================================================================================ Intel(R) Server Platform S1200BT System Firmware Update Package for Intel(R) Deployment Assistant, Intel(R) One Boot Flash Update Utility, The embedded EFI Shell, Windows* Preboot Execution Environment ================================================================================ Intel Enterprise Platform & Services Division - Marketing Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA ================================================================================ DATE : April 24th, 2012 TO : Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package ================================================================================ ABOUT THIS RELEASE ================================================================================ BIOS : S1200BT.86B.02.00.0035.030220120927 ME : SPS_02.02.00.036 BMC : 1.13 FRUSDR : 1.14 Note: There is no separate firmware of the Hot-Swap Backplane FUP4X35HSBP for Intel(R) Server Board S1200BT server system. The Hot-Swap Backplane firmware is integrated into the BMC firmware. Note: ME is not able to be downgraded by IDA. EFI shell is applicable to do ME downgrade. ================================================================================ Support Platforms and Dependency ================================================================================ This update package is for Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL and Intel(R) Server System R1304BTLSFAN and Intel(R) Server System R1304BTLSHBN and Intel(R) Server System P4304BTLSFCN and Intel(R) Server System P4304BTLSHCN. Intel(R) Server Platform S1200BT family Processors supported: Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor i3-2100 series Microcode update versions: CPUID Version Status Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series D1 stepping: 0x00000028 CPUID = 0x206a6 Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series D2 stepping: 0x00000025 CPUID = 0x206a7 Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 series Q0 stepping: 0x00000025 CPUID = 0x206a7 Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series B0 stepping: 0x0000000C CPUID = 0x306a2 Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series C0 stepping: 0x00000007 CPUID = 0x306a4 Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series K0 stepping: 0x00000009 CPUID = 0x306a5 Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series D0 stepping: 0x00000004 CPUID = 0x306a6 Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series E0 stepping: 0x0000000C CPUID = 0x306a8 Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200V2 series E1 stepping: 0x0000000C CPUID = 0x206a9 On-Board Component Option ROM Versions: IBMC Matrox VGA (s1200BTL) : VBE BIOS V3.8 SM712 Video Option ROM (S1200BTS) : v2.24.03r Intel Rapid Storage Technology : v11.0.0.1339 ESRT2 SWRAID (Legacy) Option ROM : A.10.02251631I Intel iSCSI Boot Oprom : v2.7.53 82579 EEPROM Version : v1.0 82579 PXE Version : Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.65 82574L PXE Version : Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.65 Memory Reference Code Version : v1.1.0 TXT Framework BIOS Reference Code : V1.0.0 SNB ACPI Reference Code Version : V1.0.0 System Agent Reference Code Version: V1.1.0 Intel(R) SPS ME Firmware Package : SPS_02.02.00.036 ================================================================================ System Firmware Update Package Usage instructions ================================================================================ This package can be updated using one of the following methods: - The embedded EFI shell - Intel(R) Deployment Assistant - Windows* or Linux* operating system using Intel(R) One-boot Flash Update (OFU) v9.70 Build 17 or later) - Windows* Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE) To Update from the embedded EFI Shell update system firmware from Intel server EFI shell by the following steps: - Download Intel server system firmware update package from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ - Unzip package and copy all files to a folder in USB disk on key - Insert USB disk on key to server USB port - Reboot server to EFI shell - Run command "map -r" in EFI shell to mount USB disk on key - Run command "fs0:" to change folder to USB disk on key, USB key may also mount to fs1:. The number of "fs" is dependent on the result of command "map -r" - Change folder to the folder storing the firmware package - Run command "startup.nsh" to start firmware update process Please refer to "EFI_Instructions.pdf" in this firmware package for a quick guide to use the of EFI commands To Update from Intel(R) Deployment Assistant (IDA) The Intel(R) Deployment Assistant software is easy to use and is present on the "Intel(R) Server Deployment toolkit" CD shipped with the system. User can download the latest version IDA CD ISO image from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ To use the IDA CD to update the system firmware: - Boot server with IDA CD - Select "Get System Updates" - Choose one of the three options . From http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ Automatically downloads the latest Firmware Update Package from Intel It requires Internet connection Enter your local IP address and proxy configuration Click "Next" to start the download and update process . From my network Download the latest Firmware Update Package from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ and copy it to a Windows* shared folder Enter your local IP address, the Windows* file server name, and a