# changelog

author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/13/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/13/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.29-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      CP014772.SCEXE  ver. 2011.01.29 (B), which replaces the previous
      CP014697.SCEXE  ver. 2011.01.29 (A), contains a documentation update only.
      2011.01.29 (A) is functionally equivalent to 2011.01.29 (B) and it is not
      necessary to upgrade with Revision B if Revision A was previously used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 2011.01.29.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Online Spare (OLS) Advanced Memory Protection Mode
      does not function properly when a system contains six 32 GB DIMMs on any
      processor (two 32 GB DIMMs per channel for all 3 channels on the processor).
      When Online Spare Mode is enabled for a system with six 32 GB DIMMs on a
      processor, the system will NOT be protected by the spare memory and one
      channel of memory per processor in this configuration will not be available to
      the operating system. The system will indicate it is in Advanced ECC mode
      during system boot, but not all installed memory will be available to the
      operating system as would normally occur in Advanced ECC Mode. Customers
      configuring their system for Online Spare Mode with six 32 GB DIMMs per
      installed processor should update their System ROM. Note: Because 32 GB DIMMs
      are quad-rank, six 32 GB DIMMs per processor is the maximum supported.
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      Resolved an issue where the industry standard SMBIOS tables incorrectly
      identified the server as a rack server instead of a blade server. This issue
      could have caused software to incorrectly report the server as a rack server.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/16/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/16/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.29
changelog:
  -     Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added support for disabling the embedded NC362i network controller to the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU) PCI Enable/Disable Menu.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.29
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Online Spare (OLS) Advanced Memory Protection Mode
      does not function properly when a system contains six 32 GB DIMMs on any
      processor (two 32 GB DIMMs per channel for all 3 channels on the processor).
      When Online Spare Mode is enabled for a system with six 32 GB DIMMs on a
      processor, the system will NOT be protected by the spare memory and one
      channel of memory per processor in this configuration will not be available to
      the operating system. The system will indicate it is in Advanced ECC mode
      during system boot, but not all installed memory will be available to the
      operating system as would normally occur in Advanced ECC Mode. Customers
      configuring their system for Online Spare Mode with six 32 GB DIMMs per
      installed processor should update their System ROM. Note: Because 32 GB DIMMs
      are quad-rank, six 32 GB DIMMs per processor is the maximum supported.
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      Resolved an issue where the industry standard SMBIOS tables incorrectly
      identified the server as a rack server instead of a blade server. This issue
      could have caused software to incorrectly report the server as a rack server.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Enhancing the flash upgrade process requires modifications to both the System
      ROM and the flash update utility, the System ROM revision cannot be downgraded
      with the flash components available on the HP Support site after updating to
      this revision of the System ROM. A customer can downgrade the System ROM by
      creating a new flash component with the older System ROM revision as indicated
      in Advisory C02838375 available at the following link: http://h20000.www2.hp.c
      om/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID;=c02838375
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue that may result in any of the following conditions:
      operating system stops responding, unexpected system reset, Blue Screen when
      using a Microsoft Windows operating system, kernel panic when using a Linux
      operating system, or Purple Screen when using VMware ESX. A message may be
      displayed by the operating system or logged in the HP Integrated Management
      Log (IML) when this issue occurs indicating an "Uncorrectable Machine Check
      Exception." However, there are instances where the system resets before the
      operating system displays an error message and instances where the IML
      contains no log entry when this issue occurs. This issue does not occur if the
      Minimum Processor Idle State is configured for No C-states or C1E-state. The
      system is susceptible to this issue in the default Minimum Processor Idle
      State configuration.
      
      Resolved an issue where PCI-Express Gen 3 option cards would run at PCI-
      Express Gen 1 speeds rather than the appropriate behavior of running at PCI-
      Express Gen 2 speeds. This server supports a maximum PCI-Express speed of Gen
      2.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system did not properly modify the processor's
      power state (P-state) based on workload when the system is configured with
      Intel Xeon 5687 processors and the HP Power Regulator Mode is configured to OS
      Control Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). The processor would always
      run in its maximum power/performance state rather than modifying the power
      state based on the workload.
      
      Resolved an issue where the 2nd embedded NIC port may become disabled after
      flashing to the January 29, 2011 System ROM. After flashing to this revision
      of the System ROM or later, it may be necessary for the user to restore System
      Defaults from the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) in order for the 2nd NIC port
      to be enabled again for systems that had experienced this issue.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.12.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      After updating to this revision of the System ROM, the System ROM revision
      cannot be downgraded with the flash components available on the HP Support
      site for any ROM version 01/29/2011 or earlier. A customer can downgrade the
      System ROM by creating a new flash component with the older System ROM
      revision as indicated in Advisory C02838375 available at the following link: [
      http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&obj
      ectID=c02838375](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
      ?locale=en_US&objectID=c02838375)  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Command Line
      Interface (CLI) would not set the QPI Bandwidth Optimization (RTID) feature
      properly.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.09.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support for Nvidia Quadro 4000/5000/6000 cards to operate within the HP
      Graphics Expansion Blade. These new cards will now be recognized by the system
      firmware allowing the enablement of the Graphics Expansion Blade and Remote
      Graphics Mode from within the ROM Based Setup Utility.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.29
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      Resolved an issue where the industry standard SMBIOS tables incorrectly
      identified the server as a rack server instead of a blade server. This issue
      could have caused software to incorrectly report the server as a rack server.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Enhancing the flash upgrade process requires modifications to both the System
      ROM and the flash update utility, the System ROM revision cannot be downgraded
      with the flash components available on the HP Support site after updating to
      this revision of the System ROM. A customer can downgrade the System ROM by
      creating a new flash component with the older System ROM revision as indicated
      in Advisory C02838375 available at the following link: http://h20000.www2.hp.c
      om/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID;=c02838375
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue that may result in any of the following conditions:
      operating system stops responding, unexpected system reset, Blue Screen when
      using a Microsoft Windows operating system, kernel panic when using a Linux
      operating system, or Purple Screen when using VMware ESX. A message may be
      displayed by the operating system or logged in the HP Integrated Management
      Log (IML) when this issue occurs indicating an "Uncorrectable Machine Check
      Exception." However, there are instances where the system resets before the
      operating system displays an error message and instances where the IML
      contains no log entry when this issue occurs. This issue does not occur if the
      Minimum Processor Idle State is configured for No C-states or C1E-state. The
      system is susceptible to this issue in the default Minimum Processor Idle
      State configuration.
      
      Resolved an issue where PCI-Express Gen 3 option cards would run at PCI-
      Express Gen 1 speeds rather than the appropriate behavior of running at PCI-
      Express Gen 2 speeds. This server supports a maximum PCI-Express speed of Gen
      2.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.12.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support to the HP ProLiant WS460c G6 for Nvidia Quadro 3000/1000 MXM
      Graphics Cards on a Multi-MXM PCIe card.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.10.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Enhancing the flash upgrade process requires modifications to both the System
      ROM and the flash update utility, the System ROM revision cannot be downgraded
      with the flash components available on the HP Support site after updating to
      this revision of the System ROM. A customer can downgrade the System ROM by
      creating a new flash component with the older System ROM revision as indicated
      in Advisory C02838375 available at the following link: http://h20000.www2.hp.c
      om/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID;=c02838375
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may experience a Blue Screen when booting
      Microsoft Windows 2003 with the 07/02/2013 revision of the System ROM. This
      issue only occurs with the 07/02/2013 revision of the System ROM and does not
      affect any previous revisions.
      
      Addressed an issue where Wake On LAN would not function properly with certain
      Networking devices.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.12.01
changelog:
  -     Added support for industry standard ACPI mechanisms that provide operating
      systems the ability to read processor and I/O affinity and allow operating
      systems to intelligently distribute workloads. In certain configurations
      performance is improved.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 11/04/2011 System ROM revision.  The 11/04/2011 System ROM revision
      has a known issue where embedded PCI Express devices or PCI Express devices
      installed in expansion slots intermittently may not be available after a warm
      reboot.  In this case, the PCI Express device would not be bootable (for
      bootable PCI Express devices) and would not be recognized by the operating
      system.  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue in the 11/04/2011 System ROM where embedded PCI Express
      devices or PCI Express devices installed in mezzanine slots may not be
      available after a server warm reset.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may intermittently report a "207-Memory
      initialization error on Processor X, DIMM Y. The operating system may not have
      access to all of the memory installed in the system" error during system boot.
      When this error is reported, the memory associated with the reported DIMM will
      not be seen by the server or available to the operating system. This error may
      NOT be an indication of a failed processor, failed DIMM, or failed system
      board, but rather an issue with memory initialization which is addressed by
      this System ROM release. HP recommends that users who are experiencing this
      error during system boot upgrade to this revision of the System ROM before
      replacing any hardware components.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may report the following error: "210 -
      Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) Link Degradation. A QPI link is operating in a
      degraded performance state". This issue can occur on systems configured with
      Intel Xeon processors that operate with QPI Links at 5.8 or 4.8 GT/s. This
      error is a firmware issue and not a result of any issues with the system
      hardware.
      
