File Name: XSERIES200/NetWare 4.2: IDE DRIVE REQUIRE FIRMWARE UPGRADE CONTENTS --------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview: This paragraph should contain detailed information to allow the customer to make the decision to upgrade.) 1.0 This is for IDE hard files manufactered by IBM. 1.1 This program will identify drives needing the update 1.1 This is for any code level below A59A or A69A (depending on model) 1.2 Elimanates a chance tha ECC errors could be generated under high I/O 1.4 Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the Update:None update reccomended for all that apply. IBM strongly recommends this update to customers using these drives 1.5 Dependencies: - State any other drivers or related code dependencies related to this update. None - State any FRU numbers related to this update. IBM Netfinity 15GB 7200rpm xSeries 200 server, Type 8478, IDE Model 19K4460 IBM Netfinity 15GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1564 19K4461 IBM Netfinity 20.4GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1565 00N8203 IBM Netfinity 30GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1567 xSeries 300 server, Type: 8672, IDE Model 19K4461 IBM Netfinity 20.4GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1565 22P7157 IBM 40GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1568 00N8203 IBM Netfinity 30GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1567 xSeries 330 server, Type: 8654, IDE Model 19K4461 IBM Netfinity 20.4GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1565 22P7157 IBM 40GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1568 00N8203 IBM Netfinity 30GB 7200rpm ATA-100 FRU 19K1567 2.0 Change History -------------------- The below information should include fixes and symptoms history from the last GA code release to the new release. Note: The current change should be listed first. Note: Clarify between new features and fixes. Customers may not be concerned with updates for new features, but very interested in fixes, etc. 2.1 IBM eserver xSeries IDE drive firmware update diskette Causes the Drive to respond to Novel Driver with needing to flush drive cache first. Version 2.01 added two additional servers to the list of server that this will work on - 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions *Note: If installing from an update package, see additional instructions, in Appendix A. ----------------------------------------- 3.1 Obtain IBM eserver xSeries IDE drive firmware update image from the web. Once applied to a CD this will be a bootable CD. If diskette boot is required.... Create a diskettes from the images in the diskette subdirectory. This (first diskette) will be a bootable Diskette. This Program will search for IDE drives. The program will automaticly start when the peogram is statred one the use confirms that this is the desired results. It will then display all the IDE drives that it found. Below that it will display drives that require known updates. You are then given the opportunity to accept the update. 6.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ---------------- 6.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support 6.2 IBM Marketing Netfinity Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/netfinity 6.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: 1-800-772-2227 http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 7.0 Trademarks and Notices ---------------------------- 7.1 If you use IBM trademarks, include the following lead-in: The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: Follow it with a list of the IBM trademarks that are in the README file. Make sure that IBM is in the list. 7.2 Some trademarks must be acknowledged with specific statements. If you use these trademarks in the README.TXT file, include the appropriate separate attribution statement after the list of IBM trademarks. ex: C-bus is a trademark of Corollary, Inc. ex: Java and HotJava are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ex: Intel trademarks or registered trademarks are trademarks of Intel Corporation. 7.3 Include the following statement to acknowledge any other non-IBM trademarks you might have used. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 8.0 Disclaimer ---------------------------- 8.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. 8.2 Note to Government Users Include the following note after the disclaimer paragraph. Note to U.S. Government Users -- Documentation related to restricted rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Appendix A: Package Specific Installation Instruction This update is packaged as a self extracting shell script. To update your system, just execute the package with the appropriate options. You must be logged on as root, and the package must be run from an ext2/ext3 filesystem. Usage is as follows: packagename.sh [-?] | [-r] | [-s] | [-xd] | [-x dirname] | [-w] -? Shows the command line help -r Install the package and reboot immediately -s Silent/unattented install -xd Extracts contents to floppy disk(s) -x dirname Extracts contents to directory specified -w Save track0 to track01.sav and wipe boot sector (assumes -r) UpdateXpress packages use a portion of track0 of the first logical hard drive to store boot information for the virtual floppy environment. Normally, the only data contained on this track is the master boot record (MBR). Occasionally, updates will fail if there is no room to store the boot information on track0. If the update fails, execute the package with the -s -w options. This will erase track0 of the hard drive while preserving the MBR; install the virtual floppy on the drive, and then reboot the system to perform the update. The data contained in track0 is backed up in a file named track0.sav Please Note: The package update for Linux ONLY supports ext2/ext3 filesystems!