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Intel(R) Server Platform S1200V3RP System 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    : May 10, 2014
TO      : Intel(R) Server Board S1200V3RP
SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package 
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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BIOS   : R02.01.0002
ME     : R03.00.05.128
BMC    : 1.11.5801
FRUSDR : 1.06
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                           Support Platforms and Dependency
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This update package is for Intel(R) Server Board S1200V3RPS

Intel(R) Server Platform S1200V3RP family Processors supported: 
  Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E3-1200 V3 series
  
Microcode update versions:
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 V3 series A0 version: 0xffff0014 CPUID = 0x306C1
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 V3 series B0 version: 0xffff0006 CPUID = 0x306C2
Intel(R) Xeon processor E3-1200 V3 series C0 version: 0xffff0017 CPUID = 0x306C3

On-Board Component Option ROM Versions:
Integrated Matrox VGA               : VBE BIOS V3.8 SQ
PXE Option ROM                      : Intel(R) Boot Agent XE v1.4.10
iSCSI Option ROM                    : Intel(R) iSCSI Remote Boot version 2.8.25
SATA RAID Option ROM - RSTe         : 3.8.0.1029
UEFI SATA RAID Option ROM - RSTe    : 3.8.0.1029
ESRT II FOR SATA                    : A.11.02151531
Legacy Processor Video              : 2170 
UEFI Processor Video driver         : 5.2.1002 

Memory Reference Code Version       : 1.7.0.0
Management Engine Firmware Version  : 3.0.5.128
ACM                                 : 1.5

      
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                           INSTALLATION NOTES
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WARNING:  It is very important to follow these instructions as they are written.
Failure to update using the proper procedure may cause damage to your system.

UEFI iFlash32 
   1.  Boot the system to EFI Shell
   2.  Copy IFlash32.efi and BIOS.CAP file to a USB Flash Drive
       ( Do not use the *Rec.CAP file as it will clear the NVRAM and should
         only be used for Recovery - See Recovery Instructions below )
   3.  Map the respective storage device in the system with the command
	   Shell> map -r
   4.  Change the Shell to mapped device file system
	   Example: Shell> fs0: (or fs1:)
   5.  Run the IFlash32 utility at the prompt
	   fs0:\> IFlash32 [File Name] /u /ni
   6. Either reboot the system and
      6a. Go into BIOS setup <F2>, reset defaults <F9> and save <f10> or
      6b. After the BIOS update and before rebooting, run: fS0:> Iflash32 -rd
   7.  Reboot system.

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                        BIOS RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONS
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The Recovery process can be initiated by setting the recovery jumper. (called 
BIOS Recovery Boot Jumper)
 
A BIOS recovery can be accomplished from the backup BIOS region or USB Mass Storage device. 
Please note that recovery from USB floppy is not supported on this platform. 
 
The recovery media must contain the following files under the root directory:
   1.  DNL.ROM (optional)
   2.  UEFI iFlash32 (including IFlash32.efi and ipmi.efi )
   3.  *Rec.CAP
   4.  Startup.nsh (update accordingly to use proper *Rec.CAP file)
 
BIOS starts the recovery process by first loading and booting to the recovery image from the 
backup BIOS region or file (DNL.ROM) on the root directory of the recovery media (USB disk).

This process takes place before any video or console is available. Once the system boots 
to recovery image, it will boot automatically into EFI Shell to invoke the Startup.nsh 
script and start the flash update application (IFlash32.efi). IFlash32.efi requires the 
supporting BIOS Capsule image file (*Rec.CAP). After the update is complete, there will 
be a message displayed stating that the "BIOS has been updated successfully" indicating 
the recovery process is finished. The User should then switch the recovery jumper back to
normal operation and restart the system by performing a power cycle.
 
