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Intel(R) Server Board S2400EP Family
Intel(R) Server System R1000EP 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    : Mar 27th, 2013
TO      : Intel(R) Server Board S2400EP Family
	  Intel(R) Server System R1000EP Family customers
SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package 
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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BIOS   : 01.08.0003
ME     : 02.01.07.112
BMC    : 1.17.4151
FRUSDR : 1.02
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                           Support Platforms and Dependency
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Processors supported: 
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-2600/2400 series

Microcode update versions:
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400 series C0 stepping: 0x80000513 CPUID = 0x206D5
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400 series C1 stepping: 0x80000619 CPUID = 0x206D6
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400 series C2 stepping: 0x8000070D CPUID = 0x206D7
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400 v2 series pre-production C0 stepping: 0x405 CPUID = 0x306e4

Production boards:
  Product		    Fab Version	      
  S2400EP		    Fab2 or above     

Before update to the BIOS/ME/BMC/FRUSDR contained in the package, please check in BIOS 
set up menu and verify your board has below BIOS/ME/BMC/FRUSDR versions installed:

  - BIOS x45, or later Version
  - ME 02.01.05.69 or later Version
  - BMC 01.05.2974 or later Version
  - FRUSDR 02 or later version

The following update process must be followed to ensure a trouble free update.
1.	BMC firmware to 1.05 or later
2.	BIOS x45 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 11 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 update since 01.06.002
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- Added C0 microcode version 0x405 for Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400 v2.

NOTE:This BIOS does *not* support Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400 v2 steppings earlier than C0.

- Fixed: Quiet Boot option doesn't work sometimes. 

Others:
 - Does not display add-in card option rom in Quite Boot Mode.

- Fixed: BIOS can't automatically detect the boot files on the local HDD in EFI optimized boot mode.
- Fixed: Utility such as DMIDECODE and SYSCFG utility can't get SMBIOS information 
         under UEFI RHEL 6.2.   
- Fixed: Device on PCIe slot 4 cannot be recognized on Intel(R) Server Board S2400SC.
- Fixed: NIC1 Port2 PXE still shows as a boot option even when disabled in setup on 
	 on Intel(R) Server Board S1400SP.
- Fixed: Some add-on graphics card have compatibility issues with Microsoft* Windows* 7.
- Fixed: The length of BMC user password doesn't meet the specification.
- Fixed: S3 resume will hang sometimes.
- Fixed: NM Power reading is incorrect on Intel(R) Server Boards S2400SC and S2400EP.
- Fixed: Issue on Intel(R) Workstation Board W2600CR2 w/ Nvidia* Quadro* K5000 video adapter.

Others:
 - Add Fast Video feature on multiple platforms.
 - Update Onboard LAN Oprom incl. 1G/10G PXE, 10G FCoE, iSCSI.
 - Update ACM version.
 - Add support for the Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 series - bootable only. 
 - Add a warning message for the first boot if an Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-2600 v2
   production processor is inserted.
 - Add NTB support for Intel(R) Server Board S2600CO.
 - Serial Over Lan function works if Console Redirection is either disabled or enabled.
 - Update ME version.
  
- Fixed: Update USB Stack to fix several USB issues.
- Fixed: HDD Driver Fault LED can't be set on Intel(R) Server Board S2400LP.
- Fixed: Update BIOS to higher UEFI version causes some failures with the flash utility.
- Fixed: System will hang after setting NIC1 Port1 to Disabled and then performing a reboot on Intel(R)
         Server Board S4600LH.
- Fixed: Correct SMBIOS Type 8 E-USB Connector Port Type on Intel(R) Server Board S4600LH.

Others:
 - Update help strings for setup item "Memory SPD Override".
 - Add Intel(R) Server Board S4600LH support for production.
 - Update Board Pre-link Initial Values, VGA selection routine to cover up to four sockets
   on Intel(R) Server Board S4600LH.

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	            ME update since 02.01.05.107
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- Fixed: ME may fail to perform reset initiated with IPMI command (02h Cold Reset
         or DFh Force ME Recovery) - observed after few hundreds of successful 
         resets. Following sequence happens when repeating 02h Cold Reset: 
           - CC 00h - command is accepted, but ME reset is not performed, 
           - CC CFh - command rejected, 
           - CC C0h - command rejected, repeated for all subsequent retries.
- Fixed: CPU Memory Throttling Status Sensor gets latched in "upper non recoverable"
         state following Memory Throttling event after G3. 

