Monthly Specification Update Intel® Server Board S2400EP Family, Intel® Server System R1000EP Family October, 2012 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Revision History Date Modifications May, 2012 Initial release. June, 2012 No Update. July, 2012 Update item #17 and added items #18 - #23. August, 2012 Added item #24. September, 2012 Updated items #4, #7, #8, #9, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, and #17. October, 2012 Added items #2, #24, #26, and #27 in Errata. Added items #1 and #2 in Documentation Changes.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Contents Preface .......................................................................................................................................1 1. Nomenclature .........................................................................................................1 2. Product Scope........................................................................................................1 Summary Tables of Changes ............
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update 24. Integrated BMC Web Console – Sensor Readings Page – Memory Throttling sensor status will stay “Critical” once triggered ......................................................................12 25. WOL (Wake on LAN) may not function under Red Hat* Linux 6.2 64bit OS ......... 12 26. Intel® server system R1000EP fan might take longer time to slow down the spin speed. .................................................................
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Preface This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Intel® Server Board S2400EP Family and Intel ® Server System P4000GP 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 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 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.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update No. Plans Description of Errata 24. Fix Integrated BMC Web Console – Sensor Readings Page – Memory Throttling sensor status will stay “Critical” once triggered 25. Fix WOL (Wake on LAN) may not function under Red Hat* Linux 6.2 64bit OS 26. Fix Intel server system R1000EP fan might take longer time to slow down the spin speed. 27. Fix Intel server system R1000EP COO label includes inaccurate information. ® ® Table 2.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 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.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 4. Monthly Specification Update 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 is fixed in RSTe driver 3.2.01134 and later version. Workaround None. 5.
Monthly Specification Update 7. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing System may halt under specific BIOS configurations Problem Once BIOS options “EFI Optimized Boot” and “Memory Mapped I/O Above 4GB” are both enabled, and RSTe mode is selcted, system may halt during the system POST. Implication User may see system hang with mentioned configuration. Status This issue is fixed in BIOS release R01.03.0002. Workaround None. 8.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 10. Monthly Specification Update Extra events may be seen in the System Event Log (SEL) during system global reset Problem The BMC may sporadically log extra reset event during a system DC reset (global reset). These events may appear as there is an extra reset during BIOS POST. The following SEL entries indicate two resets in a POST process: Informational event: Pwr Unit Status reports the power unit is powered off or being powered down.
Monthly Specification Update 12. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Integrated BMC Web Console – Power Statistics page – Minimum wattage reads as zero. Problem On some systems the Integrated BMC Web Console Power Statistic page may display the Minimun wattage as zero (0W) after the system has been powered. This reading will stay at zero until the next power cycle of the system. Implication This is an incorrect reading only and does not affect operation.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 15. Monthly Specification Update The BIOS and ME Firmware can't be updated successfully via Intel® One Boot Flash Update Utility(OFU) under SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 11* (64-bit) with SP2 Problem OFU will fail to update BIOS & ME under SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64-bit) with SP2 Operating System.
Monthly Specification Update 18. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Intel® RAID C600 Upgrade Key replacement Issue Problem With Manageability Engine (ME) Firmware 02.01.05.069, the Intel® Server Board S2400EP and Intel® Server System R1000EP may detect the incorrect Storage Control Unit (SCU) Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Disks (RAID) information after installing or replacing the RAID upgrade key.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Workaround 21. Monthly Specification Update None. System will boot from on-board video although install add-in video card Problem When try to boot from add-in video card, system can not boot up. Implication Bios video output policy by default was booting from onboard video although install the add-in video card. Status This issue was fixed in BIOS01.02.0009 and changed video output to installed add-in video card by default.
Monthly Specification Update 24. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Integrated BMC Web Console – Sensor Readings Page – Memory Throttling sensor status will stay “Critical” once triggered Problem When Memory Throttling is triggered, the Memory “P1 MTT and/or P2 MTT” sensor status will stay at “Critical” status in the Integrated BMC Web Console even after throttling has stopped. Implication You may observe Memory “P1 MTT and/or P2 MTT” status as “Critical” even when there is no throttling.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Status This issue may be fixed in future shippment. Workaround None.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Documentation Changes 1. The Intel® Server System R1000EP Quick Reference Label (QRL) updates with new motherboard illustration Problem The illustration of Intel® server system R1000EP motherboard incorporates information of S2400EP4, which is not supposed to be built in the R1000EP system. Status Will be fixed in future QRL update.