The following steps demonstrate this recovery process:
   1.  Power OFF the system.
   2.  Insert recovery media.(Optional if the backup BIOS region works)
   3.  Switch the recovery jumper. Details regarding the jumper ID and location
       can be obtained from the Product Board TPS.
   4.  Power ON the system.
   5.  The BIOS POST screen will appear displaying the progress and system automatically 
       boots to the EFI SHELL.
   6.  Startup.nsh file executes, and initiates the flash update (IFlash32.efi)
       with new capsule file (*Rec.CAP). The regular IFlash message will be displayed at
       the end of the process, once the flash update succeeds.
   7.  Power OFF the system, and revert the recovery jumper position to "normal".
   8.  Power ON the system. 
   9.  Do *NOT* interrupt the BIOS POST during the first boot.

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                            KNOWN ISSUES/WORKAROUNDS
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- If you want to install Linux* SUSE* 11 SP2 or boot to a pre-installed Linux* SUSE* 11 
  SP2 OS, USB 3.0 support will need to be disabled in BIOS setup -> USB Configuration tab. 
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                                R02.01.0002
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NOTICE: Need to use recovery capsule file to downgrade/upgrade between R02.01.0002 
        and any earlier BIOS versions (incluing R01.04.0002).  
  - Fixed: After loading default, the internal Graphics will change from enable to disable
  - Fixed: After Loading default and boot into Windows server 2012, SUT has yellow 
           mark in device manager
  - Fixed: After setting Primary Display as PCI Add-on Card or Onboard Video in BIOS Setup, 
           there is no display when SUT boots into Windows Server 2012
  - Fixed: System cannot save Password after clearing Password.
  - Fixed: Failed flash Me after AC/DC.
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                                R01.04.0002
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Note: This BIOS version is able to support more CPUs which are listed in Processor
      support list on support.intel.com

- Fixed: Unexpected event logged when heating the PCH with heat gun.
- Fixed: The system will hang at POST Code 0xB2 with add-on video card after "Primary Display" 
         BIOS setting is changed to "Onboard Video".
- Fixed: If process cannot support VT-d, Intel(R) VT for directed I/O Option is visible.
- Fixed: The NIC1/NIC2 controller option cannot be saved to "Disabled" in BIOS setup menu.
- Fixed: Internal Graphic of the Intel(R) Processor G1820T doesn't work on the Intel(R) Server Board S1200V3RPM.
- Fixed: The read/write speed of USB3.0 device cannot reache the right speed when connected to USB3.0 port.
- Fixed: If AC lost occurs during BIOS update, the system may not be recovered via BIOS recovery method.
- Fixed: When windows running in S3+S5 mode and shutting down the system, the system will reboot.
- Fixed: Sometimes the system will reboot after shutting down the system in windows.
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                                R01.04.0001
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- Added: Microcode 0x00000017 update
- Added: ESRT2 legacy oprom update
- Added: iSCSI v2.8.25 legacy oprom update
- Added: RSTe legacy oprom and efi driver update
- Added: Code enhancement for SRIOV support
- Added: iGFX GOP UEFI driver update
- Added: PCI Enumeration Complete Protocol support
- Fixed: Slot4 PCIe device lost issue
- Fixed: Windows 2008 R2 blue screen issue when Adaptec* 6805 controller installed in slot 7
- Fixed: Processor1 P1 MTT - Upper Fatal error on VMWare ESXi 5.1 U1
- Fixed: Wrong SMBIOS type 41 records for Ethernet
- Fixed: "Turbo Boost" and "SpeedStep" don't work under Windows 2012

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                                R01.03.0005
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  - Add link retrain on slot 4 before RC code executed(For PCIe device lost issue on slot4).


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                                R01.03.0004
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- Fixed: System can't boot into an OS or UEFI using Intel(R) Pentium(R) processors.
- Fixed: Red Hat* Linux* RHEL 6.4 32bit cannot be installed with 1GB DIMMs installed.
- Fixed: Corrected help text for "USB 3.0 support".
- Fixed: RAID mode incorrectly listed as "RST" - changed to "RSTe".
- Fixed: "9266" error is reported with certain add-in video adapters.

Other:
Added:	 TXT ACM V1.3 integration.
Updated: Video BIOS updated to version 2170

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                                R01.02.0004
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- Fixed: Signed driver check test fails due to an unknown device found in Windows 2012 WHQL
         (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certification.

