IBM eserver xSeries 345 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update for Linux System 8670 Version 1.09, Build ID: GEE840A, Revision 16 CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Unattended Mode 5.0 Web Sites and support phone Number 6.0 Trademarks and Notices 7.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview ________________________ 1.1 This will update the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software only. It will not affect any device drivers. 1.2 Limitations If there is an error in loading the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software, retry loading the software by repeating the instructions in section 3.0. 1.3 Enhancements - none 1.4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - Multi-lun support is needed in order to mount more then one remote drive simultaneously. The linux kernel 2.4.20 and later have the appropriate multi-lun support, however this support needs to be enabled at kernel build time. Currently, only the SLES 8.0 SP3 distribution has multi-Lun support available and enabled. RedHat AS 3.0 has a 2.4.21 kernel, but does not have multi-lun support enabled by default. 1.5 Dependencies: - none 2.0 Change History ________________________ IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.09, GEE840A - Corrected a problem where the server could become non-responsive 76 days after the Remote Supervisor Adapter II has been reset. - Allow BIOS to disable the periodic SMIs that are generated by the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.08, GEE839A - Prevent users that do not have the correct authority level from powering on the server. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.07, GEE836A - Add Service Manager functionality - Corrected a problem with Linux RedHat flash utility - Updated README file to reflect that RedHat does not support mounting multiple devices, remotely, over USB - Corrected a problem with port assignment not being set to default values - Corrected a problem with remote session terminating while trying to connect to another server via ASM interconnect - Corrected a problem with SSH ports were being assigned incorrectly When browsing the MIB file - Added LDAP security fixes - Changed the remote disk port number from 4444 to 1044 - Corrected a problem where remote recipient data was not restored properly using the configuration restore utility - Changed a power nonredundant state to a warning from an informational alert - Implemented an event log entry to notify in a case of CPU/VRM mismatch IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.06, GEE834A - Fixed a problem where the event log entries failed to show after using severity filter - Fixed a problem with remote OS installation where mouse cursor is lost IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.05, GEE833A - Corrected a problem with rebooting the ASM corrupting settings - Fixed an issue wherethe Remote control screen did not close - Fixed a problem where video was lost after cancelling remote disk image - Stopped a USB memory device from mounting as a CD ROM drive - Fixed a problem with the ASM not detecting an analog modem connected to the serial port - Removed the dialback command from the supported command list - Fixed a problem with remote graphics over a PPP connection - Fixed a problem that caused the ASM to reset when the Security link on the Web interface was clicked - Fixed a problem where the second login attempt was rejected - Intermittently the system did not redirect the local screen to console - Added new options under TCP via MIB file - Fixed a problem where the Windows blue screen capture would fail IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.04, GEE829A - Improved the recovery procedure for an ASM interconnect bus hang - Added support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - Added support for the Blue Identification LED - Added Remote Disk Multi Drive Support - Added Serial Console Redirection capability IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.03, GEE826A - Added support for the Belgian keyboard - Corrected a failure that occurred while flashing the Integrated Systems Management Processor - Corrected an ethernet connection problem - Fixed the save and restoration of the ISMP gateway setting IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.02, GEE824C - Corrected the remote disk feature which would not work if it was run with a Japanese user name - Fixed a condition where alerts would not be generated after the system recovered from a CPU over temperature or system over voltage condition - Added SNMP command support - Added support for French, Italian, German, Spanish and UK keyboards IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.01, GEE823A - Provided the numeric pager alerts with different codes to distinguish faults from recoveries. - Corrected the firmware to recognize recoveries from ISMP detected faults on other systems connected via the ASM interconnect. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.00, GEE819A - First release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ This utility will update the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software under the Linux Operating System. It requires the installation of the correct Remote Supervisor Adapter II for Linux device driver. 3.1 Performing this code update (command line) ________________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 345 Linux Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update" from a command line with the "-s" parameter. "./.sh -s" where .sh is the downloaded update. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. 3.2 Extracting the Linux update files (command line) __________________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 345 Linux Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -x " where .sh is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Linux update files will be extracted. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a RSAII firmware update under Linux. Run "./lflash -r" from a command line to update RSAII firmware. 4.0 Unattended Mode ________________________ Extracting the Linux update files (command line) __________________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 345 Linux Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -x " where .sh is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Linux update files will be extracted. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a RSAII firmware update under Linux. Run "./lflash -r" from a command line to update RSAII firmware. 5.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number _________________________________________ 5.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 5.2 IBM eserver xSeries Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries 5.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update, go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers and URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 6.0. TradeMarks and Notices ______________________________ 6.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, or other countries or both: * IBM * Advanced System Management Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 7.0. Disclaimer __________________ 7.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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