Windows user name and password Select the firmware package in pop-up window Click "Next" to start the update process . From USB Disk on Key or Hard Disk Download the latest Firmware Update Package from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ and copy it to a USB key, then insert the key into the server USB port Click "Browse" Select the firmware package in pop-up window Click "Next" to start the update process Note: The Firmware Update Package is in the ZIP file format. Do not unzip before copying to a Windows* shared folder or USB disk. To update from Windows* and Linux* or operating systems using the Intel(R) One Boot Flash Update Utility (OFU) Intel(R) One boot Flash Update utility can be downloaded from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ and it is part of the "BIOS, Firmware Update & Configuration Utilities" for Windows* and Linux*. Please refer to Intel OFU user guide about the details of installation and usage of OFU. Use OFU to update system firmware by the following steps: - Install OFU on Windows* or Linux* system - Download the latest firmware update package from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ - Unzip package to a folder - Run the following command in Windows* command line/Linux* terminal window: :\flashupdt -u \flashupdt.cfg To update from Windows* Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE) The System Firmware Update Package can be inserted to Windows* PE customized image for creating a bootable Windows* PE CD. User is able to update system firmware from customized WinPE CD by the following steps: - Boot server with customized WinPE CD - Run script "WinPE21_x64_Update.bat" or "WinPE20_x86_Update.bat" (name may be varied depends on your own customization) Note: 1. The Intel(R) OFU utility is case sensitive. Therefore, when you transfer the Firmware Update Package using USB key from a Microsoft Windows* system to a Linux environment, you must first extract under the Linux* environment. Otherwise, you will need to mount the USB key manually with 'vfat' option under Linux to avoid conversion from upper case to lower case and vice versa. 2. To make Intel(R) OFU utility run properly under x86 or x64 OS, you have to read OFU releaenotes on known issues for OFU installation. 3. In this SFUP package, Intel only provide batch file "WinPE_x86_Update.bat" for WinPE2.0 32 bit solution "WinPE_x64_Update.bat" for WinPE2.1/3.0 64 bit solution as an example. Please refer to white paper "White Paper-Intel Server Utilities Procedure for WinPE.pdf" for details on building your own customized WinPE CD. 4. Windows PE 2.0 - built from Windows Vista SP1 32bit or EM64T 5. Windows PE 2.1 - built from Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008, EM64T 6. Windows PE 3.0 - built from Windows Server 2008R2, EM64T 7. Microsoft IPMI driver is loaded by default from WinPE CD, if you want to use Intel IPMI driver instead of MS IPMI driver for firmware update, you can un-install Microsoft IPMI driver by: Devicesetup.exe ¨Cv remove *IPI0001 Note: IPI0001 is the device ID for Microsoft IPMI driver. ================================================================================ BIOS Change in Release R0035 ================================================================================ - Fixed: Erros logged in SEL when certain add-in video cards were installed. - Fixed: SAS module RMS2AF040 is not detected when Intel(R) E3-1200V2 series procesoors are installed. - Fixed: When memory is installed in dual mode, BIOS setup reports the memory as Independent mode. - Fixed: 4k sector HDD's set as non-bootable causes the system to take 10 minutes to boot. - Fixed: Intel(R) RAID controller RS5DB080 cannot be detected in the UEFI environment when EFI optimized Boot is enabled in BIOS setup. - Fixed: With Front Panel Lockout enabled in BIOS setup, the front panel NMI button is still functional. - Fixed: Server Management Settings cannot be configured using the SysCfg utility. ================================================================================ BIOS Change in Release R0032 ================================================================================ - Fixed: ME might enter recovery mode after some specific scenario on Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTS. - Fixed: Console redirection item is not shown correctly in BIOS setup page. - Fixed: A bug relate to NMI function. - Fixed: Adaptec 6445 compatible issue with Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL. - Fixed: Integrated BMC and RMM4 NIC settings in BIOS setup are gone after load default. Other: - Update Intel(R) Rapid Storage Option Rom to the version v10.6.0.1091 ================================================================================ BIOS Change in Release R0030 ================================================================================ - Fixed: Incorrect error message in BIOS setup Error Manager after flashing the BIOS. - Fixed: With TXT enabled, a USB keyboard may become non-functional after as USB flash drive is inserted/removed. - Fixed: RMM4 password cannot be set in BIOS Setup. - Fixed: When multiple USB devices are connecte via a hub, some USB devices may not be detected by BIOS. Other: Added: Enabled ACPI S3 capability. ================================================================================ BIOS Change in Release R0029 ================================================================================ - Fixed: SMBIOS flash data will be lost after a BIOS update. - Fixed: System hangs when getting SMBIOS flash data after the second reboot. - Fixed: DMIedit utility cannot write