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Digest Name: weekly all firmware patch digest
Created: Sun Apr 11 7:15:03 EDT 2004

Table of Contents:

Document ID Title
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COL4174-NS-13752-3 Management Processor Card Firmware E.02.26 - E.02.26 [English]
COL4753-IS-16537-2 hp server rx2600 ? Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) Firmware - 2.0
COL2361-UX-19405-1 rx5670 System and BMC Firmware - 03.23(Linux) [English]
COL2361-UX-19404-1 rx5670 System and BMC Firmware - 03.23(Scripted EFI) [English]
COL2361-NS-18105-1 rx5670 System and BMC Firmware - 03.23(ISO Image) [English]

The documents are listed below.
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Document ID: COL4174-NS-13752-3
Date Loaded: 20040408
Title: Management Processor Card Firmware E.02.26 - E.02.26 [English]

hp workstation zx6000 and hp server rx2600, rx5670,rx4640 - Management
Processor Card Firmware
Firmware for the management processor card for the zx2000,
zx6000, rx2600,
rx4640 and the rx5670. Follow all instructions
to upgrade the firmware.

This software applies to:

System(s):

HP
workstation zx6000
HP
Integrity rx2600 server
HP
Integrity rx5670 server
HP
Integrity rx4640 server

Operating system(s):

Languages:

[x] English,
[ ] French, [ ] Italian, [ ] German,
[ ] Spanish,[ ] Swedish, [ ] Norwegian, [ ] Finnish, [ ]
Danish, [ ] Japanese

Certifications:

Version
Current version E.02.26
File name: PF_CEVERMPE0226.tar.gz
Version: MP firmware revision E.02.26
Release Date:
11/1/03

Versions replaced
File name: PF_CEVERMPE0223.tar.gz
Version: MP firmware revision E.02.23
Release Date:
8/21/03

File name: PF_CEVERMPE0222.tar.gz
Version: MP firmware revision E.02.22
Release Date:
7/15/03

File name: PF_CEVERMPE0210.tar.gz
Version: MP firmware revision E.02.10
Release Date:
11/11/02

File name:
Version: E.02.07
Release Date:
09/10/02

How to determine your current version

1.
Establish a telnet session with the Management Processor.
2.
Logon to the Management Processor using the Admin password
3.
Type ^Ecf to get console write
access. (where ^E = cntl key + e
simultaneously)
4.
Type ^b to enter the Management Processor.
(cntl key + b simultaneously)
5.
Type HE at the MP> prompt.
6.
A line similar to the following will be displayed.

Hardware
Revision e1 Firmware
Revision E.02.26

7. If the firmware revision
is NOT equal to or greater than E.02.26 then firmware should be updated

Availability of this software
[x] This software is made available on the web only
[ ] This software is made available on the web and on
factory-preloaded software
[ ] This software is made available on the web and on CDs
shipped with the product
[ ] This software is made available on the web, in
factory-preloaded software, and on CDs shipped with the product.
Detailed description
New features:

Fixed issues:

The
following fixes appear in Management Processor firmware revision E.02.26:

Caution

1
- If the currently installed firmware is older than E.02.10 then
updating to MP firmware revision E.02.26 requires updating to E.02.10
first.

2
Upgrades to MP firmware beyond E.02.26 will require updating to MP
firmware revision E.02.26 first.

-
Increased the size of the allowed firmware image.

-
MP thinks the system gracefully shutdown when it had not.

-
Console Traffic could prevent event initialization from happening.

-
Added Main menu commands to the Main menu help.

- Corrected spelling errors in the event decoder Generator ID strings.

- MP sometimes reset after VFP command.

- Event text decoding is truncated.

- Timeouts during upgrades were not handled properly.

- Possibility of temporary buffer overflow
in FRU BCD-type decoder.

- FW changed to an Admin only command.

- Enhance Type 02 decode for new Generator IDs .

- System LED is flashing GREEN when OS is up.

- MP display fru command appears to parse fru
info incorrectly.

- SA changed to Admin only command.

- Unknown Type-2 event needs to be added to MP firmware tables.

- NC option did not return to MP prompt when no alerts are present.

- Live Mode did not show all events.

- RB Command always reported success.

- Dump of log doesn't start on new line.

- Prevented using '0' for login timeout value in SO command.

- When monitoring the events in Live mode,
text mode did not work properly.

- When Out Of Range, PS command reports
"A/C Disconnected".

- An attempt to login a user marked for dial back fails on non-modem
ports.

- Implemented a one line MP prompt with hostname.

- VFP terminal help displayed confusing term-type "VFP_VT100"
on vt100 term.

