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Express5800/R120h-1M
System ROM U32 v1.26 (11/14/2017)
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Software name : Express5800/R120h-1M
System ROM (BIOS) update module
Models : Express5800/R120h-1M
Operating System : This software supports offline update and the following OS.
- Windows Server(R) 2012 R2
- Windows Server(R) 2016
- Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 7
Target Users : See [Target Users for Update] below
Type : System ROM
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[About the software]
The Express5800/R120h-1M System ROM (BIOS) update module supports the following
changes in the Express5800/R120h-1M models:
Enhancements:
- Added support for update function of Innovation Engine (IE) Firmware revision
0.1.4.4 and later.
Updating System ROM to v1.26 is needed to apply IE Firmware 0.1.4.4 and SPS
Firmware 4.0.4.288 or later. These version of firmware mitigate security
vulnerability of INTEL-SA-00086 in Intel Corporation.
Problems Fixed:
- Addressed an issue where the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) was
reported as "not functioning properly" under Device Manager on Windows(R).
** Program and data included in this software **
Following program and data are included in this software.
Use one of them according to the way of installation.
a) Flash image for System Utilities/iLO Web User Interface
firmware\U32_1.26_11_14_2017.signed.flash
b) Executables for Windows(R)
winx64cp033827.exe
c) RPM package for Linux(R)
Linux\firmware-system-oem-u32-1.26_2017_11_14-1.1.x86_64.rpm
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[ Target Users for Update ]
This software is available for the users who use the following models with the
following System ROM version.
- Models to be supported
1. Express5800/R120h-1M
- System ROM Versions to be supported
1. U32 v1.00 (06/01/2017)
2. U32 v1.20 (08/18/2017)
3. U32 v1.22 (09/29/2017)
Note: In case of using newer System ROM from the above version, it has already
applied equivalent enhancements. Updating the System ROM isn't needed.
Be sure to check the System ROM version and date with the following procedures.
Select an arbitrary procedure and check the version before and after the update.
** System Utilities **
You can check the System ROM version and date by the following procedure.
1. Power on the system and the contents of process by POST (Power On Self-
Test) will be shown on the screen. After a short time, the following
message is shown. Press <F9> key, "System Utilities" is started.
[F9] System Utilities
2. After starting "System Utilities", select "System Information".
3. Select "Firmware Information".
4. Each firmware version is shown on the screen. The System ROM version and
date can be seen at "System ROM" option.
Note: After checking the System ROM version, press the <ESC> key or
select "Exit" to exit the System Utilities.
Note: About detail of "System Utilities" usage, refer to "1. System
Utilities" section in the chapter of "Useful Features" of the
maintenance guide.
** Windows(R) OS **
You can check the System ROM date by a following procedure.
1. Hold down <Windows> key and press <R> key.
2. In the "Run" dialog box, type "msinfo32" and then click "OK".
3. After "System Information" has started, select "System Summary".
4. Check the System ROM version by the profile of "BIOS Version/Date".
** Linux(R) OS **
You can check the System ROM date by a following procedure.
1. Launch the terminal such as xterm.
2. Execute the command as follows.
# /usr/sbin/dmidecode | less
Note: "#" means prompt. You do not need to input "#".
3. Check the System ROM date by "BIOS Information->Release Date".
Note: The dmidecode command has to be installed.
Be certain to read carefully the following NEC software license agreement
before applying this software update module. If you can not agree to the terms
of the agreement, do not download this software. By downloading the software
you will be bounded by the terms of the agreement.
[ User License Agreement ]
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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, uninstall or dispose of the Software,
any copies of the Software and other materials provided with the Software.
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referred to as "License File"), the terms of License File are applied to
the files specified in License File, regardless of the above-mentioned
Agreement.
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System ROM Installation Procedure
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** System Utilities **
[ Preparation ]
- USB memory x1
1. Preparation of flash image (*.flash)
(1) Prepare the USB memory that is formatted with FAT or FAT32.
(2) Copy "a) Flash image for System Utilities/iLO Web User Interface file"
(approx. size 32MB) to a USB memory.
2. System ROM installation procedure
Install the System ROM by a following procedure.
(1) Attach the USB memory created in the procedure of "1" and power on the
system.
(2) In POST, press <F9> key to enter System Utilities.
(3) Select "Embedded Applications > Firmware Update > System ROM" menu.
(4) Choose "Select Firmware File", and then select the device in which flash
image was copied.
(5) Select flash image (i.e. *.flash).
(6) Select "Start Firmware Update".
(7) When the popup message of "Press ENTER to start firmware update.
This process might take a few minutes..." is shown, press <ENTER> key.
Update process is started.
(8) The progress of the update is shown. When it's completed, the popup
message of "Firmware update completed successfully." is shown. Press
<ENTER> key, the message is closed.
(9) Detach the Installation USB memory from the system.
(10) Reboot the system; Select the "Reboot the System" option at top
level menu of System Utilities.
(11) Wait reboot completion for update to take effect.
Now the installation is successfully finished.
