Customer Release Notes - HPE Proliant DL360/DL380/ML350 Gen11 Server System ROM - U54 2.10_11-28-2023

Important Notes:

This version of the System ROM should be paired with Server Platform Services (SPS) Firmware 06.01.04.005.0 (2.10_11_09_2023).

Deliverable Name:

HPE Proliant DL360/DL380/ML350 Gen11 System ROM - U54

Release Version:

2.10_11-28-2023

Last Recommended or Critical Revision:

2.10_11-28-2023

Previous Revision:

1.48_10-19-2023

Upgrade Requirement:

Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Firmware Dependencies:

None

Enhancements/New Features:

Added support for the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors.

Added Maximum Memory Bus frequency support to 5600 MT/s for the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors.

Added support for NVMe over Fabrics.

Added new System Configuration (RBSU) configuration options that allow the system not to create boot options for non-bootable fixed drive.

Modified System Configuration (RBSU) configuration options that support new license SKU "RAID1 Only" and drop "Standard" SKU for Intel VROC.

Enhanced the warning messages of "Embedded SATA Configuration" options in RBSU.

Enhanced the warning messages of "Intel® CPU VMD Support" options in RBSU.

Added new System Configuration (RBSU) configuration options that could control Intel Trust Domain Extension (TDX) functions.

Added new System Configuration (RBSU) configuration options that could control the NVMe-oF Software Initiator.

Added new System Configuration (RBSU) configuration options that could control the PCI-E Data Link Feature Exchange.

Added new System Configuration (RBSU) configuration options that allow Power Supply Unit fan control.

Enhanced the help message for System Configuration (RBSU) configuration options for Automatic Power-On.

Enhanced the help message and status information for System Configuration (RBSU) configuration options for HBM Memory Mode.

Updated the Processor Capability Indicator in SMBIOS type 197.

Enhanced POST messages in situations where where unsupported processors are installed.

Added PCIe Gen2 device in SMBIOS type 9.

Enhanced SMBIOS type 9 for PCIe retimer device information.

Displayed the information of first device in SMBIOS type 203 when the PCI slot is bifurcated.

Problems Fixed:

Fixed an issue where system would reboot when hot-added NVMe drives in Linux with Intel® VMD Support enabled.

Fixed an issue where SMBIOS type 219 showed incorrect feature flags when the Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series processors are installed.

Fixed an issue where PCIe fatal error reporting function did not respond correctly.

Fixed an issue where Intel® TSX Support could not be set with enabled state.

Fixed an issue where the x2APIC is not enabled for 64-core processors.

Fixed an issue where the PCIe correctable error message was not displayed in Integrated Management Log (IML).

Fixed an issue where the OCP retimer slot number was not correctly reported in SMBIOS type 216.

Known Issues:

None

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