TITLE: HP Integrity rx2800 i4 and rx2900 i4 Servers Firmware Bundle - for HP Smart Update Manager

VERSION:
Bundle Version: 45.01

System Firmware Version: 02.63
FGPA Firmware Version: 02.02
iLO-3 Firmware Version: 01.66.03
Power Monitor Firmware Version: 02.09

HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM)
HP SUM Version: 7.1.0

I/O Firmware Flash smart components:
rx2800 i4 and rx2900 i4 built-in p410i (SAS): 6.42

Add-in Smart Array Adapters Firmware for HP Integrity Servers version 2013.09.25
P812: ROM 6.42
P411: ROM 6.42

Intel and Broadcom Adapters Firmware for HP Integrity servers version 2014.10.27 - installs at UEFI:
    Warning: For Broadcom adapters, use this smart component only if IEXGBE-DRV version is lower than B.11.31.1303
Intel rx2800 i2/i4 embedded NIC: 4.3.02
        Intel 2-port/4-port 1000Base Ethernet AD337A, AD338A, AD339A: EFI 4.3.02
        Intel 4 Gb FC/1000Base Ethernet AD221A, AD222A, AD393A: EFI 4.3.02
2-port 10 GbE AM225A, AM232A, AM233A: EFI 5.2.60, ROM 6.2.28

Firmware Flash Component for Broadcom NIC HP-UX version 2014.2.18 - installs from HP-UX:
    Warning: Use this smart component only if Broadcom IEXGBE-DRV version is B.11.31.1303 or greater        
2-port 10 GbE AM225A, AM232A, AM233A: EFI 5.2.60, ROM 6.2.28 

Qlogic Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters Firmware for HP Integrity Servers version 2014.02.14
1-port/2-port 8 Gb FC AH400A, AH401A: ROM 5.06.06, EFI 2.27

InfiniBand Adapters for HP Integrity Servers version 2012.11.30
HP 4X QDR Infiniband (592519-B21): 2.9.1000

Emulex Adapters Firmware for HP Integrity Servers version 2013.05.02   
 1-port/2-port 4 Gb FC AD221A, AD222A, AD393A: FC ROM:  2.82x4, FC EFI:  4.01a5  
    1-port/2-port 8 Gb FC AH402A, AH403A: ROM:  2.02x2, EFI: 4.01a5
    8 Gb FC/10 Gb LAN AT094A: FW: 4.2.401.2212, LAN EFI:  2.22A1, FC FW: 2.02x2, FC EFI:  4.01a5

HDD firmware (for HP-UX only):

Online ROM Flash Component for HP-UX - MB2000FBUCL and MB3000FBUCN: version HPDA

Online ROM Flash Component for HP-UX - MB3000FBNWV and MB2000FCQPF: version HPD7

Online ROM Flash Component for HP-UX - EG1200FDNJT: version HPD6

Online ROM Flash Component for HP-UX - MB1000FCWPP, MB2000FCVBV, MB3000FCVCA, MB4000FCVCB: version HPD4

Online ROM Flash Component for HPUX - EG0900FBVFQ, EG0600FBVFP, EG0450FBVFM, EG0300FBVFL: version HPDC(A)

Online ROM Flash Component for HP-UX - MB4000FCWDK_MB3000FCWDH_MB2000FCWDF_MB1000FCWDE: version HPD5

Online ROM Flash Component for HP-UX - EG0900FCVBL_EG0600FCVBK_EG0450FCVBH_EG0300FCVBF: version HPD5

Online ROM Flash Component for HPUX - EG1200FDJYT, EG0900FDJYR: version HPD1

Online ROM Flash Component for HP-UX - EG0300FCHHR, EG0450FCHHT, EG0600FCHHU, EG0900FCHHV: version HPD8

Note:

· On servers running HP-UX, I/O and HDD firmware may be updated using HP SUM 6.0 or later with the I/O and HDD components included in this bundle.

§ If a system FW update is pending, it will be activated at next server power off, and server can be powered on only after the firmware activation completes.

§ To verify if a system FW update is pending, run the iLO3 MP “SYSREV” command and check if the Pending column shows any version for “System FW”.

§ Warning: If you reset the system while the SFW update is pending, the server may not be able to reboot due to a firmware mismatch between SFW and iLO. If that’s the case, power off the server to enable the new SFW activation and then power the server back on after activation is complete.

§ While the server is powered off, you can monitor the progress of the system firmware activation by running the iLO3 MP “FW” command from the Command Menu (CM). 

