Specification Update

Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update
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Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Summary Tables of Changes ..................................................................................................... 5
Errata ............................................................................................................................................ 8
1. Console Redirection baud rate setting auto changing to 19.2K with Serial Over
LAN (SOL) active ....................................................................................................................... 8
2. Serial Over LAN (SOL) unable to redirect DOS output ............................................ 8
3. Password on boot not supported ............................................................................. 8
4. SAS Software RAID option is not enabled in the initial BIOS release. .................... 9
5. Secondary HSC backplane FW not visible in the BIOS setup ................................. 9
6. HSC and BMC versions intermittently not seen in the BIOS setup ........................ 10
7. POST LEDs do not turn off after Operating System loads..................................... 10
8. Checkup7.exe (microcode update utility) is not storing microcode in the BIOS .... 10
9. Intel® Server RAID Card SRCSAS144E causes systems to reset multiple times
before completing POST ......................................................................................................... 11
10. Change Logo utility does not save modified BIOS capsule files with correct
extension 11
11. IPMI over Serial direct connect not supported ....................................................... 11
12. Serial over LAN and IPMI over LAN connections may terminate unexpectedly
under certain conditions .......................................................................................................... 12
13. Intermittent beep code 1-5-2-1 when booting with dual processors ...................... 12
14. Power Supply population errors may not appear in SEL ....................................... 12
15. Fan 5 may report a reading of 0 RPM after BMC is updated ................................. 13
16. BMC may not respond to the IPMI command, Send Message sent via LAN ......... 13
17. Fans may take a long time to slow down after fan boosting .................................. 13
18. System requires approximately 35 seconds after AC power applied before power
button responds ....................................................................................................................... 14
19. SEL events for HSC may appear after DC cycle ................................................... 14
20. Fans may run faster than expected after exiting BIOS setup ................................ 14
21. System fault LED may report incorrect status for some events ............................. 15
22. Fan removal does not generate SEL event ........................................................... 15
23. Power supply redundancy state is misleading when only one power supply is
installed 15
24. PCI-X slots 1 and 2 do not meet the letter of the Server System Infrastructure (SSI)
Entry-level Electronics Bay (EEB) Specification revision 3.61 ................................................. 15