Release Notes for IPF Systems March 2010 Release
Release notes for ODE IPF1003
Overview
New Features
Defect Fixes
Known Problems and Workarounds
Overview
The Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) is a platform that enables you to troubleshoot a system that is not booted
to the operating system. You can use ODE to troubleshoot a system on which you cannot use the Online Diagnostics
Tools. ODE is also useful for some types of testing in which it is not desirable to have to boot to the operating system
first, as is often the case in manufacturing environment.
The IPF Offline Diagnostics and Utilities CD is a comprehensive offline diagnostic solution. The CD includes a suite
of diagnostic tools belonging to the Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) plus a collection of other useful
diagnostic utilities.
New Features
ODE FCFUPDATE COPYUTIL DFDUTIL
Added support for BL860C-i2, BL870C-i2, and BL890C-i2 systems.
FCFUPDATE
QXCR1000990644
Added a new option called silent mode to the FCFUPDATE tool.
QXCR1000989458
The FCFUPDATE tool is enhanced to display only the Primary Function of BCM57711E in the FCFUPDATE
output.
QXCR1000989466
Description of KLOM, SLOM, and BLOM are changed to official supported names.
QXCR1000990654
Added an option to unload the current managed EFI driver using FCFUPDATE.
Defect Fixes
There are no defect fixes made in this release.
Known Problems and Workarounds
CIODIAG2
If you run an FTP script on a machine, then you must reboot the machine before running the CIODIAG2 tool.
Else, the LAN test generates a Machine Check Abort (MCA).
COPYUTIL