G data rate for 26xx(ER135693). * Added check for which copy of FW to use(Baker only). * Fixed issue with supporting 64bit Bar(ER136098).
Version 3.29 * Fixed issue causing MD2 CLP to fail (ER135507). Version 3.29 Beta 2 * Added code to fix CLP issue with 13G Dell system Version 3.29 Beta 1 * Fixed bug in displaying Execution Throttle in CTRL-Q utility correctly for 4/8G HBA. Version 3.28 * Removed Beta Banner Version 3.28 Beta 2 * Added coded to load/start FW for OCBB/OCSD only when BIOS is disabled Version 3.28 Beta 1 * Added support of Baker HBA
UEFI Driver:
6.14
* Fixed formatting problems in the HII WWN Database menu. The formatting problems only exist on older System X servers. (ER140666) * Microsoft signed driver.
========================================================================== Change History ==========================================================================
Kit Version 4.10.02
Q25A2410.BIN contains: ---------------- * BIOS version 3.27 * UEFI version 6.13 signed * Firmware version 8.03.00 FlasUtil version 1.89 VPD version 10.01a Efiutil version 3.17
UEFI Driver:
6.13
* Updated HII to support System X and AMI based servers. (ER137721) * Changed HII WWN Database behavior. The WWPN/LUN list is now created when the driver starts. This allows driver to run on AMI based servers. (ER137721) * Updated a few HII strings. (ER137721) * Fixed bug in UCM support. Callback flag now used to determine browser mode or UCM mode. (ER137721) * UCM WWN field is now a string. UCM did not properly support UINT64. (ER137721) * Microsoft signed driver.
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).
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 2017. 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-mb4_10_05_c_windows_32-64_chg
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 1.20.02 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 07.39.00.00 20.00.02.00 07.27.04.00
Fixes: - Increase Nvdata setting for SES diag buff size and reduce expander and initiator resouce.
Version 1.20.01 - Moderate Impact/Low Probability of Occurrence --------------- Contains: BIOS Firmware UEFI Driver 07.39.00.00 20.00.02.00 07.27.04.00
- Added signed UEFI driver.
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.
Production Version 10.1.2.77 Intel(R) Chipset Device Software for Windows
Version 10.1.2.77 ------------ - Initial release for Windows 2016 support
intc_dd_inteldp_10_1_2_77_win2k16_32-64_chg
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) Firmware Update Change History
Version 6.60, 1AOO82E - Critical - Supports systems: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4, x220, x222, x240, x440, x280, x480, x880 - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-4912, CVE-2012-4428, CVE-2015-5177, CVE-2016-7567, CVE-2017-15670, CVE-2017-15671, CVE-2017-17712, CVE-2017-16932, CVE-2017-16931 - Additional firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities in open source packages, but for which there is no IMM2 exposure: CVE-2017-8872, CVE-2017-1000100, CVE-2017-11185, CVE-2016-6210, CVE-2016-10009, CVE-2016-10011, CVE-2017-1000254, CVE-2017-13728, CVE-2017-13729, CVE-2017-13730, CVE-2017-13731, CVE-2017-13732, CVE-2017-13733, CVE-2017-16879, CVE 2011-5320, CVE-2012-6701, CVE-2016-5244, CVE-2011-3637, CVE-2011-1479, CVE-2016-3070, CVE-2011-1160, CVE-2010-3877, CVE-2017-3735 - Fixed a problem on X3950 X6 where the Upper Node and Lower Node do not show correct UEFI version after the UEFI firmware is flashed. - Fixed a problem where LXCA Bare metal update process times out on system attached to SAN.
Version 6.40, 1AOO80G - Critical - Supports systems: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4, x220, x222, x240, x440, x280, x480, x880 - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-11176, CVE-2013-4345, CVE-2016-6515, CVE-2017-7526, CVE-2011-2699, CVE-2015-5366, CVE-2017-14106 - Additional firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities in open source packages, but for which there is no IMM2 exposure: CVE-2016-9131, CVE-2016-9147, CVE-2016-9444, CVE-2017-0663, CVE-2017-5969, CVE-2017-7375, CVE-2017-7376, CVE-2017-7526, CVE-2017-3142, CVE-2017-3143, CVE-2017-1000366, CVE-2016-9318, CVE-2017-9047, CVE-2017-9048, CVE-2017-9049, CVE-2017-9050, CVE-2017-9022, CVE-2017-9023, CVE-2013-4520, CVE-2015-7995, CVE-2015-9019, CVE-2016-4738, CVE-2017-5029, CVE-2016-2775, CVE-2016-6170, CVE-2017-3136, CVE-2017-3137, CVE-2017-3138, CVE-2016-9586, CVE-2017-7407, CVE-2016-9042, CVE-2017-6451, CVE-2017-6458, CVE-2017-6460, CVE-2017-6462, CVE-2017-6463, CVE-2017-6464, CVE-2015-8540, CVE-2016-10087 - Added support to send SysRq via SSH CLI. - Added a parameter to the clearlog CLI command to specify which log to clear (event log or audit log). - Changed the default minimum TLS version to TLS 1.2. Note: The firmware will continue to use the current minimum TLS version setting until the IMM2 is reset to factory defaults. Users can configure the IMM2 to use other TLS versions if needed by their browser or management application, but the default minimum is version 1.2. - Fixed a problem where SOL connection hangs randomly. - Fixed a problem where IMM web UI displays abnormal icon (x) Led status. - Fixed a problem where after updating UEFI firmware IMM shows the pending version in table instead of the previous version. - Fixed a problem where IMM auto promotion may not work. - Fixed a problem where IMM reports false PSU fan and thermal fault error message - Updated manifest to enable SKLM/TKLM on x440 M4, x240 M4, x220 M4. - Handled the false PDB (Power Distribution Board) alerts on x3500 M4.
Version 6.20, 1AOO78J - Critical - Supports systems: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4, x220, x222, x240, x440, x280, x480, x880 - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-8616, CVE-2016-8617, CVE-2016-8619, CVE-2016-8624, CVE-2016-7431, CVE-2016-7433, CVE-2016-9318, CVE-2017-6214, CVE-2017-3744 - Additional firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities in open source packages, but for which there is no IMM2 exposure: CVE-2016-9840, CVE-2016-9841, CVE-2016-9842, CVE-2016-9843, CVE-2016-8610, CVE-2017-3731, CVE-2016-8864, CVE-2016-2776, CVE-2016-7167, CVE-2016-8615, CVE-2016-8618, CVE-2016-8621, CVE-2016-8623, CVE-2016-5419, CVE-2016-5420, CVE-2016-7141, CVE-2016-9597, CVE-2016-4658, CVE-2015-5219, CVE-2015-8139, CVE-2015-8140, CVE-2016-7426, CVE-2016-7427, CVE-2016-7428, CVE-2016-7429, CVE-2016-7434, CVE-2016-9310, CVE-2016-9311, CVE-2015-8325 - Fixed a problem where mezzanine card critical errors may not trigger call home. - Corrected the SNMP imm.mib file to work with IBM Systems Director. - Fixed a problem where an IMM2 login failure may cause the IMM2 to restart. - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 backup bank was auto promoted to an old firmware version. - Fixed a problem where settings may be lost after updating the IMM2 firmware. - Removed the Remote Presence client Java version checking. - Fixed a problem where the LXCA update job may not succeed if the server is powered off. - Fixed a problem where the Chassis Event log may be unavailable when there is more than 1100 entries. - Fixed a problem where power supply information doesn't get updated when power redundancy is lost. - Corrected a problem that may cause the fans to run at full speed. - Added an OEM IPMI command to enable/disable the NMI button for X3650 M4. - Corrected a problem on the x3850 X6 where the system may shut down because the ambient temperature is too high. - Improved the SSH/Web/CIM authentication reliability when multiple connection requests are received.