Board S/N and PBA in EFIx64 and Microsoft* Windows*. ================================================================================ BIOS Change in Release R0028 ================================================================================ - Fixed: Hotplug not support under AHCI mode - Fixed: Tool load dafault, board won't reboot w/ EUPLOT6 enabled. - Fixed: RS2BL040 in S1200BTL: Pressing Ctrl+G won't show RAID BIOS Console 2. - Fixed: Windows* 2008 R2 can not be installed properly with NIC ROM disabled - Fixed: Ambient Sensor of BIOS is wrong. - Fixed: The DIMM population Map value is incorrect under smbios log - Fixed: A console redirection issue which system will hang when pressing "Ctrl+I" via remote console - Fixed: Potential memory overflow in BDS module - Fixed: Automatically recovery NVRAM if corrupted - Fixed: Update microcode to revision 17 ================================================================================ BIOS Change in Release R0027 ================================================================================ - Fixed: one memory allocation bug - Fixed: Klokwork issues - Enhance error handling logic in CSM module in case of legacy resource allocation failure - Add more NV variables to the protected NV variable list for NV reclaim - Fixed: Addendum to PVMode broken using BIOS 24. - Fixed: The Total Width value is error at Type 17 under smbios log - Fixed: After reset, the system would halt at 0x15 about 20 sec - Fixed: The CPU voltage value is error under smbios log - Fixed: OEMID and OEM TableID could not display correctly within ACPI Table ================================================================================ BIOS Change in Release R0026 ================================================================================ - Fixed: The System may hang during the OS rebooting test ================================================================================ BIOS Change in Release R0025 ================================================================================ - N/A ================================================================================ BIOS changes in release R0024 ================================================================================ - Fixed: Server Active Console is not available on the remote console. - Fixed: Bios settings cannot be changed after running 'syscfg /bldfs' to load Bios defaults. - Fixed: Microsoft Windows 2008* R2 64 bit fails to load when using an LSI* 20320 RAID adapter. - Fixed: BIOS Admin password gets cleared after loading BIOS defaults . Other: - Updated: Fan Speed Control. - Enabled: Global reset after ME update. - Updated: SM712 VBIOS to version2.24.03n ================================================================================ BIOS Changes in release R0022 ================================================================================ Issues Fixed: - Fixed: System hangs when there is only one hard disk in the boot order device type. Fixed: System Acoustics and Performance: Selectable options are incorrect. Fixed: SE Video has no output from slot5 using a VGA video card. Fixed: Admin Password is cleared after loading BIOS defaults. Fixed: Cannot boot from a USB device that emulates a CD-ROM. Fixed: The Help Text description of BIOS items are not consistent. Fixed: ME update displays 0.0.0.0 in BIOS setup after update. Fixed: System Boot Timeout is incorrect; the default should be zero. Fixed: Microsoft* Windows* installation to iSCSI target fails. ================================================================================ BIOS Changes in release R0018 ================================================================================ Issues Fixed: - Initial production BIOS release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL. =============================================================================== ME Changes in release SPS_02.02.00.036 =============================================================================== - Fixed: Sometimes the platform is not booting when the Operational image is corrupted, ME is not responding. - Fixed: MEInfo does not show ME features set when ME is in Recovery mode. Also Recovery image version is not shown. - Fixed: HECI reset is not poperly supported when ME is in Recovery Mode. - Fixed: NM does not support DCMI1.1 commands defined in IPMI-spec. - Fixed: VHD dynamic fusing is not working as expected. - Fixed: When ME FW configured for operating in All Sx states and platform powered up from G3 to S5 power mode. ME FW will stuck during ME reset executed in recovery mode. - Fixed: Get ME-BIOS Interface Version (HECI command) is not implemented in Recovery mode. - Fixed: After Direct Update (without ME reset) Get FW Version HECI command returns version of the former image. - Fixed: General NM Presets configuration in FITc application does not contain all S1200BT options. - Fixed: There are power flow scenarios where ME recovery jumper does not reset ME configuration to factory defaults. The jumper is supposed to cause ME to enter recovery boot loader code and reset ME firmware configuration to factory defaults. The later sometimes does not occur. - Fixed: Firmware Heartbeat in HECI-1 Extended FW Status register is not incremented as it is described in "ME-BIOS-SPS Firmware Interface Specification". - Fixed: After sending the "ME Reset to defaults" IPMI command ME stops responding to IPMI commands for 8 seconds. - Fixed: When Diagnostics service is enabled and Diagnostics Console is disconnected switching to Recovery via IPMI or HECI commands takes about 5 seconds. - Fixed: Diagnostics console