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Intel(R) Server Platforms SR2520SA 6BPE RELEASE NOTES
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INTEL Enterprise Platform & Services Marketing
Intel Corporation
2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
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DATE:       April 21, 2008
TO:         Intel(R) Server Platform SR2520SA 6BPE Customers
SUBJECT:    SR2520SA 6BPE v2.08 Release Notes


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                              LEGAL INFORMATION
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                           RELEASE PACKAGE CONTENTS
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The following files are included in this release package:

- 6USR2520SA.hex       (HSC v2.08 main image file)
- 6USR2520SA.bin       (BIN file)
- README.txt         (HSC v2.08 release notes)
- FWPIAUPD.EXE       (To update HSC FW)

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                             ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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REVISION INFORMATION RETURNED BY GET DEVICE ID COMMAND:

Firmware Version:       v2.08
Manufacturer ID:        0x0157 (Intel)
Product ID:             0x0A0E (SAS SR2520SA 6BPE)

Checksum Information:
Boot Code: 0x00000000 -> 0x0004AAA9
Boot code Checksum: 0x014C5FEE
File Checksum: 0x0C415FEE

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                    SYSTEM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- Production S5000VSA Base board with Fab 401 revision or higher.

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                   SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- BMC revision: (S5000VSA)
     SPBMC61

- BIOS revision: (S5000VSA)
      R0079 BIOS

- FRUSDR (S5000VSA)
      FSP_37 or later

      	
- MS-DOS v6.22 (or later)

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                         IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
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- The following files are necessary to update the firmware:
  *** All the files listed in the RELEASE PACKAGE CONTENTS section are
  required to update the firmware and perform various other important
  functions. ***


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                         INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
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** Note: For power-on, no firmware update utility is provided. It is
   assumed that the factory will flash the provided hex image directly
   to the SEEPROM.

Primary Installation Procedure (Requires HSC firmware already running):


   1) Unzip the release package, and copy the contents onto a Win98 DOS 
      bootable media (such as a bootable USB memory device).

   2) Boot to Win98 Dos, and change directories to the release directory.

   3) Run the provided run.bat file.

   4) The HSC will receive a boot code update. This could take up to 40
      minutes to upload and verify.

   5) After verification, the firmware requires 60 seconds to finish 
      updating. The front-panel power and reset buttons will be placed in 
      secure mode during this time. Any attempts to access these buttons 
      will result in security violation entries in the system event log.
      Please do not reset or remove power from the system during this time 
      as any interruption could leave the HSC inoperable.

   6) Please update your BMC's SDR package to the latest version.

   7) Please reboot your system.




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                           KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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Steps only applicable to expander-based backplanes.

Steps only applicable to HW or SW RAID configurations.

1)Gracefully shut-down the system. 
	a)Do not use hibernate or suspend to RAM. 
2)Remove the SAS host bus adapter. 
3)Disconnect the SAS cable(s). 
	a)Removing disks is optional. 
4)Power-on the system. 
5)Boot to upgrade media (bootable CD-ROM?). 
6)Run update batch file. 
7)After upgrade completes, power-down the system. 
8)Re-install SAS host bus adapter. 
9)Reconnect SAS cable(s). 
	a)Insert any disks that may have been removed. 
10)Power-on the system. 
11)If necessary, import any foreign configurations. 

		or

Another alternative solution is to use Bootable media which has HSC FW files to 
flash HSC FW.

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SR2520SA 6BPE v2.08

This is the first official release made for the SR2520SA 6BPE after the 
Power-On Release v.2.03

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                        FEATURES ADDED IN THIS RELEASE
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SR2520SA 6BPE v2.08:
	None

SR2520SA 6BPE v2.03:

	1) Power on release for the SR2520SA 6BPE


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                                ISSUES FIXED
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SR2520SA 6BPE v2.08:

-SATA drives not detected on hot-plug with expander backplanes  


SR2520SA 6BPE v2.05

-Read Enclosure Status (SAF-TE) returns undefined bytes 
-S5000PAL_HSC1.41: Typo Error in HSC1.41 Release Notes.
-S5000PAL_HSC1.41:SAFTE Read Enclosure Status Returns Incorrect value
-S5000PAl_HSC1.41: Read Device Slot Status SAF-TE command does not reports a unconfigured Drive.
-Drive slot status is incorrect 
-S5000PAL_HSC2.02:"Set Sensor Event Enable"command is not working proper. 
-S5000PAL_HSC2.02 :SAFTE:"Perform Slot Operation is not working proper" 
-S5000PAL_HSC2.02:"Get Sensor Hysteresis" returns invalid response for incorrect hysteresis mask definition 
-SRCS28X - Fault LEDs on S5000 chipset based platforms - Non Expander Backplane Blinking on wrong slots 
-HSC 2.02 update changed RWC sensor reading capability.

[END OF RELEASE NOTES]