      Resolved an extremely rare issue where a platform running a VMware Operating
      System, with MCA Recovery enabled, may not properly detect a recoverable
      uncorrectable memory error condition and properly respond to this event. This
      can result in the server resetting and logging an uncorrectable memory error
      event in some instances.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.04.20
changelog:
  -     Enhanced HP's Memory Pre-failure Alert support.  The system will now use an
      improved algorithm to detect when the system is at an increased probability of
      non-recoverable memory conditions that would result in unplanned downtime.
      This will increase server uptime by more accurately determining when a server
      administrator should schedule planned maintenance to replace DIMMs reducing
      unnecessary planned downtime and reducing the probability of unplanned
      downtime.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.04.20
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      None  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**  
        
      Addressed a processor issue with Intel Xeon 7500-series Processors and Intel
      Xeon E7-series Processors that may result in unpredictable system behavior
      including application level errors, system hangs, Windows blue screens, Linux
      kernel panics, or a VMware ESX Purple Screen of Death (PSoD).  This issue is
      not unique to HP ProLiant servers and could impact any system using affected
      processors.  This revision of the System ROM contains an updated version of
      Intel's microcode for affected processors that addresses this issue.  The fix
      for this issue does not impact performance.  Due to the potential severity of
      the issue addressed in this revision of the System ROM, this System ROM
      upgrade is considered a critical fix.  HP strongly recommends an immediate
      update to firmware revisions with required critical fixes.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.08.04
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**  
        
      Added support for a ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) option called SMI Link
      Power Management that allows the user to disable power management on the Intel
      Scalable Memory Interconnect (SMI) link. This option is Enabled by Default.
      Disabling this functionality will increase the server's idle power usage.
      While corrected events are considered normal and are expected on the SMI Link
      and do not affect operation of the platform, the occurrence of these corrected
      events can be reduced significantly by disabling SMI Link Power Management.
      These events are logged as correctable Machine Check Bank 8 and 9 errors in
      the operating system logs for certain operating systems.  While these events
      can be ignored, SMI Link Power Management can be disabled to reduce or prevent
      their occurrence if desired.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.12.03
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      None  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Low Latency Configurations would not function
      properly.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.04.01
changelog:
  -     The System ROM support has been enhanced to allow a system to continue booting
      when a memory training failure occurs. Previous versions of the System ROM
      would have halted during boot. When a memory training failure occurs, not all
      installed memory will be available to the operating system. The System ROM
      will log a 207 - Memory Initialization Error to the Integrated Management Log
      (IML) when this condition occurs.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.04.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an extremely rare issue where the system might report an erroneous
      Uncorrectable Machine Check Event during a system reboot in the Integrated
      Management Log (IML). This error would typically be seen with the following
      IML information: Uncorrectable Machine Check Exception (Board 0, Processor 1,
      APIC ID 0x00000040, Bank 0x0000000E, Status 0xE6000000'0000094A, Address
      0x00000000'FED20610, Misc 0x00000000'00000000). Customers who experience this
      event are asked to update to this version of the System ROM before contacting
      HP Support.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.07.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue under which a rare and complex sequence of
      internal processor microarchitecture events that occur in specific operating
      environments could cause a server system to experience unexpected page faults,
      general protection faults, or machine check exceptions or other unpredictable
      system behavior. While all processors supported by this server have this
      issue, to be affected by this issue the server must be operating in a
      virtualized environment, have Intel Hyperthreading enabled, have a hypervisor
      that enables Intel VT FlexPriority and Extended Page Tables, and have a guest
      OS utilizing 32-bit PAE Paging Mode. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant
      servers and could impact any system utilizing affected processors operating
      with the conditions listed above. This revision of the System ROM contains an
      updated version of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. Due to the
      potential severity of the issue addressed in this revision of the System ROM,
      this System ROM upgrade is considered a critical fix.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.09.30
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved a System ROM issue that can result in the server locking up
      intermittently during system boot (POST). When this issue occurs, the server
      lock-up will be prior to any video output being displayed. If the server does
      not lock-up during system boot, the server will function properly. This issue
      can occur on both cold boots and warm boots.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     Enhanced the correctable memory error threshold error event handling to
      isolate degraded DIMM issues to a single DIMM when the Advanced Memory
      Protection Mode is configured for Lockstep Mode when the system is utilizing
      Intel Xeon 5600-series processors. With Intel Xeon 5500-series processors,
      correctable memory error threshold events can only be isolated to a pair of
      DIMMs when the system is configured to Lockstep Mode.
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Recommended to upgrade to firmware version 2010.12.01 if Lockstep Mode is
      enabled.
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/19/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/19/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Uncorrectable Memory Errors will be logged incorrectly
      to the Integrated Management Log (IML) when the Advanced Memory Protection
      Mode is configured for Lockstep Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      The Uncorrectable Memory Errors will indicate the incorrect DIMM as failed. If
      a system is configured for Lockstep Mode and an Uncorrectable Memory Error
      occurs, the DIMM indicated in the IML should not be replaced if the system is
      using a revision of the System ROM older than this revision. The correct DIMM
      will be indicated on the DIMM LEDs if the server includes DIMM LEDs. Note that
      Lockstep Mode is NOT the default Advanced Memory Protection Mode. If the
      Advanced Memory Protection Mode was never modified from its default setting,
      the system will not be affected by this issue.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     Enhanced HP's Memory Pre-failure Alert support with HP Advanced Memory Error
      Detection Technology. This innovation analyzes multiple parameters of
      correctable memory error events and intelligently detects when the system is
      at an increased probability of non-recoverable memory conditions that would
      result in unplanned downtime or when correctable memory errors may degrade
      system performance. HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology will
      increase server uptime by accurately determining when a server administrator
      should schedule planned maintenance to replace DIMMs preventing unnecessary
      planned downtime and reducing the probability of unplanned downtime.
      
      Enhanced DIMM initialization such that the system will continue to boot with
      failed DIMM(s) installed (with those DIMM(s) not available to the operating
      system) in some instances that would have previously resulted in a hang early
      in the system boot process without any information displayed on the screen.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue that may result in any of the following conditions:
      operating system stops responding, unexpected system reset, Blue Screen when
      using a Microsoft Windows operating system, kernel panic when using a Linux
      operating system, or Purple Screen when using VMware ESX. A message may be
      displayed by the operating system or logged in the HP Integrated Management
      Log (IML) when this issue occurs indicating an "Uncorrectable Machine Check
      Exception." However, there are instances where the system resets before the
      operating system displays an error message and instances where the IML
      contains no log entry when this issue occurs. This issue does not occur if the
      Minimum Processor Idle State is configured for No C-states or C1E-state. The
      system is susceptible to this issue in the default Minimum Processor Idle
      State configuration.
      
      Resolved an issue where PCI-Express Gen 3 option cards would run at PCI-
      Express Gen 1 speeds rather than the appropriate behavior of running at PCI-
      Express Gen 2 speeds. This server supports a maximum PCI-Express speed of Gen
      2.
      
      Resolved an issue in which uncorrectable memory errors (or other fatal system
      errors) will not be logged to the HP Integrated Management Log (IML) when
      using some revisions of VMware ESX Server. These errors will result in a fatal
      error (Purple Screen of Death - PSoD) under VMware ESX, but there will not be
      any indication of the error type (including no indication of an uncorrectable
      memory error or what DIMM has failed). A VMware ESX Server issue which can
      result in uncorrectable memory errors this is addressed in VMware ESX 4.1 U1
      and VMware ESX 4.0 U3. This System ROM revision addresses the logging of
      errors to the IML.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system did not properly modify the processor's
      power state (P-state) based on workload when the system is configured with
      Intel Xeon 5687 processors and the HP Power Regulator Mode is configured to OS
      Control Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). The processor would always
      run in its maximum power/performance state rather than modifying the power
      state based on the workload.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.29-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      CP014797.SCEXE  ver. 2011.01.29 (B), which replaces the previous
      CP014694.SCEXE  ver. 2011.01.29 (A), contains a documentation update only.
      2011.01.29 (A) is functionally equivalent to 2011.01.29 (B) and it is not
      necessary to upgrade with Revision B if Revision A was previously used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 2011.01.29.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Online Spare (OLS) Advanced Memory Protection Mode
      does not function properly when a system contains six 32 GB DIMMs on any
      processor (two 32 GB DIMMs per channel for all 3 channels on the processor).
      When Online Spare Mode is enabled for a system with six 32 GB DIMMs on a
      processor, the system will NOT be protected by the spare memory and one
      channel of memory per processor in this configuration will not be available to
      the operating system. The system will indicate it is in Advanced ECC mode
      during system boot, but not all installed memory will be available to the
      operating system as would normally occur in Advanced ECC Mode. Customers
      configuring their system for Online Spare Mode with six 32 GB DIMMs per
      installed processor should update their System ROM. Note: Because 32 GB DIMMs
      are quad-rank, six 32 GB DIMMs per processor is the maximum supported.
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     Enhanced HP's Memory Pre-failure Alert support with HP Advanced Memory Error
      Detection Technology. This innovation analyzes multiple parameters of
      correctable memory error events and intelligently detects when the system is
      at an increased probability of non-recoverable memory conditions that would
      result in unplanned downtime or when correctable memory errors may degrade
      system performance. HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology will
      increase server uptime by accurately determining when a server administrator
      should schedule planned maintenance to replace DIMMs preventing unnecessary
      planned downtime and reducing the probability of unplanned downtime.
      
      Enhanced DIMM initialization such that the system will continue to boot with
      failed DIMM(s) installed (with those DIMM(s) not available to the operating
      system) in some instances that would have previously resulted in a hang early
      in the system boot process without any information displayed on the screen.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Improved the logging of Smart Array Accelerator Battery and Smart Array
      Accelerator Super-Cap information in the Integrated Management Log (IML) to
      clearly indicate what actions a customer should take when the battery or
      super-cap is not installed, requires replacement, or is charging.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue that may result in any of the following conditions:
      operating system stops responding, unexpected system reset, Blue Screen when
      using a Microsoft Windows operating system, kernel panic when using a Linux
      operating system, or Purple Screen when using VMware ESX. A message may be
      displayed by the operating system or logged in the HP Integrated Management
      Log (IML) when this issue occurs indicating an "Uncorrectable Machine Check
      Exception." However, there are instances where the system resets before the
      operating system displays an error message and instances where the IML
      contains no log entry when this issue occurs. This issue does not occur if the
      Minimum Processor Idle State is configured for No C-states or C1E-state. The
      system is susceptible to this issue in the default Minimum Processor Idle
      State configuration
      
      Resolved an issue where PCI-Express Gen 3 option cards would run at PCI-
      Express Gen 1 speeds rather than the appropriate behavior of running at PCI-
      Express Gen 2 speeds. This server supports a maximum PCI-Express speed of Gen
      2.
      
