Windows and Linux System 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 - April 29, 2026 ******************************************************************************** This update package includes the following production level system software updates and update utilities: System BIOS - R01.01.0011 ME Firmware - 04.04.04.802 BMC Firmware - 2.94.195893f7 FRUSDR - 0.48 Pmem - 2.2.0.1553 CPLD - v5p1 sysfwupdt - Version 16.0.12 --- Supported Products --- ******************************************************************************** IMPORTANT NOTES ******************************************************************************** !! This method of updating does not check the current version of firmware before updating. If the current version is the same as in the SFUP package, the update will run anyway. !! !! 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. !! !! Refer to the userguide which is available in sysfwupdt folder for any update scenarios or sysfwupdt commands. !! !! ITK ".cap" file need to be customized else ".cap file" update will fail !! ******************************************************************************** SUPPORTED PRODUCTS ******************************************************************************** Intel(R) Server Board M50CYP Family. Contact Intel for pre-production hardware support requirements ******************************************************************************** SFUP CONTENTS ******************************************************************************** Windows : startup.bat and sysfwupdt_win directory which contains sysfwupdt executable for windowsx64 bit OS. Linux : startup.sh and sysfwupdt_linux directory which contains installable .rpm for RHEL, SLES and UBUNTU UPDATE : bios_cap_update.bat, bios_cap_update.sh, bios_update.bat, bios_update.sh, bmc_update.bat, bmc_update.sh, cpld_update.bat, cpld_update.sh, dimms_update.bat, dimms_update.sh, driver_install.bat, driver_uninstall.bat, frusdr_update.bat, frusdr_update.sh, startup.bat, startup.sh, sysfwupdt_install.sh, sysfwupdt_uninstall.sh BIOS : R01010011_CoyotePass_LBG_ICX_UpdateCapsule_prd.bin BMC : CoyotePass-bmc_prod_signed_cap_2.94.195893f7.bin CPLD : pfr_cyp_627p4_v5p1_cfm1_auto_prd.bin ME : NA FD : NA DIMM : fw_bwva1_2.2.0.1553_rel.bin FRU : M50CYP2SB1U.fru, M50CYP2SBSTD.fru OtherFRU: NA SDR : M50CYP.sdr CFG : master.cfg, sdr_update_noprompt.cfg PDF : CR_FW_CRFW_2.2.0.1553_Intel_Optane_persistent_memory_200_series_FW_Release_Notes_1553.pdf ******************************************************************************** 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: the currently loaded system firmware stack on the system must meet the following: System BIOS - R01.01.0010 ME Firmware - 04.04.04.603 BMC Firmware - 2.93.a858f4d1 FRUSDR - 0.47 Pmem - 2.2.0.1553 CPLD - v5p1 ******************************************************************************** PREREQUISITES BEFORE RUNNING WINDOWS and LINUX UPDATE SCRIPTS ******************************************************************************** - Install "ipmctl" tool in both Windows and Linux - 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 SFUP, the update order is CPLD, PMEM, BMC, FRUSDR and BIOS followed by a system reset. - Linux : When "./startup.sh" is executed from SFUP, it uninstalls existing sysfwupdt (if any) and installs latest sysfwupdt from SFUP. The update order is CPLD, PMEM, BMC, FRUSDR and BIOS followed by a system reset. ******************************************************************************** GENERAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ******************************************************************************** 1. Unzip the contents of the SFUP package to any directory. 2. Windows : Unzip the package, from SFUP directory open a command prompt or powershell and execute startup.bat 3. Linux : Unzip the package, from SFUP directory open a terminal and execute "./startup.sh" ******************************************************************************** KNOWN ISSUES ******************************************************************************** 1. On Windows OS, attempting to flash the same version of PMEM firmware onto itself may result in the below error. 2. Attempting to flash production PMEM firmware over debug PMEM firmware, or vice versa, may also result in the below error. "Error 308 - FW Update authentication failure" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** 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: - BMC_TXT : ReleaseNotes_BMC2.94.195893f7.txt - FRUSDR_TXT : ReleaseNotes_FRUSDR0.48.txt - BIOS_TXT : ReleaseNotes_BIOS_R01.01.0011.txt - CPLD_TXT : ReleaseNotes_CPLD_v5p1.txt