Monthly Specification Update Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL and S5000XSL Intel Order Number D62900-001 February, 2011 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Revision History Date ii Modifications 05/20/06 Initial release. Added errata 1 through 23. 07/13/06 Added errata 24 and 25. 08/15/06 Added errata 26 through 29. 02/14/07 Added erratum 30. 04/18/07 Added erratum 31. 09/14/07 Updated erratum 13, 20, 28, 29, and 30. Added erratum 32 through 47. 01/11/08 Updated erratum 22, 44 through 47. Added erratum 48. 07/28/08 Updated erratum 14,19,21,23, and 48.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Disclaimers The Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL and S5000XSL may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from the published specifications. Current characterized errata are documented in this Specification Update. Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Contents Preface ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Summary Tables of Changes ..................................................................................................... 5 Errata ............................................................................................................................................
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 25. Serial ATA (SATA) HDDs may be marked offline when populated behind a second Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expander based drive enclosure ................................................ 16 26. setup Failures seen installing to a SATA drive when SATA is set to Legacy in BIOS 16 27. System Hangs after disabling Onboard Video in BIOS setup ................................ 16 28.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update 50. Microsoft Windows Server 2008* and/or Microsoft Windows Vista* may report Performance Power Management error .................................................................................. 26 51. ‘Fdisk’ command under Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Server 5 Update 1 may report an Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II RAID 1 array as two hard disk drives ......... 27 52.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Preface This document is an update to the specifications contained in the Monthly Specification Update Technical Product Specification (D41763). It is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools. It contains specification changes, specification clarifications, errata, and document changes.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 2 Monthly Specification Update Documentation Changes include typos, errors, or omissions from the current published specifications. These changes will be incorporated in the next release of the specifications. Errata are design defects or errors. Errata may cause the server board behavior to deviate from published specifications.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Product Scope The following table is a list of the specific boards, BIOS, and components covered by this update. Product Code Baseboard BIOS Revision BMC FRU/SDR Revision Revision S5000PSLSATA D44771-720 S5000.86B.01.00.0039 42 25 S5000PSLSATA D44771-720 S5000.86B.01.00.0045 46 31 S5000PSLSATA D44771-721 S5000.86B.02.00.0054 48 33 S5000PSLSATA D44771-801 S5000.86B.03.00.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Product Code 4 Baseboard PBA Revision Monthly Specification Update BIOS Revision BMC FRU/SDR Revision Revision BB5000XSLSATA D16310-805 S5000.86B.10T.00.0081 59 43 BB5000XSLSATAR E11032-101 S5000.86B.10.00.0081 59 43 BB5000XSLSATAR E11032-102 S5000.86B.10.00.0085 62 45 BB5000XSLSATAR E11032-201 S5000.86B.10.00.0085 64 46 BB5000XSLSATAR E11032-202 S5000.86B.11.00.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Summary Tables of Changes The following tables indicate the errata and the document changes that apply to the Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL and S5000XSL. Intel intends to fix some of the errata in a future stepping of components and to account for the other outstanding issues through documentation or specification changes as noted.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing No. Plans Monthly Specification Update Description of Errata 19. Fixed SEL events for HSC may appear after DC cycle. 20. Fixed Fans may run faster than expected after exiting BIOS setup. 21. Fixed System fault LED may report incorrect status for some events. 22. No Fix Fan removal does not generate SEL even. 23. Fixed Power supply redundancy state is misleading when only one power supply is installed. 24. No Fix 25. Fixed 26.
Monthly Specification Update No. Plans Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Description of Errata 51. Doc 52. Fixed ‘Fdisk’ command under Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Server 5 Update 1 may report Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II RAID 1 array as two hard disk drives. Platform Confidence Test (PCT) may fail with BIOS89 and later version loaded. 53. Fixed BIOS 94 does not support mixed stepping E-0 and C-0 processors. 54. No Fix 55.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Errata 1. Console Redirection baud rate setting auto changing to 19.2K with Serial Over LAN (SOL) active Problem If configuring an SOL connection, the only baud rate allowed is 19.2K. If any other baud rate is selected, the system will always revert back to 19.2K after the DC cycle. Implication Users who require a different baud rate for their application cannot configure this.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 4. SAS Software RAID option is not enabled in the initial BIOS release. Problem The SAS Software RAID feature that was available in pre-production BIOS releases is not available in the initial production BIOS release. The option ROM that allows configuration of SAS Software RAID still has several defects logged against its functionality and was deemed not ready for production by Intel at this time.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update 6. HSC and BMC versions intermittently not seen in the BIOS setup Problem BMC and HSC revision informaiton is intermittently missing from the BIOS Setup. Implicaiton HSC and BMC information is not easily found. Status This erratum was fixed in BIOS revision R0057. Workaround Users must use the DOS utility, ‘fwpiaupd.exe’, to probe and get the backplane HSC information. Boot to DOS and using the fwpiaupd.
Monthly Specification Update 9. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Intel® Server RAID Card SRCSAS144E causes systems to reset multiple times before completing POST Problem With the Intel SRCSAS144E adapter installed into the system, the system may become caught in a reset loop during POST. The system resets itself 4 to 5 times before completing POST. This is seen early in POST within the first seconds of power on and before video initalization.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Implication Users should use the IPMI over LAN interface to connect to the BMC. This only affects serial and terminal mode access to the BMC. This does not affect BIOS console redirection via serial and operating system redirection via serial. Status This erratum may be fixed in a future firmware revision and hardware revision. Workaround None. 12.