      Resolved an issue in which uncorrectable memory errors (or other fatal system
      errors) will not be logged to the HP Integrated Management Log (IML) when
      using some revisions of VMware ESX Server. These errors will result in a fatal
      error (Purple Screen of Death - PSoD) under VMware ESX, but there will not be
      any indication of the error type (including no indication of an uncorrectable
      memory error or what DIMM has failed). A VMware ESX Server issue which can
      result in uncorrectable memory errors this is addressed in VMware ESX 4.1 U1
      and VMware ESX 4.0 U3. This System ROM revision addresses the logging of
      errors to the IML.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system did not properly modify the processor's
      power state (P-state) based on workload when the system is configured with
      Intel Xeon 5687 processors and the HP Power Regulator Mode is configured to OS
      Control Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). The processor would always
      run in its maximum power/performance state rather than modifying the power
      state based on the workload.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/18/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/18/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.06.30
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue under which a rare and complex sequence of
      internal processor microarchitecture events that occur in specific operating
      environments could cause a server system to experience unexpected page faults,
      general protection faults, or machine check exceptions or other unpredictable
      system behavior. While all processors supported by this server have this
      issue, to be affected by this issue the server must be operating in a
      virtualized environment, have Intel Hyperthreading enabled, have a hypervisor
      that enables Intel VT FlexPriority and Extended Page Tables, and have a guest
      OS utilizing 32-bit PAE Paging Mode. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant
      servers and could impact any system utilizing affected processors operating
      with the conditions listed above. This revision of the System ROM contains an
      updated version of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. Due to the
      potential severity of the issue addressed in this revision of the System ROM,
      this System ROM upgrade is considered a critical fix.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system experienced unexpected system behavior or
      report ACPI issues through the OS boot logs (such as Linux DMESG) when IOMMU
      was enabled in a virtualized operating system environment.
      
      Addressed an issue where Online Spare memory Mode would not function properly
      when 32GB LR-DIMMs were installed in the server platform. This issue was
      typically exhibited as the system becoming unresponsive during system boot
      when Online Spare was enabled with these DIMMs installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where Linux Operating Systems reported the following
      message: ERST: Failed to get Error Log Address Range, in the Linux DMESG log.
      
      Removed support for configuring the platform with the Memory Channel Mode
      configured for Combined Channel Memory Mode (Lockstep) and the Advanced Memory
      Protection mode configured for Online Spare with Advanced ECC. This
      combination is currently not supported by this server generation of platform.
      Platforms Servers that were previously configured with this option combination
      will have Online Spare Mode enabled but the Memory Channel Mode will be
      configured for Independent Channel Mode after updating to this revision of the
      System ROM.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where a system may become unresponsive or
      experience a system reset when booting a Microsoft Windows Operating System.
      When this event happens, a Bank 5 Machine Check Exception was logged in the
      Integrated Management Log (IML).
      
      Addressed an issue where the server's Legacy USB support would not properly
      report the drive capacity of a USB Drive Key that was larger than 8GB
      resulting in an inability to boot USB Drive Keys larger than 8 GB.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may not be able to properly execute the HP
      SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (SSSTK) under Linux based Operating Systems. In
      some cases, executing the HP SSSTK would result in a segfault error message
      being reported by the Linux kernel.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.11.12
changelog:
  -     Added support for Intel Xeon E5-2400 v2 Series processors.
      
      Added additional options to the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Power-On Delay
      Option for delay times of 15, 30, 40 and 60 seconds (in addition to the
      previous options of No Delay and Random Delay). For these new selections to
      function, the system must be using Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Firmware
      version 1.20 or later. If the system is configured to one of the new options
      without having iLO Firmware version 1.20 or later, the Power-On Delay Option
      will function as if the No Delay option were chosen.
      
      Enhanced the System ROM's detection of valid boot devices such as USB Drive
      Keys or Hard Drives. Previously, the System ROM may have attempted to boot
      certain bootable media with invalid boot records resulting in a Non-System
      Disk error. In some cases, the System ROM will now be able to detect the
      invalid boot record and skip attempting to boot the device. This allows the
      System ROM to attempt to boot the next device in the boot order.
      
      Added the latest product names of optional expansion cards and updated
      language translations (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.11.12
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may experience a no boot condition on the
      reset due to a fatal error. This issue is typically seen as the server hanging
      at 20% progress in the Early Video Initialization.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.12.20
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where Memory Address or Command Parity errors may occur on
      servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2400 series v2 processors and memory
      configurations where the memory speed is running at 1600 MHz or 1866 MHz.
      These errors may have resulted in the server resetting without notification of
      the error or the system resetting and displaying a "283-Memory Address/Command
      Parity Error Detected Error" and logging the event to the Integrated
      Management Log (IML). HP strongly recommends that all servers utilizing Intel
      E5-2400 v2 processors with impacted memory speeds update to this revision of
      the System ROM or later. This issue does NOT affect servers configured with
      the Intel Xeon E5-2400 series processor.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.02.10
changelog:
  -     Added support for the latest names for PCIe expansion devices to the ROM-Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Improved the power allocation logic for servers configured with Intel Xeon
      E5-2400 v2 series processors to more accurately determine the server's maximum
      power usage. Previous revisions of the System ROM allocated more power for
      server blades configured with Intel Xeon E5-2400 v2 series processors than was
      necessary. With this revision of the System ROM, the enclosure may have
      additional power available to allow additional blades to be powered on with
      certain power supply configurations. This change does not impact servers
      configured with Intel Xeon E5-2400 series processors.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.02.10
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue which can result in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
      in a Windows virtual machine or Linux Kernel Panic in a Linux virtual machine
      when running on Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware ESX 5.x on Intel Xeon E5-2400
      series v2 processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors operating with the
      conditions listed. This revision of the System ROM contains an updated version
      of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. This issue does NOT affect
      servers configured with the Intel Xeon E5-2400 series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where servers using the 11/12/2013 or 12/20/2013 revisions
      of the System ROM might not be able to boot certain operating system
      installations that install a Master Boot Record that is not marked as Active.
      When this issue occurs, the server might experience a Non-System Disk Error or
      not boot the intended media. This issue does NOT impact any System ROM
      revisions other than the 11/12/2013 and 12/20/2013 revisions.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue that can result in a system configured with
      Intel Xeon E5-2400 v2 series processors becoming unresponsive early in the
      POST boot process after an uncorrectable memory error occurs. When this issue
      occurs, the server will indicate an early boot progress of 20% and a "Memory
      and QPI Link Initialization Start" message will be displayed on the screen
      output. This issue does not impact servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2400
      series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System ROM does not properly retry booting
      certain Network Adapters under some conditions including when the user presses
      F12 to attempt a PXE boot. Instead, the System ROM will only attempt to boot
      the Network Adapter one time and then will continue trying to boot devices in
      the order specified by the Standard Boot Order (IPL).
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-2400 v2 series
      processors and an HP 331FLR FlexLOM or HP NC332T Network Controller might see
      intermittent issues with the NIC not being detected by the platform. When the
      issue occurs, the NIC will not PXE boot or be identified or used by the
      operating system.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.09.01-2
changelog:
  -     Added support for the latest names for PCIe expansion devices to the ROM-Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.09.01-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Updating to this revision of the System ROM prevents the use of the following
      options: HP D2200sb PCIe/StoreVirtual (AP881A), HP BLc PCI Expansion Blade
      (448018-B21), Ultrium 1760 Tape Blade (AQ697B), Ultrium 3000 Tape Blade
      (BS580B).
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Enabled spread spectrum clocking to deliberately spread signals on the
      frequency domain to reduce the spectral density of high speed signals. This
      change has no measurable impact on server performance.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during POST when
      an optional Video card is installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain option cards that request very large amounts
      of non-prefetchable memory will not function properly. This issue only impacts
      a very small number of non-HP option cards.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.11.03
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)
      Firmware version 2.00 or later may not be able to properly configure the
      platform properly through HP Virtual Connect. This issue is not seen with
      earlier versions of iLO firmware.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.11.03-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 2014.11.03 (B) contains a change to the Firmware RPM install command name
      from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is functionally equivalent to ver.
      2014.11.03.  It is not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if a previous
      component Revision was used to upgrade the system ROM to version 2014.11.03.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)
      Firmware version 2.00 or later may not be able to properly configure the
      platform properly through HP Virtual Connect. This issue is not seen with
      earlier versions of iLO firmware.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.11.14
changelog:
  -     Added support for Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) for Intel Xeon
      E5-2600 v2 Series processors.
      
      Added additional options to the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Power-On Delay
      Option for delay times of 15, 30, 40 and 60 seconds (in addition to the
      previous options of No Delay and Random Delay). For these new selections to
      function, the system must be using Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Firmware
      version 1.20 or later. If the system is configured to one of the new options
      without having iLO Firmware version 1.20 or later, the Power-On Delay Option
      will function as if the No Delay option were chosen.
      
      Enhanced the System ROM's detection of valid boot devices such as USB Drive
      Keys or Hard Drives. Previously, the System ROM may have attempted to boot
      certain bootable media with invalid boot records resulting in a Non-System
      Disk error. In some cases, the System ROM will now be able to detect the
      invalid boot record and skip attempting to boot the device. This allows the
      System ROM to attempt to boot the next device in the boot order.
      
      Added the latest product names of optional expansion cards and updated
      language translations (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.11.14
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may not be able to enter processor idle
      power states (C-states) which can increase idle power when configured with 2
      Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2Series Processors. This issue may also result in a
      reduction of the frequency of the processor entering Turbo Mode which can
      reduce performance under certain workloads.
      
      Addressed an issue where Online Spare memory Mode may not function properly
      when 10 or 12 core Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series v2 processors were installed in
      the server platform. This issue was typically exhibited as an Online Spare
      switchover not completing and not being logged into the Integrated Management
      Log (IML).
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may experience a no boot condition on the
      reset due to a fatal error. This issue is typically seen as the server hanging
      at 20% progress in the Early Video Initialization.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain memory configurations with non-HP SmartMemory
      may have been running at frequencies lower than supported by the processor.
      This issue only effects systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 Series
      Processors and non-HP Smart Memory.
      
      Addressed an issue where servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
      processors and 32 GB LRDIMMs may experience an increased rate of corrected
      memory errors or uncorrected memory errors. This issue impacts servers
      configured with 2 DIMMs per channel or 3 DIMMs per channel. Any server
      configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors using LRDIMMs should be
      updated to this revision of the System ROM or later. If experiencing memory
      errors with the indicated configuration, HP recommends updating to this
      revision of the System ROM or later before contacting HP service.
      