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                    BMC Changes since release 01.16.4010
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- Fixed: S4600LH: Updated to FRUSDR 19 package
- Fixed: S2600JF: Updated to FRUSDR 1.10 package
- Fixed: S2400SC: Updated to FRUSDR 1.08 package
- Fixed: S2400EP: Updated to FRUSDR 1.01 package
- Fixed: S1400FP: Updated to FRUSDR 1.01 package
- Fixed: S2600WP: Updated to FRUSDR 1.07 package
- Fixed: S2400BB: Updated to FRUSDR 1.02 package
- Fixed: S1600JP: Updated to FRUSDR 1.00 package
- Fixed: Fixed typo in uboot code for S1400FP
- Fixed: VFP power led always solid green while system into S1 state.
- Fixed: FW versions retrieved by IHC are incorrect.
- Fixed: PSU Config Error deassert event not in SEL after removal of incorrect
         power supply.
- Fixed: Fix a DIMM Thrm Mgn error in SEL while load BIOS EPSD default
- Fixed: Embedded Web Server SEL logs, added "OS Event" as the sensor name for
         events generated by 0x0041, to resolve incorrect sensor name & 
         type of SEL after Windows 2008 R2* 64bit graceful shutdown
- Fixed: Remove the option of selecting IPv6 address from LCP.
- Fixed: Some special characters show incorrectly on the LCP
         - Special characters will be shown as the nearest look alike
           available.
- Fixed: The last BIOS POST code on the LCD panel doesn't match with the
         boards POST CODE LED.
- Fixed: Failed to test PEF Bit for Get PEF Capabilities.
         - Was incorrectly identifying that Diagnostic Interrupt was available
           and OEM Action was not available.
- Fixed: LCP displays "No BIOS POST C" when enter into LPC under VIEW menu.
- Fixed: Connecting LCP to faulty system (system which keeps logging events)
         then LCP is unusable.
         - A small delay (half a sec) was added between the screen transitions
- Fixed: Multiple KVM socket error and media redirection errors
- Fixed: Embedded Web Server - JViewer "Error opening video socket" (Console
         Redirection Fails)
         - Various fixes for KVM and media redirection.
- Fixed: Web Console Remote Session check.
         - Do not allow web console to change remote session parameters while
           JViewer is running. Suspected of causing blank screens/Video Socket
           errors in JViewer.
- Fixed: BMC FW versions displayed by LCP are incorrect
- Fixed: SOL session started in SMASH session times out after 5 minutes
- Fixed: SSH SMASH session does not allow settings1/timeout value greater than
         600 seconds.
- Fixed: LCP Configuration LAN Subnet Mask shortened name incorrect.
- Fixed: VBAT voltage is low from BMC sensor reporting.
         - Vbat voltage was reporting low critical on some platforms.
- Fixed: PEF Postpone timer test failing
- Fixed: S4600LH: LCP displays incorrect Server Name
- Fixed: LCP: Active event is displayed incorrectly
         - Some event descriptions were confusing as they did not provide
           enough information.
- Fixed: LCP custom string not replacing the banner
         - Setting of a custom string should automatically become the LCP
           banner.
- Fixed: Embedded Web console not displaying sensor values for sensors from
         another controller
- Fixed: IPv6 is not supported on LCP, but the "Conf" screen showed an option
         to configure IPv6 address.
- Fixed: Update PSSF162202A firmware
         - bootloader changes
         - CRC 16 changes to fix firmware update failure issue.
         - Fix for READ_EIN and READ_PIN calculation
         - Fix includes Embedded Web Server reporting 0 W, double Power value
           workaround for ME issue.
- Fixed: S4600LH: Change maximum link speed of RMM4 Dedicated NIC to 100Mbps
- Fixed: The current scrolling functionality of the LCP forcing the user to
-        wait till the scrolling of the existing text completes though the
-        user is not interested in reading the entire text.
- Fixed:Fix wrong slot number mapping for S2600GZ/S2600GL. Slot numbers were
        reversed.
- Fixed: 1200 W 02 F PSU FW file name was specified in hex instead of decimal.
         - Correcting the same to maintain consistency and for correct release
           notes generation.
- Fixed: S4600LH: LAN sku, doesn't have Power button.
         - BMC shouldn't support "stayoff" option in power restore policy.
         - Restore policy should be POWERON by default.
- Fixed: S2600JF and S2600WP: IO Mod Presence shows not present when SAS Module
         is present.
- Fixed: Power Unit Redundancy sensor did not behave as expected.
         - The Power Unit Redundancy sensor was not getting rearmed when AC/DC
           Input power was removed and then restored.
         - When interrupting input power from one of the redundant power
           supplies, the Status LED will blink green.
         - Restoring power to the power supply causes the Status LED to return
           to solid green and there is a SEL entry for Redundancy regained.
- Fixed: Scale CFM sensor reading by B value in SDR.
         - Platforms are using different scaling factors in the SDR for the
           system CFM sensor. This change reads the scaling factor from the SDR
           and adjusts the raw sensor reading accordingly.
- Fixed: When a Power Supply was inserted, the PS Redundancy sensor was not
         getting rearmed.
         - The PS Redundancy sensor is rearmed when a PS is inserted and full
           redundancy is regained.
         - When redundancy is regained, the LED should stop blinking and turn
           solid green.
         - There should also be a Redundancy Regained SEL event logged.
- Added: Add auto detection, sensor, and Fan Speed Control support for Intel(R)
         Xeon(R) Phi(TM) Coprocessor adapters
- Added: Added additional product ID for Intel(R) Xeon(R) Phi(TM) Coprocessor
- Added: Disable POST codes LED output after system has completed POST

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                    FRUSDR Changes since release 1.01
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S2400EP_FRUSDR_102:
- Update exiting air temperature and system air flow settings
- Update some temperature sensor normal minum setting, low critical and low non critical setting

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