** iLO Web User Interface **
1. Preparation of flash image (*.flash)
(1) Copy "a) Flash image for System Utilities/iLO Web User Interface file"
(i.e. *.flash) to any location which is accessible from the remote PC.
2. System ROM installation procedure
(1) Start the Web Browser on remote PC. And log-in to the iLO Web User
Interface by a "Configure to iLO Settings" privilege user.
(2) Select "Firmware & OS Software tab" from the right menu.
(3) Select "Update Firmware" from the left menu.
(4) Select the flash image, copied by a procedure of "1."
(5) Press "Flash" to begin update process.
(6) Wait for the "Firmware Update Completed." message to display.
(7) Reboot the system.
(8) Wait reboot completion for update to take effect.
Now the installation is successfully finished.
** Windows(R) OS **
1. Preparation of Installation
(1) Log on to the system as a user with administrator privilege.
(2) Terminate all running application.
(3) Copy "b) Executables for Windows(R) file" to a suitable
folder.
2. System ROM installation procedure
(1) Double-click "b) Executables for Windows(R) file" (i.e. *.exe).
The System ROM Update Program will start.
(2) Follow the messages will be shown and complete the operation.
(3) If the messages requesting reboot will be shown, select "yes" to reboot
of the system.
(4) Wait reboot completion for update to take effect.
Now the installation is successfully finished.
** Linux(R) OS **
1. Preparation of Installation
(1) Log-in as root. Or switch to root with "su" command.
(2) Terminate all running application.
(3) Copy "c) RPM package for Linux(R) file" to a suitable directory.
e.g. /root
2. System ROM installation procedure
(1) Install the RPM package of this System ROM update module by the command
below.
# rpm -Uvh <filename>.rpm
Note: The "<filename>.rpm" should replace to RPM package name which
is described at above "Binaries of this release" section.
Note: "#" means prompt. You do not need to input "#".
(2) See where the files land by the command below.
# rpm -qlp <filename>.rpm
(3) Change to the directory you see in the previous step.
(4) Run setup by the command below.
# ./setup
(5) Follow the messages will be shown and complete the operation.
(6) If a reboot inquiry is appear then press "y" to trigger reboot.
(7) Wait reboot completion for update to take effect.
Now the update is successfully finished.
** Other OSes (e.g. VMware(R), etc.) **
Use the one of following procedures to update:
- Install the System ROM from System Utilities
- Install the System ROM from iLO Web User Interface
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Notes
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** Notes in general **
* Refer to "license_en.txt" about the user license agreement.
* When you install the system ROM, the flashing mechanism writes over the
backup ROM and saves current ROM as a backup, enabling you to switch easily
to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM becomes corrupted for any
reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if you
experience a power failure while flashing the ROM.
* When Windows(R) BitLocker(TM) function is set to "Enabled", install the
System ROM after making the function "Disabled". Then make the function
"Enabled" after install and reboot of the system. If you install the system
ROM without making the function "Disabled", you may need the recovery
password when you boot the system.
* This software does not support a virtualized environment such as hyper
visor, guest OS, etc. Please install either on the OS which this software
supports or with the method of offline installation.
** Note for Windows(R) OS environment and Linux(R) OS environment **
* This software will access to iLO5 (Baseboard Management Controller). It is
required that the "iLO 5 Channel Interface Driver" (CHIF) must be installed.
The CHIF driver can be installed by using EXPRESSBUILDER or "Starter pack".
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[Revision history]
Version:1.26 (11/14/2017)
Enhancements:
- Added support for update function of Innovation Engine (IE) Firmware revision
0.1.4.4 and later.
Updating System ROM to v1.26 is needed to apply IE Firmware 0.1.4.4 and SPS
Firmware 4.0.4.288 or later. These version of firmware mitigate security
vulnerability of INTEL-SA-00086 in Intel Corporation.
Problems Fixed:
- Addressed an issue where the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) was
reported as "not functioning properly" under Device Manager on Windows(R).
Version:1.22 (09/29/2017)
Problems Fixed:
- Addressed an issue where the system would not achieve maximum performance
results when the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Sub-NUMA Clustering
option is enabled. This option is not enabled by default.
- Addressed an issue where the system may have the system time incorrectly
"shifted" to the incorrect time after the operating system has been running
for an extended period of time. This issue was typically seen under
Microsoft Windows(R) when the Set Time Automatically option was enabled from
the Windows Date and Time Settings configuration page.
- Addressed an issue where the system may report an inaccurate error message
in the Integrated Management Log (IML) when a memory training failure
occurred. It is recommended that customers update to this version of the
system ROM before replacing any DIMMs due to a training issue.
- Addressed an issue where the system may experience an erroneous boot-time
message and Integrated Management Log (IML) entry stating that Core Boost
Technology is disabled due to a lack of an iLO Advanced License (531 - Core
Boost Technology missing required iLO License) when using the Version 1.20
System ROM.
Version:1.20 (08/18/2017)
Enhancements:
- Added support for Dynamic Power Capping. This feature can be enabled from
the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Boot Time Optimizations Menu.