      Addressed an issue where Memory Address or Command Parity errors are not
      logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML) if they occur. With previous
      revisions of the System ROM, these types of errors would cause the server to
      reset without any notification of the error. A "283-Memory Address/Command
      Parity Error Detected" error will now be displayed during system boot and
      logged to the IML.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may not be able to boot Citrix XenServer
      6.2. This issue only impacts the 09/08/2013 and 09/18/2013 revisions of the
      System ROM.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.12.20
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where Memory Address or Command Parity errors may occur on
      servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 series v2 processors and memory
      configurations where the memory speed is running at 1600 MHz or 1866 MHz.
      These errors may have resulted in the server resetting without notification of
      the error or the system resetting and displaying a "283-Memory Address/Command
      Parity Error Detected Error" and logging the event to the Integrated
      Management Log (IML). HP strongly recommends that all servers utilizing Intel
      E5-2600 v2 processors with impacted memory speeds update to this revision of
      the System ROM or later. This issue does NOT affect servers configured with
      the Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processor.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.02.10
changelog:
  -     Added support for the latest names for PCIe expansion devices to the ROM-Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Improved the power allocation logic for servers configured with Intel Xeon
      E5-2600 v2 series processors to more accurately determine the server's maximum
      power usage. Previous revisions of the System ROM allocated more power for
      server blades configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 series processors than was
      necessary. With this revision of the System ROM, the enclosure may have
      additional power available to allow additional blades to be powered on with
      certain power supply configurations. This change does not impact servers
      configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.02.10
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue which can result in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
      in a Windows virtual machine or Linux Kernel Panic in a Linux virtual machine
      when running on Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware ESX 5.x on Intel Xeon E5-2600
      series v2 processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors operating with the
      conditions listed. This revision of the System ROM contains an updated version
      of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. This issue does NOT affect
      servers configured with the Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where servers using the 11/14/2013 or 12/20/2013 revisions
      of the System ROM might not be able to boot certain operating system
      installations that install a Master Boot Record that is not marked as Active.
      When this issue occurs, the server might experience a Non-System Disk Error or
      not boot the intended media. This issue does NOT impact any System ROM
      revisions other than the 11/14/2013 and 12/20/2013 revisions.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue that can result in a system configured with
      Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 series processors becoming unresponsive early in the
      POST boot process after an uncorrectable memory error occurs. When this issue
      occurs, the server will indicate an early boot progress of 20% and a "Memory
      and QPI Link Initialization Start" message will be displayed on the screen
      output. This issue does not impact servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600
      series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System ROM does not properly retry booting
      certain Network Adapters under some conditions including when the user presses
      F12 to attempt a PXE boot. Instead, the System ROM will only attempt to boot
      the Network Adapter one time and then will continue trying to boot devices in
      the order specified by the Standard Boot Order (IPL).
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 series
      processors and an HP 331FLR FlexLOM or HP NC332T Network Controller might see
      intermittent issues with the NIC not being detected by the platform. When the
      issue occurs, the NIC will not PXE boot or be identified or used by the
      operating system.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.08.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a rare issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2
      processors and Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) in a 2 DIMM per Channel or 3 DIMM per
      Channel configuration may experience a 207 - Memory Initialization error
      message where certain DIMMs may not be initialized properly. This issue is
      seen intermittently after a system reboot.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during POST when
      an optional Video card is installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain option cards that request very large amounts
      of non-prefetchable memory will not function properly. This issue only impacts
      a very small number of non-HP option cards.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.11.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the server may experience an
      unexpected shutdown, usually seen as a power fault in the iLO Integrated
      Management Log (IML), when configured with certain Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
      processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)
      Firmware version 2.00 or later may not be able to configure the platform
      properly through HP Virtual Connect. This issue is not seen with earlier
      versions of iLO firmware.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2015.04.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support for the latest AMD based GPUs.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2015.06.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with the ATI S4000x GPU adapter
      may experience unexpected shutdowns due to a thermal event.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.11.15
changelog:
  -     Added support for Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 Series processors. Any system
      configured with Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 Series processors MUST utilize this
      revision of the System ROM or later. Utilizing an earlier revision of the
      System ROM with Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 Series processors will result in the
      system being unable to boot.
      
      Added additional options to the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Power-On Delay
      Option for delay times of 15, 30, 40 and 60 seconds (in addition to the
      previous options of No Delay and Random Delay). For these new selections to
      function, the system must be using Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Firmware
      version 1.20 or later. If the system is configured to one of the new options
      without having iLO Firmware version 1.20 or later, the Power-On Delay Option
      will function as if the No Delay option were chosen.
      
      Enhanced the System ROM's detection of valid boot devices such as USB Drive
      Keys or Hard Drives. Previously, the System ROM may have attempted to boot
      certain bootable media with invalid boot records resulting in a Non-System
      Disk error. In some cases, the System ROM will now be able to detect the
      invalid boot record and skip attempting to boot the device. This allows the
      System ROM to attempt to boot the next device in the boot order.
      
      Added the latest product names of optional expansion cards and updated
      language translations (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.11.15
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may experience a no boot condition on the
      reset due to a fatal error. This issue is typically seen as the server hanging
      at 20% progress in the Early Video Initialization.
      
      Addressed an issue where Memory Address or Command Parity errors are not
      logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML) if they occur. With previous
      revisions of the System ROM, these types of errors would cause the server to
      reset without any notification of the error. A "283-Memory Address/Command
      Parity Error Detected" error will now be displayed during system boot and
      logged to the IML.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.12.20
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where Memory Address or Command Parity errors may occur on
      servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-4600 series v2 processors and memory
      configurations where the memory speed is running at 1600 MHz or 1866 MHz.
      These errors may have resulted in the server resetting without notification of
      the error or the system resetting and displaying a "283-Memory Address/Command
      Parity Error Detected Error" and logging the event to the Integrated
      Management Log (IML). HP strongly recommends that all servers utilizing Intel
      E5-4600 v2 processors with impacted memory speeds update to this revision of
      the System ROM or later. This issue does NOT affect servers configured with
      the Intel Xeon E5-4600 series processor.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.02.10
changelog:
  -     Added support for the latest names for PCIe expansion devices to the ROM-Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Improved the power allocation logic for servers configured with Intel Xeon
      E5-4600 v2 series processors to more accurately determine the server's maximum
      power usage. Previous revisions of the System ROM allocated more power for
      server blades configured with Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 series processors than was
      necessary. With this revision of the System ROM, the enclosure may have
      additional power available to allow additional blades to be powered on with
      certain power supply configurations. This change does not impact servers
      configured with Intel Xeon E5-4600 series processors.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.02.10
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue which can result in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
      in a Windows virtual machine or Linux Kernel Panic in a Linux virtual machine
      when running on Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware ESX 5.x on Intel Xeon E5-4600
      series v2 processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors operating with the
      conditions listed. This revision of the System ROM contains an updated version
      of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. This issue does NOT affect
      servers configured with the Intel Xeon E5-4600 series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where servers using the 11/14/2013 or 12/20/2013 revisions
      of the System ROM might not be able to boot certain operating system
      installations that install a Master Boot Record that is not marked as Active.
      When this issue occurs, the server might experience a Non-System Disk Error or
      not boot the intended media. This issue does NOT impact any System ROM
      revisions other than the 11/14/2013 and 12/20/2013 revisions.
      
      Addressed an issue that can result in significant underutilization of
      processor cores for systems configured with 3 or more processors. This issue
      impacts servers with the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) option for
      Collaborative Power Control enabled (which is the default setting). This issue
      was originally seen with servers configured with Microsoft Windows Server
      2012, but might impact other operating systems.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue that can result in a system configured with
      Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 series processors becoming unresponsive early in the
      POST boot process after an uncorrectable memory error occurs. When this issue
      occurs, the server will indicate an early boot progress of 20% and a "Memory
      and QPI Link Initialization Start" message will be displayed on the screen
      output. This issue does not impact servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-4600
      series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System ROM does not properly retry booting
      certain Network Adapters under some conditions including when the user presses
      F12 to attempt a PXE boot. Instead, the System ROM will only attempt to boot
      the Network Adapter one time and then will continue trying to boot devices in
      the order specified by the Standard Boot Order (IPL).
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 series
      processors and an HP 331FLR FlexLOM or HP NC332T Network Controller might see
      intermittent issues with the NIC not being detected by the platform. When the
      issue occurs, the NIC will not PXE boot or be identified or used by the
      operating system.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.08.03
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a rare issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2
      processors and Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) in a 2 DIMM per Channel or 3 DIMM per
      Channel configuration may experience a 207 - Memory Initialization error
      message where certain DIMMs may not be initialized properly. This issue is
      seen intermittently after a system reboot.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during POST when
      an optional Video card is installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain option cards that request very large amounts
      of non-prefetchable memory will not function properly. This issue only impacts
      a very small number of non-HP option cards.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the server may experience an
      unexpected shutdown, usually seen as a power fault in the iLO Integrated
      Management Log (IML), when configured with certain Intel Xeon E5-4600 series
      processors.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.20_08-26-2014
changelog:
  -     Added support for the HP Dynamic Smart Array B140i to allow the user to launch
      the HP Smart Storage Administrator (HPSSA) application from the System
      Utilities menu.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API resources of type HpBiosAttributeRegistrySchema to
      schema version 1.1.0, adding additional meta-data for Immutable and Write-Only
      BIOIS attributes.
      
      Updated the language translations (non-English modes) for System Utilities.
      
      Updated help documentation for System Utilities and the UEFI Embedded Shell.
      
      Updated the HpBiosAttributeRegistry resources to match the latest
      BIOS/Platform Configuration options.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.20_08-26-2014
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where under extremely rare circumstances the server may
      become unresponsive during boot after experiencing a fatal system error. When
      this issue occurs, the Integrated Management Log (IML) will not have any
      indication of the error.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Administrator Password and Power-On Password were
      incorrectly allowed to be entered with a length of 32 characters with previous
      revisions of the System ROM. These passwords should support a maximum length
      of 31 characters. If a 32 character Administrator Password or Power-On
      Password had been configured in the server, updating to this revision of the
      System ROM will no longer allow entering these passwords. In this case, the
      user must set Switch 5 to the ON position to disable these passwords. The
      Administrator Password and Power-On Password must then be re-entered into the
      system with a maximum length of 31 characters.
      
      Addressed a rare intermittent issue where the F10 prompt to enter Intelligent
      Provisioning is not displayed. Note that the Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)
      Firmware had a similar issue. To address all cases of the F10 prompt not being
      displayed, also update the iLO Firmware to revision 2.02.
      
      Addressed an issue where selecting "Erase User Defaults" (to erase user
      defined defaults) in BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) does not take effect
      if the user also selected Restore Default System Settings or Restore Default
      Manufacturing Settings.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Integrated Management Log (IML) or operating
      system log would report multiple error entries when an Non-Maskable Interrupt
      (NMI) occurs.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may shutdown when a fatal error occurs in
      the pre-OS environment (such as the System Utilities or Embedded UEFI Shell)
      and not log any entry into the Integrated Management Log (IML).
      
