IBM eserver xSeries 225 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update for Linux System 8647 Version 1.03, Build ID: OPE814B, 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 diskette 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 1.03, OPE814B - Corrected a condition that caused the fans to stay at full speed when the server was rebooted. - Fixed Maximum Segment Size negotiation on the network interface. - Fixed German keyboard support for remote control Linux clients. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter Update Version 1.02, OPE813A - Generate an alert when the power backplane consistently fails to respond to status requests. - Stopped generating the periodic SMIs used for Machine Check Architecture support. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter Update Version 1.01, OPE811A - Increased the thresholds at which the planar temperature is considered to be too hot. - 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. - Added DNS support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - Enhanced the command line interface - Allow dashes for the ASM Group Filter Name under the LDAP configuration. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter Update Version 1.00, OPE809A - 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 225 Linux Remote Supervisory Adapter II Update" from a command line with the "-s" parameter. "./.sh -s" where .sh is the downloaded update. 3.2 Extracting the Linux update files (command line) __________________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 225 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 225 Linux Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update" with the following command line: ".exe -s -a -x " where .exe 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 "wflash -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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