Version 6.00, 1AOO76I - Critical - Supports systems: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4, x220, x222, x240, x440, x280, x480, x880 NOTE: Version 4.97 is now the minimum level required for the System x3100 M4. If the IMM2 on this system is running version 4.97 or newer, the IMM2 will not permit flashing firmware back to versions prior to 4.97. - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-3706, CVE-2016-1234, CVE-2016-2177, CVE-2016-2178, CVE-2016-6313, CVE-2016-6302, CVE-2015-2179, CVE-2016-2181, CVE-2016-6306, CVE-2015-8605 - Additional firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities in open source packages, but for which there is no IMM2 exposure: CVE-2016-2180, CVE-2016-2182, CVE-2016-2183, CVE-2016-6304, CVE-2015-5352, CVE-2015-6563, CVE-2015-6564, CVE-2016-1908, CVE-2016-3115, CVE-2016-3075, CVE-2016-4429, CVE-2016-2774, CVE-2016-6153, CVE-2015-8872, CVE-2016-6263 CVE-2016-4804, CVE-2016-6318, CVE-2015-2059, CVE-2015-8948, CVE-2016-6261, CVE-2016-6262 - Fixed a problem that may cause an IMM2 login to fail via SSH/GUI/CIM after an access by Director Server. - Fixed a problem where a false CPU CAT error event message may be logged. - Added support for eMMC 5.0 on x3100 M5. - Fixed an IMM2 timeout when communicating with the CMM. - Improved the PSU event reporting mechanism to prevent possible false power supply alerts on the x3500 M4, x3550 M4, and x3650 M4.
Version 5.80, 1AOO74F - Critical - Supports systems: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4, x220, x222, x240, x440, x280, x480, x880 - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-4448, CVE-2016-2108, CVE-2016-2107, CVE-2016-2105, CVE-2016-2106, CVE-2016-2109, CVE-2015-8806, CVE-2016-4447, CVE-2016-4449, CVE-2015-8138, CVE-2015-5185, CVE-2016-3627, CVE-2016-3705, CVE-2008-5161, CVE-2015-5012, CVE-2011-1473, CVE-2016-2842, CVE-2013-7041, CVE-2013-4242, CVE-2014-3591, CVE-2015-0837 - Additional firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities in open source packages, but for which there is no IMM2 exposure: CVE-2015-8023, CVE-2016-1285, CVE-2016-1286, CVE-2015-8629, CVE-2015-8631, CVE-2016-3119, CVE-2016-0799, CVE-2015-5300, CVE-2015-7704, CVE-2015-7705, CVE-2015-7973, CVE-2015-7974, CVE-2015-7975, CVE-2015-7976, CVE-2015-7977, CVE-2015-7978, CVE-2015-7979, CVE-2015-8139, CVE-2015-8140, CVE-2015-8158, CVE-2016-1547, CVE-2016-1548, CVE-2016-4953, CVE-2016-4954, CVE-2016-4955, CVE-2016-4956, CVE-2016-4957, CVE-2016-1762, CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834, CVE-2016-1835, CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, CVE-2016-1840, CVE-2016-2073, CVE-2016-4483, CVE-2015-3238 - Fixed a problem when an LDAP user attempts to restart or flash the IMM an error message may occur. - Fixed a problem where the event "0 login failures" is shown in IMM2 event log. - Fixed a problem on the HS23 that could cause a firmware update to fail when using updateXpress to update the firmware. - Added changes to format the SMTP e-mail address in square brackets. - Added changes to address security vulnerabilities caused by Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption in SSH Server. - Added OpenLDAP server support for LDAP logins that use the username as the UID where the DN (Distinguished Name) has a comma "," included. - Fixed a problem where LDAP authentication to Windows Active Directory would fail when authenticating with simply the username.
Version 5.60, 1AOO72H - Critical - Supports systems: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4, x220, x222, x240, x440, x280, x480, x880 - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-5219, CVE-2015-5300, CVE-2016-0778, CVE-2015-3194, CVE-2015-3195, CVE-2015-3196, CVE-2015-7981, CVE-2015-8126, CVE-2016-0705, CVE-2016-0797, CVE-2016-0799, CVE-2015-8472, CVE-2015-8126, CVE-2015-8710, CVE-2016-0755, CVE-2015-7547, CVE-2015-8776, CVE-2015-8777, CVE-2015-8778, CVE-2015-8779 - Added support to filter out invalid drive information from the RAID controller - Fixed a problem on the x3750 M4 that causes the IMM to report a power supply mismatch fault - Fixed a problem that causes the IMM to unexpectedly reset on the x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 - Fixed a problem with the power capping settings that causes the x3850 x6 to power off - Fixed a problem that causes the configuration restore operation to fail when the system has 12 network ports. - Added changes to make the firmware more robust and avoid hang conditions. - Added changes to enhance DSA/OneCLI IPMI-LAN access.
Version 5.41, 1AOO70I - Critical - Supports systems: x3550 M4, x3650M4 - Firmware improvement to address a potential reliability issue for a voltage regulator. Not updating to this level could lead to a failed system board. Please refer to tip HT 118532.
Version 5.40, 1AOO70H - Critical - Supports systems: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4, x220, x222, x240, x440, x280, x480, x880 - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-7575, CVE-2016-0777, CVE-2016-0778 - Corrected a problem that prevented Lenovo XClarity Administrator from authenticating with the IMM2 - Fixed a problem on the x3850 X6 where the server unexpectedly reboots after an IMM2 reset - Fixed a problem on the x480 X6 that causes the CMM to report an 'unknown' IO connectivity status - Fixed a problem on the x3650 M4 that causes fan3 and fan4 to run at incorrect speeds - Fixed a problem that prevented the IMM2 gateway setting from being changed on the IMM2 web and in the UEFI menu. - Fixed a problem on the x3650 M4 where LDAP authentication does not work
Version 5.20, 1AOO68L - Critical - Supports systems: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4, x240, x440, x280, x480, x880 - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2013-2207, CVE-2013-4508, CVE-2013-4559, CVE-2013-4560, CVE-2014-5352, CVE-2014-5353, CVE-2014-5355, CVE-2014-8121, CVE-2014-8176, CVE-2014-9421, CVE-2014-9422, CVE-2015-1349, CVE-2015-1781, CVE-2015-1788, CVE-2015-1789, CVE-2015-1790, CVE-2015-1791, CVE-2015-1792, CVE-2015-1799, CVE-2015-3216, CVE-2015-3405, CVE-2015-4000, CVE-2015-4171, CVE-2015-4620, CVE-2015-5477, CVE-2015-5600, CVE-2015-5722 - Re-enabled the EDH cipher for the LDAP client - Fixed a problem on x3550 M4 where MSM connectivity issue on X3650 M4 and X3550 M4 with ESXi 5.5 u2 on IMM v4.97 - Fixed a problem where setting NIST800-131A mode on the web, CLI, and SNMP is inconsistent - Fixed a problem where the signed certificate status on the web and the CLI does not match - Fixed a problem on x3650 M4 where the "NvDIMM Status & Cables" sensor does not de-assert - Fixed a problem where the DIMM's Manufacturer ID information is not displayed - Fixed a problem where the password is not changed after setting the password via OneCLI - Fixed a problem where a user cannot log using LDAP Active Directory Application Mode - Fixed a problem on x3850 X6 where the IMM2 does not detect power supply faults and over-temperature conditions - Fixed a problem on x3500 M4/x3550 M4/x3650 M4/x3650 M4 HD where the IMM2 reports power supply configuration mismatch assertion and deassertion events within seconds - Re-enabled TLS1.0/TSL1.1 support for the web and WS-MAN interfaces when the IMM2 is in NIST mode - Fixed a problem on x3100 M4/x3250 M4 where there is no alert message logged when AC power is lost