- MP publishes system UUID to aid in SNMP relationship.

- All EO events in MP database had incorrect alert levels.

The following fixes appear in Management Processor
firmware revision E.02.23:

-
Previous versions of MP firmware would allow a user to login using the serial
port with only a valid user name on the third attempt.

-
In previous revision of MP firmware the UC command ouput
was inconsistent when invalid users were selected. Firmware revision E.02.23
corrects this.

The following fixes appear in Management Processor
firmware revision E.02.22:

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware dropped characters during input on the local
port.

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware got "Request for console write access
failed" message
while attempting to gain access using the ^Ecf
command.

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware could not boot HPUX without restarting after
MP reset

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware did not function properly when the system
contained a broken temperature sensor. The MP would lose much more
functionality than necessary (PC, PS, RS, TC, SS could not be executed).

-
Previous revisions of firmware produced an incorrect alert message when a
power pod failed.

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware did not properly decode FRU info for several
FRU's with the DF command

-
XU "out of memory" error changed to include MP Reset as option

-
VFP reported Power OFF when a power query from BMC failed in previous
revisions of MP firmware.

-
LOC command on rx5670 systems did not set Remote LED flashing in previous
revisions of firmware.

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware could not connect to HPUX more than once in
session mode.

-
Added navigation capability for MP CL command.

-
In previous revisions of MP firmware Physical Location decode
was confusing (or incorrect).

-
MP reset caused serial port interrupt storms in previous revisions of MP
firmware.

-
In previous revisions of MP firmware clearing the logs while the attention LED
(or blinking yellow light on System LED) flashes did not clear the attention
LED.

-
In previous revisions of MP firmware serial number, mfg.week,
mfg. month etc displayed in HEX for the DIMM's.

-
In previous revisions of MP firmware SPD Data for DIMM's
displayed in Hex. when using DF command

-
Dropped delayed transactions may hang PCI Bus.

-
In previous revisions of MP firmware invalid SSL certificate pointer could
cause MP reset

-
In previous revisions of MP firmware the MP ftp client did not work with
default servers on all supported operating systems.

-
In previous revisions of MP firmware if a telnet connection to MP was
established during MP upgrade process, it could corrupt the upgrade.
E.02.22 does not allow any new connections during the upgrade process.

The following fixes appear in Management Processor
firmware revision E.02.10:

MP firmware revision E.02.10 changed the following system event information:

1 - Changed alert level of BOOT_BMC_PORT_FAILED event from 3 to 2.

2
- Changed alert level of BOOT_SETTING_PLATFORM_TO_LOWEST_CORE_FREQ eventfrom
3 to 2.

3
- Changed alert level of Hot swap Cage: Drive removed event from 3 to 2

4
- Changed the event description of
"Power supply failed to "Power supply failed or
disconnected

5
Added the BOOT_MIXED_CPU_CORE_FREQ_INSTALLED.

Problem
Fixes:

-
Fixed MP Flash update failure CPE problem

-
The GSP DF on MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 reports an invalid
FRU record for the following system components:
Disk Backplane, Processors, Processor RAM, Power Converter, Power
Pods. MP firmware revision E.02.10 reports FRU information correctly.

-
MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 set vt100 as the default console mode.
MP firmware revision E.02.10 sets vt100+ as the default for the console mode.

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware implied support for the RB command to reset
the BMC. This feature was not implemented in the BMC. MP firmware revision
E.02.10 removes the command.

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware implied support for the PR command to
configure the power restoration policy. This feature was not implemented in
the BMC on rx5670. MP firmware revision E.02.10 removes the command for
rx5670.

-
Previous revisions of MP firmware implied support for the LOC command light
the locator LED. This feature was not implemented in the BMC on rx5670. MP
firmware revision E.02.10 removes the command on rx5670.

-
MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 the PS command never indicates a
temperature above Low Overtemp even though alerts
indicating a higher temp are displayed and system eventually shuts down. MP
firmware revision E.02.10 corrects the problem and reports temperature
correctly

-
MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 displayed "Service Processor
login:" during the login process. MP firmware revision E.02.10 changes
the prompt to "Management Processor login:"

-
MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 have a memory leak in DF command code.
MP firmware revision E.02.10 corrects the memory leak.

-
MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 did not send a page when the system
generates an alert even though it is logged in the event log. MP firmware
revision E.02.10 corrects the problem.

-
MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 displayed type 02 timestamps as
"BOOT_START" events. MP firmware revision E.02.10 displays the
events correctly.

