Specification Update

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4. SAS Software RAID option is not enabled in the initial BIOS release.

Problem The SAS Software RAID feature that was available in pre-production BIOS

releases is not available in the initial production BIOS release. The option ROM

that allows configuration of SAS Software RAID still has several defects logged

against its functionality and was deemed not ready for production by Intel at

this time.

Implication Users who require or were planning to use this feature in their production

environments must wait for a post-launch BIOS release which will have this

feature enabled.

Status This erratum was fixed in BIOS revision R0057.

Workaround Several hardware RAID options are readily available and supported by Intel

server boards. Consult the product Tested Hardware and Operating System list

for a variety of Hardware Options. No workarounds for SAS Software RAID are

available.

5. Secondary HSC backplane FW not visible in the BIOS setup

Problem If two backplanes are installed in the server system, the HSC revision on the

secondary backplane is not currently being displayed in the BIOS Setup. This

affects the Intel

Server Boards S5000PSL, S5000XSL, and S5000VSA in the

Intel

Server Chassis SC5400.

Implication Users may not be able to easily identify the HSC revision programmed in the

backplane attached to the secondary backplane header.

Status This erratum was fixed in BIOS revision R0045.

Workaround Users must use the DOS utility, ‘fwpiaupd’, to probe and get the backplane

HSC information. Boot to DOS and using the fwpiaupd.exe utility, which is used

to flash the BMC and HSC code onto the server system, enter the following

command: “fwpiaupd –i –address={c0, c2}” where c0= primary backplane

address and c2= secondary backplane address. This provides you with the

operational code revision for the HSC on each backplane.