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Intel(R) Server Board S2600CO Family Firmware Update Package
for Intel(R) Deployment Assistant, Intel(R) One Boot Flash Update Utility, 
The embedded EFI Shell, Windows* Preboot Execution Environment 
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Intel Enterprise Platform & Services Division - Marketing
Intel Corporation
2111 N.E. 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
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DATE    : Nov. 15, 2012
TO      : Intel(R) Server Board S2600CO Family customers	  
SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package 
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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BIOS   : 01.06.0002
ME     : 02.01.05.107
BMC    : 1.16.4010
FRUSDR : 1.09
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                           Support Platforms and Dependency
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Intel(R) Server Processors supported: 
  Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E5-2600 series

Microcode update versions: 
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-2600/2400 series C0 stepping: 0x80000513 CPUID = 0x206D5
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-2600/2400 series C1 stepping: 0x80000613 CPUID = 0x206D6
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-2600/2400 series C2 stepping: 0x80000708 CPUID = 0x206D7

Production boards:
  Product		    Fab Version	      
  S2600CO		    Fab2 or above     
  
The following update process must be followed to ensure a trouble free update.
1.	BMC firmware to 1.00 or later
2.	BIOS 01.03.1002 or later
3.	Manageability Engine (ME) firmware 02.01.05.69 or later
4.	Latest FRU/SDR package specific to the baseboard.

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                  System Firmware Update Package Usage instructions                   
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This package can be updated using one of the following methods:
 - The embedded UEFI shell
 - Intel(R) Deployment Assistant
 - Windows* or Linux* operating system using Intel(R) One-boot Flash Update (OFU)
   V11.0 Build 10 or later)
 - Windows* Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE)

To Update from the embedded EFI Shell

update system firmware from Intel server EFI shell by the following steps:
- Download Intel server system firmware update package from http://www.intel.com/support/
- Unzip package and copy all files to root folder in USB disk on key 
- Insert USB disk on key to server USB port
- Reboot server, system will start BIOS/BMC/FRUSDR update automatically

  If case for some reason or you didn't put unzipped package under root folder of USB key, 
  you can do it by:
- Reboot server to EFI shell manually
- Run command "map -r" in EFI shell to mount USB disk on key
- 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"
- Change folder to the folder storing the firmware package
- Run command "startup.nsh" to start firmware update process

Please refer to "EFI_Instructions.pdf" in this firmware package for a quick guide to 
use the EFI commands

To Update from Intel(R) Deployment Assistant (IDA)

The Intel(R) Deployment Assistant software is easy to use and is present on the 
"Intel(R) Server Deployment & Management" DVD shipped with the system.
User can download the latest version IDA CD ISO image from http://www.intel.com/support/
To use the IDA CD to update the system firmware:
- Boot server with IDA CD
- Select "Get System Updates" 
- Choose one of the three options 

  . From http://www.intel.com/support/
    Automatically downloads the latest Firmware Update Package from Intel 
    It requires Internet connection
    Enter your local IP address and proxy configuration
    Click "Next" to start the download and update process

  . From my network
    Download the latest Firmware Update Package from http://www.intel.com/support/ and copy 
    it to a Windows* shared folder
    Enter your local IP address, the Windows* file server name, and a
    Windows user name and password
    Select the firmware package in pop-up window
    Click "Next" to start the update process

  . From USB Disk on Key or Hard Disk
    Download the latest Firmware Update Package from http://www.intel.com/support/ and copy it 
    to a USB key, then insert the key into the server USB port
    Click "Browse"
    Select the firmware package in pop-up window
    Click "Next" to start the update process
    
  Note: The Firmware Update Package is in the ZIP file format. Do not unzip 
        before copying to a Windows* shared folder or USB disk.

To update from Windows* and Linux* or operating systems using the Intel(R) One Boot
Flash Update Utility (OFU)

Intel(R) One boot Flash Update utility can be downloaded from http://www.intel.com/support/
and it is part of the "BIOS, Firmware Update & Configuration Utilities" for 
Windows* and Linux*. Please refer to Intel OFU user guide about the details of 
installation and usage of OFU.