      Addressed an issue where the server would become unresponsive during boot with
      DIMM configurations that include both when configured with 16GB and 32GB
      LRDIMMs.
      
      Addressed an issue where an HP Smart Array controller installed in a PCI
      Express Slot attached to Processor 2 may not be visible on the first boot
      after the server experiences an unexpected shutdown that requires using the HP
      Smart Storage Battery to backup storage data.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system would continue to run (server did not
      perform a Blue Screen or reset as expected) when a Non Maskable Interrupt
      (NMI) occurs when using Microsoft Windows 2008 or Microsoft Windows 2008 R2
      when Processor x2APIC Support is configured to Enabled (the default value).
      This issue does not impact other operating systems.
      
      Addressed an issue where optical drives were not properly reported in the
      server One Time Boot Menu when the HP Smart Array B140i Smart Array controller
      is enabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server could experience a Red Screen reported as
      a General Protection Error when a user-initiated driver recover/rebuild
      operation is issued to the HP Dynamic Smart Array B140i controller.
      
      Addressed a rare issue in which the user was not prompted or was not prompted
      correctly when exiting the UEFI System Utilities.
      
      Addressed an issue with the fwupdate Embedded UEFI Shell command that may
      cause the system to become unresponsive during some firmware updates.
      
      Addressed an issue with the sysconfig Embedded UEFI Shell command that may
      cause the system to become unresponsive when using "sysconfig -d get
      userdefaults all" when the user defaults have not been configured.
      
      Addressed an issue where changing the boot order using the HP RESTful
      Interface may result in the system not responding to key presses for F9
      (System Utilities) or F11 (Boot Menu) during subsequent system boot.
      
      Addressed an issue that resulted in incorrect association of PCI devices to
      BIOS Attributes in the HpBiosMappings resource of the HP RESTful Interface.
      
      Addressed an issue that could cause the server's Time Zone setting to be
      configured to an invalid value when non-volatile storage becomes corrupted due
      to a battery failure.
      
      Addressed an issue where HP Smart Array error messages are not logged to the
      Integrated Management Log (IML).
      
      Addressed an issue that can result in an inability to access the Virtual
      Install Disk volume from the Embedded UEFI Shell.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.21_11-03-2014
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where systems may experience one of the following
      conditions: A "207 - Memory Initialization Error" message and Integrated
      Management Log (IML) event which results from one or more DIMMs not being
      initialized and in which not all installed memory will be available to the
      operating system; a performance degradation (caused by an excessive amount of
      corrected memory errors but which may not have any indication that this is the
      cause); or a Corrected Memory Error Threshold event logged to the IML. If a
      system experiences any of these conditions, the System ROM should be updated
      to this version or later before contacting service or replacing any hardware
      components.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.30_12-24-2014
changelog:
  -     Added support for a Generic USB Boot entry in the UEFI Boot Order list. This
      new entry is used as a place holder for any USB device that is bootable in
      UEFI. The user can set the boot priority of this Generic USB Boot entry, and
      retain this priority for use with USB devices that might be installed in the
      future. Attempting to boot from the Generic USB Boot entry will result in
      attempting all UEFI bootable USB devices that are available in the system. The
      user can still control the priority of the boot entries of individual USB
      devices in the UEFI Boot Order list. This new Generic USB Boot entry will now
      be visible by default in the UEFI Boot Order after updating to this System ROM
      release. This new option is applicable only in UEFI Boot Mode and might be
      configured from the HP RESTful API or the System Utilities BIOS/Platform
      Configuration (RBSU). Note: The system will attempt to boot all UEFI bootable
      USB devices in the order of the Generic USB Boot entry even if installed
      individual USB devices are configured lower in the boot order.
      
      Added a new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Fibre
      Channel/FCoE Scan Policy menu that allows the user to select how the UEFI BIOS
      will scan for valid Fibre Channel (or boot from SAN) boot targets. By default,
      the system will now only scan for Fibre Channel boot targets that are
      configured in each adapter. In the past, the system would scan for all Fibre
      Channel or FCoE available targets, potentially resulting in long boot times
      and large number of entries in the UEFI Boot Order list. The boot targets for
      adapters can be configured using the adapter specific menu in the System
      Utilities, System Configuration menu, or using management software such as HP
      Virtual Connect or HP OneView. This setting is applicable only in UEFI Boot
      Mode. A firmware update of the fibre channel controller might also be required
      to take full advantage of this feature.
      
      Added a new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) NUMA Group
      Size Optimizations menu that allows the user to select how the platform will
      report processor grouping to the operating system. For some applications which
      cannot optimally handle high logical processor counts that are optimally
      divided into smaller groups, it might be necessary to change the default
      setting to get optimal performance.
      
      Added a new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) I/O Non-Posted
      Prefetching performance option that allows the user to configure how the
      chipset balances I/O traffic for PCI-e devices. Disabling this option has been
      shown to provide performance benefits in a very small subset of configurations
      including certain Infiniband configurations that require a balanced mix of
      read and write traffic as well as configurations with multiple x16 devices
      that utilize the max bandwidth of the PCI-e bus. Since disabling the option
      also has a negative impact on maximum I/O read bandwidth, the overwhelming
      majority of configurations will benefit from leaving this option at the
      default.
      
      Added support for Memory Mirroring Mode. This option can be selected from the
      Advanced Memory Protection Mode selection. This option provides enhanced
      memory availability and resiliency but requires additional memory be installed
      to achieve the same amount of memory available to the operating system.
      
      Added support for loading the Embedded UEFI Shell Auto-Startup script from the
      network in addition to physical/virtual media. The URL describing the network
      (HTTP or FTP) location of the startup script can be configured in the System
      Utilities /Platform Configuration (RBSU), under the Embedded Shell menu. This
      allows for using the Embedded UEFI Shell as a scriptable deployment
      environment without the need for physical or virtual media (on a bare metal
      system).
      
      Added support to Standard Format Output (SFO) to the SysConfig command in the
      Embedded UEFI Shell. This allows for easier parsing of the command output
      using Shell scripts.
      
      Added support for boot from URL (HTTP or FTP) functionality in UEFI Boot Mode.
      The network settings (DHCP or static IP) and boot file URL can be configured
      in the new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Pre-Boot
      Network settings menu. The file can either be a UEFI Network Boot Program
      (NBP), or an ISO image containing a UEFI bootable OS image. The Boot from ISO
      support is currently limited to operating systems that have a self contained
      OS image (such as WinPE, mini Linux, or VMware ESX installer). Booting Windows
      or Linux OS installation media is currently not supported.
      
      Added support for a webclient command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. The command
      can be used to download files from HTTP and FTP servers. It can also be used
      to download ISO CD/DVD images and mount them in memory as RAM disks.
      
      Added support for an FTP command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. The command can
      be used to download and upload files to/from FTP servers.
      
      Added support for a Compress command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. The command
      can be used to compress and decompress ZIP files.
      
      Added support for a SecBoot command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. The command
      can be used to display the Secure Boot keys and certificates.
      
      Enhanced the RamDisk command in the Embedded UEFI Shell to support FAT32 RAM
      disks, increasing the disk size limit from 512 MB to 2GB.
      
      Added support for the HP Dual 8GB MicroSD EM USB Kit. This device can be
      plugged into the internal USB port on the server to allow a mirrored MicroSD
      card solution.
      
      Added support to configure the BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate to 38400 from the
      System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU).
      
      Added a new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Internal SD
      Card Slot menu located in USB Options that allows the user to disable boot
      from the embedded SD card.
      
      Added support for Intel Trusted eXecution Technology (TXT).
      
      Updated OpenSSL support to version 0.9.8zb to address potential issues that
      might impact the UEFI Secure Boot support.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HP BIOS Attribute Registry resources to match the
      latest BIOS/Platform Configuration options.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HpBiosAttributeRegistrySchema to version 1.2.0,
      adding support for BIOS Attributes of type "Password". Also added a new
      GrayOut property that can be used to describe some dependency scenarios. Also
      updated enumDescriptions of all enum definitions in the schema.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HpBios, HpServerBootSettings, HpBiosMappsings
      schemas to version 1.1.0. Added support for self-links in these resources.
      
      Updated the language translations (non-English modes) for System Utilities.
      
      Updated help documentation for System Utilities and the Embedded UEFI Shell.
      
      Increased timeout values in Embedded UEFI Shell IfConfig command to reduce the
      chances of network DHCP configuration failing due to timeouts caused by delays
      on the network or slow response when trying to contact the DHCP server.
      
      Enhanced the UEFI Exception handler to provide extended debug and trace
      information when in a pre-OS environment.
      
      Added support for the HP BLc PCIe Expansion Blade and the HP D2220sb Storage
      Blade.
      
      Added support for the WS460c Gen9.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.30_12-24-2014
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the FwUpdate Embedded Shell Application and the
      Firmware Update pre-boot application could hang during a firmware update and
      not successfully flash the device.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system might become unresponsive during boot when
      an unsupported memory configuration is installed on processor 2. With this
      unsupported configuration, in this situation there is no user feedback on the
      monitor or in the Integrated Management Log (IML). With this revision of the
      System ROM, the system will properly display a message indicating the error
      and halt the boot process.
      
      Addressed an issue with some network devices name display in the System
      Utilities.
      
      Addressed an issue that would result in incorrect or corrupt UEFI boot order
      data, or malformed JSON output from the HP RESTFul API HpServerBootSettings
      resource. This also addresses an issue in configuring the server UEFI Boot
      Order using HP OneView and the HP RESTful API.
      
      Addressed an issue in accessing the file systems or booting to some RAID0
      logical volumes off HP Smart Array controllers. This includes accessing the
      file system on such drivers in the System Utilities menus and the Embedded
      UEFI Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue that might result in the BIOS Console Redirection support
      using the Virtual Serial Port to become non-functional.
      
      Addressed an issue with incorrect system time in Microsoft Windows operating
      systems when booted in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode. When the system time or time
      zone are changed, on reboot the system time might 'jump' by the current
      operating system time zone offset. This issue does not occur when booting in
      UEFI Boot Mode. The change also removes the System Utilities BIOS/Platform
      Configuration (RBSU) option for ACPI RTC Support.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system might experience a Machine Check Exception
      under heavy stress conditions when configured with an Intel Xeon E5-2609
      processor. This issue does not affect any other processor models.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server might become unresponsive after a user has
      repeatedly entered and incorrect Power-On or Administrator Password.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server might become unresponsive after looping
      through the UEFI Boot Order an extended amount of time when no valid boot
      targets are detected. This issue only effects the server when configured in
      UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where a server might not be able to properly boot Windows
      Server 2008 R2 when configured with an Optional Graphics Card or GPGPU.
      