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                                R01.02.0002
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- Fixed: Memory DIMM will sometimes starts throttling, even in good thermal conditions.
- Fixed: System can't wake up from S3 via power button/USB device/Lan.
- Fixed: System power consumption cannot be limited by Node Manager.
- Fixed: BIOS version is not be updated accordingly in server management remote console.

Others:
 - Updated RSTe UEFI/Legacy OPROM to 3.7
 
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                                R01.01.0006
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- First production BIOS release.

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			  ME Changes in 03.00.05.128
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- Fixed: Bit Reserved16 in PCH Strap 15 is set incorrectly. This change in Flash 
       Descriptor was introduced in previous release and reverted in this one.

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			  ME Changes in Release 03.00.05.068
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- Fixed: "Firmware Update In Progress¡± bit does not set in FW Status register
         during online update.
- Fixed: ME-BIOS Interface major and minor version swapped on EFI and DOS.
- Fixed: The Mode Manager does not support reading power from HSC, when the 
         LM25066i chip is used.
- Fixed: After ME reset (Cold Reset command, or any host reset in S0/S1 Only power
         mode except host warm reset) ME returns incorrect version and CRC of mPhy
         settings (0). This causes the BIOS to perform (unnecessary) mPhy settings 
         update in ME, which gets rejected with 0x101E error code while it should
         be accepted.
- Fixed: Sporadically on some platforms ME may be reset during host booting due
         to internal exception.
- Fixed: ¡°Read mPhy settings¡± HECI message returns ICC_STATUS_FAILURE (0x0001)
         in ¡°ICC Status¡± field.
- Fixed: PCH register SECRT98 (SATA Electrical Control Register T98) has improper
         value due to incorrect mPhy settings value in ME. As a workaround the BIOS 
         may force update of these settings during boot.
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			  ME Changes in Release 03.00.04.209
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- Fixed: Disabling spectrum spread with ICC_SET_SPREAD_SPECTRUM message over HECI
         causes the BIOS to hang.
- Fixed: When PSU Status sensors are disabled and one of the PSUs gets disconnected
         from AC, ME resets due to exception, causing SPS FW Health sensor 0x17 event
         to be stored in the BMC SEL.
- Fixed: When Factory Defaults are restored using IPMI command, there is incorrect
         SPS FW Health sensor 0x17 event sent to the BMC SEL.
- Fixed: Sometimes Dynamic Core Allocation temporarily parks cores in unexpected
- Fixed: Sometimes aggressive power policy in Domain Total is not able to limit 
         power in specified correction time.

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                                BMC Changes in 01.11.5801:
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- Fixed: Updated Java Signatures files in BMC to support requirement changes of JAVA

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                                BMC Changes in 01.10.5637
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- Fixed: The BMC may corrupt within 10 DC cycles on the Intel(R) Server board S1200V3RPM.

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                                BMC Changes in 01.08.5091
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- Fixed: No video display in BMC KVM console when SUT wakes up from S1 or S3
         in Win2012.
	
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                                BMC Changes in 01.07.5021
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- Fixed: After a BMC reset or BMC update a BMC watchdog SEL event is logged and
         system will be in degraded state. Status LED will be green blinking.

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                                BMC Changes in 01.06.4994
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- Fixed: Update SDR of S1200RP to version 1.05.
- Fixed: BMC update failing after 4 consecutive firmware updates.
         BMC will no longer stay in recovery mode (uboot) after four
         consecutive firmware updates.
- Fixed: Repeated Pwr Unit Redund warning SEL entries when AC power removed
         from either PS1 or PS2.
- Fixed: Corrected Embedded Web Server help text for Serial Over LAN
- Fixed: Updated Embedded Web Console Mouse Mode text
- Fixed: JViewer always shows "Error reading video data" popup and a black
         screen when mouse mode is set to relative and JViewer tries to hide
         the cursor.
- Fixed: The UBoot code detects a bad CRC of the Ram Image when attempting to
         boot after getting a cold reset.