DESCRIPTION:
This bundle contains the HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM) Linux x86 application, the firmware for HP Integrity rx2800 i4 and rx2900 i4 Servers (System firmware (SFW), FPGA firmware, iLO-3 MP firmware & Power Monitor firmware). This bundle can be used to update the firmware using the HP SUM application.

Note:

• Any update to the information below will be available in the release notes for HP Integrity rx2800 i4 and rx2900 i4 Servers firmware bundles for Linux based HP Smart Update Manager, available on http://www.hp.com/
• It is required to have appropriate SAS RAID firmware (version 6.42 or later) and LAN-On-Motherboard (LOM) firmware (version 4.3.02 or later) installed on your server along with this firmware bundle, available on  http://www.hp.com/
•  Current versions can be checked using the HP-UX commands “ioscan -kfnd ciss”, “sautil /dev/cissx vpd” and “nwmgr -q vpd -c lan0”

• Refer to HP SUM 7.1.0 User Guide and Release notes for more information.
  

UPDATE RECOMMENDATION: Optional

[ ] Critical
     [  ]  Panic,  [  ]  Hang,  [  ]  Abort,   [  ]  Corruption,  [  ]  Memory Leak,
     [ ]  Other: Risk to mission critical environments Security
     [  ]  Hardware Enablement,  [  ] Software Enablement
[  ]  Recommended
[ X]  Optional
     [  ] Hardware Enablement,  [  ]  Software Enablement, [  ]  non-critical
[ ] Initial Customer Release

SUPERSEDES:

Bundle version: 45.00
System Firmware Version: 02.62
FGPA Firmware Version: 02.02
iLO-3 Firmware Version: 01.65.02
Power Monitor Firmware Version: 02.09

PRODUCT MODEL(S):

• HP Integrity rx2800 i4 Server
• HP Integrity rx2900 i4 Server

OPERATING SYSTEMS:

• HP-UX 11i v3 Sep 2012 Update or later

LANGUAGES:
International English

ENHANCEMENTS:

§ Added feature for customizable system firmware

FIXES:

§ None

PREREQUISITES: 

§ WBEMMgtBundle version C.07.01 (or later) is required for both the memory optimization and rx2900 i4 server model support introduced with version 44.01 to be fully effective. A system reboot is required after installing WBEMMgtBundle version C.07.01 for the enhancements in system firmware version 44.01 or later to be fully effective. To minimize the number of reboots, it is recommended to install WBEMMgtBundle C.07.01 before updating the system firmware to version 44.01 or later. WBEMMgtBundle may be downloaded from http://software.hp.com.

§ iLO-3 MP(s) must be on the network (reachable from local system) and have static IP or be configured with DHCP.

§ An http daemon, service or IDS (Intrusion Detection System) running in the local system may interfere with HP SUM connecting to remote hosts, hence these services may need to be disabled when HP SUM is running.

§ Please refer HP SUM User Guide and Release notes for more information.

For latest dependencies on SAS IO and LOM, refer to this matrix (applies to rx2900 i4 too):
HP Release Sets for rx2800 i2 and i4 servers

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please review all instructions and the "Hewlett-Packard Support Tool License Terms" or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this package. It is important that you read and understand these instructions completely before you begin. This can determine your success in completing the firmware update.

New Important Note: This version of HP SUM uses an Internet browser as the graphical user interface.  Currently supported browsers are:

	Win2k8	Win2012	Win7	Win8	SLES10	SLES11	RHEL5	RHEL6
IE 9 or later	x	x	x	x
FireFox 17 or later					X	x	x	x
FireFox 18 or later	x	x	x	x
Chrome 24 or later	x	x	x	x	X	x	x	x

A. Extracting and Running HP SUM

1. Download the firmware bundle binary <filename>.exe or <filename>.tar.gz in a new folder on your system.
2. Extract the bundle:
• Windows: double click <filename>.exe then click “Extract”
• Linux: gunzip <filename>.tar.gz; tar -xvf <filename>.tar
3. The above steps will extract the contents of the bundle in the new folder where the bundle file is located. HP SUM and firmware components must reside in the same folder.
4. Run hpsum, located in the extracted folder, by logging as a user with Administrator or root privilege. Running hpsum will bring up a graphical user interface of the HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM).

NOTE: HP SUM also provides a Command Line Interface (CLI) that allows user to perform scripted installations in silent mode. For more information refer to the HP SUM User Guide or the "CLIHelp.txt" file in the extracted folder.

