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Intel(R) Hot-swap Backplane AXX4DRV3GR (4BPR) HSC 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:       Apr 16, 2010
TO:         Intel(R) Hot-swap Backplane AXX4DRV3GR, Intel(R) 
            Server Boards S5520HC, S5500HCV and Intel(R) Workstation Board S5520SC Customers
SUBJECT:    AXX4DRV3GR (4BPR) HSC FW v2.15 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:

- RG4BP215.hex        HSC v2.15 main image file)
- RG4BP215.bin	      (BIN file)
- IPMI.EFI
- FWPIUAPD.EFI	      (EFI Utility to update HSC FW)  		
- README.txt          (HSC v2.15 release notes)
- EFIUPFW	      (EFI batch file 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:       v02.15
Manufacturer ID:        0x0157 (Intel)
Product ID:             0x0A07 

Checksum Information:
Boot Code: 0x00000000 -> 0x00024E19
Boot code checksum: 0x00A403CE
File Checksum: 0x0D9703CE

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                    SYSTEM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- Intel(R) Server Board S5520HC, S5500HCV, and Intel(R) Workstation Board S5520SC

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                   SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- S5500 Series Board BMC revision:
      BMC 43 or higher

- S5500 Series Board BIOS revision:
      R0035 BIOS or higher

- FRUSDR (S5500 Series Board)
	S5520HC/S5500HCV - FRUSDR 10 or higher

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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. ***

- For S5500 Series Board only EFI shell update is supported

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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):

** The firmware update utility is available. Before using the utility to 
update,v1.32 firmware should be programmed first time using programmer 
using the HEX file given with the package.While using the FWPIAUPD utility 
-nopc option is a must.

Firmware Installation Procedure (Requires HSC firmware already running):

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

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

   3) Run the provided run.bat/EFIUPFW.NSH file.

   4) The HSC will receive a boot code update. This could take up to 13
      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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v2.15:
- None

v2.12:
- None

v2.11:
- None

v2.10:
- None.

v2.09:
- FP LED going Amber blinking for Drive Fault doesn't work.
- HSC update takes around 25mins to update because of 16 bytes updates.
- EFI FWPIAUPD 4.0.2 Build 3 doesn't work for HSC update. Please use the one provided with the package.
- Due to known HW issue Fab 1 BP's fails to light up HDD LED 4 & 5.

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                        FEATURES ADDED IN THIS RELEASE
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v2.15:
- None

v2.12:
- None

v2.11:
- None

v2.10:
- None.

v2.09:
- SEL logging for Drive Fault and Predictive Fault.
Above feature is only supported for S5500 Series Board and not on S5000 based platforms.

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                                ISSUES FIXED
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v2.15:
- Amber LEDs on Backplane where there are no drives

v2.12:
- Does HSC have +20 degree temperature offset for SES-2

v2.11
None

v2.10:
- HSC misses some SES2/I2C requests causing system crashes

v2.09:
- None

[END OF RELEASE NOTES]