-
MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 caused the previous boot log to be lost
when the Management Processor RS command was executed. MP firmware revision
E.02.10 corrects this problem.

-
MP firmware revision E.02.10 displays the memory slot information in
hexadecimal to be consistent with slot numbers. Previous revisions displayed
the information in decimal.

-
On MP firmware revisions prior to E.02.10 executing the RS command
caused the local port on the MP to hang if it was in session mode. MP firmware
revision E.02.10 does not hang the local port when the RS command is
executed.

-
HP Workstation zx6000 and HP Server rx2600 are only capable of report one

Power

Switch

State

. MP firmware
revision E.02.10 removes the

Power

Switch

State

display from
the output displayed on HP Workstation zx6000 and HP Server rx2600. The
display is unchanged on rx5670.

Known issues and limitations

Upgrade recommendation
[x] Recommended
[ ] Critical
Installation instructions

NOTE

Please
review all instructions and the "Hewlett-Packard Support Tool
License Terms" or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and
conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and,
limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch.

It
is important that you read and understand these instructions
completely before you begin. This can determine your success in
completing the Firmware update.

Unpacking the firmware on an HPUX system

FTP
PF_CEVERMPE0226.tar.gz to an empty directory on an FTP server.

Use
"gunzip" to unzip the patch

gunzip
PF_CEVERMPE0226.tar.gz

Use the
"tar" command to extract the firmware files

#
tar -xvf *tar

x
E0226.bin, 2555744 bytes, 4992 tape blocks

x
gsp_upia.cnf, 201 bytes, 1 tape blocks

x
mp_upg.cnf, 201 bytes, 1 tape blocks

x
Resources.out, 858962 bytes, 1678 tape
blocks

x
version.dat, 16 bytes, 1 tape blocks

Verify
the checksum of the files in the E.02.26 directory using
the "cksum" command.
Results of the command should be equal to the shown output.

# cksum
*
2954920096
2555744 E0226.bin
3915905951
858962 Resources.out
2724103309
201 gsp_upia.cnf
2724103309
201 mp_upg.cnf
397171541 16 version.dat

Proceed
to Test the network connection to the FTP server instructions.

See below

Unpacking the firmware on an Windows system

Save
PF_CEVERGSPE0226.tar.gz
to an empty directory on an
FTP server.

Unzip file, PF_CEVERGSPE0226.tar.gz

Double click on the saved file, PF_CEVERGSPE0226.tar.gz.
When Archive contains one file: PF_CEVERGSPE0226.tar.gz
Should WinZip decompress it to a temporary folder and open
click Yes

If file will not unzip

If files will not unzip you will need to download
the evaluation version of WinZip from www.winzip.com
and then unzip file.

Extract files

When WinZip PF_CEVERGSPE0226.tar.gz
window appears, Click on Extract under the
Actions menu.
In the Extract dialog box, specify the
extract to location, then click Extract.

Proceed
to Test the network connection to the FTP server instructions.

Test the network connection to the FTP
server

Establish a telnet session with the Management
Processor.

Logon to the Management Processor using the Admin
password.

Type ^Ecf to get
console write access.

Type ^b to enter the Management Processor.

Ping
the LAN where the MP files are located via the XD command item #3
(LAN access
PING
)

MP:CM>
xd

Diagnostics
Menu:

Non
destructive tests:

P - Parameter checksum

I - I2C access (get BMC Device ID record)

L - LAN access (
PING
)

M - Modem selftests

Destructive
tests:

R - Restart MP

Enter
menu item or [Q] to Quit: l

Enter IP Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Reset
the MP via the XD command (use the R option). This will free up any
unallocated memory for the MP update.

-> Choice:
r
r

The MP is now
being reset...

Proceed
to Install the Update Only Firmware instructions.

Installing E.02.26 MP Firmware

Logon to the Management Processor using the Admin
password.

Type ^Ecf to get
console write access.

Type ^b to enter the Management Processor.

Select
the MP command XU. This command activates the upgrade mode. Update the
MP firmware to the firmware image in the E0223 directory.

MP:CM>
xu -i
15.255.xxx.xxx -p /pub/E0223
-l
anonymous

FW
-i 15.255.xxx.xxx -p /pub/E0223 -l
anonymous

Firmware
Revision E.02.22
Jun
13 2003
,
12:34:29

New
Firmware Upgrade Parameters:

* I - Source IP : 15.255.xxx.xxx

* P - File Path : /pub/E0223

* L - Login
: anonymous

* W - Password :
anonymous

Confirm? (Y/[N]): y

-> MP firmware upgrade in progress....

-> Retrieving upgrade file using FTP.

-> Retrieved an upgrade file successfully.