B. Installing the Firmware Components using HP SUM - Graphical User Mode

1. Welcome screen:
1. Once started, a page displays with HP SUM introduction content on it.
2. For local updates on a Windows or Linux node, use Localhost Guided Update:

• Select Localhost Guided Update from the main content window
• Choose Interactive or Automatic mode
• Continue to step through the process of completing the inventory of the baseline, inventory of the node and deployment of updates to the localhost node.
• Note: You must have components in the same directory as HP SUM in order for the baseline to be added during Localhost Guided Update.

3. For remote OA and iLO nodes:

• Select Baselines from the main content menu
• Verify that the current directory baseline completes inventory
• Select Nodes from the main content menu
• Select 'Add Node' and enter IP address and credentials for the Onboard Administrator, select the Baseline to be assigned from the Baseline drop down, and click 'Add'
• After initial verification of credentials is done, click Inventory from the Actions menu
• After Inventory is done on the OA, iLO nodes will be added automatically and Inventory started on them.
• If a Virtual Connect node was found, click on that node and enter credentials which will start inventory
• Once inventory is done on all OA, VC and iLO nodes, click on the OA node and start Review/Deploy
• On the Review page, click to select the associated nodes to update along with the OA.  HP SUM will sequence the updates as needed.
• Start the Deploy
• After Deploy is done, the logs for the updates can be reviewed on each node page

4. For remote Windows, Linux, HP-UX and VMware nodes

• Select Nodes from the main content
• Verify that the current directory baseline completes inventory
• Select Nodes from the main content menu
• Select 'Add Node' and enter IP address and credentials for the remote node, select the Baseline to be assigned from the Baseline drop down, and click 'Add'
• After initial verification of credentials is done, click Inventory from the Actions menu
• After Inventory is done on the node, click Review/Deploy from the Actions menu
• Review the updates to be applied and make changes to installation options as needed
• Start Deploy
• After Deploy is done, the logs for the updates can be viewed on the node page 

Refer to HP SUM User Guide and Release notes for more information.

COMPATIBILITY / INTEROPERABILITY:
WARNING: Do not disconnect power supply to HP Integrity Server during the firmware upgrade process or else the ROM will be corrupted and the system board will need to be replaced.

DETERMINING CURRENT VERSION:
HP SUM displays the current version of the firmware on the host. However user can also log in to the iLO-3 MP and use the following procedure to find out the current firmware versions.

1. Establish a ssh/telnet session with the iLO-3 MP.
2. Logon to the iLO-3 MP using the Administrator password.
3. Type "CM" to enter the Command Menu.
4. Type "SYSREV" to display system revision information. The following should be displayed if the current firmware is installed.

SYSREV

     Revisions            Active    Pending
---------------------------------------------------

     iLO FW             : 01.66.03
     System FW        : 02.63
     MHW FPGA      : 02.02
     Power Mon FW  : 02.09

KNOWN FIRMWARE ISSUES:

SFW:

§ DDDC (Double Device Data Correction) will not be invoked for a second DRAM failure in certain cases when excessive single bit memory errors are observed. This will be indicated by a WBEM Event 7000. There is no impact to customer applications however it is recommended to service the DIMM upon seeing this event as the server will stop correcting single bits memory errors if one more DRAM in the same rank fails. 

§ A server containing a PCI card which does not support PCI extended capability may hang without any error message while handling an MCA.

§ In an HP Virtual Machine (HPVM) environment, the OS may rarely fail to capture CMC and MCA error logs. Workaround: Reboot the server to restart the logs capture

• On HP Integrity rx2800 i4 1-Socket servers, ‘SMBIOSview’ command will display blank fields for CPU 1 and the memory associated with it.

iLO:

§ The vMedia (Virtual Media) feature does not work properly on rx2800 i4 servers with iLO 1.65.02 or 1.66.03 (firmware 45.00 or 45.01). For instance, when connected with Virtual Media, the UEFI shell does not display the file system or virtual device, and the HP-UX command “ioscan –fnNC disk” does not display the virtual device.

§ UEFI may fail to detect vMedia when UEFI boots with vMedia, both USB key and DVD already connected. Workaround: Issuing “reconnect -r” should display virtual devices in the UEFI. 

§ There is a rare chance that a Telnet session to iLO may hang during an operation such as FPL dump where continuous stream of data is being sent by iLO to the client. System and iLO will continue to function normally. To recover, the hung Telnet session may be closed and new sessions can be opened to access iLO.

