Windows and Linux System Firmware Update Package (SFUP) Installation and Operation Instructions Intel highly recommends reading this document in its entirety before performing the system update. Verifying that your system meets the documented requirements will ensure a successful update and provide the most reliable system functionality after the update has completed. Released - November 16 2021 ******************************************************************************** This update package includes the following production level system software updates and update utilities: System BIOS - R01.01.0004 ME Firmware - 04.04.04.58 BMC Firmware - 2.87.be6beeae FRUSDR - 0.38 Pmem - 2.2.0.1553 CPLD - v3P4 sysfwupdt.efi - Version 14.2 Build 11 --- Supported Products --- Intel(R) Server Board D50TNP Family Contact Intel for pre-production hardware support requirements ******************************************************************************** IMPORTANT NOTES ******************************************************************************** !! Firmware check is not applicable, hence updates will be triggered even when the versions in the system and in the SFUP package are same !! !! Do NOT interrupt or reboot or remove power from your system during the update process. Doing so may render your system inoperable. !! !! Do NOT attempt to down rev the system software once loaded on to the system. Doing so may render your system inoperable. !! !! All updates provided in this package are installed using the Windows and Linux operating environment only. !! !! Do not modify any of the script files. The scripts as written will provide the most reliable update experience. !! ******************************************************************************** SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ******************************************************************************** To update the system software stack to the versions included in this update package, the system software stack currently installed on the target server system MUST meet the following, or else the update may fail: - System BIOS - R01.01.0003 or later - BMC Firmware - 2.81.99b20e11 or later - FRUSDR - 0.35 or later - CPLD - v3p3 or later For pre-production hardware and software support requirements, contact Intel for details ******************************************************************************* PREREQUISITES BEFORE RUNNING WINDOWS AND LINUX UPDATE SCRIPTS ******************************************************************************** - Install "ipmctl" tool in both LINUX and WINDOWS - Windows : Download "ipmctl_windows_install_xx.xx.xx.xxxx.exe" which is avilable in the following github page (use latest) : https://github.com/intel/ipmctl/ - Linux : RHEL8 1. Set proxy in your RHEL OS (if required) 2. ipmctl is available in epel-release, add the latest epel-release to your repolist 3. Install ipmctl using following commands :- a. yum install epel-release or b. dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm c. yum install ipmctl SLES15 SPx 1. set proxy in your SLES15 OS (if required) 2. ipmctl is avilable in the following github page (use latest) : https://github.com/intel/ipmctl/ a. Dependencies may include the following : i. libipmctl (available in the above github) 3. ipmctl may have dependencies, find dependencies in the following opensuse repositories : a. http://ftp.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.2/oss/x86_64/ b. Dependencies may include the following : i. libndctl ii. ndctl 4. For SLES15 SP2 a. wget http://ftp.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.2/oss/x86_64/ndctl-70.1-lp152.7.12.1.x86_64.rpm --no-check-certificate b. wget http://ftp.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.2/oss/x86_64/libndctl6-70.1-lp152.7.12.1.x86_64.rpm --no-check-certificate c. zypper install ndctl-70.1-lp152.7.12.1.x86_64.rpm d. zypper install libndctl6-70.1-lp152.7.12.1.x86_64.rpm e. zypper install libipmctl-02.00.00.3878-1.el8.x86_64.rpm f. zypper install ipmctl-02.00.00.3878-1.el8.x86_64.rpm ******************************************************************************** IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE UPDATE PROCEDURE ******************************************************************************** - Windows : When startup.bat is executed from FSUP, the update order is CPLD, PMEM, BMC, FRUSDR and BIOS followed by a system reset. - Linux : When "sh startup.sh" is executed from FSUP, it uninstalls existing sysfwupdt (if any) and installs latest sysfwupdt from FSUP. The update order is CPLD, PMEM, BMC, FRUSDR and BIOS followed by a system reset. - Once the Windows and Linux startup script completes the update of CPLD/Pmem/BMC/FRUSDR/BIOS, the system will reboot automatically, on that time the screen will be off and blue ID LED will be solid on, once the process is completed the ID LED will be off and system will turn on again. - Due the new structure of FW using PFR, the first time the server is rebooted once FW has been updated, will take around 11 minutes on the first reboot to conclude the update process, on that time the screen will be off and the System LED will be blinking green/amber, after the first 3 minutes the blue ID LED will be solid on, once the process is completed the ID LED will be off and system will turn on again, after post screen the server could be rebooted a second time. The time to conclude the FW update process is an expected behavior and only presented on the first reboot part of the FW update process. ******************************************************************************** GENERAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ******************************************************************************** 1. Unzip the contents of the update package and copy all files to the root directory of a removable media (USB flash drive) 2. Insert the USB flash drive to any available USB port on the system to be updated 3. Windows : Unzip the package, from SFUP directory open a command prompt or powershell and execute startup.bat Linux : Unzip the package, from SFUP directory open a terminal and execute "sh startup.sh" 4. Once BIOS update process has successfully completed, system will reboot automatically and will take around 16 minutes with the screen off, after that time the server will turn on again. 5. After first reboot and post screen, the server could be rebooted a second time. ******************************************************************************** KNOWN ISSUES ******************************************************************************** 1. On Windows OS if the system Pmem FW and Pmem FW in the SFUP package are of same versions then ipmictl tool errors out with following message : "Error 308 - FW Update authentication failure" ******************************************************************************** Verifying Updates: ******************************************************************************** 01. After the final update has completed successfully, reboot the system 02. During POST, hit the Key when prompted to access the BIOS Setup Utility 03. From the BIOS Setup Utility main menu, hit the key to load BIOS defaults 04. Hit the key to Save Changes and Exit the BIOS defaults 04. At the main menu verify the BIOS revision is correct 05. Move cursor to the SERVER MANAGEMENT menu and hit Enter 06. Move cursor to the SYSTEM INFORMATION Option and hit Enter 07. Verify the BMC Firmware revision is correct 08. Verify the SDR revision is correct 09. Verify the ME Firmware revision is correct 10. Configure desired BIOS Option settings 11. Hit the F10 Key to Save Changes and Exit *CPLD Firmware version can be verified on BIOS main menu, Main->PFR The System Software Update is Complete. ------------------------------------------------------- *** Warning: *** !! Do NOT interrupt or reboot or remove power from your system during the update process. Doing so may render your system inoperable. !! !! Do NOT attempt to downgrade the system software once loaded on to the system. Doing so may render your system inoperable. !! Please refer to the respective "Release Notes" files for complete list of known issues, workarounds and detailed requirements: - BIOS: Release Notes BIOS ####.txt - BMC: Release Notes BMC ####.txt - FRUSDR: Release Notes FRUSDR ####.txt - CPLD: Release Notes CPLD ####.txt