================================================================================ Release Notes for NEC Express5800/R320c,R310c BMC Firmware Revision 03.26 ================================================================================ Software name : NEC Express5800/R320c,R310c BMC Firmware update module Module file : 010008-G02_636059187954668636.zip Models : NEC Express5800/R320c-M4 (N8800-174F/174E, NP8800-174FP1) NEC Express5800/R320c-E4 (N8800-173F/173E, NP8800-173FP1) NEC Express5800/R310c-E4 (N8800-178F) Operating System : This software supports the following OS - Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 - Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Standard - Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Datacenter - Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 6.5 - VMware ESXi(R) 5.1 Target users : See [Server models for update] below Type : BMC Firmware ================================================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [About the software] This BMC Firmware update module (hereinafter called "this software") supports the following functional enhancement in the NEC Express5800/R320c-M4, R320c-E4 and NEC Express5800/R310c-E4 models: BMC 03.26 - When repeating ssh login to BMC, memory leak of BMC occurred, and the problem that BMC resets after that was improved. When repeating ssh login and ssh logout for 24 hours by one minute interval, BMC reset occurs in about 15 days. When it's at the timing of repeat above-mentioned, the phenomenon which can't do ssh login to BMC occurs several hours before BMC reset. Further, when BMC was reset, IO modules becomes Simplex state temporarily, and after that, it's restored to Duplex state automatically. But ft-server sometimes doesn't restore to Duplex state and does reboot. Note: - To prevent a system failure, please read this document carefully and follow the procedure for successful update. Should your system malfunctions or is powered off due to an unplanned event during update (for example, power blackout or cutoff, lightening, and noise), the system may be damaged and fails to operate normally. In this case, any remedial measures shall be taken at your expense. - Please don't do this update from management PCs using remote KVM of EXPRESSSCOPEEngine3. Update is sometimes failed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Server models for update] Users who use the following server models and BMC firmware versions need update: - Models to update: NEC Express5800/R320c-M4 NEC Express5800/R320c-E4 NEC Express5800/R310c-E4 - BMC Firmware versions to update: BMC Firmware Revision 02.15 BMC Firmware Revision 03.07 BMC Firmware Revision 03.15 BMC Firmware Revision 03.25 NOTE: If current BMC firmware version is later than the above, update is not required. NOTE: When you apply to the following case, you do preceding work of the case, please. <CASE 1> If current BMC firmware version is 02.15, confirm the following. In case of - For 4 months or more months the system has been powered on ('Powered on' means both connect AC plugs.) or - You do not know how long has the system been powered on <CASE 2> If current BMC firmware version is 03.25 and less, confirm the following. In case of - You have performed ssh connection to BMC after system has been powered on ('Powered on' means both connect AC plugs.) When you apply to CASE 1 or CASE 2, you have to make the system shut down and powered off for more than 30 seconds, powered on and after the system becomes in Duplex state. ('Powered off' means both disconnect AC plugs.) ('Powered on' means both connect AC plugs.) Then you can start to update BMC Firmware. <CASE 3> If current BMC firmware version is 03.15 and less and the following problem occurs. In case of - After setting the DNS address of the network setting item of BMC, the problem of repeating a Primary change in a module occurs When you apply to CASE 3, please do the following one of workaround. Then you can start to update BMC Firmware. [Workaround 1] Please change the DNS address of the network setting item of both BMC to "0.0.0.0". When doing this workaround, please return the DNS address to the beginning after BMC update completion. [Workaround 2] When DNS server stops, while you update BMC Firmware, please operate DNS server. - How to confirm BMC Firmware version (Windows(R) OS): (1) Run ft server Utility. <Windows Server(R) 2008 R2> (Start->All programs->NEC ESMPRO Agent->ft server utility) <Windows Server(R) 2012> (Start->(down-arrow button)->NEC ESMPRO Agent->ft server utility) (2) Select [Firmware] in [BMC] tree and confirm BMC Firmware version. ID 10/120 : Runtime means BMC Firmware version of CPU/IO Module0 ID 11/120 : Runtime means BMC Firmware version of CPU/IO Module1 - How to confirm BMC Firmware version (Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) OS): (1) Run ft server Utility. # /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/bin/ESMftcutil (2) Select [Firmware(ID:[nn/120])] under the target [BMC(ID:[nn/120])] in [BMC] tree and confirm [Runtime] in [Firmware Revision]. * nn: 10 or 11 (ID:[10/120]) : Runtime means BMC Firmware version of CPU/IO Module0 (ID:[11/120]) : Runtime means BMC Firmware version of CPU/IO Module1 - How to confirm BMC Firmware version (VMware ESXi(R)): (1) Login to ftSys Management Appliance as a root user. (2) Run the following command and confirm [Firmware Rev]. # /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint ls 10/120 or # /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint ls 11/120 10/120 : BMC Firmware version of CPU/IO Module0 11/120 : BMC Firmware version of CPU/IO Module1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [User License Agreement] NEC Corporation ("NEC") grants you the right to use the software program ("Software") under the terms and conditions of this Agreement only in the country in which you acquired the Software. You shall agree to all provisions of this Agreement and assume responsibility for selection, installation, use and effect of the Software purchased for your desired effect. 1. Terms 1.1 This Agreement shall come into force on the date of your receipt of the Software. 