============================================================================= Intel(R) Server Board SE7501BR2 FRU/SDR RELEASE NOTES ============================================================================= Intel Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA ============================================================================= DATE: May 4, 2004 TO: Intel(R) server board SE7501BR2 customers SUBJECT: FRU/SDR 5.6.J ============================================================================= IMPORTANT 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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Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. *Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2004 Intel Corporation. ============================================================================= ABOUT THIS RELEASE ============================================================================= This document describes some specifics of the Intel(R) server board SE7501BR2 FRU & SDR Utility Package Version 5.6.J. This utility is used for updating the server management subsystem product level Field Replacement Unit (FRU) and the Sensor Data Repository (SDR). ============================================================================= GENERAL INFORMATION ============================================================================= This utility is used to update the non-volatile storage device associated with the Baseboard Management Controller, which holds the SDR & FRU areas. The utility has the capability to generically handle FRU devices that may not be associated with the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). Through the use of a configuration file, added features allow the user to control the execution path by probing hardware, requesting user input, and setting tags to provide filtering of FRU and SDR data. Multiple FRU and SDR files may also be processed at once. If the user receive an error concerning the FRU headers not matching, when trying to program a FRU file, this happens when the FRU file on the server is a non-compatible version with the one you are trying to program. In this case you should contact your vendor for support and get a system update package made to handle this problem. The FRUSDR utility supports IPMI 0.9, IPMI 1.0 and IPMI 1.5 specifications. Be aware that both the FRU and SDR file formats vary between these different implementations and are not completely backward compatible. The utility will work correctly on a IPMI 0.9, a IPMI 1.0 or a IPMI 1.5 system, but mixed IPMI solutions on systems are not supported except for IPMI 1.0 and 1.5 FRU devices. ============================================================================= INSTALLATION NOTES ============================================================================= The FRUSDR Loader is meant to be used as a DOS application on a server. The utility should be placed onto a bootable DOS floppy and the system rebooted prior to and after using. There is no need to actually install the application on to a server. Running the utility in a Windows DOS box is not supported and will provide incorrect results. Normal Command Line Use: A:> FRUSDR -CFG MASTER.CFG Note: Programming the BMC FRU internal use area clears the SDR repository. Therefore, the SDR repository must be reprogrammed after programming the BMC. Upon completion of programming the FRU and SDR areas, remove the floppy disk and reboot the server. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARSING THE COMMAND LINE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The FRUSDR Loader command line provides the following options: Usage: /? or /h Displays usage information. /d {smb,fru,sdr} Only displays requested area. /cfg filename.cfg Uses custom CFG file. /p Pause between blocks of data. Note: Users may alternatively use a '-' instead of the '/'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISPLAY FRU, SDR, and SMB INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The SDR area can be displayed by using the -D SDR parameter with the FRUSDR command, such as FRUSDR -D SDR. The SM BIOS (SMB) area can be displayed with the -D SMB parameter with the FRUSDR command. Note: The system must be rebooted in order for the SM BIOS (SMB) changes to take effect. The -D FRU parameter will display the BMC FRU area by default. To view other FRU areas, additional addressing information must be provided: The -D FRU command may be followed with up to 16 device addresses. These device addresses are used to view up to 16 different FRU areas. The arguments following the "-D FRU" are in the same order and value as the NVS_TYPE, NVS_LUN, DEV_BUS and DEV_ADDRESS which may be found in the FRU file header of each FRU file. The LUN address is optional. If the LUN address is used, it must start with an 'L'. Usage: FRUSDR /d fru (device) [lun] (bus) (addr1) (addr2) (etc) Examples for the Intel(R) server platforms SPSH4 & SRSH4: 1. To display the Intel(R) server board SSH4 SM BIOS area: C> FRUSDR /P /D SMB 2. To display the Intel(R) server board SSH4 SDR's: C> FRUSDR /P /D SDR 3. To display the Intel(R) server board SSH4 BMC FRU: C> FRUSDR /P /D FRU 4. To display the Intel(R) server board SSH4 HSC 1 FRU: C> FRUSDR /P /D FRU IMBDEVICE 00 C0 Note: If your system does not display the above FRU device, then it probably does not contain that device. