================================================================================ Intel(R) Server Board S2600CW Family for Intel(R) Deployment Assistant, Intel(R) One Boot Flash Update Utility, Windows* Preboot Execution Environment ================================================================================ Intel(R) Server Boards and Systems Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA ================================================================================ DATE : September, 20 2015 TO : Intel(R) Server Board S2600CW Family SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package ================================================================================ ABOUT THIS RELEASE ================================================================================ BIOS : 01.01.0009 ME : 03.00.07.168 BMC : 01.28.8586 FRUSDR : 1.10 ================================================================================ Support Platforms and Dependency ================================================================================ Processors supported: Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 series Microcode update versions: Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5-2600 v3 series C0/C1 stepping: 0x0000002E CPUID = 0x306f2 Production boards: Product Fab Version S2600CW Fab2 or above The following update process must be followed to ensure a trouble free update. 1. BMC firmware 2. BIOS 3. Manageability Engine (ME) firmware 4. FRUSDR ================================================================================ System Firmware Update Package Usage instructions ================================================================================ This package can be updated using one of the following methods: - Intel(R) Deployment Assistant - Windows* or Linux* operating system using Intel(R) One-boot Flash Update (OFU) V11.0 Build 14 or later) - Windows* Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE) 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 & Management" DVD 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://www.intel.com/support/ Automatically downloads the latest Firmware Update Package from Intel 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 flash drive or Hard Disk Download the latest Firmware Update Package from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ and copy it to a USB flash drive, then insert the USB flash drive 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 flash drive. 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 flash drive 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 flash drive 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 release notes 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 3.1 - 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 R01.01.0009 ================================================================================ EPSD100027182 ME status show "Not Ready" in SETUP(MFG mode). EPSD100027258 HII - Day information hard coded to always 'Thu' irrespective of date we save in Schedule CC page EPSD100245060 System intermittently reboots due to watchdog timer failure. EPSD100245810 The description for "boot mode" under advanced controller property gets truncated EPSD100246351 Set Boot Mode=UEFI via ITK,"Launch EFI Shell" will disappear. EPSD100246372 No video signal when enable ESRT2 UEFI BIOS and Emulex 16002B. EPSD100246418 Sysinfo_v13.1.6:some BIOS options should not displayed "Possible Values" in sysinfo_log.txt. EPSD100246978 Cannot enter BIOS setup after enabling serial console redirection for serial port B EPSD100027610 [E5-16xx] Wrong "Memory Array Handle" mapping cause SMBIOS Type 16/17/19/20 has wrong structure. EPSD100027259 [S2600WT]Not calling INT15h handler of iMR when MR OPROM loads EPSD100027735 "Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology 2" OpROM not show in BIOS EPSD100027816 [E5-16xx] Trigger MBE at channel A1 will get wrong sel log. EPSD100247226 BSOD under Windows 2012 R2 when hot plugging NVMe SSD drives EPSD100247285 [24HDD]The hot plug function of HSBP cannot work normal. EPSD100245307 Pressing multiple F6 from SOL skips through boot manager. EPSD100247506 BMC DHCP HOST NAME can not be changed if DMN is DYNAMIC and BMC EPSD100028176: HW RAID HII: Arrow listing is not displayed correctly when lines EPSD100247654: Help to integrate the LAN OPROM20 oprom. EPSD100244429: System sporadically hangs at post code 0x89 EPSD100028560: [24HDD] The value of OEMID at ACPI table is not expected value. EPSD100028741 No Error Message display when boot into unsigned OS with secure boot enable EPSD100248330 ME status error with ME force update jumper EPSD100028678 SUT will get IERR event when enable secure boot via ITK or Syscfg. EPSD100028810 Windows2012R2 reboot cycle failed. EPSD100248466 [S2600WT] System locks up during OS DC cycling test EPSD100028878 [S2600WT] Dmesg record. Corrupted low memory after finish SLES 12 installation EPSD100028803 [S2600WT] VTK-125R2 can't execute. EPSD100248439 Conflict message in Linux when serial port A is set as 0x2f8 and IRQ3 EPSD100028852 After change "Active Processor Cores" , then press F10 to save Setup menu, it will pop up a fail screen as picture. EPSD100248533 Memory speed changes when POR setting is disabled and with a specific CPU - 3 DIMMS per channel ================================================================================ KNOWN ISSUES in ME 03.00.07.168 release ================================================================================ If host main power delayed relatively to the standby power for 720-770ms ME stop responding. Unable to set Alert Threshold Limit to 0 degrees (minimum from capabilities) for Inlet Temperature Trigger Type Policy. [MESDC] ME FW Status in S3 State is failed. During Host Warm Reset flow, unexpected Intel® SPS 3.0 E5 Firmware exception may be promoted to Platform Global Reset. When auto configuration is performed and efficiency readings are provided from BMC, ME keeps requesting PSUs for readings. Alert Immediate Messages (Host Comm Error) on SandStorm. NMPTU Get NM Capabilities updated to invalid values. Permanent Node Busy completion code received when trying to ColdReset ME after setting new value of SlopeComp and Offset coefficients. After increasing scanning period of DC Power sensor, min correction time for policies in secondary power domain (DC power) will not be updated. SpsInfox86 crashes when executed with 64-bit addressing enabled. Node Manager cannot maintain power limit after PSU power loss in Redundant PSU Configuration. When "PIA Platform PSU Efficiency" sensor is disabled in xml Node Manager uses incorrect power reading for power limiting. The sensor 0x18 SEL for HW protection policy correction time exceeded. Get NM Parameter cmd (FAh) responds with incorrect readings when the sensor scanning is disabled. Potential race condition in NM component handling SMART/CLST functionality. =============================================================================== BMC Changes in 01.28.8586 =============================================================================== -EPSD100248398: Spelling error in SEL log. -EPSD100248427: After SUT power off, there is "Front panel temp sensor has failed and may not be providing a valid reading - assert" logged for BMC FW health sensor -EPSD100248399: Change Bad Passwordk Threshold parameter string in EWS to be same with spec. -EPSD100248480: Chassis intrusion is always enabled on MTM2 exit. ================================================================================ FRUSDR Changes in release 1.10 ================================================================================ Issue Fixed: - None. 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