Programming

ROM.

Percent Complete: 100.

-> Retrieving upgrade file using FTP.

-> Retrieved an upgrade file successfully.

Programming

ROM.

Percent Complete: 100.

-> Retrieving upgrade file using FTP.

-> Retrieved an upgrade file successfully.

Programming

ROM.

Percent Complete: 100.

-> MP firmware upgrade complete - Web and telnet connections
will

be dropped.
MP will now reset....

->
Command successful.

Firmware
installation is complete.

NOTE

Due
to PCI changes this firmware update requires the removal of AC power
to the system when update from revisions older than E.02.22. Remove AC
power and reboot the system.

System requirements and dependencies

The Management Processor Card
firmware upgrade process can only be done using an FTP site.

Disclaimer
The information in this document
is subject to change without notice.

Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty
of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for
incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing,
performance, or use of this material.

This document contains
proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, photocopied, or
translated to another language without the prior written consent of
Hewlett-Packard Company.
-----End of Document ID: COL4174-NS-13752-3----------------------------------

Document ID: COL4753-IS-16537-2
Date Loaded: 20040407
Title: hp server rx2600 ? Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) Firmware - 2.0 [English]

hp server rx2600 Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) Firmware

Follow all instructions to upgrade the firmware.

********************************************************************************

This software applies to:

********************************************************************************

System(s): HP Server rx2600

Operating system(s):Microsoft Windows

Languages:

[x] English, [ ] French, [ ] Italian, [ ] German, [ ] Spanish,[ ] Swedish,

[ ] Norwegian,[ ] Finnish,[ ] Danish, [ ] Japanese

Certifications: None

Availability of this software

[X] This software is made available on the web only

[ ] This software is made available on the web and on

factory-preloaded software

[ ] This software is made available on the web and on

CDs shipped with the product

[ ] This software is made available on the web, in

factory-preloaded software, and on CDs shipped

with the product.

********************************************************************************

Detailed Patch Description

********************************************************************************

Some HP Integrity rx2600 servers may have a limitation on their VGA resolution

settings. This limitation restricts customers to a resolution of 640x480. The

update is provided in this CD-ROM ISO image, which will allow the HP Integrity

rx2600 customers to remove the video limitation. This update must be manually

installed only once.

********************************************************************************

Known issues and limitations:

********************************************************************************

None

********************************************************************************

Upgrade recommendation:

********************************************************************************

[X] Recommended

[ ] Critical

********************************************************************************

Installation instructions:

********************************************************************************

Please review all instructions and the "Hewlett-Packard Support Tool License

Terms" or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions,

scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,

before installing this patch.It is important that you read and understand these

instructions completely before you begin. This can determine your success in

completing the Firmware update.

********************************************************************************

Creating a CDROM Boot Option

********************************************************************************

1 Boot the system to the EFI Boot Manager.

2 Select 'Boot Option Maintenance menu'

3 Select 'Add a Boot Option'

4 Select the 'Removable Media Boot' from the list

5 Enter a descriptive name for the cdrom boot option

6 Enter BootOption Data Type Type'a'

7 Enter BootOption Data Enter a descriptive title for the boot option

8 Save to NVRAM Type 'y'

9 Exit the EFI Boot Maintenance Manager.

10 Proceed to 'Installing System Firmware from CDROM'

********************************************************************************

Installing VGA card Firmware

********************************************************************************

1 FTP PF_CRX2600VGAWA.iso to a PC with a CDROM burner and software installed.

2 Double Click the icon for PF_CRX2600VGAWA.iso or Right Click the icon for

PF_CRX2600VGAWA.iso and select 'Record to CD' from the pop-up menu

Consult the operating instructions for your CD Burner software to

complete the recording process. Many software packages only require

clicking the 'okay' or similar button.

3 Remove the CD from the burner and install in the rx2600 server to be updated.

4 Boot the rx2600 server using the CDROM as the boot media.

5 Read the Firmware Update Utility Notice.

7 Select option 'A' to open the "Update Microsoft Windows HP Integrity rx2600

server" menu.

8 Select option 'A' to read the release note or option 'B' to install the

correct VGA firmware for your systems.

9 The update will run automatically if option 'B' is selected.

10 When the firmware update is complete, select 'x' to exit and cause the system

to reset.

10 At this time, you may boot your server to Windows and change your resolution.

IMPORTANT: If you attempt to run Windows in a resolution higher than 640x480

without first installing this update, your machine will halt. The workaround

for this condition is to install this update.

********************************************************************************

System requirements and dependencies

********************************************************************************

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material,

including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and

fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors

contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with

the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright.