1.2 You may terminate the license granted hereunder by notifying us in writing at least one month prior to the desired termination date. 1.3 NEC may terminate the license granted you hereunder at any time if you fail to comply with any terms and conditions of this Agreement. 1.4 The license to the Software shall remain in force until the license is terminated on the date set forth hereunder. 1.5 Upon termination of the license, other rights granted you hereunder shall also be terminated. You must destroy or dispose of the Software, any copies of the Software and manual and other materials provided with the Software. 2. Copyright 2.1 The Software shall solely be used in the NEC Express5800 servers and workstations. 2.2 NEC grants you the right to use the Software only in the country in which you acquired the Software in accordance with the conditions of the preceding paragraph. 3. Copying, altering, and combining of the Software 3.1 You may only make one copy of the Software solely for a backup purpose, provided, however, that the copy of the Software is loaded into permanent memory of the system. You may store the Software solely to prevent damages or loss of the memory media. 3.2 You shall place the copyright notice and other legends on each copy of the Software. 3.3 You may not use, copy, alter, combine, publish, reproduce the Software over the Internet, or otherwise dispose of the Software except as provided in this Agreement. 3.4 You may not copy, publish the manual or other related documentation provided with the Software, or reproduce such manual and documentation over the Internet. 3.5 No intangible property right to the Software shall be transferred to you. 4. Transfer 4.1 You may assign your rights granted hereunder to a third party only if all conditions below are satisfied: a. You shall assign and shall not retain this Agreement, the Software, all copies of the Software, or the manual or other related documentation provided with the Software. b. The transferee agrees to this Agreement. 4.2 You shall not sublicense, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Software or the right of use to any third party except as provided herein. 5. Reverse compile You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise disassemble the Software. 6. Limitation of warranties 6.1 The Software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. In no event shall NEC be liable with respect to any claim by you on account of or arising out of the use of the Software. 6.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in case NEC makes any bug-fix version to the Software, NEC will, at its expense, furnish you with such bug-fix version, update version, or information in relation to such bug-fix or update version both in the source code form and object code form, and such bug-fix version or update version shall be considered as the licensed Software. 7. No liability In no event shall NEC be liable for any indirect or consequential damages or loss of profit or damages based on any third party claim, even if NEC has been advised of the possibility of such damages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Update procedures] 1. Download the module into any directory of hard disk. 2. Extract the module into any directory. 3. The software and its procedure manual will be extracted into the forder. You can refer to the procedure manual(ReadMe_E.txt) by Notepad of Windows(R) OS. Execute the BMC firmware Update following the manual. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Revision history] Jul. 2013 BMC Firmware Revision: 03.07 - Fixes the malfanction that BMC reset occures when the system remains to be powered on for more than one half year. When the BMC reset occurs, the IO module temporarily exits from the Duplex state and recovers to the Duplex state automatically. However in rare cases, the system is booted at this time. Jul. 2014 BMC Firmware Revision: 03.15 - Reduces the frequency writing to a flash memory. March. 2016 BMC Firmware Revision: 03.25 - For security measure, OpenSSL is renewed in 1.0.1m base. - EXPRESSSCOPEEngine3 is TLS1.1/1.2 supported. - The Self Signed SSL certificate which is being used for EXPRESSSCOPEEngine3 is renewed in SHA-2. - It was confirmed that EXPRESSSCOPEEngine3 works in version 9/10/11 of Internet Explorer(R). - The problem that remote KVM can't sometimes connect any more is corrected. - When the encryption of remote KVM is made effective by the environment of Java7 and later, and it's connected to remote KVM, message of "Connection Failure:Error in reading Video data!" is displayed. After that the problem that remote KVM can't connect any more is corrected. - After setting the DNS address of the network setting item of BMC, the IPMI command was an error, and it was corrected that the problem of repeating a Primary change in a module sometimes occurs. - The problem that a SSH connection to BMC and a connection to EXPRESSSCOPEEngine3 can't sometimes is corrected. August. 2016 BMC Firmware Revision: 03.26 - When repeating ssh login to BMC, memory leak of BMC occurred, and the problem that BMC resets after that was improved. When repeating ssh login and ssh logout for 24 hours by one minute interval, BMC reset occurs in about 15 days. When it's at the timing of repeat above-mentioned, the phenomenon which can't do ssh login to BMC occurs several hours before BMC reset. Further, when BMC was reset, IO modules becomes Simplex state temporarily, and after that, it's restored to Duplex state automatically. But ft-server sometimes doesn't restore to Duplex state and does reboot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Legal notices (trademarks and copyrights)] All contents on this software are the copyright of NEC Corporation or the third-party software developer. EXPRESSSCOPE is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server and Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in Japan and other countries. Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries. VMware, VMware ESXi and VMware vSphere are registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. 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