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPORARY FILES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Temporary files are not created by default. If you desire to have temporary files created you must use the undocumented "/tmp" switch on the command line, then when the FRUSDR Loader is executed, it creates temporary files which may be used to aid in recreating a problem, should on arise. The FRUSDR Loader does not remove the temporary files, the temporary files may be erased by the user after the FRUSDR Loader has completed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRU FIELD LENGTHS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If a user is going to develop their own Configuration, FRU or SDR files, then they need a thorough understanding of FRU areas and lengths. That discussion is beyond the scope of this document. Although, only a basic understanding of how the FRUSDR application uses FRU files is needed before one modifies information in a FRU field via a configuration file prompt. The governing FRU format and SM BIOS specification documents do not specify a maximum FRU field length. However, a length constraint does exist due to the limited amount of space available in the Non-Volatile Storage device containing these items. These maximum lengths are artificial since, if all strings were of the maximum length, the FRU file would overflow the FRU area. Therefore, the true maximum field length is actually controlled by the space available to the FRU file. As a rule, the length defined in the header of the FRU file and the sizes defined in each FRU area of the FRU file must not be altered. These were originally chosen so that the FRU file would fit into the FRU area. Often each FRU area does contain a certain amount of padding, which will allow an increase in the length of some strings. To be on the safe side, if FRU strings are modified, they should be kept at the same length as the current string in that FRU area. For fields such as the Asset Tag, for which data may not exist to fill the field, the length should be kept to as few characters as needed, not to exceed 31 characters. ============================================================================= DEPENDENCIES ============================================================================= FRUSDR package 5.6.J should only be used with BIOS P15 or later. FRUSDR package 5.5.G should only be used with BMC 1.16 or later. FRUSDR packages 5.5.D, 5.5.E and 5.5.F should only be used with BMC 1.13, BMC 1.14 or BMC 1.15. FRUSDR packages 5.5.B and 5.5.C should only be used with BMC 1.09 or BMC 1.11. There are no known BIOS or SCSI Hot Swap Backplane controller dependencies. ============================================================================= KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS ============================================================================= None. ============================================================================= FEATURES ADDED IN THIS RELEASE ============================================================================= Version 5.6.J: - None. Version 5.5.I: - None. Version 5.5.H: - None. Version 5.5.G: - Support for the Intel SR1350 chassis was added. Version 5.5.F: - Added support for a system without on-board SCSI. Version 5.5.E: - Support for the Intel SC5250-E chassis was added. Version 5.5.D: - None. Version 5.5.C: - Added SMaRT Tool chassis name programming of BMC FRU for SC5200. - Modified Processor Vccp limits to support 3.06 GHz processors. Version 5.5.B: - Added support for the Intel BRP chassis 1+1 redundant supply. - Enforced the BMC 1.11 requirement that power supplies be populated in 1,2,3 order. - Detect the SC5200 chassis by detecting front panel temp sensor rather than by questioning the user. ============================================================================= ISSUES FIXED SINCE LAST RELEASE ============================================================================= Version 5.6.J: - Added 1U/2U Riser FRU configuration. (DCS#14957) - Changed SCSI de-pop configuration. (DCS#14976) - Fixed incorrect file revision. (DCS#15129, DCS#15067) - Updated FRUSDR utility version 5.6.2. (DCS#14934) Version 5.5.I: - Removed fan redundancy sensor for non-redundant chassis configuration. Version 5.5.H: - Deleted display of unneeded fan messages from SR1350 operation. - Corrected fan redundancy LED operation for HSRP chassis. - Corrected display of fan redundancy in ISM for Base, BRP and HSRP chassis. - Removed fan redundancy event assertion for BRP, BASE, SR1350, SC5250-E and other chassis configurations - Changed SDR tag for SC5250-E. Version 5.5.G: - None. Version 5.5.F: - Corrected fan redundancy table. - Removed OEM fan redundancy sensor and map records for all configurations except HSRP. - Changed power unit redundancy OEM SDR format. - Corrected ambient temperature control tables. Version 5.5.E: - None. Version 5.5.D: - Changed processor fan speed decoding to support 3.06 GHz processor fan sinks that can spin at up to 11,000 RPM. This change requires BMC 1.13 or later for correct fan speed decoding. - The name of the "Proc Hot" sensor was changed to "CPU Thermal Ctrl". - The name of the power system redundancy sensor was changed from 'Pwr Redund Lost' to 'Power Redundancy'. - Unplugging Sys Fan 4 on an SC5200 Base or BRP system did not cause a fan boost, this SDR package in conjunction with BMC 1.13 or later corrects this. - BMC 1.11 required power supplies to be inserted in a 1,2,3 order, earlier SDR packages enforced this rule. BMC 1.13 does not require this, and this SDR package no longer limits power supply installation. - The Config file no longer determines whether an Intel chassis is present based on detecting the front panel temperature sensor, the user is queried instead. Version 5.5.C: - None. Version 5.5.B: - None. ============================================================================= REFERENCE MATERIAL ============================================================================= Intel(R) Server Board SE7501BR2 Technical Product Specification (TPS) [END OF RELEASE NOTES]