Version 4.97, 1AOO66M - NonCritical - Supported Platforms: HS23, HS23E, x3100 M4, x3100 M5, x3250 M4, x3250 M5, x3300 M4, x3500 M4, x3530 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3850 X6, x3950 X6, dx360 M4, nx360 M4 - NOTE: To avoid possible exploits of the vulnerabilities discovered with SSLv3 encryption, support for SSLv3 has been removed from the IMM2 firmware. To access the IMM2 web interface using https, users must make use of client browser versions that support TLS1.2 encryption. Refer to RETAIN Tip H214507 for details. - After applying this firmware update all subsequent self-signed certificates are generated using SHA-2 cryptographic hashes. Certificate signing requests are also generated using SHA-2 cryptographic hashes if the IMM2 is configured to run in NIST SP 800-131A Compliance mode. - Critical Fix for x3750 M4 -- Fixed issue on missing power supply redundancy lost event - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2013-2566, CVE-2013-2877, CVE-2013-4332, CVE-2013-4854, CVE-2013-6435, CVE-2014-0191, CVE-2014-3505, CVE-2014-3506, CVE-2014-3507, CVE-2014-3508, CVE-2014-3509, CVE-2014-3510, CVE-2014-3511, CVE-2014-3513, CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-3567, CVE-2014-3568, CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-3634, CVE-2014-3660, CVE-2014-3683, CVE-2014-8118, CVE-2014-8275, CVE-2014-8500, CVE-2014-9293, CVE-2014-9294, CVE-2014-9295, CVE-2014-9297, CVE-2014-9298, CVE-2015-0204, CVE-2015-0205, CVE-2015-0206, CVE-2015-0235, CVE-2015-2808, CVE-2013-7423, CVE-2014-5352, CVE-2014-7817, CVE-2014-9402, CVE-2014-9421, CVE-2014-9422, CVE-2014-9423, CVE-2015-0209, CVE-2015-0286, CVE-2015-0287, CVE-2015-0288, CVE-2015-0289, CVE-2015-0292, CVE-2015-0293, CVE-2015-1472 - Fixed a problem that IMM2 unable to detect event from redundant PSU on x3250 M4 - Fixed a problem that PSU 1 and PSU 2 will show changed after hot swap on x3250 M4 - Fixed a problem that FAN will rotate in high speed when booting on 3100 M4 - Fixed a problem that IMM2 LDAP connects to AD server three time simultaneously for each login attempts with wrong password - Fixed a problem that Fan operates abnormally in S5 mode after rebooting system on x3550 M4 - Fixed a problem that "ipmitool chassis status" reporting false drive fault on System x3650 M4 - Fixed a problem that IMM firmware version 4.56 display as 4.55 in DSA log and UEFI data - Fixed a problem that IMM2 cannot log events on x3550 M4 - Fixed a problem that IMM2 may reset due to potential memory leakage - Fixed a problem that failure to send the alert of IMM2 via e-mail - Fixed a problem on IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 for where the IMM may intermittently report an incorrect DC value to IBM NeXtScale n1200 Fan and Power Control (FPC) - Fixed a problem on NI152 x3650M4 where the IMM may report a power supply configuration mismatch error message in the system event log
Version 4.90, 1AOO66O - NonCritical - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2013-2566, CVE-2013-2877, CVE-2013-4332, CVE-2013-4854, CVE-2013-6435, CVE-2014-0191, CVE-2014-3505, CVE-2014-3506, CVE-2014-3507, CVE-2014-3508, CVE-2014-3509, CVE-2014-3510, CVE-2014-3511, CVE-2014-3513, CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-3567, CVE-2014-3568, CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-3634, CVE-2014-3660, CVE-2014-3683, CVE-2014-8118, CVE-2014-8275, CVE-2014-8500, CVE-2014-9293, CVE-2014-9294, CVE-2014-9295, CVE-2014-9297, CVE-2014-9298, CVE-2015-0204, CVE-2015-0205, CVE-2015-0206, CVE-2015-0235, CVE-2015-2808 - Fixed a problem that IMM firmware version 4.56 displays as 4.55 in DSA log and UEFI data. - Fixed a problem that IMM2 may reset due to a potential memory leakage. - Fixed a cooling issue when the Fusion IO adapter is present - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 LDAP authentication attempts to connect to an AD server three times simultaneously for each login attempt with a wrong password. - Fixed a problem that may cause the IMM2 to fail to send an alert via e-mail. - To support new security requirements the IMM firmware now requires the Java remote presence client to be at version 1.8 or newer
Version 4.80, 1AOO64T - NonCritical - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Fixed potential problem where Service Advisor not functional when routing through a proxy server
Version 4.61, 1AOO64Y - NonCritical - Fixed a problem on IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 for intermittent IPMB IO error and ME error. - Fixed a problem on IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 for unexpected shutdown due to CPU over temperature
Version 4.58, 1AOO64V - Critical - Critical Fix for x3630 M4, x3530 M4, x3300 M4, x3650 M4 BD -- Removed an incorrect error message sometimes displayed when certain RAID adapters are installed in certain PCIe slots
Version 4.56, 1AOO64S - Critical - Critical Fix for x3650 M4, x3650 M4 HD, x3650 M4 BD, x3500 M4, x3630 M4, x3530 M4, x3300 M4 -- Fixed issue on missing power supply redundancy lost event
Version 4.55, 1AOO64N - NonCritical - Firmware changes to address security vulnerabilities: CVE-2014-3508, CVE-2014-3509, CVE-2014-3505, CVE-2014-3506, CVE-2014-3507, CVE-2014-3510, CVE-2014-3511, CVE-2013-2174, CVE-2013-4545, CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2014-0138, CVE-2014-0139, CVE-2014-2653, CVE-2014-2532 - Closed network port 121. - Fixed a problem of I2C error on x3500 M4 systems with use of Fairmont Raid card with FW version 23.22.0-0024 and IMM 1AOO58T - Thermal behavior enhancement on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 - Fixed a problem that Call Home function was not working with a Proxy server
Version 4.50, 1AOO64L - NonCritical - Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-3509, CVE-2014-3506, CVE-2014-3507, CVE-2014-3505, CVE-2014-3508, CVE-2014-3510, CVE-2014-3511, CVE-2013-2174, CVE-2013-4545, CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2014-0138, CVE-2014-0139, CVE-2014-2653, CVE-2014-2532 - Fixed a problem where an erroneous event could be logged for an expansion card that would be followed by a recovery message several seconds later. - Fixed an issue with the web interface that could show a firmware update has failed if the user leaves the web interface inactive for over 20 minutes after downloading the update file. - Corrected an issue that might cause erroneous faults to be reported for the ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA when the server power is off. - Fixed an issue for multinode partition capable systems where when switching between partition and stand-alone modes repeatedly while also powering the nodes on and off, the IMM2 mode information could get out of sync with the server.
Version 4.35, 1AOO62W - Refresh Release - Support for refresh of the System x3650 M4 BD, Machine Type: 5466
Version 4.31, 1AOO58T - Critical - Critical Fix for x3650M4, x3550M4, x3500M4, dx360M4, x3100 M4, x3250m4, x3750M4, x3650M4 HD, x3630M4, x3530M4, x3300M4, x3250M5 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-3470, CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0198 - Added option to export the certificate signing request in PEM format - Various Remote Presence enhancements including: -- Support for a MAC OS-x client -- Scaled video viewer window -- ASU set up of Remote Presence hot keys -- Virtual media mounting via URL - Removed potentially sensitive information from the service data file - Fixed a problem on x3650 M4, x3550 M4, x3500 M4, x3650 M4 HD where the IMM2 may not detect a loss of power supply redundancy - Fixed a problem where the LDAP group filter does not support a full DN - Fixed a problem where the syslog alert fields "Msg Type" and "Severity" did not follow RFC 5424 - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 only supported the default network port for syslog notifications - Fixed a problem where the SNMP "sysName" query always returns the string "SNMP Service" instead of the system name - Fixed a problem where the Global Login Settings changes were lost after an IMM2 restart
Important: Before you flash the IMM2 firmware back to version 3.82 or older, set the IMM2 Security option to use the Basic Compatibility Mode. This will prevent a possible loss of access to the IMM2.
Version 4.23, 1AOO62Z - Initial Release - Adds support for System x880 X6, Machine Type: 4259, 7903
Version 4.21, 1AOO58U - NonCritical - Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-3470, CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0198
Version 4.20, 1AOO58R - NonCritical - Fixed an issue in I2C communications that could cause CMM to report, "FPGA Host 2 Communication is offline" - Fixed a problem that required the browser cache to be cleared before accessing IMM2 web page. - Corrected a problem that caused the CMM to reporting an I/O connectivity problem with the FSM - Enhanced the IMM2 service and support data to better aid in the diagnosis of VPD issues - Added support for the S3 system sleep state - Added support for agentless monitoring of PCIe devices - Enabled a Flex compute node to be powered on sooner after installation in the chassis - Added RFC compliance checking for user input - Ensured consistency in Daylight Savings Time setting between the CMM and IMM2 - Added support for enhanced hard drive monitoring and status - Corrected an issue that caused false reports of incorrect / missing / corrupt VPD events.
