(BOFM enabled) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware update v1.20 for Microsoft Windows - IBM BladeCenter HS21 (8853, 1885)

Download Description

• New IBM xSeries firmware and device driver file naming convention

Severity: Suggested

Required: Make sure the blade is powered off and all blades are discovered before flashing.

Version 1.20 - Build ID: BCBT60AUS - Suggested

Fixes:

• Corrected the firmware error log length in WHEA data
• Corrected the WHEA firmware logging to not log the de-assertion events
• Fixed the problem that the 4-port 1Gb Ethernet expansion card is shown as unsupported PCI device sometimes on reboots

Enhancements:

• Added support of the revised version of Netezza BIE sidecar

Version 1.19 - Build ID: BCBT59AUS - Suggested

Fixes:

• Fixed the BSE3 events not being logged problem
• Corrected the "Sensor Type" property of sensor AgvPwrIns
• Fixed the problem that blades do not recover from Voltage Fault
• Corrected the Linux update files's name extension in Readme

Enhancements:

• Added support of the Netezza BIE sidecar

Version 1.18 - Build ID: BCBT58AUS

Fixes:

• Fixed the problem that Xeon 5400 series processors erroneously throttle

Version 1.17 - Build ID: BCBT57AUS

Fixes:

• Fixed the problem that HS21 Blades occasionally do not respond to Power Off commands
• Fixed the LED ID's for expansion board LEDs
• Fixed the problem that AMM shows throttle and recovery of blade when power supply 1 and 3 only are installed
• Fixed the incorrect LED colors displayed on LED page of AMM with old version of firmware
• Enable the sensor test function
• Fixed the problem that sometimes system will hang during POST
• Fixed the problem that AMM will show warning of "Problem communicating with BSMP" after reinstall the blade or reset BMC
• Fixed the problem that AMM will show multiple BMC reset message when resetting multiple blades at the same time

Enhancements:

• Added BladeCenter Enterprise Refresh (BCE-R) support update
• Added 8 GB DIMM support

Version 1.16 - Build ID: BCBT53AUS

• Included level 067 of bmc.blade15.v2 and fix fan bump for 50W processor.

Version 1.15 - Build ID: BCBT52AUS

• Fixed QLogic support (440574), fix build problems (441170)

Version 1.14 - Build ID: BCBT51AUS

• Added support for QLogic card (CFFx)

Version 1.13 - Build ID: BCBT50AUS

• Added support for NEMO
  
• Added RTL support

Version 1.12 - Build ID: BCBT47AUS

• Added improvements in management module to baseboard management controller communications.
• Added support for BPE3

Version 1.11 - Build ID: BCBT42BUS

• Added support for Harpertown Processors
• Increased blower speed for 2GB and 4GB DIMMs
• Fixed a BEM1 Fault with Reboot when BladeCenter Storage Expansion is attached
• Fixed BladeCenter Storage Expansion not reporting defunct drives when attached

See the CHANGE HISTORY file for complete details.