This support requires Power Management Controller Firmware version 1.0.4
and Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Firmware version 1.15 or later.
- Added support for the Core Boost Technology. This feature requires
IE Firmware 0.1.2.6 or later.
- Added a new BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Power and Performance Tuning
option for LLC Dead Line Allocation. When running certain applications,
modifying this setting from its default value may improve system performance.
- Added a new BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Power and Performance Tuning
option for Stale A to S. When running certain applications, modifying this
setting from its default value may improve system performance.
- Added support to detect and report unbalanced memory configurations that may
result in non-optimal performance. Please consult the User's Guide for more
information on memory population rules and recommendations.
- Added a new Auto option for the XPT Prefetcher in the BIOS/Platform
Configuration (RBSU) menu that will default the XPT Prefetcher to disabled
based on a current Intel sighting processor issue. Enabling this option
(via setting this option for Force Enable) may improve latency performance,
but Intel has indicated rare stability issues may occur if XPT Prefetcher
is enabled.
- Added support for 128GB Load Reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs).
- Updated the system thermal logic to support the latest GPU adapters.
- Updated the RESTful API BIOS Attribute Registry resources to match the
latest BIOS/Platform Configuration options.
- Updated the language translations (non-English modes) for System Utilities.
- Added support for "Fast Fault Tolerant (ADDC)" option on Advanced Memory
Protection.
Problems Fixed:
- Addressed an issue where the UEFI or Legacy Boot Order could still be
modified after an incorrect Administrator Password was entered in the
BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menus.
- Addressed an issue where the embedded AHCI SATA controller would not
show up properly in the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) PCI Devices
menu when no drives were attached to the controller.
- Addressed an issue where saving a configuration setting from an optional
device's configuration page in the System Utilities menu would not be
saved properly. This issue was seen with one Network Adapter card.
- Addressed an issue where the system ROM would not correctly report
a configuration error for the Smart Battery storage subsystem when more
devices were installed than could be supported by the installed battery.
- Addressed an issue where a platform configured with direct attached NVMe
hard drives may report the incorrect location (box and bay location) from
the System Utilities page.
- Addressed an issue where the System Utilities menu may not show the proper
name for an optional PCIe Adapter.
- Addressed an issue where the chassis power supply information would not be
properly reported from the Industry Standard SMBIOS records.
- Addressed an issue where the Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) remote Console
Keyboard and Mouse may not function properly when the system is configured
for Legacy Boot Mode. This issue does not exist on systems configured in
UEFI Boot Mode.
- Addressed an issue where the Jitter Performance feature settings could not
be properly modified from the iLO web interface.
- Addressed an issue where the system may report that the Smart Battery is
charging when in fact the battery has failed. It is recommended to flash
to this system ROM if a system is reporting Smart Battery issues.
- Addressed an issue where the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) option for TPM
Visibility could not be configured through the RESTful API.
- Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive when repeatedly
typing characters, such as DIR, in Legacy Boot Mode from a pre-OS
environment. This issue does not impact systems in UEFI Boot Mode or
a system once the system boots into an operating system.
- Addressed an issue where certain third party PCIe adapters, such as
a Dialogic adapter, would not function properly due to the PCIe Maximum
Payload size being incorrectly programmed.
- Addressed an issue where certain NVMe devices may not be detected when the
x16 slot PCIe Riser and three slot x8 riser are present in the server.
- Addressed an issue where a Network Boot option would still show an entry
in the Legacy Boot Order when Network Boot was disabled on the device from
the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Network Options Menu. This issue does
not affect systems configured for UEFI Boot Mode.
- Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive when using the
TAB key in the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menus.
- Addressed an issue where the BIOS would not properly identify and halt
a system from booting with an invalid DIMM configuration.
- Addressed an issue where the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Energy
Efficient Turbo setting was "backwards". When the configuration setting
was set to enabled, the feature would actually be Disabled. When configured
to Disabled, the feature would actually be enabled.
- Addressed an issue where the server might lockup and display a red screen
when trying to repair a failed RAID volume off of an S100i SW RAID
controller.
- Addressed an issue where the RESTful API may report that BIOS settings were
not applied properly even when they are properly configured.
- Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive during boot after
a warm reset, typically seen with a blank screen, when a Trusted Platform
Module (TPM) is installed. If reboot issues are seen with systems containing
an optional TPM, it is highly recommended the System ROM be enabled to this
revision or later.
- Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may incorrectly report
a 413 Innovation Engine Authentication Error on a server reboot.
- Removed support for the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Power On Logo
disable functionality.
- Removed the Platform Configuration (RBSU) Option to enable or disable the
Embedded Diagnostics. Embedded Diagnostics is not supported on this server
and the menu option should not have been available and was not functional.
- Remove Embedded Diagnostics support from System Utilities.
- Removed support for the chipset firmware based Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
known as Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT). This feature is no
longer supported due to stability issues and Intel recommends not supporting
this feature. Users should instead install a TPM kit for this support.
- Addressed an issue the "iLO LUN 00 Media 0 USB Device" always exists.
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