Version 4.15, 1AOO58K - Suggested - Added support for the BIE (Blade IO Expansion Board) on the HS23, HS23E - Fixed a problem that prevented the AMM from controlling power when local power control is disabled on the HS23, HS23E
Version 4.10, 1AOO58F - Initial Release - Supports System x3100 M5, Machine Type: 5457
Version 4.04, 1AOO64E - NonCritical - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Fixed potential problem where Memory Details on Critical DIMM points to a different location - Fixed potential problem for power state mismatching when one node transitions from AC disconnected to AC connected while the other node is powered up
Version 4.02, 1AOO58S - NonCritical - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Fixed a potential problem where a single CPU and single Power Supply model may show a configuration error - Fixed a potential problem where fans running at high speed under normal operation may erroneously log a fan failure - Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-3470, CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0198 - Fixed a power state change problem when removing a Compute book with an I/O book attached - Fixed a problem where PCIE adapters in I/O books may not show up after an OS reboot
Version 4.00, 1AOO58I - NonCritical - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - Add Scalable support. - x3950 X6 initial GA support level - Add support for enhanced hard drive monitoring and status - Fixed a potential problem that may cause the IMM to reboot in a configuration with multiple single port network cards.
Version 3.91, 1AOO58G - Critical - Supports System x3750 M4, Machine Type: 8752, 8718 - Add a feature to allow users to block power control from the power button on the x3750M4
Version 3.90, 1AOO54X - NonCritical - Added support for the IBM NeXtScale PCIe Native Expansion (NeX) Tray for IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4
Version 3.86, 1AOO56V - Critical - Critical Fix for x3500 M4 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-3470, CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0198
Version 3.85, 1AOO56U - Critical - Critical Fix for x220, x222, x240, x440, Flex System Manager Node -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-3470, CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0198
Version 3.84, 1AOO56J - Critical - Critical Fix for x3300 M4 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.83, 1AOO56I - Critical - Critical Fix for x3250 M5, nx360 M4 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.82, 1AOO56E - Critical - Critical Fix for x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.81, 1AOO52Z - Critical - Critical fix: -- Corrected the x3850/x3950 x6 server to turn off power from the power supplies when a power fault occurs
Version 3.80, 1AOO52U - Initial Release - Supports IBM System x3850/x3950 X6, Machine Type: 3837, 3839 - up to 4 CPU in one system - x3850 X6 initial GA support level
Version 3.79, 1AOO56G - Critical - Critical Fix for x240, x222, x440, x220, Flex System Manager Node -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.78, 1AOO52Y - Critical - Critical Fixes: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with information contained in service data (refer to security bulletin CVE-2014-0882) -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) initialization settings (refer to security bulletin CVE-2014-0881)
Version 3.77, 1AOO56H - Critical - Critical Fix for x3630 M4, x3530 M4 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.76, 1AOO56Q - Critical - Critical Fix for x3650 M4 BD -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-3470, CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0198
Version 3.75, 1AOO56F - Critical - Critical Fix for x3650 M4 BD -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.74, 1AOO52R - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with information contained in service data (refer to security bulletin CVE-2014-0882) - Supports System x3650 M4 BD, Machine Type: 5466
Version 3.73, 1AOO56D - Critical - Critical Fix for: dx360 M4, x3650 M4, x3550 M4, x3500 M4, x3100 M4, x3250 M4, x3750 M4 -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 3.71, 1AOO52W - Critical - Critical Fix for x3550 M4: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with information contained in service data (refer to security bulletin CVE-2014-0882) -- Fixed a problem system may shut down with new Mezz card installed
Version 3.70, 1AOO52Q - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with information contained in service data (refer to security bulletin CVE-2014-0882)
Version 3.67, 1AOO50G - Initial Release - Supports System x3650 M4 BD, Machine Type: 5466
Version 3.65, 1AOO50D - Suggested NOTE: If you have a System x3550 M4 with the "Emulex VFA Mezz card" and a ==== single processor, don't update the IMM2 with this firmware - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a problem on the System x3650 M4 server where the system shuts down due to a false temperature event from the ambient temperature sensor - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 may erroneously report a fan fault in the x3630 M4 when the system is powering on. See RETAIN tip H207461 for the description of the original problem - Fixed a screen refresh problem where it occurs after resetting IMM2 - Fixed a firmware problem that may cause the IMM2 to reset unexpectedly - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 SNMP interface may intermittently be unavailable if the system is running VMWARE ESXi 5.x - Fixed a problem where the CPU may potentially throttle in the x3650 M4 system with two 550 watt power supplies and one hard drive backplane
Version 3.60, 1AOO50C - Suggested - Added support for the Intel IvyBridge-EP CPU on the HS23 blade - Fixed a problem where the HS23 hard drive number reported in the AMM event did not match the drive number on the physical blade enclosure - Fixed an intermittent problem where the UXSPI update utility may erroneously report that the firmware image is not meant for the HS23 system - Fixed a problem that causes the AMM web interface to not display properly when drives are removed or inserted - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 may not detect an over temperature condition for a DIMM - Corrected a problem that caused the IMM to report an "Unsupported blade/blower combination" error on HS23
Version 3.56, 1AOO50K - Critical - Fixed a Flex Systems Manager (FSM) Configuration Patterns problem where configuration deployments would fail with an activation job error message: ERROR: LDAP failed with rc=102 ERROR: LDAP failure: SYSPROF_LDAP_BIND_FAIL INFO
Version 3.55, 1AOO50E - Suggested - Fixed an issue so a fully qualified domain name can be used for a syslog collector in addition to an IP address - Fixed an issue to allow a user the ability to specify the port to use for syslog notifications, rather than only supporting the default port
Version 3.50, 1AOO50B - Suggested - Fixed an issue where the default static IPv4 address was assigned to the IMM2 management interface instead of the user configured static IPv4 address in DHCP fallback to static mode, if the DHCP server was not available - Prevent a VLAN from being configured on the IMM2 management interface for Flex nodes - Fixed a problem where the CPU throttling state recovery indication to the FSM might not be properly reported - Corrected an issue with the launch of the IMM2 Remote Console operation that required a restart of the IMM2 - Corrected the firmware to apply the inactivity timeout to web pages that automatically refresh - Updated the web browser support. The following web browsers are supported: Firefox 3.6-20 Chrome 13-26 Internet Explorer 8-10 - Added support for the S3 Sleeping State to the IMM2 user interfaces on those servers that include the S3 feature - Added changes to use the minimum TLS version setting that is provisioned by the CMM in Flex for encrypted communication - Enhanced the content of the service data file to assist in problem determination - Added a option to have the IMM2 automatically copy the firmware from its primary bank into the backup bank after the firmware has been run for a period of time and proven itself to be stable - Enhanced the IMM2 firmware to automatically restore itself without the need for user intervention if the firmware becomes corrupted - Added new commands on the command line interface to stop a serial redirection operation that is currently in progress, and to report the user names that have a serial redirection operation started - Added changes to use the DNS settings that are provisioned by the CMM in Flex to support use of an LDAP hostname for authentication - Updated the firmware to log hardware inventory change informational messages - Added support for the Service Advisor feature on stand alone rack servers to automatically call for service when a repair is needed - Added support to configure the Ethernet-over-USB IP address using ASU - Added changes to support the thermal requirements for new Solid State Drives used with the ServeRAID M5100 Series IBM Flex System Flash Kit v2 - Updated the IMM2 date and time web page on Flex nodes to only display the current date and time - Updated the SSH firmware to address various OpenSSH vulnerabilities that have been identified by security community - Added changes to support the Web Services-Management protocol
Version 3.40, 1AOO48M - Initial Release - Supports System x3250 M5, Machine Type: 5458
Version 3.37, 1AOO48P - Suggested - Added support for the IBM NeXtScale Storage Native Expansion (NeX) Tray for IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4
Version 3.36, 1AOO48Q - Critical - Fixed a problem on System x iDataPlex dx360M4 where a CIM client cannot get needed event information for asserted events
Version 3.35, 1AOO48N - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Corrected a problem on the System x3650 M4 and x3650 M4 HD servers causing the system to shut down due to an erroneous critical temperature event reported by the ambient temperature sensor
Version 3.30, 1AOO48L - NonCritical - Fixed a problem on System x iDataPlex dx360M4 where nodes shutdown due to a critical temperature event from the Ambient Temp sensor
Version 3.20, 1AOO48K - Initial Release - Supports System NeXtScale nx360 M4, Machine Type: 5455
Version 3.10, 1AOO48H - NonCritical - Added support for System x3650 M4 HD, Machine Type 5460 - Added support for newer CPUs in the System x iDataPlex dx360M4, x3500M4, x3550M4, and x3650M4 servers - Added a feature on the System x3550 M4 and x3650 M4 to fail over from the dedicated systems management network port to the shared port when the dedicated network link is not available - Fixed a problem where an NTP update message is logged every 1440 minutes - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 web interface won't accept an NTP hostname string that starts with a numeric character - Fixed a problem where the LDAP Group Filter authentication does not work as expected - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 reports 0 Watts when the System x iDataPlex dx360M4 is DC cycled or resumes from the S3 sleep state - Fixed an Ethernet problem that may cause an IMM2 failure to establish a link when the Ethernet speed and duplex settings are not configured to use auto-negotiation
Version 2.62, 1AOO56T - Critical - Critical Fix for x220, x222, x240, x440, Flex System Manager Node -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the OpenSSL vulnerabilities listed in CVE-2014-0224, CVE-2014-0221, CVE-2014-0195, CVE-2014-3470, CVE-2010-5298, CVE-2014-0198
Version 2.61, 1AOO44V - Critical - Critical Fix for x240, x220, x440, x222, Flex System Manager Node -- Updated the firmware with patches to address the 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL bug (CVE-2014-0160)
Version 2.60, 1AOO42Y - NonCritical NOTE: For increased security, only high strength ciphers are now supported when using https.