      Addressed an issue where the industry standard SMBIOS tables would not
      properly indicate the number of active cores when Intel Hyperthreading is
      disabled. The number of active cores would not be reported properly by some
      utilities.
      
      Addressed an issue where Wake On LAN does not function if the system was
      shutdown prior to booting an operating system (such as during the boot process
      or from the Embedded UEFI Shell). Wake On LAN does function properly if the
      system had been shut down from an operating system.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server would boot slowly when BIOS Serial Console
      was enabled to the iLO Virtual Serial Port.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server could be configured for Online Spare
      Memory Mode when the DIMM configuration did not support this mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where a USB key was still bootable when the USB Boot
      Functionality was disabled from System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU). This issue does not impact systems configured for UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Address an issue where the SysConfig command from the Embedded UEFI Shell
      could not be used to configure Secure Boot even when the user had indicated
      physical presence when entering the Embedded UEFI Shell.
      
      Addressed various issues where network boot support options might not be
      applied properly from HP Virtual Connect or HP OneView.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Legacy Boot Order menu in the System Utilities
      BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) might have incorrect port numbers when the
      server is configured in Legacy Boot Mode. This issue did not affect servers
      configured for UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where a server configured with a Trusted Platform Module
      (TPM) and Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 BitLocker might incorrectly prompt the
      user for a recovery password following a warm reset.
      
      Addressed an issue where messages displayed during the early boot process
      would not be displayed properly when viewed over BIOS Serial Console.
      
      Addressed an issue where the One Time Boot Menu includes network boot options
      for devices even when network boot is disabled for those devices.
      
      Addressed an issue where BIOS Serial Console redirection would not work
      properly when the terminal was configured in VT100+ mode and the server was
      configured for Legacy Boot Mode. This issue does not impact systems configured
      for UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where Linux dmesg might report a USB error message such as
      "EHCI: BIOS handoff failed" when the system was configured in Legacy Boot
      Mode. When this issue occurs, USB support still functions properly under the
      operating system and the error message is erroneous. This change only prevents
      the display of the erroneous message and does not impact USB functionality.
      
      Addressed several issues with the legacy USB support (USB support before the
      operating system loads) when the system is configured for Legacy Boot Mode.
      This includes addressing an issue where the system might log a 303/304
      Keyboard controller failure error when certain USB KVMs are attached to the
      system.
      
      Addressed an issue where the SATA port numbers reported in the System
      Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) would not properly match the port
      numbers reflected by labels on the system.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-06-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue where the HP BL c-Class Expansion blade may not function
      properly after flashing to v1.30 12/24/2014 System ROM until system defaults
      are restored from the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-06-2015-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 1.32_03-06-2015 (B) addresses a flashing issue that only impacted servers
      which shipped from HP with a Windows operating system installed.  The actual
      BIOS included with this revision is the same as ver. 1.32_03-06-2015.  It is
      not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if the previous Revision was used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 1.32_03-06-2015. Please refer to the
      Customer Advisory at <http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/doc
      Display/?docId=emr_na-c04634533> for additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue where the HP BL c-Class Expansion blade may not function
      properly after flashing to v1.30 12/24/2014 System ROM until system defaults
      are restored from the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.33_04-03-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where SATA hard drives attached to the integrated chipset
      SATA controller may not be discovered periodically during a server reboot.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.40_05-06-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the platform may become unresponsive during system
      boot when the server is configured for Legacy Boot Mode and the USB Boot
      Support has been disabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Intel NIC DMA Channels (IOAT) option could not be
      properly be configured from the Embedded UEFI Shell via the Sysconfig command.
      
      Addressed an issue where the +/- keys in the BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU) Boot Options menu were not functioning properly when configuring the
      server through a BIOS Serial Console Session.
      
      Addressed an issue where the fwupdate Embedded UEFI Shell command and the
      Firmware Update pre-boot application could hang during a firmware update and
      not successfully flash the device.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may fail to boot properly to a Windows
      Deployment Server (WDS) when configured for IPv6 network boot mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where an optional PCIe adapter's legacy Expansion ROM may
      not run properly or the Expansion ROM's Setup Utility may not run properly
      when the server is configured for Legacy Boot Mode. This issue was seen with a
      Seagate storage adapter but may impact other devices.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Administrator Password would not be properly
      configured from the Embedded UEFI Shell Sysconfig command.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system could become unresponsive when booting to
      Linux Operating when serial output was enabled from the operating system and
      the iLO Virtual Serial Port was the only enabled UART.
      
      Addressed various issues with webclient and ftp commands in the Embedded UEFI
      Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue in which an Interphase audio streaming PCI-express
      expansion card may not achieve optimal performance resulting in dropped
      packets when streaming data. A similar issue could be seen with other PCI-
      express expansion cards implemented with a PCI device behind a PLX PCIe-to-PCI
      bridge. This type of PCI-express card implementation is more common with older
      PCI-express expansion cards.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may experience a Linux kernel panic when
      booting from a SATA optical drive attached to the embedded SATA controller
      when the SATA controller is configured for Dynamic Smart Array B140i support.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system health LED would remain blinking RED
      (indicating a failed state) due to a power supply failure after the power
      supply had been replaced. Once the power supply is replaced, the system health
      LED should have returned to the blinking GREEN state. With previous revisions
      of the System ROM, the system health LED would not return to GREEN until after
      a reboot when a failed power supply is replaced.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system health LED would remain blinking AMBER
      (indicating a degraded state) due to an installed power supply not being
      plugged in after the power supply had been plugged in. Once the power supply
      is plugged in, the system health LED should have returned to the blinking
      GREEN state. With previous revisions of the System ROM, the system health LED
      would not return to GREEN until after a reboot when an unplugged power supply
      is plugged in.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system may become unresponsive when launching a
      guest operating system under a Hypervisor operating system such as Citrix or
      VMware when VT-d is enabled. This issue is NOT unique to HP servers.
      
      Addressed a possible issue where the platform may become unresponsive during
      POST when the user selects the Simplified Chinese language in System
      Utilities.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.02.01
changelog:
  -     Added support for Collaborative Power Control.  This feature, when using an
      operating system that supports this functionality (such as Windows Server 2008
      Release 2), provides improved power management when HP Power Regulator is
      configured for HP Dynamic Power Savings Mode by allowing the operating system
      and platform firmware to work together to provide optimum control of processor
      frequency for improved power efficiency.  This functionality has no impact on
      system operation if using an operating system that does not support this
      feature or if HP Power Regulator is not configured for HP Dynamic Power
      Savings Mode.  The Collaborative Power Control selection in the Advanced Power
      Management Options of the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) provides the
      capability to disable this feature.  Only operating systems that support the
      Processor Clocking Control (PCC) interface allow for Collaborative Power
      Control.
      
      Added support that allows a system with two USB Drive Keys attached to boot
      from the second key if the first key is not bootable.  Previous revisions of
      the System ROM would only attempt to boot one USB Drive Key.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.02.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Updated processor microcode to the latest version released from Intel. This
      microcode addresses an Intel erratum which addresses a potential issue where
      the use of the VMASKMOV instruction to access memory mapped I/O or uncached
      memory may cause the server to stop responding or become unstable.
      
      Addressed an issue when using PXELinux to boot to the local hard drive instead
      of the network drive that can result in a Red Screen Illegal Opcode.
      
      Addressed an issue where the embedded video controller card would remain
      disabled if a stand-up video controller was installed and set as the primary
      controller and then removed.  This issue resulted in no video being displayed.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the USB keyboard would sometimes stop
      functioning when being used in a pre-boot environment such as system boot or
      the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Addressed an issue where certain USB drive keys were returning the wrong size
      when accessed in a pre-boot environment such as system boot or the ROM-Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Addressed an issue where larger size USB Drive Keys (16GB or larger) may not
      function properly in pre-boot environments such as system boot or the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU). This issue does not affect the operation of USB
      devices under an Operating System.
      
      Addressed an issue where removing a USB hub with connected USB devices during
      pre-boot environments such as system boot or the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU) will cause the server to stop responding.
      
      Removed Memory Interleaving and Node Interleaving memory options from the ROM
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU) because they are not applicable to this server.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.08.10
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved a processor issue where certain instructions and conditions could
      result in an application-level error, blue screen, kernel panic, or other
      unpredictable system behavior. This issue affects platforms utilizing Intel
      Xeon E3-series processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors. This revision of the System
      ROM contains an updated version of Intel's microcode for affected processors
      that addresses this issue.
      
      Resolved an issue where disabling the serial port in the ROM-Based Setup
      Utility (RBSU) would cause Windows Device Manager to show a yellow exclamation
      point for the serial port.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may experience a Red Screen Illegal Op Code
      when the embedded SATA Controller has been disabled from the ROM Based Setup
      Utility (RBSU.)
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.12.04
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**  
        
      Optimized the memory settings to improve the reliability of the memory system.  
        
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.07.04-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support for the HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 v2.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.02.10
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue which can result in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
      in a Windows virtual machine or Linux Kernel Panic in a Linux virtual machine
      when running on Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware ESX 5.x on Intel Xeon E5-2400
      series v2 processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors operating with the
      conditions listed. This revision of the System ROM contains an updated version
      of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. This issue does NOT affect
      servers configured with the Intel Xeon E5-2400 series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where servers using the 11/12/2013 or 12/22/2013 revisions
      of the System ROM might not be able to boot certain operating system
      installations that install a Master Boot Record that is not marked as Active.
      When this issue occurs, the server might experience a Non-System Disk Error or
      not boot the intended media. This issue does NOT impact any System ROM
      revisions other than the 11/12/2013 and 12/22/2013 revisions.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue that can result in a system configured with
      Intel Xeon E5-2400 v2 series processors becoming unresponsive early in the
      POST boot process after an uncorrectable memory error occurs. When this issue
      occurs, the server will indicate an early boot progress of 20% and a "Memory
      and QPI Link Initialization Start" message will be displayed on the screen
      output. This issue does not impact servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2400
      series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System ROM does not properly retry booting
      certain Network Adapters under some conditions including when the user presses
      F12 to attempt a PXE boot. Instead, the System ROM will only attempt to boot
      the Network Adapter one time and then will continue trying to boot devices in
      the order specified by the Standard Boot Order (IPL).
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-2400 v2 series
      processors and an HP 331FLR FlexLOM or HP NC332T Network Controller might see
      intermittent issues with the NIC not being detected by the platform. When the
      issue occurs, the NIC will not PXE boot or be identified or used by the
      operating system.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.08.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during POST when
      an optional Video card is installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain option cards that request very large amounts
      of non-prefetchable memory will not function properly. This issue only impacts
      a very small number of non-HP option cards.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.08.02-4
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      Ver. 2014.08.02 (D) contains a change to the Firmware RPM install command name
      from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is functionally equivalent to ver.
      2014.08.02.  It is not necessary to upgrade with Revision D if a previous
      component Revision was used to upgrade the system ROM to version 2014.08.02.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during POST when
      an optional Video card is installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain option cards that request very large amounts
      of non-prefetchable memory will not function properly. This issue only impacts
      a very small number of non-HP option cards.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.11.14
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may not be able to enter processor idle
      power states (C-states) which can increase idle power when configured with 2
      Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2Series Processors. This issue may also result in a
      reduction of the frequency of the processor entering Turbo Mode which can
      reduce performance under certain workloads.
      