All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, photocopied,

or translated to another language without the prior written consent of

Hewlett-Packard Company.
-----End of Document ID: COL4753-IS-16537-2----------------------------------

Document ID: COL2361-UX-19405-1
Date Loaded: 20040404
Title: rx5670 System and BMC Firmware - 03.23(Linux) [English]

hp server rx5670 - System Firmware

Follow all instructions to upgrade the firmware.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This software applies to:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
System(s): HP Server rx5670
Operating system(s):

Red Hat Linux Advanced Server release 2.1AS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3
SuSE SLES-8 (ia64)
Languages:

[x] English, [ ] French, [ ] Italian, [ ] German, [ ] Spanish,[ ] Swedish, [ ] Norwegian,[ ] Finnish,[ ] Danish, [ ] Japanese

Certifications: None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Version Information:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Current Version 3.23
File name: CP004468.SCEXE

Firmware Revision: 3.23 [4347]

PAL_A Revision: 7.31/5.37
PAL_B Revision: 5.37

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL_A Revision: 2.00
SAL_B Revision: 3.23

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.61
EFI Build Revision: 3.20

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.26

Previous Version 3.21

Firmware Revision: 3.21 [4335]

PAL_A Revision: 7.31/5.37
PAL_B Revision: 5.37

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL_A Revision: 2.00
SAL_B Revision: 3.20

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.61
EFI Build Revision: 3.20

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.23

Previous Version 3.11

Firmware Revision: 3.11 [4322]

PAL_A Revision: 7.31/7.31
PAL_B Revision: 7.40

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL_A Revision: 2.00
SAL_B Revision: 3.11

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.61
EFI Build Revision: 3.00

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.22

Previous Version 2.21

Firmware Revision: 2.21 [4306]

PAL A Revision: 7.31
PAL B Revision: 7.40

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL A Revision: 2.00
SAL B Revision: 2.00

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.60
EFI Build Revision: 1.22

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.10

Previous version 2.11

Firmware Revision: 2.11 [4249]

PAL A Revision: 7.31
PAL B Revision: 7.36

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL A Revision: 2.00
SAL B Revision: 2.00

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.60
EFI Build Revision: 1.22

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.10

Previous version 1.48

Firmware Revision: 1.48 [4241]

PAL Revision: 7.12

SAL Spec Revision: 1.30
SAL A Revision: 2.00
SAL B Revision: 1.30

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.57
EFI Build Revision: 1.22

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.24
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.10

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How to determine your current version
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Establish a telnet session with the Management Processor.
Logon to the Management Processor using the Admin password
Type CM to enter the Command Menu
Type SYSREV
A line similar to the following will be displayed.

System FW : 03.23

If the firmware revision is less than 3.23 then firmware should be updated

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Management Processor firmware updates require a separate update.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Availability of this software
[ ] This software is made available on the web only
[X] This software is made available on the web and on factory-preloaded software
[ ] This software is made available on the web and on CDs shipped with the product
[ ] This software is made available on the web, in factory-preloaded software, and on CDs shipped with the product.

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Detailed Patch Description
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Warning: DO NOT ATTEMPT DOWNGRADE FIRMWARE TO A REVISION LESS THAN 3.11 AFTER UPDATING TO REVISION GREATER THAN 3.11. DOWN GRADING FIRMWARE COULD POTENTIALLY RENDER THE SYSTEM INOPERABLE.
Note: Systems Upgrading to HPUX 11.23(HP-UX 11i version 2) must upgrade firmware to 03.21 or later.

New features:

The following new features appear in System firmware revision 3.23:

None

The following new features appear in System firmware revision 3.21:

McKinley PAL_B updated to version 7.59
Upgraded the USB OHCI EFI Driver to version 29
Upgraded the USB Mass Storage Driver to version 11
Added a new event during Late memory self test to indicate single bit errors
The following new features appear in System firmware revision 3.11:

PAL_B updated to version 5.37
Memory Scrubbing implemented in SFW
FPSWA updated to 1.18
EFI International Keyboard Support.
Version 0.29 OHCI USB Driver (This is required for International Keyboard Support)
Version 1.02.00 U160 SCSI driver
Margin Features Switch via NVM Token
Added new TUI which consists of following:
New System Configuration menu added to the Boot Manager menu. This menu allows the user to view information available from the "info" command, to set the date and time, and to reset the configuration to default values.
Moved Security/Password menu to the System Configuration menu.
Cold Reset option in Boot Maintenance menu now prompts user for confirmation.
Enhanced USB EFI driver features:
Support for the USB floppy drive
Support for multiple USB keyboards
Support for some USB storage devices (e.g. CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, flash memory, hard disk); note, some devices do not work
Support for some USB mice
EFI now creates a "Internal Bootable DVD" boot option for the internal CD/DVD drive whenever none of the Boot Manager variables exist. This condition typically only occurs when EFI NVM is invalid.
The dh command now displays the device and vendor strings for any handle with an attached UI protocol. Currently only the EFI shell and the internal CD/DVD drive handles have the UI protocol attached
The dh command can now search for handles which have the UI protocol attached using: "dh -p ui"
From Intel's 01.10 [14.61] EFI drop:
Added generalized page break mechanism with the "-b" option for select commands. At each screen full of text, user is prompted to continue or quit display
Following commands modified to use new mechanism: alias, attrib, dmpstore, ls, memmap, map, set, type
Following commands no longer default to using page break and do not support the "-b" option (F1627) dblk, dmem
dmpstore no longer defaults to using page break. Use "dmpstore -b" to view data with page breaks
The dmpstore command now supports the syntax "dmpstore [-b] [variable]", where variable is the name of a specific variable for which to display data
Fixed issues:

The following fixes appear in System firmware revision 3.23:

SAL now returns the exact FSB frequency instead of a rounded one to fix problem with the system losing wall time every day.
Fixed issue where system could lock up if a user put slower CPU's in the system than were in there before.
Firmware now assumes all PCI-X cards are 66MHz capable
Serialized late selftest.
System could fail to recover if a CPU was deconfigured by firmware during the boot process.
Increased wait time from 10ms to 25ms for PCI slot power on.
The following fixes appear in System firmware revision 3.21:

Corrected compatibility issues with EFI EBC drivers
Corrected issues RDFM/WRFM ACPI issue with HPUX. This could cause issues with HPUX 11.23 and later
I/O changed to report system as non-hotpluggable to the OS to ensure compatibility with the RDFM/WRFM ACPI.
EFI "Baud" command was locked-out on the MP UART in previous version of firmware. The "Baud" command is now supported with MP firmware revisions E.02.23 and later.
Function ID for PCI UART in previous revision could be reported incorrectly in the HCDP table.
The EFI console splitter did not initialize its attributes value in previous versions of firmware. The original attribute for the console splitter standard output in previous revisions was 0, which is black foreground on black background. During boot the EFI console could become temporarily unreadable displaying black text on a black background in previous revisions of firmware.
SAL Speculation Fault Handler did not update IIPA correctly in previous revisions of firmware.
In previous revisions of firmware after PCI MCA errors occasionally the OS_MCA handler is unable to access PCI configuration space. The firmware handoff state to OS_MCA did not always re-enable PCI configuration space transactions. This caused HP-UX to be unable to reinitialize the console resulting in the system being hung.
Previous revisions firmware produced misleading error messages when an incorrect admin or user password is entered ("Error verifying password. Status=Unsupported" and "Unable to verify privilege. SAL or BMC failure."). Revision 03.21 produces an "access denied" error.
Corrected errors in the EFI Help text.
Previous revisions of the EFI boot manager did not allow text highlighting with HP-UX's xterm. EFI now uses the reversed text attribute to allow text highlighting to work on HP-UX's xterm.
Previous revisions of EFI sent an "ESC[3h" to the serial or lan console device during initialization or when a 'reconnect -r' command was issued. The "ESC[3h" causes VT100 terminal emulators to act according to the VT100 specification and change display mode to "display control mode". This mode displays control characters instead of acting upon them. The result is a screen filled with control codes and garbled text. Revision 03.21 corrects this issue.
Previous revisions of firmware did not implement the Platform Features Descriptor entry and the Translation Register Descriptor entry of the SAL system table. Revision 03.21 implements these entries in the SAL system table.
The following fixes appear in System firmware revision 3.11:

CPE error severity is now reported correctly.
FW now enforces 128MB error free memory when initing memory only.
DiskIO fix in EFI for proper alignment of Disk/Memory accesses.
SAL MCA Monarch LID fix .
SAL MCA GR11 handoff state fix.
ErrorHandler Module Specific Function Pointer fixed for virtual mode.
The "pdt clear" EFI command now only clears PDT once, not again on reboot.
Fix to enable ACC network card.
Timing/Frequency fix to fully support processors over 1 GHz.
Old CPE/CMC logs are now invalidated before attempting to log again.
Correct PalProc Addr is used during CPU Deconfig.
Memory Poisoning using unoptimized routine.
New EFI 1.1 memory requirements for RUN_TIME_MEMORY attribute.
New EFI 1.1 memory requirements for EfiAcpiReclaimMemory.
SAL System Table shows OEM_ID as Intel instead of HP.
MCA when installing Windows.
FW will now demote hard SBE's and unverified MBE's in the PDT below 128MB. This is to be in spec with the SPPA Platform EAS published April 2002.
Firmware sets incorrect PCI bus error log validation bits.
Error log severity may be incorrect for I/O errors.
Disable Mercury Strict_DCR to accomodate HP ATM cards .
Need EFI INFO CPU to display Cache Sizes.
ASSERT filenames reversed within event data.
EFI INFO SYS should display FSB frequency.
EFI INFO SYS should display date and time.
Need to remove clearing of BMC passwords.
EFI USB Driver must support USB and LS120 floppy.
Only one keyboard enabled with multiple keyboards installed.
EFI_SYSTEM_STATE_RUNNING_OK event misdefined with unused data type.
INFO SYS should display all fields settable via SYSSET.
Usb Keyboard Driver has significant memory leaks.
Memory Poisoning using unoptimized routine. Adds to boot time.
Efi Stack and backing store sizes are not per the EFI spec 2.3.3.
Delete the word 'order' from "Product Order Number" strings.
Stopboot timeout message has extra ')' when less than 10 seconds.
Long output in the Advanced System Information menu is now paged.
Update ConsoleSelection code for the Vibern USB driver.
There is a possible memory corruption caused by SFW.
INFO CPU should not display absent CPUs.
IPF will not boot with a 300i and media installed .
FTP causes a TRAP.
Boot manager does not detect removable media change.
DVD Boot option incorrect when no DVD drive present.
The device and vendor strings for internal DVD drive could be improved.
The following fixes appear in System firmware revision 2.21:

Intel has notified HP and other computer manufacturers of an issue with the Itanium 2 processor. Multiprocessor (MP) systems running IA-32 applications that use the 'cmpxchg8b' instruction could experience hangs, halts, or data integrity issues on your system while running Windows or Linux; HP-UX is not susceptible. HP multiprocessor systems that may be affected are: the HP Server rx2600, HP Server rx5670, and the HP Workstation zx6000. The issue does not occur on the first generation Itanium processor-based systems or on recently announced Itanium 2-based single processor systems such as the HP Workstation zx2000. It also does not occur on any other Intel processors or PA-RISC or Alpha systems. This issue is not unique to HP and is a published Intel erratum on the Itanium 2 processor (Erratum 53).

The problem has not been reported by any Itanium 2 processor customers. However, because Intel is strongly committed to delivering high quality products, it has developed a new PAL (Processor Abstraction Layer, a part of system firmware) that addresses the issue. HP has incorporated this new PAL into updated firmware for its Itanium 2 -based products.

The following fixes appear in System firmware revision 2.11:

1 - In previous versions of firmware the unloading the EBC driver caused the system to MCA. Firmware revision 2.11 corrects this issue.

2 - Previous revisions of firmware issued warning messages when the most current revision of MP firmware was not installed on the MP card and the revision checking scheme did not allow for newer revisions than the one hard coded in revblock when the firmware image was built. Firmware revision 2.11 corrects this issue.

3 - Previous revisions of firmware were unable to boot from a DVD without having to remap. The following action sequence produced failures

plug the machine in, and boot it to the IPF Setup & Config DVD.
A menu called the EFI Boot manger will appear, with the following options:
efi shell [build in]
Microsoft Windows .NET Boot
DVD
Boot option maintenance menu
Security/Password menu
pick option 3 for DVD
The same menu will appear:
efi shell [build in]
Microsoft Windows .NET Boot
DVD
Boot option maintenance menu
Security/Password menu
The selecting option 3 will continue to display this menu on previous revisions of firmware.

4 – Previous revisions of EFI the 'info fw' command and the 'ver' command returned different values for the SAL B revision. Firmware revision 2.11 corrects this issue.

5 - Setting the EFI console to VGA only on servers using Linux caused the system to hang with previous versions of firmware. Firmware revision 2.11 corrects this issue.

6 - The earlier versions of rx5670 firmware did not duplicate or backup the system serial number and original product number. These variables are used for system identification. This prevented them from being restored when parts were replaced. These variables are used by management applications to identify the system and application licensing. Firmware revision 2.11 corrects this issue.

7 - The earlier versions of rx5670 firmware did not consistently display SCSI disks being detected when executing the reconnect command. Firmware revision 2.11 corrects this issue.

8 – When Fibre Channel cards were installed in rx5670 servers with earlier firmware and topology was changed it caused a later 'reconnect –r' command to hang. Firmware revision 2.11 corrects this issue.