==== Your browser must support one of the following cipher suites: | DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA256 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1 AES256-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA256 AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1 DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256 DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1 AES128-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256 AES128-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
- Added support for the IBM Flex System x222 Compute Node - Improved Remote Presence (keyboard, mouse and virtual media)and in-band management (LAN-over-USB) performance - Changed the default file name for the Service Data file (First Failure Data Capture or FFDC) on the web interface to incorporate the machine type, serial number and a timestamp - Updated the IMM2 PCIe Bridge Firmware to support Windows 2012 Certification - Improved IMM2 Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS) Features: - Added component and system VPD integrity checking & reporting - Enhanced Service Data collection (FFDC)
- Enhanced the configuration of UEFI settings via the CIM interface for applications like IBM Systems Director - Added Sub-manufacturer inventory support for mezz card and Sub-manufacturer inventory support for the system for IBM Systems Director - Added the UUID for the PCIe Expansion Node and the Storage Expansion Node to the SLP attributes reported by the IMM2 - Added the number of enabled CPU core and the Static power savings mode support for IBM Systems Director - Enhanced the alert recipient email notification, firmware update, event log, log out, and hardware information web pages to improve usability - Added support for IPMI & SNMPv3 accounts to be centrally managed by the Flex Chassis Management Module - Fixed a problem where an invalid configuration was erroneously reported for an unpopulated CPU socket in the IBM Flex System x440 - Enabled users to configure a longer trespass message - Increased the length of the LDAP group filter field to 511 characters - Corrected a problem with ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM Flex Systems energy pack monitoring - Corrected a problem with ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM Flex Systems LED management - Added IPMI command to configure the LAN-over-USB IP address
Version 2.52, 1AOO42E - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a problem on the System x3300 M4 servers causing the system to shut down due to a critical temperature event reported by the ambient temperature sensor
Version 2.50, 1AOO40Z - Suggested - Added support for the Solarflare SFN5162F MR Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter, and Solarflare SFN6122F LL Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for System x3550 M4 and x3650 M4 NOTE: UEFI also needs to be upgraded to D7E128B (v 1.40 or newer, for the x3550 M4) or VVE128B (v1.40 or newer, for the x3650 M4) to support these cards - Added support for the Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port QDR/FDR10 mezzanine card and Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI Single-port QSFsorry.P FDR14/40GbE HCA on System x3550 M4, and x3650 M4 - Added optional Fan Zone support for single CPU systems (x3550 M4 and x3650 M4) with an installed with Qlogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA - Fixed an intermittent problem where a Gratuitous ARP is not sent successfully - Fixed a problem where after the IMM2 firmware is flashed, there is a slight chance that the IMM2 web server can't be accessed when AC power is reapplied - Disabled the weak cipher suit used in the SSL/TLS firmware with the https protocol to avoid potential security vulnerabilities - Fixed a problem on the System x3750 M4 where the IMM2 shared mode network connection will be lost after upgrading the firmware of the onboard Emulex BE3 controller - Fixed a problem on the HS23 where the OS watchdog timer doesn't work - Fixed a problem on the HS23 where the Fault LED occasionally lights when the chassis is powered on with the BPE4 - Fixed a problem on the HS23 where the server may shut down after resetting the IMM2 - Enhanced the messaging mechanism between the BladeCenter AMM and the IMM2 - Added power management capability in the IMM2 web interface
Version 2.06, 1AOO42B - Critical - Corrected the firmware to prevent users from disabling the IPv6 interface - Fixed a problem that caused the IMM2 to reset itself after running for a period of time - Corrected the SNMP request to disable the IMM2 IPv4 interface so that it disables only IPV4, instead of both IPv4 and IPv6 - Fixed a problem that occasionally caused the server to shut down when the IMM2 is reset - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 incorrectly reported a battery voltage error - Corrected a problem where repeated frequent IMM2 resets causes the IMM2 to run the firmware in its backup partition - Corrected a problem report where the IMM2 did not report a failure to the system profiles script when the chassis UUID is unavailable
Version 2.00, 1AOO40E - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Improves the reliability of the CPU and/or memory VRDs. This improvement lowers the occurrence of CPU & memory VRD failures on the x3300 M4 and x3750 M4 -- IMM2 improved error reporting for missing/down CPU in invalid CPU configuration for x4440 M4 - Corrected a problem that caused 3.3V and 5V faults to be reported by IMM2 firmware level 1AOO34Z(1.85) on the HS23E blade - Eagle Ray SAS controller LED fault support improvements added for all ITE platforms
Version 1.97, 1AOO36R - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Improves the reliability of the CPU and/or memory VRDs. This improvement lowers the occurrence of CPU & memory VRD failures on x3650 M4, x3550 M4 and x3500 M4 - Thermal behavior enhancement on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.95, 1AOO36P (for System x iDataPlex servers) - Suggested - Added support for NVIDIA K1,K2,K20,K20x GPUs on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.88, 1AOO40A (for PureFlex System Compute Nodes) - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with node management user accounts (Reference to Security Bulletin CVE-2012-4838) - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where the SNMP get and set authority levels did not work - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where mounting of remote media in a Linux environment showed a USB error - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems that caused the Remote Control Video Viewer window on a RHEL5.8 client to move when the arrow key is pressed - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where the SMTP "Test Connection" button did not work when the SMTP port is changed - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where the SNMP get and set authority levels did not work - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where mounting of remote media in a Linux environment showed a USB error - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems that caused the Remote Control Video Viewer window on a RHEL5.8 client to move when the arrow key is pressed - Fixed a problem on Flex Systems where the SMTP "Test Connection" button did not work when the SMTP port is changed - Corrected the Mezzanine card power fault monitoring on the Flex System x440 Compute Node - Corrected a problem with IBM Fabric Manager configuration from the Flex Chassis Management Module - Added support to retrieve configuration settings from an LDAP server - Added support for the Flex Storage Expansion Node - Added support for CIM indications over https - Added fingerprint checking for SFTP transfers - Added automatic recovery of corrupted UEFI firmware - Added support for authenticated SMTP alerts - Added a display of the users who have a Remote Control session in progress - Provided a request to a Remote Control client to disconnect the session - Added support for the server S3 (sleep) state - Changed the default NTP sync interval from 3 minutes to 24 hours - Fixed a problem where the ambient temperature is only displayed in degrees Fahrenheit - Fixed a problem on the web interface where 'local' is not accepted as a top level domain name in the email format when configuring event recipients - Corrected an IMM2 SNMP trap OID to match the prior IMM format - Fixed a problem that prevented an external USB device from being remotely mounted as a floppy drive in Windows Server 2003 - Changed the blue Location led behavior to not blink when a firmware update is in progress
IMPORTANT NOTICE: For X3300 M4, it is required to upgrade both the primary and backup IMM2 firmware to Version 1.86, 1AOO40D or later. After the IMM2 is successfully updated, it is highly recommended to run the following IPMI command: Get device id (ipmitool raw 6 1) If the last two bytes returned show 0x2A 0x41 even after a reset of the IMM2, please refer to TDR-H207183 or MIGR-5092140 for more information.