      Addressed an issue where Online Spare memory Mode may not function properly
      when 10 or 12 core Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series v2 processors were installed in
      the server platform. This issue was typically exhibited as an Online Spare
      switchover not completing and not being logged into the Integrated Management
      Log (IML).
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may experience a no boot condition on the
      reset due to a fatal error. This issue is typically seen as the server hanging
      at 20% progress in the Early Video Initialization.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain memory configurations with non-HP SmartMemory
      may have been running at frequencies lower than supported by the processor.
      This issue only effects systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 Series
      Processors and non-HP Smart Memory.
      
      Addressed an issue where servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
      processors and 32 GB LRDIMMs may experience an increased rate of corrected
      memory errors or uncorrected memory errors. This issue impacts servers
      configured with 2 DIMMs per channel or 3 DIMMs per channel. Any server
      configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors using LRDIMMs should be
      updated to this revision of the System ROM or later. If experiencing memory
      errors with the indicated configuration, HP recommends updating to this
      revision of the System ROM or later before contacting HP service.
      
      Addressed an issue where Memory Address or Command Parity errors are not
      logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML) if they occur. With previous
      revisions of the System ROM, these types of errors would cause the server to
      reset without any notification of the error. A "283-Memory Address/Command
      Parity Error Detected" error will now be displayed during system boot and
      logged to the IML.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.12.20
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where, under extremely rare timing conditions, the system
      may not properly log uncorrectable/fatal errors in the Integrated Management
      Log (IML). In this extremely rare condition, the server will reboot when the
      error occurs, but there will be no log or messaging of the event.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.02.10
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None.
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue which can result in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
      in a Windows virtual machine or Linux Kernel Panic in a Linux virtual machine
      when running on Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware ESX 5.x on Intel Xeon E5-2600
      series v2 processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors operating with the
      conditions listed. This revision of the System ROM contains an updated version
      of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. This issue does NOT affect
      servers configured with the Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where servers using the 11/14/2013 or 12/20/2013 revisions
      of the System ROM might not be able to boot certain operating system
      installations that install a Master Boot Record that is not marked as Active.
      When this issue occurs, the server might experience a Non-System Disk Error or
      not boot the intended media. This issue does NOT impact any System ROM
      revisions other than the 11/14/2013 and 12/20/2013 revisions.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue that can result in a system configured with
      Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 series processors becoming unresponsive early in the
      POST boot process after an uncorrectable memory error occurs. When this issue
      occurs, the server will indicate an early boot progress of 20% and a "Memory
      and QPI Link Initialization Start" message will be displayed on the screen
      output. This issue does not impact servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600
      series processors.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System ROM does not properly retry booting
      certain Network Adapters under some conditions including when the user presses
      F12 to attempt a PXE boot. Instead, the System ROM will only attempt to boot
      the Network Adapter one time and then will continue trying to boot devices in
      the order specified by the Standard Boot Order (IPL).
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 series
      processors and an HP 331FLR FlexLOM or HP NC332T Network Controller might see
      intermittent issues with the NIC not being detected by the platform. When the
      issue occurs, the NIC will not PXE boot or be identified or used by the
      operating system.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.08.02-3
changelog:
  -     Improved the thermal cooling solution, update the System ROM to a version
      dated 02 August 2014 or later.
      
      Added support for the latest names for PCIe expansion devices to the ROM-Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.08.02-3
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      This System ROM update is recommended to ensure that the system cooling is
      operating at maximum efficiency. Ver. 2014.08.02 (C) contains updates to the
      customer release notes and is functionally equivalent to ver. 2014.08.02.  It
      is not necessary to upgrade with Revision C if the previous Revision was used
      to upgrade the system ROM to version 2014.08.02. PLease refer to the Customer
      Advisory at
      <http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04619916> for
      additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a rare issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2
      processors and Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) in a 2 DIMM per Channel or 3 DIMM per
      Channel configuration may experience a 207 - Memory Initialization error
      message where certain DIMMs may not be initialized properly. This issue is
      seen intermittently after a system reboot.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during POST when
      an optional Video card is installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain option cards that request very large amounts
      of non-prefetchable memory will not function properly. This issue only impacts
      a very small number of non-HP option cards.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.08.02-4
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      This System ROM update is recommended to ensure that the system cooling is
      operating at maximum efficiency. Ver. 2014.08.02 (D) contains a change to the
      Firmware RPM install command name from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is
      functionally equivalent to ver. 2014.08.02.  It is not necessary to upgrade
      with Revision D if a previous component Revision was used to upgrade the
      system ROM to version 2014.08.02.  Please refer to the Customer Advisory at
      <http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04619916> for
      additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a rare issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2
      processors and Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) in a 2 DIMM per Channel or 3 DIMM per
      Channel configuration may experience a 207 - Memory Initialization error
      message where certain DIMMs may not be initialized properly. This issue is
      seen intermittently after a system reboot.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during POST when
      an optional Video card is installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain option cards that request very large amounts
      of non-prefetchable memory will not function properly. This issue only impacts
      a very small number of non-HP option cards.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.06.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**  
        
      Added support for the Intel Core(TM) i3-3240, Intel Core(TM) i3-3220, Intel
      Pentium G2120, and Intel Pentium G2100T processors.  These processors do not
      support PCI-e Gen3.  Previous revisions of the System ROM will work with these
      processors but industry standard tools will report the PCI-e slots as
      supporting PCI-e Gen3, which is not correct for these processors.  However,
      this was just a reporting issue and does not affect operation of the platform.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.08.14
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved a processor issue where certain instructions and conditions could
      result in an application-level error, blue screen, kernel panic, or other
      unpredictable system behavior. This issue affects platforms utilizing Intel
      Xeon E3-series processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors. This revision of the System
      ROM contains an updated version of Intel's microcode for affected processors
      that addresses this issue.
      
      Resolved an issue where the ROM Based Setup Utility Command Line Interface
      (CLI) Mode may not function properly.  Previous versions of the system ROM may
      have experienced an issue where certain commands in CLI mode would not
      function properly.
      
      Resolved a rare issue where USB Support in a pre-boot environment, such as in
      DOS or the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU), may not function properly. This
      issue could have resulted in the system not booting properly from USB media or
      the USB Keyboard may becoming unresponsive.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.12.10
changelog:
  -     Optimized the memory settings to improve the reliability of the memory system.
      
      Added a ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) option for HP Option ROM Prompting.
      This option is enabled by default.  Disabling this option prevents HP Smart
      Array controllers and iLO from prompting to enter their setup tools during
      system boot.  This allows for faster boot times.  This option requires updated
      revisions of Smart Array Controller firmware and iLO Firmware to function.  If
      this option is disabled, the HP Smart Array and iLO will continue to prompt to
      enter their setup tools if an updated revision of these firmware deliverables
      are not installed.
      
      Added the latest product names of optional expansion cards and updated
      language translations (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.12.10
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      None  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved a processor issue where certain instructions and conditions could
      result in an application-level error, blue screen, kernel panic, or other
      unpredictable system behavior. This issue affects platforms utilizing Intel
      Xeon E3-series processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors. This revision of the System
      ROM contains an updated version of Intel's microcode for affected processors
      that addresses this issue.
      
      Resolved a rare issue where the system may experience a temporary loss of
      video, such as a blank screen on the local monitor and iLO Remote Console,  if
      a key is pressed during POST during Option ROM Execution.
      
      Resolved an issue where the platform may experience a virtualization fault
      (which may result in an NMI or Machine Check Exception) when IOMMU is enabled
      under a Hypervisor based Operating System. In some instances, Linux kernel
      messaging (DMESG) would reflect an inability to enable IOMMO on the platform.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.08.24
changelog:
  -     Added the latest product names of optional expansion cards and updated
      language translations (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU).
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the operating
      voltage of installed DIMMs as well as the minimum and maximum voltage
      supported by installed DIMMs. This System ROM revision supports newly defined
      industry standard fields in the industry standard SMBIOS tables. Utilities to
      display this information may not yet be available.
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the HP DIMM Part
      Number for HP SmartMemory DIMMs. This information will also be displayed in
      the HP iLO GUI interface when using an updated revision of iLO Firmware.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.08.24
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue under which a rare and complex sequence of
      internal processor microarchitecture events that occur in specific operating
      environments could cause a server system to experience unexpected page faults,
      general protection faults, or machine check exceptions or other unpredictable
      system behavior. While all processors supported by this server have this
      issue, to be affected by this issue the server must be operating in a
      virtualized environment, have Intel Hyperthreading enabled, have a hypervisor
      that enables Intel VT FlexPriority and Extended Page Tables, and have a guest
      OS utilizing 32-bit PAE Paging Mode. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant
      servers and could impact any system utilizing affected processors operating
      with the conditions listed above. This revision of the System ROM contains an
      updated version of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. Due to the
      potential severity of the issue addressed in this revision of the System ROM,
      this System ROM upgrade is considered a critical fix.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system experienced unexpected system behavior or
      report ACPI issues through the OS boot logs (such as Linux DMESG) when IOMMU
      was enabled in a virtualized operating system environment.
      