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                               BMC Changes in 01.05.4775
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-Fixed: Change Intel(R)RMM in EWS into RMM Dedicated Mgmt.
-Fixed: The LCD Screen display is not clear while scrolling error events.
-Fixed: LAN leash lost event is shown during DC cycle testing.
-Fixed: Px DIMM Thrm Mrgn and Px DIMM Thrm Trip not decoding DIMM number
        correctly in the Embedded Web Server SEL text log.
-Fixed: Embedded Web Server SEL text log not decoding BIOS update versions
        correctly.
-Fixed: There are assert events for Mem Err Sensor 0x28 - 'DIMM Thrm Mrgn 1'
        sensor and 'SPS FW Health' sensor after updating ME firmware.


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                                BMC Changes in 01.04.4674
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-Fixed: Update SDR to version 1.04.
-Fixed: The BMC version information not displaying as expected in Embedded Web
        Server after entering firmware transfer mode..
-Fixed: The host power status show inconsistently betweeen system information
        page and server power control page in Embedded Web Server when system
        is in S1 or S3.
-Fixed: There are assert and deassert events logged for PCH temp sensor 0x22 -
        low critical and low non-critical during DC cycle stress test.
-Fixed: System status LED is incorrect and there is no assert event logged for
        DIMM thermal trip after DIMM thermal trip is triggered.
-Fixed: Multiple KVM socket error and media redirection errors.
-Fixed: Integrated BMC Web Console Keyboard Macro Cltrl+Alt+F1 not working as expected.

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                                BMC Changes in 01.03.4595
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-Fixed: Update SDR to version 1.03.
-Fixed: RGMII signal integrity test failed on S1200RP.
-Fixed: BMC shared NIC cannot be pinged successfully after BMC shared NIC IP
        address is set in BIOS setup.
-Fixed: The Web Console Event Log page uses IBMC.

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                                BMC Changes in 01.02.4452
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-Fixed: Update SDR to version 1.02.
-Fixed: DIMM margin resolution isn't right when saving DIMM inventory into
        extend SEL.
-Fixed: There are four BIOS recovery boot entries in the SEL for a recovery
        boot,only two are expected.
-Fixed: When recovery jumper is connected to 1-2 pin(normal mode), system
        always boots from recovery mode after programming a new BIOS offline.
-Fixed: BMC shared NIC cannot be pinged successfully after run VLAN id set/get
        stress test from VLAN id 0 to 4094.
-Fixed: Source of DIMM event does not show in the SEL extended data.

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                                BMC Changes in 01.01.4412
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-Fixed: Update SDR to version 1.01.

-Fixed: Change resolution of DIMM temp sensor reading.
-Fixed: SUT is reset even when the timer action is "none" after getting a
        Watchdog timeout.
-Fixed: Sensor reading/state for DIMM Thermal Margin 1 is unavailable.
-Fixed: Fail to generate system debug log in Embedded Web Server.
        - Refreshing the page shows the debug log is available
-Fixed: Embedded Web Server Power Policy numbers cannot be set to 255. Per the
        help information 255 should be valid.
-Fixed: There are unnecessary event logged for sensor Voltage BB +5.0V STBY
        (#0xD3) lower non-critical during AC cycle test.
-Fixed: Message shows as "undefined" with ff in Embedded Web Server SEL page
        when SEL is full.
-Fixed: Intel(R) Hybrid Cloud cannot get session ID when use BMC
        username/password with special characters.

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				BMC Changes in Release 00.14.4348
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01.00.4348:
- Count of currently enabled users still is changed even failed to enable users without 
 name setting with command "set user access".
- Wrong completion code returned by issuing "Get DIMM information" IPMI OEM command.
- Failed to check the timer Interrupt-Action Interaction when settting pre-interrupt as NMI.
- Lan configuration information and User configuration information change to default value

 after updating BMC FW ver:00.19.4290.
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                          BMC Changes in Release R0014
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- Initial Version


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                           FRUSDR Changes in release 1.06
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 - update FRUSDR utility to 12.0 build5
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                           FRUSDR Changes in release 1.05
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 - Sensor 0xc0 name is inconsistent between EWS and EPS.

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                           FRUSDR Changes in release 1.04
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 - Fixed the issue of System status LED show green blinking when unplug the front panel

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			   FRUSDR Changes in release 1.03
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- Initial version

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