Version 1.86, 1AOO40D - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a problem where the X3300 M4 system configured with a M5110/M5120 RAID card plus the "IBM ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB/1 gigabytes (GB) Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for IBM System x" option might have problem if AC power is removed while the system is running
Version 1.85, 1AOO34Z (for BladeCenter blades and System x Servers) - Critical - Critical Fix: -- Fixed a potential security vulnerability with node management user accounts (Reference to Security Bulletin CVE-2012-4838) - Fixed a problem where a Blade Open Fabric Manager uncorrectable error can occur when booting the HS23 - Fixed a problem that IMM IPMI command periodically timed out when using HS23 in Chassis with the management network being disabled in some special configurations - Added support for the HS23 to recognize NEBS/Enterprise Mode for Telco chassis (this feature needs Advanced Management Module Firmware BPET62U or later) - Fixed a problem where the ambient temperature is only displayed in degrees Fahrenheit - Fixed a problem where on rack systems that have 2 power supplies installed, the 'Redundancy Power unit has been restored' event is logged every time that the IMM2 is reset - Fixed a problem where a Fan Tach going low (lower critical) event is intermittently asserted when configuring the IMM2 to use an NTP server - Fixed a problem on the web interface where 'local' is not accepted as a top level domain name in the email format when configuring event recipients - Corrected an IMM2 SNMP trap OID to match the prior IMM format - Fixed a problem that prevented an external USB device from being remotely mounted as a floppy drive in Windows Server 2003 - Changed the blue Location led behavior to not blink when a firmware update is in progress - Fixed a problem on the HS23E that causes Preboot DSA to hang in CLI mode when a user accesses it using Serial over LAN - Fixed a problem on rack servers where ASU cannot set IMM.GRP_GroupName.1 and IMM.GRP_GroupName.2 if the string length is 16 characters or longer. The firmware was corrected to allow a maximum length of 64 characters - Added support for CIM indications over https - Added fingerprint checking for SFTP transfers - Added automatic recovery of corrupted UEFI firmware - Added support for authenticated SMTP alerts - Added a display of the users who have a Remote Control session in progress - Provided a request to a Remote Control client to disconnect the session - Added support for the server S3 (sleep) state
Version 1.85, 1AOO34Y (for PureFlex System V7000 Storage Node) - Initial Release - Added support for Flex System V7000 Storage Node
Version 1.79, 1AOO36F - Suggested - Thermal behavior enhancement on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.78, 1AOO36E - Suggested - Thermal behavior enhancement for 115W & 95W CPU on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 - Added support for the Intel KNC 5110p card
Version 1.77, 1AOO32X - Critical - Thermal behavior enhancement for 115W CPU on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4
Version 1.75, 1AOO32S - Suggested - Fixed a problem that a PCI uncorrectable error occurs when using HS23 with CFFh card (44W4479) in the BCS chassis - Fixed a problem where an "Unsupported blade/blower combination" error is reported when using the HS23 in the BCHT chassis configured in Enterprise mode - Fixed a problem in System x3530 M4, where the reported Active Energy Manager input/output power readings are inaccurate - Fixed a problem in System x3530 M4, x3630 M4, where an LDAP account can not login using the AD_CrossDomain tree - Fixed a problem in System x3530 M4, x3630 M4, where a user cannot use the "DNS to Find LDAP server/Extract search domain from login ID" setting from the IMM2 web to access an eDirectory server - Added support for Common Form Factor power supplies Oversubscription in System x3750 M4, Machine Types: 8722, 8733
Version 1.65, 1AOO32O - Suggested - Support the power supply Over-Subscription feature - Support the 750 Watt DC power supply for System x3650 M4,x3550 M4 - Support IBM 1.2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter, IBM 2.4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter for System x3650 M4, x3550 M4 - Support IBM LLM-SM Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for System x3650 M4 - Fixed an abnormal Fan Zone recovery problem - Fixed a problem that IMM2 Email notification doesn't support an e-mail address with the underscore '_' character - Fixed a power policy "Restore" problem - Fixed a problem where the LDAP hostname can't be changed by ASU - Fixed a problem that the length of email address (for SNMP notification) is limited to 32 characters
Version 1.60, 1AOO32P - Suggested - Fixed a problem where the Chassis Management Module cannot correctly get the Mezzanine card information for the Flex System x220 Compute Node - Fixed a problem where the PreBoot DSA firmware could not be updated under VMWare ESXi 5 through the Flex System Manager's Update Manager - Fixed a problem where an IMM2 communications error can occur if an unexpected response causes VMware to spawn multiple processes when it does not receive the data it expects from the IMM2
Version 1.59, 1AOO32K - Initial Release - Supports System x3300 M4, Machine Types: 7382
Version 1.53, 1AOO30Z - Critical - Included an update to the FPGA that fixes an intermittent issue where the CPUs do not show up in a system with a RAID card installed, when the AC is removed and reapplied from the server without allowing sufficient time for the system hardware to completely discharge
Version 1.52, 1AOO34A - Suggested - Added redundant power supply and hot swap hard drive support in System x3100 M4
Version 1.51, 1AOO30Y - Critical - Support for NVIDIA Tesla K10, M2070Q, M2090 GPU cards on System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 - Fixed a problem in System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 where the password expires after creating a new user in the IMM2 web interface - Fixed a problem in System x iDataPlex dx360 M4, when the memory sensor changes from 'critical' to 'warning,' but the severity is not updated in the syslog or the email notification
Version 1.50, 1AOO30W - Suggested - Supports System HS23, Machine Types: 7875,1929 - Supports System x3650 M4, Machine Types: 7915 - Supports System x3550 M4, Machine Types: 7914 - Supports System x3500 M4, Machine Types: 7383 - Added support for the Intel Xeon E5-2643 processor on the HS23 in BCH-R3, BCS and BCHT chassis - Fixed a problem where the IMM2 incorrectly logged an "Unsupported blade/blower combination" on the HS23 in the BC-E 8677 chassis - Fixed a power restore problem on systems that have 2 Delta power supplies installed - Fixed a problem in System x3650 M4, x3550 M4, x3500 M4, where OpenLDAP Group Authentication filtering function doesn't work - Fixed a problem in System x3650 M4, x3550 M4, x3500 M4, where LDAP account can not login using the AD_CrossDomain tree
Version 1.45, 1AOO28S - NonCritical - Fixed a problem in Flex System x220 where the Chassis Management Module (CMM) Command Line Interface can't display the Mezzanine card information - Fixed a problem in Flex System x220 and x240 where the prebootDSA firmware cannot be updated through Flex System Manager's Update Manager
Version 1.40, 1AOO30T - Initial Release - Supports System x3750 M4, Machine Types: 8722, 8733
Version 1.38, 1AOO30D - Initial Release - Supports System x3630 M4, Machine Type: 7158 - Supports System x3530 M4, Machine Type: 7160
Version 1.36, 1AOO30P - Initial Release - Fixed an intermittent remote media failure in system HS23E - Fixed a problem in system HS23E where remote media does not work when two or more users have concurrent remote control sessions
Version 1.34, 1AOO28Q - Initial Release - Supports Flex System Manager Node, Machine Type: 8731 - Supports Flex System x240 Compute Node, Machine Types: 7863, 8737, 8738 - Supports Flex System x220 Compute Node, Machine Types: 2585, 7906
Version 1.32, 1AOO28N - Critical - Supports System x3630 M4, Machine Type: 7158 - Supports System x3530 M4, Machine Type: 7160 - Fixed a problem that may see unexpected fan events after power on in x3100 M4 and x3250 M4 systems - Enhanced robustness on I2C bus test
Version 1.26, 1AOO26N - Initial Release - Supports System x3650 M4, Machine Types: 7915
Version 1.25, 1AOO26K - Initial Release - Supports System x3550 M4, Machine Types: 7914 - Supports System x3500 M4, Machine Types: 7383 - Supports System x iDataPlex dx360 M4, Machine Types: 7912,7913
Version 1.22, 1AOO26O - Suggested - Supports System HS23, Machine Types: 7875,1929 Problems Fixed: - Fixed a problem where the BOFM configuration may be lost after a blade power cycle - Fixed an LED error indication that occurs on the BPE4 - Fixed a problem where the Info LED lights during the discovery stage - Fixed a problem where an ABR event is not logged - Fixed an intermittent communication problem between the AMM and IMM2 - Fixed a problem that causes the remote media function to hang when a second user attempts to mount remote media - Fixed a problem where the 'break' keyboard function doesn't work with Serial Over LAN
Version 1.21, 1AOO26L - Initial Release - Supports System HS23, Machine Types: 7875,1929
Version 1.05, 1AOO10K - Initial Release - Fixed the false alert issue in redundant PSU model
Version 1.00, 1AOO10I - Initial Release - Initial Release - Supports System x3250 M4, Machine Types: 2583,2587 - Supports System x3100 M4, Machine Types: 2582,2586