Compliance Test 1.2. "BIOS HECI Initialization message" gives unspecified state of "HECI Initialization message". - Fixed: In case when flash erase limit has been reached ME generates ME Firmware Health event with the event data 3 equal to 0xD5 instead of 0x01. - Fixed: Resuming platform after S3 state fails on Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-4600/2600/2400/1600/1400 v2 product families, also Dynamic Fusing will fail during Sx -> S0 transition. - Fixed: If ME reset will be performed after AC cycle, then HMRFPO_LOCK HECI message will return invalid Nonce causing Direct Update failure. - Fixed: If invalid image will be used for Direct Update and global reset will be issued for ME reset, then ME will state in Recovery mode and repairing broken image using Direct Update will fail (HMRFPO_LOCK HECI message will return invalid Nonce). - Fixed: Active policy with Policy Exception Actions = 1 (Shutdown system) may sometimes unexpectedly shutdown platform even when power is properly capped. - Fixed: Power Sensor Address set to 0x10 instead of 0x20 in Alert Immediate NM Health Event. - Fixed: Power Reading polling is not working when Scan Period is set to 250 ms for BMC set as a Power Reading source. - Fixed: Node Manager Exception Events are sent after every Correction Time. This behavior can cause SEL overflow. - Fixed: Unexpected shutdown during aggressive policy operation. Sometimes aggressive policy could cause platform shutdown even if power limit was reached. - Fixed: Node Manager Exception Event "Policy Correction Time Exceeded" comes after double correction time instead of one correction time. - Added: Thermal policies support was added in current release. - Added: This release contains fixes in the ME recovery boot loader section. =============================================================================== ME Changes in release SPS_02.02.00.0005 =============================================================================== - Fixed: If ME configured for operating in All Sx states then ME will be reset during host transition from Sx to S0 state. - Fixed: Sometimes during ME reset or switching to Recovery image (e.g during long continuous tests of FW update) ME FW could get stuck in transitioning state. Intensive transmission on SMLink or SMBus may increase failure rate. - Fixed: Sometimes, when ME is configured for operating in all Sx states and while platform is performing transition from G3 to S5 and later from S5 to S0, ME could be unexpectedly reset. - Fixed: MESDC console may generate exception when running SusRAM parser it for first time after the ME was programmed to the flash. - Fixed: Sometimes during power flows (and for some specific PSUs), the PSU monitoring service may improperly manage the internal resources, impacting the IPMI communication on SMLink0. As a result, ME stops responding to IPMI commands on SMLink0. - Fixed: After Sx transaction ME losses synchronization with the Real-time Clock. Due to this issue all policies with defined Suspend Period would be disabled within a few minutes after platform start. - Fixed: Unexpected ME reset could appear during NM communication with some specific PSU, as a result of which the CPU throttling statistics could be violated. - Added: This release contains fixes in the ME recovery boot loader section. - Added: Support for PCH thermal reading over SMLink1 has been added. ================================================================================ ME Changes in release ME_02_00_09_032 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - Sometimes, when ME is configured for operating in all Sx states and while platform is performing transition from G3 to S5 and later from S5 to S0, ME could be unexpectedly reset. - Unexpected ME reset could appear during NM communication with some specific PSU, as a result of which the CPU throttling statistics could be violated. ================================================================================ ME Changes in release SPS_02_00_08_015_0 ================================================================================ - Initial production ME release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL =============================================================================== BMC Changes in release 1.13 =============================================================================== - Fixed: rKVM/Remote media client not tracking source port forwards - Fixed: Cannot ping SUT with VLAN IP after AC Cycle and completed POST. - Fixed: Diagnostic tests are unclear what they are supposed to do - Fixed: OEM Timestamp and OEM Non Timestamped events not decoded correctly in Embedded Web Console and Embedded Web Console SEL dumps - Fixed: Embedded Web Console SEL display page does not display the specific DIMM, CPU, and PCIE information for all DIMM, CPU, and PCIE faults - Fixed: The BIOS does not save the BMC RMM4 IP configuration if NIC1 IP configuration also changed - Fixed: In the Embedded Web Console, if the sensor is in "N/A" status, the indicative string is "OK" and should be "Unknown". ================================================================================ BMC Changes in release 1.12 ================================================================================ - Upgrade HSBP Firemare to 00.12 Issue Fixed: - Mount ISO image to RMM4 may cause "error reading video data" issue on S1200BT when using some network switches ================================================================================ BMC Changes in release 1.10 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - SEL keeps reporting rebuild/remap