Monthly Specification Update 15. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Fan 5 may report a reading of 0 RPM after BMC is updated Problem After a BMC update, Fan 5 may not return an accurate reading until AC power is cycled. Implication Intel® Server Management Software and other software may display a reading of 0 RPM for this sensor. The BMC may respond as though this fan had failed and fan redundancy was lost.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 18. Monthly Specification Update System requires approximately 35 seconds after AC power applied before power button responds Problem The BMC requires over 35 seconds to fully initialize the system after an AC cycle before the system can be powered on. Implication After an AC cycle, a user must wait ~35 seconds before the power button responds.
Monthly Specification Update 21. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing System fault LED may report incorrect status for some events Problem The system fault LED may report incorrect status for some events. The proper LED state is described in the server board TPS, but some events may not reflect the states described in the TPS. Implication The user may receive incorrect indication via the system fault LED. The user should verify the system state by looking at the SEL.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Problem PCI-X slots 1 and 2 were placed physically on the board 0.25 mm away from the specified dimension called out in the SSI EEB Specification revision 3.61 due to trace routing considerations. Implication The SSI EEB Specification revision 3.61, Figure 2 denotes the reference pin 1 location at 31.12 mm aft of the reference datum. Current location of the PCI-X slots 1 and 2 are 31.37 mm aft of the reference datum.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Implication Users cannot disable onboard video via BIOS Setup Status This errataum was fixed in BIOS revision R0057. Workaround Adding in a video controller automatically disables the onboard video. It is not necessary to manually disable the video controller via BIOS setup. There is no workaround for configurations that do not include video controller support. 28.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 30. Monthly Specification Update SAS SW RAID option is erroneously available in BIOS setup after loading optimal default settings on the S5000PSLROMB server board Problem Onboard SAS software RAID is not a function available on the S5000PSLROMB server board. In the BIOS setup, Advanced\Mass Storage Controller Configuration, the option to configure SAS as SW RAID is available after pressing to load optimized defaults.
Monthly Specification Update 32. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing PS/2 keyboards and mice may stop functioning after Red Hat* Enterprise Linux is installed Problem After installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux on a system with BIOS release R0045, the PS/2 keyboard and mouse stop working; however, USB keyboards and mice work fine. Implication If a PS/2 keyboard and mouse are installed, users cannot use the Linux operating system.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update installation. At the very first install screen, press F6 to load a driver. In the text tab, type brokenmodules=ahci; this allows the installation to complete successfully. 35.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing revision: SAS firmware revision -- v.01.16.00.00; MPT OpROM revision -v.6.10.00; SAS ESRT2 OpROM v. A.01.10241435I. Workaround 38. None. POST screen may generate “NMI has been received – System Halted” message after the system reboots Problem POST screen may generate "NMI has been received - System Halted" message after the system reboots.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Implication During installation, the USB floppy device is recognized as sda, and the mass storage is recognized as sdb. After reboot, the mass storage is now recognized as sda, but SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server still tries to load system files from sdb. To resolve this problem, you must modify the grub menu list file and the fstab file. Status No Fix. Workaround http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/CS-025446.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing software RAID 5 function is not available to configure. Implication This is SAS software RAID firmware related. Status This erratum was fixed in Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II firmware later than the following revisions: SAS firmware revision -- v.01.22.00.00; MPT OpROM revision -- v.6.16.00; SAS ESRT2 OpROM v.A.01.07101204I. Workaround None. 44.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing 45. Monthly Specification Update Fails PXE boot from on-board NIC 2 and neither on-board NIC works under DOS with BIOS R0079 and R0081 Problem With BIOS R0079 or R0081 installed on the Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, it fails PXE boot from on-board NIC 2 and neither onboard NIC works under DOS. Implication The server fails to connect the PXE server through the on-board NIC 2 and onboard NICs do not work under DOS.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing misinterpretation can manifest the BIOS/BMC interaction causing a throttling condition slowing down the system performance significantly.
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Monthly Specification Update 51. Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing ‘Fdisk’ command under Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Server 5 Update 1 may report an Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II RAID 1 array as two hard disk drives Problem Sometimes, ‘fdisk’ command under Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Server 5 Update 1 may report an Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II (ESRTII) RAID 1 array as two hard disk drives.
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Monthly Specification Update Status This erratum was fixed in BIOS R0096 and later version. Workaround None. 54. S5000PSL/S5000XSL cannot boot from SATA CD/DVD ROM using a “bootable” Microsoft* DOS CD/DVD when RAID (or AHCI) is Enabled in the BIOS setup Problem Users cannot boot S5000PSL/S5000XSL from SATA CD/DVD ROM using a “bootable” MSDOS based CD/DVD when RAID (or AHCI) is enabled in the BIOS Setup.
Monthly Specification Update Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing Implication Users would experience system boot failure when RMM2 is installed and no bootable media in CD/DVD drive Status This issue was fixed in BIOS R0099 and above. Workaround No. 57.
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