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ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo82e-6_60_anyos_noarch_chg
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot Change History
Version 9.65, Build ID DSYTE2W o Problem(s) Fixed: SECURITY: Disabled SSLv2, 3DES, RC4, and Blowfish SECURITY: Fixed security vulnerability CVE-2016-2183
Version 9.65, Build ID DSYTE2V o Problem(s) Fixed: PDSA can't read the FRU info of lenovo and lenovo-x hard disk
Version 9.65, Build ID DSYTE2T o Problem(s) Fixed: Takes too long to boot up when system is attached to lots of LUNs
Version 9.63, Build ID DSYTE2L o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. 4 Fort diagnostic tests show two sets of the same test
Version 9.63, Build ID DSYTE2K o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. preboot DSA 9.60 and 9.61 both fail CPU Stress Test with abort message 2. ML2 4 Fort diagnostic tests fail in pDSA
Version 9.61, Build ID DSYTE2E o New System Support: IBM System x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 (3837, 3839) o New Operating System support: N/A o Problem(s) Fixed: PMR Number: 00696,656,760 ---- >2TB DSA / Box line quality- any MT - Customer escalation PMR Number: 93660,999,000 ---- 3TB DSA / Box line quality- MT 3837 - Customer escalation o Enhancement: Openssl update to 1.0.1h from 1.0.1g o Limitations: N/A o Special usage: - 2014 Opal Product build
Version 9.60, Build ID DSYTD9S o New System Support: IBM System x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 (3837, 3839) o New Operating System support: N/A o Problem(s) Fixed: N/A o Enhancement: 1. MPx transition of DSA for CPU&Memory Stress Test. 2. Adding InfoCenter Hyperlinks to DSA. o Limitations: 1.After finish run all diagnostics in 25 loop with Emulex 10G options, DSA log will show abnormal, it only record Diags log one time on DSA Diagnostics Completion Log. 2.On GUI, when two ports of the machine want to connect the Extranet at the same time, the machine could not send dsa log to IBM server. you can click test internet connection to solve the problem. 3.CPU & Memory stress test only support for 1 loop. 4.System not show event log item in chassis event log & ipmi event log page when trigger SBE in standalone mode. o Special usage: - 2014 ToolsCenter 14B
Version 9.52, Build ID DSYTD3L o 13D FP hotfix for Openssl update to 1.0.1g from 1.0.1f
Version 9.51, Build ID DSYTD3H o New System Support: IBM System X3850 X6 (3837, 3839) o New Operating System support: N/A o Problem(s) Fixed: N/A o Enhancement: 1. Get standalone memory test results & SOL support for DSAp (for security efi boot) 2. UEFi Secure Boot o Limitations: N/A o Special usage: - 2013 ToolsCenter 13D FP
Version 9.50, Build ID DSYTD1N o New System Support: IBM System X3250 M5 (5458) IBM NeXtScale Node (5455) IBM System x3650 M4 BD (5466)
o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR - 08641,W01,000 Unisys 9BLTCV - 7143 BOMC CD CheckPointPanel Diag test hangs 2. PMR 08699,W01,000 No LSI raw data from DSAp 9.41
o Enhancement: 1. Embedded DSAp Simplification by removing Low-Value Functionality 2. Fusion IO Raw Data Collection 3. pDSA Simplification for FoD Function & GUI Client 4. Remove Tape Diags function for both online & pDSA (Both Embed and Standalone pDSA) 5. Add warning & report in client for nonsupport systems 6. Change sFTP as the default protocol for transfer log to IBM Service o Limitations: 1. For IR controllers, there's no firmware package build version in the LSI controller page.IR controllers includes: (1). ServeRAID H1110 SATA/SAS Controller for System x (2). ServerRaid-Br10il SAS/SATA controller Expansion Card (3). Racine TLA - N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x
2. For Software raid(C100,C105) the Fw version& Fw package version are not supported and will display "N/A" in html and blank in text report.
3. IANet_EEPROM diagnostic test record of Powerville(Onboard NIC card of Yongchun) would be inconsistent among the 4 ports in case the ethernet bus was set to ground due to the limitation of Intel CIM Provider. o Special usage: - 2013 ToolsCenter 13D
Version 9.41, Build ID DSYTC1P o New System Support: Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916) IBM System X3650 M4 HD(5460) o Enhancement: N/A o Limitations: 1. As Intel GPU's name is co-processor, DSA will show the name 'Processor' in PCI page's PCI Device table. Please do not mis-understand this item as CPU device. o Special usage: - 2013 ToolsCenter 13C
Version 9.40, Build ID DSYTB7x o Enhancement: 1. Preboot GUI redesign and enhancement--refine GUI into more customer friendly style. 2. FoD Support--FoD key re-activation. 3. pDSA proxy auto-config retrieve. o Limitations: 1. Immv1 embedded pDSA doesn not support any new drivers due to the limited image size. 2. DSA Does not support "VMware ESXi" page report for ESXi 5.x key due to "vmvisor-offline-query" limitaion . o Special usage: - 2013 ToolsCenter 13B
Version 9.30, Build ID DSYTB27 o New System Support: Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917, 2584) IBM System x3300 M4 (7382) o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR - 05766,YL2,760 Aenservice appeared after running UpdateXpress & DSA. 2. PMR - 05193,W01,000 7147 - Intermittent random PSOD in vmware. multiple
o Enhancement: None o Limitations: - FIFO test of NIC diagnostics is not supported on the Intel I350 Quad Port GbE. Powerville has shared FIFO and shared FIFO registers making a test impossible if four ports are running at once. - For more limitations please refer to readme. o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12D
Version 9.29, Build ID DSYTAB6 o New System Support: Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917, 2584) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: - DSA implemented signature in product build. Please update IMM to 1AOO34V or later before updating pDSA, or flash failure will occur; - The user can not flash Embedded Preboot on VMware ESX3.5 prior to U4. - When flashing DSA Preboot using wflash/lflash, if you notice a build mismatch error, please make sure IMM firmware level is minimum 29B. Once you upgrade the IMM firmware to 29B or higher, DSA Preboot will continue to flash without error; - For more limitations please refer to readme. o Special usage: - NGP-4Q(12B+ FixPack3)
Version 9.28, Build ID DSYTAA4 o New System Support: x3630 M4 (7519) x3550 M4 (7383) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: - DSA implemented signature in product build. Please update IMM to 1AOO34V or later before updating pDSA, or flash failure will occur; - The user can not flash Embedded Preboot on VMware ESX3.5 prior to U4. - When flashing DSA Preboot using wflash/lflash, if you notice a build mismatch error, please make sure IMM firmware level is minimum 29B. Once you upgrade the IMM firmware to 29B or higher, DSA Preboot will continue to flash without error; - For more limitations please refer to readme. o Special usage: - IMMV2 system 2012 4Q-LFC
Version 9.27, Build ID DSYTA7F o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme o Special usage: - IMMv1 system 2012 4Q-LFC
Version 9.26, Build ID DSYTA6G o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: DSA Performance Optimization o Limitations: Refer to readme o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12C
Version 9.21, Build ID DSYTA1U o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: 1.Recovered LSI Rawdata: "MegaCli -FwTermLog -Dsply -aALL" o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12B Plus
Version 9.20, Build ID DSYTA0R o New System Support: x3530 M4 (7160) x3630 M4 (7158) x3750 M4 (8722, 8733) HS23E (8038, 8039) Flex System x220 Compute Node (7906, 2585) o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR 05819,YL2,760 An error occured during the execution of DSA on Windows, DSA exits with an error at the eventlog plugin. o Enhancement: 1. Add HW remote presence key collection for High volume systems. o Limitations: Refer to readme o Special usage: - 2012 ToolsCenter 12B
Version 9.07, Build ID DSYT9CA o New System Support: x3750 M4 (8722, 8733) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.06, Build ID DSYT9BC o New System Support: Flex System x220 Compute Node (7906) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.05, Build ID DSYT9AA o New System Support: x3630 M4 (7158) x3530 M4 (7160) x3100 M4 Refresh1 (2582) x3250 M4 Refresh1 (2583) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.04, Build ID DSYT99E o New System Support: Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737, 8738, 7863) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.03, Build ID DSYT98I o New System Support: HS23E (8038, 8039) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.02, Build ID DSYT97C o New System Support: iDataPlex dx360 M4 server/2U chassis (7912/7913) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.01, Build ID DSYT96D o New System Support: x3500 M4 (7383) x3550 M4 (7914) x3650 M4 (7915) o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 9.00, Build ID DSYT95W o New System Support: BladeCenter HS23 (7875) BladeCenter HX5 (7873, 1910) Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737, 8738, 7863) Flex System Manager Node (8735) x3500 M4 (7383) x3550 M4 (7914) x3630 M4 (7158) x3650 M4 (7915) x3690 X5 (7192, 7147) x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 (7143, 7191) o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR 24817,8QG,000, PMR 30680,499,000 After kicking off DSA on one of the management nodes (x3650 M2) of SONAS 1.2(RHEL5 based), the node became unresponsive and dropped out of the cluster.
