============================================================================= Intel(R) Server Platforms S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC RELEASE NOTES ============================================================================= INTEL Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA ============================================================================= DATE: February 11, 2010 TO: Intel(R) server platform S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC customers SUBJECT: S7000FC4UR 2.5" 4U SAS HSC v2.10 Release Notes ============================================================================= LEGAL INFORMATION ============================================================================= Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. 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Copyright (c) 2010 Intel Corporation. ============================================================================= RELEASE PACKAGE CONTENTS ============================================================================= The following files are included in this release package: - FC4U_210.hex (HSC firmware image file) - HSCUpdate.nsh (HSC firmware update batch script) - fwpiaupd.efi (HSC firmware update utility) - ipmi.efi (EFI IPMI driver) - Releasenotes.txt (HSC release notes) - LICENESE.txt (License file) - Licenses/* (License files) ============================================================================= ABOUT THIS RELEASE ============================================================================= REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND: Firmware Version: v02.10 Manufacturer ID: 0x0157 (Intel) Product ID: 0x0A0D (S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS Backplane) Checksum Information: Boot Code: 0x00000000 -> 0x00024DEA File Checksum: 0x0D985540 ============================================================================= SYSTEM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS ============================================================================= - S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS Backplane. ============================================================================= SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS ============================================================================= BMC BMC15 or higher BIOS 13 or higher FRUSDR 11 or higher ============================================================================= IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES ============================================================================= - The following files are necessary to update the firmware: *** All the files listed in the RELEASE PACKAGE CONTENTS section are required to update the firmware and perform various other important functions. *** - This release is for power-on only. This firmware image has not completed validation, and is only to be used by the factory. It is assumed that the factory will flash the Intel Hex image directly onto the EEPROM. ============================================================================= INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ============================================================================= ** Note: Please use the provided update batch file and firmware update utility. Updating using your own utility or switches is unsupported, and may leave your HSC in a non-functional state. Firmware Installation Procedure (Requires HSC firmware already running): 1) Unzip the release package, and copy the contents onto media (such as a bootable USB memory device). 2) Power-down the system, and disconnect all SAS disks and Host-bus adapters (HBA) from the SAS backplane. 3) Boot to EFI, and change directories to the release directory. 4) Run the provided HSCUpdate.nsh file. 5) The HSC will receive a boot code update. This could take up to 16 minutes to upload and verify. 6) After verification, the firmware requires up to 60 seconds to finish updating. The front-panel power and reset buttons will be placed in secure mode during this time. Any attempts to access these buttons will result in security violation entries in the system event log. Please do not reset or remove power from the system during this time as any interruption could leave the HSC inoperable. 7) Please update your BMC's SDR package to the latest version. 8) Please reboot your system. ============================================================================= KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS ============================================================================= S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.10: None. S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.09: None. S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.08: None. ============================================================================= FEATURES ADDED IN THIS RELEASE ============================================================================= S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.10: None. S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.09: None S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.08: None. ============================================================================= ISSUES FIXED ============================================================================= S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.10: - HSC misses some SES2/I2C requests causing system crashes. S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.09: - HDD fault LED does not turn on correctly S7000FC4UR 4U 2.5" SAS HSC v2.08: - Corrected HSC Fault LED and Locate feature [END OF RELEASE NOTES]