HP UEFI System Utilities and Shell Release Notes for HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Servers (June 2014)

around an issue in Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 that requires legacy BIOS components necessary
for video operations in Windows operating systems.
• When the server is configured for UEFI Boot Mode, PXE servers must be configured with a UEFI
boot image.
• When the server boots in UEFI mode, it does not boot media with a legacy OS installation. This
includes DOS targets and Windows or Linux systems installed in Legacy boot mode. The reverse
is also true for servers that boot in Legacy boot mode.
• If the default boot mode settings are different than the user defined settings, the system may not
boot the OS installation if the defaults are restored. To avoid this issue, use the User Defined
Defaults feature in UEFI System Utilities to override the factory default settings.
Languages
Languages supported for this release: English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.
Enhancements/New Features
The following are new features in the v1.01 ROM update:
• Added support for Online Spare Advanced Memory Protection Mode. You can enable this feature
from the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Advanced Memory Protection menu under System
Options. See the HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 User Guide for the proper memory installation
requirements to support this mode.
• Added support for Double Device Data Correction (DDDC) Memory Protection Mode. This feature
provides additional protection against uncorrectable memory errors while still allowing all installed
memory to be available to the operating system. This mode of operation requires specific DIMM
population requirements and reduces memory bandwidth performance. You can enable this
feature from the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Advanced Memory Protection menu under
System Options. See the HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 User Guide for the proper memory installation
requirements to support this mode.
• Added a BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) option to allow configuring the time zone. Note
that not all operating systems use this setting for the timezone. See the OS documentation to
determine whether the installed operating system uses the time zone configured by the BIOS.
• Added support for systems configured in Legacy Boot Mode to auto detect new mass storage
bootable devices, such as storage controllers, and add them to the Standard Boot Order (IPL) list
without requiring a reboot. This allows you to configure such devices in the BIOS/Platform
Configuration (RBSU) without having to boot once prior to entering RBSU. This functionality is
already supported in UEFI Boot Mode.
Fixes
The following are issues that have been addressed in this release:
• Server might not be able to achieve optimal performance under certain conditions.
• System might become unresponsive during system boot (POST) after an unrecoverable error event
that results in a system reset. This issue applies to certain models of Intel E7-8800/4800 v2 series
processor that have core counts of 8 or less. Note that this issue does not result in the unrecoverable
error event and system reset, but results in the system becoming unresponsive during system boot.
• BIOS Serial Console redirection support might stop functioning when the server enters the
Embedded UEFI Shell.
• Configured for Legacy Boot Mode might not be able to boot certain operating system installations
that install a Master Boot Record, which is not marked as Active. When this issue occurs, the
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