9 - In Windows operating system, the manageability software starts the watchdog timer to implement a feature called ASR (Automatic Server Recovery). When the operating system enters a hung or unresponsive state the watchdog timer refresh will fail and will let the timer expire in 10 minutes. The expiration will cause a hard reset, therefore getting the server out of the hung/unresponsive state. In extreme cases when the refresh process of watchdog timer failed unexpectedly the watchdog timer kept on ticking even during the system restart that followed. Since the configured timer action is a hard reset, the system restarted again at some point while the Operating System boots up. Firmware revision 2.11 stops the watchdog timer when a reset is detected preventing the unexpected reboot.

10 - Previous revisions of rx5670 firmware did not display PAL A and PAL B revision numbers with the 'info FW' Command.

11 - In earlier versions of firmware if power to the system and the battery failed at the same time the date and time would be set to an invalid value. This prevented the user from resetting the date and time to a correct Date and Time. This issue is corrected by firmware revision 2.11.

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Known issues and limitations:
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This package cannot be installed if the system has a BMC administrator password set. If this password is set, it must be cleared by connecting to the Management Processor and running the BP command from the Command Menu. Re-run the setup after the password is cleared to update the firmware.
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Upgrade recommendation:
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[ ] Recommended
[X] Critical

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Installation Instructions
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Please review all instructions and the "Hewlett-Packard Support Tool License Terms" or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. It is important that you read and understand these instructions completely before you begin. This can determine your success in completing the Firmware update.
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Installing System Firmware
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FTP CP004468.SCEXE to the server.
Execute CP004468.SCEXE, an installation application will open.
The application will automatically install firmware and initiate a reboot.
When the firmware update is complete the system will reset.
NOTE: Do not attempt to update firmware on the Management Processor via the network while updating system firmware.

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System requirements and dependencies
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Disclaimer
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Document ID: COL2361-UX-19404-1
Date Loaded: 20040404
Title: rx5670 System and BMC Firmware - 03.23(Scripted EFI) [English]

hp server rx5670 - System Firmware

Follow all instructions to upgrade the firmware.

Languages:

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Certifications: None

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Version Information:
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Current Version 3.23
File name: rx5670_version_0323.efi

Firmware Revision: 3.23 [4347]

PAL_A Revision: 7.31/5.37
PAL_B Revision: 5.37

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL_A Revision: 2.00
SAL_B Revision: 3.23

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.61
EFI Build Revision: 3.20

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.26

Previous Version 3.21

Firmware Revision: 3.21 [4335]

PAL_A Revision: 7.31/5.37
PAL_B Revision: 5.37

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL_A Revision: 2.00
SAL_B Revision: 3.20

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.61
EFI Build Revision: 3.20

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.23

Previous Version 3.11

Firmware Revision: 3.11 [4322]

PAL_A Revision: 7.31/7.31
PAL_B Revision: 7.40

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL_A Revision: 2.00
SAL_B Revision: 3.11

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.61
EFI Build Revision: 3.00

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.22

Previous Version 2.21

Firmware Revision: 2.21 [4306]

PAL A Revision: 7.31
PAL B Revision: 7.40

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL A Revision: 2.00
SAL B Revision: 2.00

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.60
EFI Build Revision: 1.22

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.10

Previous version 2.11

Firmware Revision: 2.11 [4249]

PAL A Revision: 7.31
PAL B Revision: 7.36

SAL Spec Revision: 0.20
SAL A Revision: 2.00
SAL B Revision: 2.00

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.60
EFI Build Revision: 1.22

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.30
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.10

Previous version 1.48

Firmware Revision: 1.48 [4241]

PAL Revision: 7.12

SAL Spec Revision: 1.30
SAL A Revision: 2.00
SAL B Revision: 1.30

EFI Spec Revision: 1.10
EFI Intel Drop Revision: 14.57
EFI Build Revision: 1.22

POSSE Revision: 0.10

ACPI Revision: 7.00

BMC Revision 1.24
IPMI Revision: 1.00
SMBIOS Revision: 2.3.2a
Management Processor Revision: E.02.10

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How to determine your current version
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Establish a telnet session with the Management Processor.
Logon to the Management Processor using the Admin password
Type ^Ecf to get console write access.
(where '^E' = cntl key + e simultaneously)
Boot the system to an EFI shell
Type 'info all' at the shell> prompt.
A line similar to the following will be displayed.

Firmware Revision: 3.23 [4347]

If the firmware revision is NOT equal to or greater than 3.23 then firmware should be updated