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Intel(R) Hot-swap Backplane AXX6DRV3GEXP (6BPE) 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 AXX6DRV3GEXP customers
SUBJECT:    AXX6DRV3GEXP (6BPE) v2.15 Release Notes

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                              LEGAL INFORMATION
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Copyright (c) 2010 Intel Corporation.


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

- R6BPE215.hex       (HSC v2.15 main image file)
- R6BPE215.bin	     (BIN file)
- README.txt         (HSC v2.15 release notes)
- FWPIAUPD.EFI       (EFI utility to update HSC FW)
- EFIUPFW	     (EFI batch file to update HSC FW)
- IPMI.EFI

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

Firmware Version:       v2.15
Manufacturer ID:        0x0157 (Intel)
Product ID:             0x0A06 (6BPE)

Checksum Information:
Boot Code: 0x00000000 -> 0x0004998D
File Checksum: 0x0C3EABE5
Boot code checksum: 0x0149ABE5

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                    SYSTEM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- Intel(R) Server Board S3420GPLX, S3420GPLC, and S3420GPRX, Intel(R) Hot-swap
  backplane AXX6DRV3GEXP, Fab 1 or above, connected to server board via IPMB cable

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                   SYSTEM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS/REVISIONS
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- BMC revision: 
     BMC 17 or later (S3420GPLX, S3420GPLC and S3420GPRX)

- BIOS revision: 
     BIOS R0035 or later (S3420GPLX, S3420GPLC and S3420GPRX)

- FRUSDR 
      FRUSDR 17 or later (S3420GPLX and S3420GPLC)
      FRUSDR 05 or later (S3420GPRX)

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                         IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
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- 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.

  Installation Procedure under EFI (Requires HSC firmware already running):


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

   2) Insert USB disk on key to server / workstation USB port
    
   3) Boot Server to EFI shell

   4) Run command "map -r" in EFI shell to mount USB disk on key

   5) Run command "fs0:" to change folder to USB disk on key, USB key may also 
      mount to fs1:. The number of "fs#" is dependent on the result of command 
      "map -r" 
   
   6) Change folder to the folder storing the firmware packageBoot to DOS, and 
      change directories to the release directory.

   7) Run "EFIUPFW.NSH" to install HSC update, 
      
   8) The HSC will receive a boot code update. This could take up to 13
      minutes to upload and verify.

   9) 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.

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

   11) 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 Hardware or Software 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 (for example, 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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                        FEATURES ADDED IN THIS RELEASE
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v2.15:
- None

v2.14:
- None

v2.12:
- None

v2.09:
- Support for S5520HC, S5500HCV, S5520SC, and S5500BC

v2.08:
- None

v2.07
- Improved HSC FW update by implementing 128 bytes data transfer.

v2.06
- None

v2.05
- None

v2.02
- None

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                                ISSUES FIXED
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v2.15:
- None

v2.14:
- Set temperature offset for SES-2
- SATA drives sometimes not detected
- SATAII 1.5G limitation

v2.12:
- Expander enclosure may go offline causing a RAID failure 

v2.09:
- None

v2.08:
- SATA drives not detected on hot-plug with expander backplanes  

v2.07:
- Unexpected completion code returned for issuing "Get Enclosure Slot Map" command 
  with invalid beginning slot position. 
- The assertion/de-assertion event message enabled bits of "Get Sensor Event Enable" 
  for HSBP Sensor number 0x01 are different than FRUSDR package.

v2.06:
- Enable "SATA Back Channel HOLDA", that fixes SATA_R_ERROR issue during write command.
- Disable "auto-activation of old FIFO Read Release", that fixes SATA_HOLD issue. 
- Enable "FIFO Low HOLD Release Enable", that fixes SATA_HOLD issue.
- Adjusted analog settings to fix SATA_R error on some adapters.

[END OF RELEASE NOTES]