KNOWN INSTALLATION ISSUES:

• If adding iLO nodes when updating the server firmware with HP SUM 7.1.0,
• if iLO nodes have been added automatically as associated nodes of the OA, the system does not automatically power off in order to activate the new system firmware, even if the reboot option was selected on the iLO deploy page. As a result, the system firmware is not activated and shows in Pending state.
• However if iLO nodes are added individually instead of associated to the OA, the system will reboot at the end of the firmware update, even if “reboot = No” was selected
  
  Workarounds: 1) Manually power off the blades before starting the firmware update and then power them back on afterwards or 2) Add iLO nodes individually instead of letting the OA node add them automatically, but the system will always reboot after the update or 3) power off the blades manually after the firmware is deployed to activate the system firmware.

DISCLAIMER:
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

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SUPERSEDES HISTORY:
Version 45.00

ENHANCEMENTS:

SFW 2.62:

· Added support for HP Integrity rx2800 i4 1-socket servers for Japan

iLO 1.65.02:

· Added support for HP Integrity rx2800 i4 1-socket servers for Japan

FIXES:

Fixes in iLO 1.65.02:

· Fixed SSL/TLS MITM vulnerability (CVE-2014-0224)

Fixes in IO components included in this bundle:

Fixes in Qlogic Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters firmware version 2014.02.14 (from 2012.11.30):

§ Qlogic EFI 2.27 (from 2.22):

§ The QMH2562 card would sometimes report VC_CLP_RESP_DEV_NVM_ERR when no Interconnect module was connected or when it was connected to a particular 4Gb FC switch. This issue is now fixed.

§ Qlogic FW 5.06.06 (from 5.03.15):

§ Fixed a link failover issue in Qlogic 8Gb firmware for the 8Gb Mezzanine Fibre channel adapter attached to HP VC 24 port module.

Fixes in Intel and Broadcom Adapters Firmware version 2014.10.27 (from 2012.11.30):

• Firmware version 6.2.28 (Changes from 6.2.25):
• IOX-LAN cards may transmit excessive pause frames during MCA process in Superdome 2 Platform multi-function mode.

§ Intel EFI version 4.3.02 for HP Integrity rx2800 i2/i4 servers LOM (from 4.3.01):

§ NIC EFI driver update was failing on some cards shipped with a flash memory chip (Atmel 25DF041A) that did not support the EFI driver. EFI driver version 4.3.02 fixes this issue.

Fixes in Broadcom NIC HP-UX version 2014.2.18:

§ Firmware version 6.2.28 (Changes from 6.2.25):

§ IOX-LAN cards may transmit excessive pause frames during MCA process in Superdome 2 Platform multi-function mode.

Fixes in SAS FW 6.42 (from 6.22):   

§ Resolved an issue where, after doing a mode toggle at EFI ORCA, the controller name would not be displayed when running the command: “reconnect -r”

§ Added a new POST message 1813 to indicate bad or failed battery charge circuit

§ No longer display a POST error message 1805 “Cache Module Super--Cap is not installed” when the controller is configured to work without super-capacitors

Version 44.01

Fixes:

SFW 2.61:

§ Fixed an issue where the execution of the SetTime firmware call might cause short system hangs of 12.75 seconds. Occasionally longer system hangs were observed. The problem may cause affected servers running in a Serviceguard cluster configuration with member timeout values slightly higher than the delay to fail with a Serviceguard INIT due to expiration of the Serviceguard safety timer. Note: other third party clustering products are affected by this issue too

§ A server with a controller configured in HBA mode could hang at boot time without any error messages if a Hard Disk configured for RAID mode is put into the server without previously removing the Hard Disk's RAID metadata. This issue is now  fixed.

AT094A 4.2.401.2212 (from 4.2.410.20):

§ Critical - As the result of auto negotiation failure, the connection between the IO card and ProCurve 6120XG could link up at 1Gbps instead of 10Gbps. This occured intermittently (as often as once in 10 retries) after executing “Reset Server blade #” from the OA CLI. It is now fixed.
Affected Products - All BE3 based Cards and LOMs. This was also seen with 10G passthrough Interconnect module.

AT094A LAN EFI 2.22.A1 (from 2.22.A0):

· Reset to Defaults restored wrong power configuration. It showed an HP unsupported option:. MultiChannel Option. This is now fixed. Reset to Default is issued from Device Manager->Emulex 10G NIC-> R/r or Erase Configuration

Version 43.01

INITIAL RELEASE:
N/A

FEEDBACK
As we are continuing to improve the firmware management process we welcome your feedback on this document and on the firmware update process.
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