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NEC Express5800/B120f, NEC Express5800/B120f-h, NEC Express5800/B120g-h
BMC firmware 02.14
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Software name : NEC Express5800/B120f, NEC Express5800/B120f-h, NEC Express5800/B120g-h
BMC firmware update module for offline
Models : NEC Express5800/B120f, NEC Express5800/B120f-h, NEC Express5800/B120g-h
Software revisions: See below
Type of software : BMC firmware
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[ About the software ]
The NEC Express5800/B120f, NEC Express5800/B120f-h, NEC Express5800/B120g-h BMC firmware update module
("the software") supports the following functional enhancement.
- Supported new sensor offset of OS Boot Events for System Event Log(SEL) viewer on Web console and Mail Alert.
- Modified to close unused port(TCP/UDP port 427).
- Took measures to GNU C library(glibc) vulnerable to buffer overflow (CVE-2015-7547).
- Fixed the issue that it can not access to EXPRESSSCOPE ENGINE3 after changing BMC-FW setting in rare case.
- Update online help on Web Console.
The following changes apply to the BMC Firmware Revision 02.06 or 02.09.
These were applied at BMC Firmware Revision 02.13.
- Modified to allow string which contains "-" or "_" in community name of SNMP alert configuration
by web browser.
- Fixed the issue remote KVM console corrupts on delegation of access privilege between multiple
KVM consoles.
- Modified to prohibit string which contains " ' " or "#" in some configurations by web browser.
- Changed the signing algorithm of SSL server Certificate from SHA-1 to SHA-2.
- To improve security, updated the OpenSSL to the latest 1.0.1p base.
- Supported automount on RHEL7 for Remote Media.
- Supported E-mail information icon of Server Panel on Web Console.
- Supported the Image Redirection function.
- Update OSS license on Web Console.
- Changed to preserve accesslogs by EXPRESSSCOPE Profile Key when a main board is replaced.
- Changed the encrypted communication not to use SSL v3.0.
- Improved the web server function of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine3 in order to show latest web contents
without browser cache clear after BMCFW update.
- Support for UEFI boot from Remote USB memory.
- Fixed the issue that Server Configuration Utility can not apply configurations when HTTP and HTTPS
are disabled by Off-line TOOL Server Configuration Utility.
- Added the usable character "+" to the SMTP Server Setting in Mail Alert via a web browser.
- Improved to preserve contents of the web browser display for alert configurations by EXPRESSSCOPE
Profile Key when a main board is replaced.
Note:
- To prevent a system failure, please read this document carefully and follow the procedure for
successful update. Should your system malfunction or be 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.
- This software does not support to update the BMC firmware by Remote Media on
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3.
- Please set "Disable Remote Media USB Ports" of BIOS Setting to
[Disabled] during update. Please refer to the maintenance guide for details.
[ Models and software revisions to update ]
Users who use the following server models and BMC firmware versions need update:
- Models to update:
NEC Express5800/B120f
NEC Express5800/B120f-h
NEC Express5800/B120g-h
- BMC firmware versions to update:
BMC Firmware Revision: 02.05
BMC Firmware Revision: 02.06
BMC Firmware Revision: 02.09
BMC Firmware Revision: 02.13
NOTE:
If your BMC firmware version is later than the above, you do not require the update
(the latest versions already include the functions to be added by the software).
How to confirm your BMC Firmware version:
Please make sure to confirm proper BMC Firmware version by any of the following means.
- By BIOS Setup, to confirm your BMC Firmware version:
(1) Power on the system.
(2) When the following message appears,
press the F2 key to start the BIOS Setup Menu.
"Press <F2> SETUP"
(3) Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to [Server].
(4) Select the [System Management] sub menu and press the Enter key.
(5) The software versions of your system will be displayed.
(6) After confirmation of the software versions,
press the ESC key and exit the [System Management] sub menu.
(7) Move the cursor to [Exit], using the arrow keys.
(8) Select [Exit Discarding Changes], and exit the BIOS Setup Menu.
- By ESMPRO Manager Ver.6, to confirm your BMC Firmware version:
(1) Run ESMPRO Manager Ver.6.
(2) After selecting the server, select the [Remote Control] tab.
(3) Select the [IPMI Information] sub menu.
(4) Select the [MC(Management Controller) Information] sub menu.
(5) Select the [Basbrd Mgmt Ctlr] sub menu.
(6) The BMC firmware version of your system will be displayed.
- By EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3, to confirm your BMC Firmware version:
(1) Run EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3.
(2) Please check "BMC Firmware Revision" at Server Information.