in progress,Deasserted/Asserted,and finally fills up the SEL - HSBP PSOC FW reports drive presence not correct - The Connection to RMM4 from IASC will lost sometimes ================================================================================ BMC Changes in release 1.09 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - Remove UNC and UC threshold for VBAT sensor. ================================================================================ BMC Changes in release 1.08 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - System Fan RPM 0 after runing sometime on Intel(R) Server System R1304BTLSHBN. ================================================================================ BMC Changes in release 1.07 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - BMC user SOL payload enable/disable status can't be saved across BMC reset issue. - HSBP PSOC FW reported drive presence not correct issue. ================================================================================ BMC Changes in release 1.05 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - Integrated BMC SMBus ACK hold time delay issue. ================================================================================ BMC Changes in release 1.04 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - Fixed 4 HSBP problems via including HSBP 0.6 ================================================================================ BMC Changes in release 1.03 ================================================================================ Issues Fixed: - Initial production BMC release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 1.14 ================================================================================ Feature Added: - Add PV_VCC_SENSOR(0xE0) to support Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3-1200V2 Processors. - Correct the comment for BB +3V Vbat record. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 1.13 ================================================================================ Feature Added: - Add different stepping to support Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3-1200V2 Processors. Issue Fixed: - Can not detect "Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3-1200V2 Processors" during the processing of FRUSDR update. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 1.12 ================================================================================ Feature Added: - Add Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3-1200V2 Processors detection. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 1.11 ================================================================================ Feature Added: - Divide sensor number 04h record into two, one is with chassis intrusion event mask, another is not. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 1.10 ================================================================================ Feature Added: - Add Front Panel NMI tag - Modify sensor type and event reading type for Mem P1 Thermal Trip. - Add auto-detection for the next generation processor ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 1.09 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - Fan sensor multiplier for the 3rd party chassis. - Remove displaying the prompt if no front panel sensor is detected. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in releaes 1.08 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - 3V VBat upper critical/non-critical threshold value to FFh/FEh. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 1.07 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - Add checking prod id mechanism. - Correct OTHER chassis referring to front panel for stepwise. - Modify fan speed range for 3rd party chassis. - Update SDR as per Bromolow FSC Config Sheet.xls(v2.0). - Change display for board name to S1200BTL and chassis code name. - Modify Node Manager discovery record to support Node Manager Capabilities and Threshold sensor. ================================================================================= FRUSDR Changes in release 1.05 ================================================================================= Issue Fixed: - Modify entity instance for entity id 07 to identical. ================================================================================= FRUSDR Changes in release 1.04 ================================================================================= Issue Fixed: - Change P4304XXSHBN domain 3 stepwise fan speed control value. - Change HSBP target temperature for clamping to 52 degree. - Add an OEM Node Manager Discovery record for SDR. - Update SDR as per Bromolow FSC Config Sheet.xls(v1.9). ================================================================================= FRUSDR Changes in release 1.03 ================================================================================= Issue Fixed: - Unique the entity instance for each entity id. - Add a condition for CPU fan shouldn't install for R1304XXS chassis detection. - Update FRUSDR utility to FRUSDR10.0-Build05. - Change file name to align BMC version. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 11 ================================================================================ Issues Fixed: - Initial production FRU/SDR release for the Intel(R) Server Board S1200BTL. ============================================================================= LEGAL INFORMATION ============================================================================= Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. 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