Use OFU to update system firmware by the following steps:
- Install OFU on Windows* or Linux* system
- Download the latest firmware update package from http://www.intel.com/support/
- Unzip package to a folder
- Run the following command in Windows* command line/Linux* terminal window:
  <OFU install folder name>:\flashupdt -u  <package folder name>\flashupdt.cfg
                       
To update from Windows* Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE)

The System Firmware Update Package can be inserted to Windows* PE customized image 
for creating a bootable Windows* PE CD. User is able to update system firmware from 
customized WinPE CD by the following steps:
- Boot server with customized WinPE CD
- Run script "WinPE21_x64_Update.bat" or "WinPE20_x86_Update.bat" 
  (name may be varied depends on your own customization)
  
Note:
1. The Intel(R) OFU utility is case sensitive. Therefore, when you transfer the 
Firmware Update Package using USB key from a Microsoft Windows* system to a Linux
environment, you must first extract under the Linux* environment. Otherwise, you 
will need to mount the USB key manually with 'vfat' option under Linux to avoid 
conversion from upper case to lower case and vice versa.

2. To make Intel(R) OFU utility run properly under x86 or x64 OS, you have to read
OFU releaenotes on known issues for OFU installation.

3. In this SFUP package, Intel only provide batch file "WinPE_x86_Update.bat"
for WinPE2.0 32 bit solution "WinPE_x64_Update.bat" for WinPE2.1/3.0 64 bit 
solution as an example. Please refer to white paper "White Paper-Intel Server 
Utilities Procedure for WinPE.pdf" for details on building your own customized 
WinPE CD.

4. Windows PE 2.0 - built from Windows Vista SP1 32bit or EM64T
5. Windows PE 2.1 - built from Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008, EM64T
6. Windows PE 3.1 - built from Windows Server 2008R2, EM64T
7. Microsoft IPMI driver is loaded by default from WinPE CD, if you want to use 
Intel IPMI driver instead of MS IPMI driver for firmware update, you can un-install
Microsoft IPMI driver by:
                Devicesetup.exe ¨Cv remove *IPI0001
                Note: IPI0001 is the device ID for Microsoft IPMI driver.

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 		   Bios Changes in release BIOS 01.06.0002
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Others:
 - Add fix to avoid the potential issues by limiting the PCIe slot speed to Gen2 unless
  the add-in adapters are PCIe Gen 3 qualified on the Intel?Server Platforms.

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		    Issues fixed in 02.01.05.107 release
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- Fixed: FW may hang in initialization state after the update of entire ME
         region is interrupted by AC loss. 
         - None of the available ME resets (AC cycle or Global Reset or Power
           Button Override) can get ME out of the error condition, only
           reflashing ME image. 
- Fixed: FW may become unresponsive after switching from Recovery to
         Operational (e.g. during Direct Update).
         - Global Reset or Power Button Override can’t get ME out of the error
           condition. 

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                      BMC Changes in release 01.16.4010
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- Fixed: System power statistics shows N/A on EWS.
         - Power statistics were not available via Web interface when the PMBUS
           cable was connected.
- Fixed: Update power supply firmware for selected supplies to handle a PSON
         strobing issue which was causing problems on some systems.

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                      FRUSDR Changes in release 1.09
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- Remove Pwr Unit Redund sensor (0x02) de-assertion event.
- Update P1/P2 Status sensor (0x70.0x71) event assertion/deassertion mask.
- Change P1/P2 VRD Hot sensor (0x90,0x91) rearm type to auto-rearm.
- Change memory VRD Hot sensor (0x94,0x95,0x96,0x97) rearm type to auto-  rearm.
- Update HDD Status sensors event assertion/deassertion mask.
- Update P1 MTT/P2 MTT SDR M vaule and R exp/B exp value.
- Update FRUSDR utility to version 11 build 14.

- Fixed: FRU version update fail.
- Fixed: [X] MTT sensor scaling is incorrect in all SDR files.

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A portion of this firmware is open source code, which falls under the
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