Please read the following User License Agreement ("Agreement") carefully.
If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you shall not download the Software.
Downloading the Software indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
[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.
The Software uses the software ("GPL Module") granted by GNU General Public License("GPL) or GNU
Lesser General Public License("LGPL"). This Agreement does not cover GPL Module.
The Software includes the following GPL Module and LGPL Module.
<GPL Module>
grep
kbd
procps
libsepol
pcmcia-cs
initscripts
SysVinit
module-init-tools
mingetty
samba-client
gdb
bogl-bterm
gpm
slang
syslinux
libpci2
BusyBox
dmidecode
memtester
cachetester
ethtool
TeDoLiF product
<LGPL Module>
glibc
libtermcap
glibc-common
libusb
alsa-lib
newt
You can distribute or change the module based on the conditions of GPL or LGPL or any later Version,
stipulated by Free Software Foundation. The module is supposed to be useful, however, NEC does not
guarantee it.
In addition, NEC does not release any copyright of GPL Module, designed by NEC.
== notice ==
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit corporation to support the spread of
the free software.
You need to refer to The Free Software Foundation ( https://www.fsf.org/ )for details of
GNU General Public License Version 2 and GNU Lesser General Public License.
You shall agree that NEC does not answer to any questions regarding the GPL Module.
By using the Software including GPL Module, you will be bounded by the terms stipulated in GPL and LGPL.
The following Agreement is applicable to the Software excluding GPL Module aforesaid.
<Agreement for the Software>
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.
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, allcopies of the
Software, or the manual or other related documentationprovided 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.
[ Installation procedures ]
(1) Download the update module to a desired directory.
(2) Extract the download module to the specified folder.
(3) The folder has "READMEE.TXT" which is the installation procedures (readme file).
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[ Revision history ]
2017/5/31 BMCFW Revision 02.14
- NEC Express5800/B120f-h, NEC Express5800/B120g-h are added to "Models to update".
2017/1/4 BMCFW Revision 02.14 "Models to update" is only NEC Express5800/B120f."
- Supported new sensor offset of OS Boot Events for System Event Log(SEL) viewer on Web console and Mail Alert.
- Modified to close unused port(TCP/UDP port 427).
- Took measures to GNU C library(glibc) vulnerable to buffer overflow (CVE-2015-7547).
- Fixed the issue that it can not access to EXPRESSSCOPE ENGINE3 after changing BMC-FW setting in rare case.
- Update online help on Web Console.
The following changes apply to the BMC Firmware Revision 02.06 or 02.09.
These were applied at BMC Firmware Revision 02.13.
- Modified to allow string which contains "-" or "_" in community name of SNMP alert configuration
by web browser.
- Fixed the issue remote KVM console corrupts on delegation of access privilege between multiple
KVM consoles.
- Modified to prohibit string which contains " ' " or "#" in some configurations by web browser.
- Changed the signing algorithm of SSL server Certificate from SHA-1 to SHA-2.
- To improve security, updated the OpenSSL to the latest 1.0.1p base.
- Supported automount on RHEL7 for Remote Media.
- Supported E-mail information icon of Server Panel on Web Console.
- Supported the Image Redirection function.
- Update OSS license on Web Console.
- Changed to preserve accesslogs by EXPRESSSCOPE Profile Key when a main board is replaced.
- Changed the encrypted communication not to use SSL v3.0.
- Improved the web server function of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine3 in order to show latest web contents
without browser cache clear after BMCFW update.
- Support for UEFI boot from Remote USB memory.
- Fixed the issue that Server Configuration Utility can not apply configurations when HTTP and HTTPS
are disabled by Off-line TOOL Server Configuration Utility.
- Added the usable character "+" to the SMTP Server Setting in Mail Alert via a web browser.
- Improved to preserve contents of the web browser display for alert configurations by EXPRESSSCOPE
Profile Key when a main board is replaced.
2015/6/1 BMCFW Revision 02.06
- Enhanced the automatic recovery feature of hardware monitoring function under high load.
- Supported the Image Redirection function.
- Added the 'Sector Format' menu to the 'Disc Array' of RAID information.
- Improved the Web display and the description of the online help of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3.
2014/10/24 BMCFW Revision 02.05
- Initial Release.
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[ Legal notices (trademarks and copyrights) ]
All contents on this software are the copyright of NEC Corporation or the third-party software
developer.
NEC ESMPRO and EXPRESSSCOPE are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows and Windows Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and
other countries.
This software uses the software under GNU General Public License or GNU Lesser General Public License.
All other product, brand, or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
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