2. PMR 53575,000,834, PMR 05961,YL4,760 After running DSA, when using linux dump command on a DDS5 usb internal tape drive attached in x3650M2 backup speed becomes very slowly or failed.
3. PMR 26905,095,866 Running DSA 4.0 as well as DSA 3.4 on x3850 X5 the server is freezing, users have to reboot the server.
4. DSA 4.00 and previous version segmentation fault issue
6. PMR 15086,OTH,760 DSA 9.00 with --no-imm-lan option does not work correctly on RHEL5.3. The USB port state is changed during the execution of DSA.
o Enhancement: 1. Add GUI and CLI menu for Features on Demand (FoD) Activation Key Management o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 4.02, Build ID DSYT92I o New System Support: iDataPlex Direct Water Cooled dx360 M4 server o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 4.01, Build ID DSYT92H o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: - 2011 4Q lifecycle
Version 4.00, Build ID DSYT91S o New System Support: None o New server options support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: 1. PMR 15065,OTR,760 On Unisys ES7000 or x3850 X5, the Memory Card number with failed DIMM can not be reported in IPMI Eventlog if the Memory Card is bigger than 4.
o Enhancement: 1. Added > 1TB memory test support o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: - 2011 ToolsCenter 11D
Version 3.48, Build ID DSYT89PUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: - 2011 3Q lifecycle
Version 3.47, Build ID DSYT89LUS o New System Support: x3100 M4 (2582) x3250 M4 (2583) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.46, Build ID DSYT89GUS o New System Support: System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 (6391) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.45, Build ID DSYT89EUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: - x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 (7143, 7191) EXA scaling
Version 3.43, Build ID DSYT87HUS o New System Support: BladeCenter HX5 (7873,1910) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.43, Build ID DSYT87FUS o New System Support: x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 (7143, 7191) x3690 X5 (7192, 7147) o Problem(s) Fixed: o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.40, Build ID DSYT85T o New System Support: BladeCenter HS22 (1911) x3650 M3 (5454) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.30, Build ID DSYT80S o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: 1. Correct a problem with LSI MegaRAID reporting for IBM Service o Limitations: Refer to readme. o Special usage: None
Version 3.20, Build ID DSYT75X o New System Support: x3630 M3 (7377) x3690 X5 (7148, 7149) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: 1. Add LSI Hard Disk Drive (HDD) diagnostic back for both the onboard SAS chip and ServeRAID o Limitations: - If you have ServeRAID (M1015) SAS/SATA Controller, 46M0831 installed, you will need one of the following: - uEFI GYE133A or greater for x3200 M3 and x3250 M3 - uEFI Y4E145B or greater for x3400 M2, x3400 M3, x3500 M2 and x3500 M3 - uEFI D6E145C or greater for x3550 M2, x3550 M3, x3650 M2 and x3650 M3 - For more limitations please refer to readme o Special usage: None
Verion 3.20, Build ID DSYT75U o New System Support: x3755 M3 (7164) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: None o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Verion 3.10, Build ID DSYT70X o New System Support: x3400 M3(7378, 7379) x3500 M3(7380) x3550 M3 (7944, 4254) x3620 M3 (7376) x3650 M3 (7945, 4255) x3690 X5 (7148, 7149) x3850 X5 Standard Single-node and Multi-node models(7145, 7146) x3950 X5 Specially configured Database Engine models (7145, 7146) iDataplex dx360 M3 (6391) HS22V (7871,1949) HX5 (7872, 1909) o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: 1. Added ServeRAID data collection o Limitations: - The following function has been temporarily removed from DSA Preboot for both the onboard SAS chip and ServeRAID: - LSI Hard Disk Drive (HDD) diagnostic - If you have ServeRAID (M1015) SAS/SATA Controller, 46M0831 installed, you will need one of the following: - uEFI GYE133A or greater for x3200 M3 and x3250 M3 - uEFI Y4E145B or greater for x3400 M2, x3400 M3, x3500 M2 and x3500 M3 - uEFI D6E145C or greater for x3550 M2, x3550 M3, x3650 M2 and x3650 M3 - For more limitations please refer to readme o Special usage: None
Version 3.02.56, Build ID DSYT56e o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - The following systems are supported when BoMC downloads the corresponding system enablement pack: HS22V (7871,1949) x3550 M3 (7944,4254) x3650 M3 (7945,4255) x3400 M3 (7378,7379) x3500 M3 (7839) dx360 M3 (6391) o Limitations: - No HDD diagnostics available - To ensure quality and stability of the DSA code, we have reverted some display functionality of RAID information to what was shown in previous versions of DSA. This affects RAID display on the following adapters: Megaraid 8480 Serveraid MR10i Serveraid MR10is Serveraid MR10m Serveraid MR10k Serveraid M1015 Serveraid M5014 Serveraid M5015 On these adapters, the RAID information is generated from the output of separate command line tools and the format may not match other output in DSA. - For more limitations please refer to readme o Special usage: None
Version 3.00, Build ID: DSYT55a o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7327, 7328, 4251, 4252, 4261 o Limitations: - No HDD diagnostics available - For more limitations please refer to readme o Special usage: None
Version 1.16, Y4YT19AUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7839, 7836, 7837 o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 1.15, TMYT20AUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7321, 6380, 7323 o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 1.14, D6YT37AUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7946, 4198, 7947, 4199 o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 1.13, P9YT48AUS o New System Support: None o Problem(s) Fixed: None o Enhancement: - Added support for Machine Types 7870, 1936, 7809 o Limitations: None o Special usage: None
Version 1.00 - Initial release
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2008 - 2012. All rights reserved. ibm_fw_dsa_dsyte2w-9_65_anyos_32-64_chg
=============================================================================== Emulex iSCSI Device Driver for Windows ===============================================================================
Device Driver Version: 11.2.1153.23 Supported On: System x Rack, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - Windows 2016 Support
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
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
* Third-party trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
Broadcom, Broadcom Advanced Server Program, Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite, and Smart Load Balance are registered trademarks of Broadcom Corporation.
Firmware Version: 11.2.1193.76 Supported On: System x Rack, BladeCenter, and Flex
Problems Fixed: - None
Incremental Interoperability: - RHEL7 Update 3 Support - SLES12 SP2 Support - Windows 2016 Support - VMware ESXi 6.5 Support
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.
- When modifying configuration values for an iSCSI target, attempting to save the target with any invalid values may result in all values for that target being cleared. If this occurs, re-add the target using only valid configuration values. Please consult the Emulex Boot Manual for a description of valid configuration values.
Firmware Version: 10.6.228.36 Supported On: System x Rack
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 - Improved handling of ASU/UCM deployed configurations - 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) - FCoE initiator & target UCM settings are not shown in IMM web GUI (183090) - PXE VLAN config must be supported when multi-channel is disabled (182184) - Cannot PXE boot server when under heavy IO load (188624)
Incremental Interoperability: - SLES 11 SP4 on System x x3850 X5, x3950 X5, x3690 X5
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: - iSCSI SAN Boot failed after OS installation completed in UFP and vNIC1 mode with OCe11000 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.