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Intel(R) Server Board S4600LH2/S4600LT2 Family
Intel(R) Server System R2000LH2/R2000LT2 Family Firmware Update Package
for Intel(R) Deployment Assistant, Intel(R) One Boot Flash Update Utility,
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   : July 15, 2015
TO      : Intel(R) Server Board S4600LH2/S4600LT2 Family
             Intel(R) Server System R2000LH2/R2000LT2 Family customers
SUBJECT : Release Notes for System Firmware Update Package 
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                              ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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System BIOS: 	02.05.0004
ME Firmware: 	02.01.07.328
BMC Firmware: 	01.23.7783
FRUSDR: 		0.23
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                           Support Platforms and Dependency
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Intel(R) Server Processors supported: 
  Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E5-4600 series

Microcode update versions: 
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600 series C0 stepping: 0x80000513 CPUID = 0x206D5
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600 series C1 stepping: 0x80000615 CPUID = 0x206D6
Intel(R) Xeon processor E5-4600 series C2 stepping: 0x8000070A CPUID = 0x206D7

Production boards:
  Product		    	Fab Version	      
  S4600LH2/S4600LT2	Fab4 or above     

In order to ensure a trouble free update, make sure the following versions are currently on your system
- BIOS -  01.01.1002 or later
- BMC -  01.00.2612 or later
- ME - 02.01.05.069 or later
- FRUSDR - 0.01 or later 

Then apply this update following one of the methods explained below.

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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:
 - Intel(R) Deployment Assistant
 - Windows* or Linux* operating system using Intel(R) One-boot Flash Update (OFU)
   V11.0 Build 15 or later)
 - Windows* Preboot Execution Environment (WinPE)

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 release notes 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 -v remove *IPI0001
                Note: IPI0001 is the device ID for Microsoft IPMI driver.

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						BIOS R02.05.0004
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 NOTICE:  As security requirement, R02.05.0004 reversion doesn't support capsule 
 downgrade in normal mode. In order to downgrade from this BIOS version, you must use
 the recovery jumper method.
 
 -This version enhances the protection of platform configuration data as described in 
	Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00043
	
 - Updated: RSTe OPROM to 4.2.0.1036 
 - Fixed: BIOS is configuring PCI configuration space Device control register 08 on one of the downstream port of PLX and the two 10GB NIC endpoints to 256B instead of 128 .
 - Fixed: Sysinfo_v13.1.4: BIOS information "system information" cannot be dump into sysinfo_log.txt. 
 - Fixed: AXX10GBNIAIOM intermittently can not be detected on HNS2600WP after rebooting when installing two to four nodes in chassis. 
 - Fixed: "ID_NET_NAME_ONBOARD=eno1" are same for two onboard NICs which should be different. 
 - Fixed: EFI Boot Options issue in BIOS  
 - Fixed: Syscfg v12 build 14: BootOrder will be changed before and after running cmd: syscfg /s file.ini /f /b 
 - Fixed: Boot order will not be load default by F9 but could load default by 'Syscfg /bldfs'. 
 - Fixed: No Usable Memory Found after 240V AC line exponential dropout test Variable. 
 - Fixed: R02.05.0001 OFU/iflash32 hang.
 - Fixed: Sysinfo_v13.1.4: BIOS option "Processor PCIe Linkd Speed<socket1 and socket2>"  cannot be dump into sysinfo_log.txt. 
 - Fixed: [x]BIOS configuration re-initialization issue after cold boots. 

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 			BMC changes in release 01.23.7783
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-EPSD100246910: Cold boot issue on Grizzly Pass.
-EPSD100027513: There are "IO Module removed or absent" events logged during 
                AC/DC stress test with TWL IO Module installed
-EPSD100027062: There was a problem of "IPMI error 204" while deleting BMC user 
                in EWS. 
-Upgrade openssl to 0.9.8zf.

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 			ME changes in release 02.01.07.328
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- Fixed: Platform is not able to power on properly after being shut down by NM
         Policy.
- Fixed: Global platform power consumption reported by NM Statistics in S5 is
         incorrect.
- Fixed: OOB (out-of-band) stress test by issuing the wrong username may cause
         connection to be unavailable.
- Fixed: Shutdown action can be interrupted by cold reset when volatile NM
         policy is in use.

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 			FRUSDR changes in release 0.23
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- Changed LC/LNC thresholds for all CPUs to match processor specs.

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