Monthly Specification Update Intel® Server Board S1400SP Family Intel® Server System R1000SP Family November, 2014
Monthly Specification Update Revision History Date Modifications October, 2012 Initial release. Novmber,2012 Update Errata #2,#7,#8,#9,#10,#11,#13 and #14. Add one Errata #20. December,2012 Update Errata #5,#17,#19 January, 2013 No update. Febray,2013 No update March,2013 Update Errata #20.
Monthly Specification Update Contents Preface ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Nomenclature .......................................................................................................... 1 2. Product Scope ......................................................................................................... 1 Summary Tables of Changes .................................................
Monthly Specification Update 25. Intel® FDR InfiniBand* ConnectX* -3 I/O Module AXX2FDRIBIOM port 2 may have interconnect problem with Mellanox* 1m FDR or 7m SFP+ passive copper cables ................ 12 26. Reported processor frequency is lower than expected when the BIOS setup option EIST is disabled and the system is also in idle mode .............................................................. 12 Documentation Changes ..................................................................................
Monthly Specification Update
Monthly Specification Update Preface This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Intel® Server Board S1400SP Family Technical Product Specification. It is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools. It will contain specification changes, specification clarifications, errata, and document changes. 1. 2.
Monthly Specification Update Summary Tables of Changes The following tables provide an overview of known errata and known document changes that apply to the specified Intel Server Products. The tables use the following notations: Doc: Intel intends to update the appropriate documentation in a future revision. Fix: Intel intends to fix this erratum in the future. Fixed: This erratum has been previously fixed. No Fix: There are no plans to fix this erratum.
Monthly Specification Update No. Plans Description of Errata 23. Fixed 24. Fixed The Activity/Link LED of the the Intel® I/O Expansion Modules may not be solid green 25. Fixed Intel® FDR InfiniBand* ConnectX* -3 I/O Module AXX2FDRIBIOM port 2 may have interconnect problem with Mellanox* 1m FDR or 7m SFP+ passive copper cables 26. Fixed Reported processor frequency is lower than expected when the BIOS setup option EIST is disabled and the system is also in idle mode.
Monthly Specification Update Errata 1. Linux* Operating Systems are not supported on RSTe mode Problem Intel® RSTe mode is not supported on Red Hat* Linux and SUSE* Linux. Implication User may not able to install Red Hat* Linux and SUSE* Linux on Intel® C600 Series Chipset based Server Boards under Intel® RSTe mode. Status This issue may be fixed in future driver or BIOS releases. Workaround None 2.
Monthly Specification Update 4. HDD status LEDs do not function under specific configuration Problem If drives are connected through expander to SCU ports and configured under RSTe mode, the HDD status LEDs may not function properly. Implication HDD status LED may not show the HDD locate, HDD fault or RAID rebuild message. Status This issue was fixed in RSTe driver 3.2.0.1134 and later version. Workaround None 5.
Monthly Specification Update 7. Microsoft Windows 2003* x86 installation failure under Pass-through mode of SCU controller Problem Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x86 installations on SCU RSTe pass-through mode fail. Implication User may not able to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003* x86 on mentined BIOS configuration. Status This issue is fixed in RSTe driver release 3.0.0.3020-3 and later version. Workaround None 8.
Monthly Specification Update 10. Integrated BMC Web Console – Power Control page – Perform Action button not functional. Problem After performing a Graceful shutdown from the Integrated BMC Web Console Power Control page the Perform Action button gets grayed out and cannot be pressed to request another action. Implication You cannot perform a power on of the system. Status This issue is fixed in BMC release 1.10.
Monthly Specification Update 13. BMC continuously sends HDD assert/de-assert event during HDD RAID rebuild under ESRT2 mode of the SCU controller Problem HDD fault will keep asserting and de-asserting frequent during RAID rebuild under ESRT2. Implication During HDD ESRT2 RAID rebuild, there's flood HDD fault assert/deassert (SAS RAID) or Rebuild/remap (SATA RAID) logs into SEL. Status This issue is fixed in ESRT2 driver release 15.00.0528.2012. Workaround None 14.
Monthly Specification Update 16. Hard drives connected through SAS expander can’t be detected in legacy mode Problem If hard drives are connected through expander to SCU ports and configured under RSTe mode, the hard drives can’t be detected by system in legacy mode (default BIOS setting). Implication Users cannot use the hard drives connected through expander as boot device to install OS.
Monthly Specification Update 19. WOL (Wake on LAN) may not function under Red Hat* Linux 6.2 64-bit OS Problem With Intel® LAN driver version 17.1, WOL (Wake on LAN) may not function under Red Hat* Linux 6.2 64-bit OS. Implication You may not be able to wake system through onboard NIC port. Status This issue was fixed in Intel® LAN driver version 17.4 and later release. Workaround None 20.
Monthly Specification Update 22. BMC will generate flood event log and send PEF continuously Problem 1. Use IPMI tool to set a PEF (6 commands) ipmitool –H xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx –U xxx –P xxxxxx raw 0x04 0x12 0x01 0x01 ipmitool –H xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx –U xxx –P xxxxxx raw 0x04 0x12 0x02 0x01 ipmitool –H xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx –U xxx –P xxxxxx raw 0x04 0x12 0x9 0x14 0xa8 0x1f 0x0 ipmitool –H xxx.xxx.xxx.
Monthly Specification Update 24. The Activity/Link LED of the Intel® I/O Expansion Modules may not be solid green Problem The Activity/Link LED (on the left side) of the following Intel® I/O Expansion Modules may not be solid green when there is active connection: Ÿ Dual Port Intel® X540 10GbE I/O Module AXX10GBTWLIOM and AXX10GBTWLHW Ÿ Dual Port Intel® 82599 10GbE I/O Module AXX10GBNIAIOM Implication The LED may keep off instead of solid green.
Monthly Specification Update Implication EIST may function incorrectly. Status This issue may be fixed in a future BIOS update. Workaround N/A.
Monthly Specification Update Documentation Changes 1. Intel® Server Board S1400SP Spares/Accessories List and Configuration Guide Updated to Rev 1.9 Problem Intel has announced EOL for DBS1400SP2 and R1304SP2SHBN. Status This has been updated in Intel® Server Board S1400SP Spares/Accessories List and Configuration Guide Rev 1.9. Workaround Users can refer to the PCN in the Intel® Server Board S1400SP Spares/Accessories List and Configuration Guide for the recommended replacement product. 2.
