Description of Software Releases
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This chapter describes the contents of the following releases:
- Software 1.5
- Software 1.4.1
It has the following sections:
Important ChangesSoftware 1.5
Changes in Sofware 1.5 include:
- Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 (64-bit only).
- A CD image for SIA 2.2.11, which supports RHEL 5.2 and includes the latest sytem firmware.
- HERD 2.0.
- A system BIOS update that includes a workaround for a hardware bug 6707305. For more information, see the Sun Fire X4600 Product Notes.
Software 1.4.1
Changes in Software 1.4.1 include:
- Support for VMware ESX 3.5.
- Ipmitool and ipmiflash 1.8.9.4.
- Suncfg 1.12
Operating System SupportSoftware 1.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 (64-bit only)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and Update 5 (64-bit only)
- Solaris 10 OS 8/07
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64-bit only)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 (64-bit only)
- Windows 2003 Server SP2 (both 32-bit and 64-bit; Standard and Enterprise editions)
- VMware ESX 3.5
Software 1.4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and Update 5 (64-bit only))
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9 (64-bit only; Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors not supported; 8-GB DIMMs not supported)
- Solaris 10 OS 8/07
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 (64-bit only)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 (64-bit only)
- Windows 2003 Server SP2 (both 32-bit and 64-bit; Standard and Enterprise editions)
- VMware ESX 3.5
Updated OS Support Information
For a current list of supported operating systems, refer to this web page:
http://www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4600/os.jsp
Software Versions and EnhancementsSoftware 1.5
Software 1.5 includes the following software:
- LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.22.01 and MPT BIOS 6.16.00 (Phase 10))
- BIOS 51 (0ABHA051)
- ILOM Service Processor firmware 2.0.2.5, Build 41803
- Bootable Diagnostics CD 2.3, which includes SunVTS 7.0ps4
- Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for Linux and Windows CD version 2.2.11
- Tools and Drivers CD version 1.5
- MSM 2.18 for Linux and Windows
- LSI SNMP agent 3.11
- LSI cfggen utility (DOS version) for configuration of RAID arrays on internal disks
- IPMItool and IPMIflash 1.8.9.4
- SunCFG 1.12
- HERD 2.0
Software 1.4.1
Software 1.5 includes the following software:
- LSI MPT SAS firmware 1.22.01 and MPT BIOS 6.16.00 (Phase 10))
- BIOS 48 (0ABHA048)
- ILOM Service Processor firmware 2.0.2.5, Build 37165
- Bootable Diagnostics CD 2.3, which includes SunVTS 7.0ps4
- Sun Installation Assistant (SIA) for Linux and Windows CD version 2.0.141
- Tools and Drivers CD version 1.4
- MSM 2.18 for Linux and Windows
- LSI SNMP agent 3.11
- LSI cfggen utility (DOS version) for configuration of RAID arrays on internal disks
- SunCFG 1.12
- HERD 1.6
Component Versions By Release
The service processor (SP) and BIOS software and the LSI firmware versions might be updated in each new release. Version numbers are listed in the tables below.
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TABLE 1-1 Server Release 1.5 Component Versions
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Component Name
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Sun Fire X4600 Server Version
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ILOM FW 2.0.2.5
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SP build 41803
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BIOS
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0ABHA051 (BIOS 51)
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.22.01-bios6.16.00
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TABLE 1-2 Server Release 1.4.1 Component Versions
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Component Name
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Sun Fire X4600 Server Version
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ILOM FW 2.0.2.5
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SP build 37165
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BIOS
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0ABHA048 (BIOS 48)
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.22.01-bios6.16.00
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TABLE 1-3 Server Release 1.3a Component Versions
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Component Name
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Sun Fire X4600 Server Version
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ILOM FW 2.0.2.1
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SP build 23233
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BIOS
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0ABHA047 (BIOS 47)
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.22.01-bios6.16.00
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TABLE 1-4 Server Release 1.2 Component Versions
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Component Name
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Sun Fire X4600 Server Version
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ILOM FW 1.1.1.1
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SP build 16618
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BIOS
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0ABHA044 (BIOS 44)
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.16.00-bios6.10.00
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TABLE 1-5 Server Release 1.1 Component Versions
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Component Name
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Sun Fire X4600 Server Version
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ILOM FW 1.0.2
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SP build 10708
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BIOS
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0ABHA041 (BIOS 41)
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.10.00-bios6.06.06
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TABLE 1-6 Server Release 1.0 Component Versions
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Component Name
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Sun Fire X4600 Server Version
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ILOM FW 1.0
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SP build 14023
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BIOS
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0ABIT035 (BIOS 35)
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LSI Firmware
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fw1.10.00-bios6.06.06
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LSI Firmware Features for Phase 10
These releases contains LSI Firmware Phase 10. Features introduced in LSI Firmware phase 10 are listed in
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TABLE 1-7 LSI Firmware Phase 10 Features
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Feature
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Description
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8MB Flash Part Support
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Allows the support of 8 MB flash parts. Flash layout is being modified to support 8 MB parts.
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Self Configuring Expander Support: Self Configuring
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When the expander reports that it is a self-configuring expander, MPT firmware will not program route tables on that expander.
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Self Configuring Expander Support: Configure Others
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When the expander reports that it will configure others in the topology, MPT firmware will not program route tables in the topology where applicable.
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Self Configuring Expander Support: Table-to-Table Routing
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If the expander reports that table-to-table connections are allowed, do not flag it as an error or report it to the host.
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Update Drive Firmware
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Allows the user to prepare to update drive firmware via a new RAID Action Request.
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Change LED Behavior With SMART Filtering Enabled in BIOS
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Allows control of SMART polling in firmware for IR volumes.
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Protocol Specific Write-Cache Enable
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Allows control of write cache on protocol basis.
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Support for Enable and Disable of Hiding of Drives With DDF Metadata
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n/a
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| Sun Fire X4600 Servers Release Notes For Software Releases 1.4.1 and 1.5
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820-5636-11
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