      Addressed an issue where Linux Operating Systems reported the following
      message: ERST: Failed to get Error Log Address Range, in the Linux DMESG log.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server's Legacy USB support would not properly
      report the drive capacity of a USB Drive Key that was larger than 8GB
      resulting in an inability to boot USB Drive Keys larger than 8 GB.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may not be able to properly execute the HP
      SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (SSSTK) under Linux based Operating Systems. In
      some cases, executing the HP SSSTK would result in a segfault error message
      being reported by the Linux kernel.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.06.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**  
        
      Added support for the Intel Core(TM) i3-3240, Intel Core(TM) i3-3220T, Intel
      Pentium G2120, and Intel Pentium G2100T processors.  These processors do not
      support PCI-e Gen3.  Previous revisions of the System ROM will work with these
      processors but industry standard tools will report the PCI-e slots as
      supporting PCI-e Gen3, which is not correct for these processors.  However,
      this was just a reporting issue and does not affect operation of the platform.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.06.06
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue with excessively loud fan noise when either SATA AHCI
      support is enabled in the Embedded SATA Configuration menu in RBSU (ROM-Based
      Setup Utility) or when Dynamic HP Smart Array B120i RAID Support is enabled in
      the Embedded SATA Configuration menu in RBSU (ROM-Based Setup Utility) and the
      Dynamic HP Smart Array B120i RAID operating system driver is not loaded.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.05.14
changelog:
  -     Added new Advanced Performance Options in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)
      for DCU Prefetcher and Data Reuse. These options are only available when the
      system is using Intel 5600-series Xeon processors. These options are enabled
      by default (and are always enabled on previous revisions of the System ROM
      when using Intel 5600-series Xeon processors). While these options should
      remain enabled in most environments for optimum performance, in some high CPU-
      utilization environments disabling DCU Prefetcher and/or Data Reuse will
      improve overall performance. HP measurements indicate an ~8% performance
      increase with the SPECjbb2005 benchmark and ~4.6% performance increase with
      SAP when DCU Prefetcher and Data Reuse are disabled.
      
      Added a new Turbo Boost Optimization option in the ROM Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU). This option allows the user to choose between the traditional
      performance optimized behavior or a more power efficient behavior. This option
      is only valid when the Intel Turbo Boost Technology feature is enabled.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.05.14
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where a VT-d aware Operating System may experience a hang
      when the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) option for VT-d is enabled (it is
      enabled by default). If using Intel VT-d support with the Xen hypervisor, the
      System ROM must be updated to this revision.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may experience a hang during the subsequent
      boot after changing the Processor Core Disable option in the ROM Based Setup
      Utility or via the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit. This issue is only seen if
      the system is warm reset via the iLO power management interface or from a
      CTRL-ALT-DEL instead of properly exiting the configuration utilities.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.08.16
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None** **
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None** **
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      For servers using Intel Xeon processor 5600 series, resolve an issue where an
      Uncorrectable Memory Error or Exceeded Correctable Memory Error Threshold
      Event may occur. These errors may result in events logged to the Integrated
      Management Log (IML) and the System Health LED illuminating blinking amber.
      Additionally, if an Uncorrectable Memory Error occurs, the system will reset
      and error messages indicating the failure will be displayed during Power On
      Self Test (POST). These errors do not indicate a problem with the memory DIMMs
      or the server system board. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers
      and is resolved by a new revision of Intel's microcode for Intel Xeon
      processor 5600 series that is implemented in this version of the System ROM.
      Intel Xeon processor 5500 series are not affected by this issue. Note: After
      completing the flash upgrade process for this revision of the System ROM, the
      server should be power cycled.** **
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.
      
      Improved the thermal operation of the server to better cool PCI-E expansion
      cards. This change may help address issues where devices that are installed in
      PCI-E riser slots were being throttled or causing the system to shutdown due
      to a premature thermal event.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/14/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/14/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Updated the embedded PXE firmware to version 6.0.11 to resolve an issue where
      the server may experience slow network boot performance due to TFTP timeouts.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.30-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      CP014794.SCEXE  ver. 2011.01.30 (B), which replaces the previous
      CP014700.SCEXE  ver. 2011.01.30(A), contains a documentation update only.
      2011.01.30 (A) is functionally equivalent to 2011.01.30 (B) and it is not
      necessary to upgrade with Revision B if Revision A was previously used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 2011.01.30.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Added a new ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Option that allows
      configuring the system fans to always operate at their maximum speed. This
      option should only be used for configurations and environments that require
      more cooling than is provided when the system is configured for Optimal
      Cooling or Increased Cooling as this option results in increased power usage
      and increased acoustics.
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Thermal Configuration option that
      allows the system to be configured for better acoustic operation. This
      requires that PCI-E expansion cards be installed only in expansion slots 3, 6
      or 8.
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/16/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/16/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Updated embedded PXE firmware to gPXE version 1.01 to address issues with PXE
      getting a valid DHCP address as well as performance issues with TFTP transfers
      following a PXE boot.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.29
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Online Spare (OLS) Advanced Memory Protection Mode
      does not function properly when a system contains six 32 GB DIMMs on any
      processor (two 32 GB DIMMs per channel for all 3 channels on the processor).
      When Online Spare Mode is enabled for a system with six 32 GB DIMMs on a
      processor, the system will NOT be protected by the spare memory and one
      channel of memory per processor in this configuration will not be available to
      the operating system. The system will indicate it is in Advanced ECC mode
      during system boot, but not all installed memory will be available to the
      operating system as would normally occur in Advanced ECC Mode. Customers
      configuring their system for Online Spare Mode with six 32 GB DIMMs per
      installed processor should update their System ROM. Note: Because 32 GB DIMMs
      are quad-rank, six 32 GB DIMMs per processor is the maximum supported.
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Improved the logging of Smart Array Accelerator Battery and Smart Array
      Accelerator Super-Cap information in the Integrated Management Log (IML) to
      clearly indicate what actions a customer should take when the battery or
      super-cap is not installed, requires replacement, or is charging.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not properly boot the SATA Optical
      Drive when the server is configured with an optional PCI-Express Graphics
      Adapter and the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) option for Remote Graphics Mode
      is Enabled.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.12.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      After updating to this revision of the System ROM, the System ROM revision
      cannot be downgraded with the flash components available on the HP Support
      site for any ROM version 01/29/2011 or earlier. A customer can downgrade the
      System ROM by creating a new flash component with the older System ROM
      revision as indicated in Advisory C02838375 available at the following link: [
      http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&obj
      ectID=c02838375](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
      ?locale=en_US&objectID=c02838375)
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Command Line
      Interface (CLI) would not set the QPI Bandwidth Optimization (RTID) feature
      properly.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.05.15
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue that may result in memory instability. The following
      symptoms may be observed: System hang during boot with all DIMM LEDs
      illuminated (an Integrated Management Log (IML) entry indicating an
      "Uncorrectable Memory Error (module unknown)" or "Memory Configuration Error:
      System boot halted" may or may not be logged); Uncorrectable Memory Errors
      logged to the IML and "Uncorrectable memory error detected on Processor x DIMM
      y" message displayed during boot; Correctable Memory Error Threshold events
      logged to the IML; failure of some DIMMs to initialize resulting in the system
      booting with less memory available to the operating system than expected and a
      "207-Memory Initialization Error" message displayed during boot. For instances
      where these errors occur due to this System ROM issue, the errors do not
      indicate of a problem with the server hardware or the installed DIMMs. The
      System ROM should be upgraded to this revision or later before replacing
      hardware components due to these errors. This issue is more likely to result
      in memory instability with Intel Xeon 5600-series processors than Intel Xeon
      5500-series processors and with processor and DIMM configurations that result
      in memory operating at 1333 MHz. HP requires customers update to this revision
      of the System ROM due to the potential impact of this issue.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may experience a hang during the subsequent
      boot after changing the Processor Core Disable option in the ROM Based Setup
      Utility or via the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit. This issue is only seen if
      the system is warm reset via the iLO power management interface or from a
      CTRL-ALT-DEL instead of properly exiting the configuration utilities.
      
      Resolved an issue where a VT-d aware Operating System may experience a hang
      when the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) option for VT-d is enabled (it is
      enabled by default). If using Intel VT-d support with the Xen hypervisor, the
      System ROM must be updated to this revision.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/13/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/13/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Updated the embedded PXE firmware to version 6.0.11 to resolve an issue where
      the server may experience slow network boot performance due to TFTP timeouts.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.29
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Improved the logging of Smart Array Accelerator Battery and Smart Array
      Accelerator Super-Cap information in the Integrated Management Log (IML) to
      clearly indicate what actions a customer should take when the battery or
      super-cap is not installed, requires replacement, or is charging.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 11/04/2011 System ROM revision.  The 11/04/2011 System ROM revision
      has a known issue where embedded PCI Express devices or PCI Express devices
      installed in expansion slots intermittently may not be available after a warm
      reboot.  In this case, the PCI Express device would not be bootable (for
      bootable PCI Express devices) and would not be recognized by the operating
      system.  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue in the 11/04/2011 System ROM where embedded PCI Express
      devices or PCI Express devices installed in expansion slots may not be
      available after a server warm reset.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may intermittently report a "207-Memory
      initialization error on Memory Board X, DIMM Y. The operating system may not
      have access to all of the memory installed in the system" error during system
      boot. When this error is reported, the memory associated with the reported
      DIMM will not be seen by the server or available to the operating system. This
      error may NOT be an indication of a failed memory board, failed DIMM, or
      failed system board, but rather an issue with memory initialization which is
      addressed by this System ROM release. HP recommends that users who are
      experiencing this error during system boot upgrade to this revision of the
      System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Updated the PXE Boot Firmware for the integrated NC375i Network Controller to
      version 4.0.580. In some instances gPXE booting to a PXE server may fail with
      previous gPXE code. Normally the PXE server will respond to a client's request
      with a UDP source port of 67(DHCP) or 4011(DHCP Proxy) port. However in some
      instances some PXE Server software may choose to use a random source port
      instead of the normal 67 or 4011. Previous versions of the gPXE code would
      ignore these packets with random source ports, and thus the gPXE process would
      fail. Using random source ports in PXE Server software is acceptable but not
      that common. This gPXE code was updated to allow packets from random source
      ports.
      
      Resolved an issue where a PCI-Express Expansion card could not be re-enabled
      in the ROM Based Setup Utilities (RBSU) PCI Enable/Disable Menu. This issue is
      only seen on certain multi-function PCI-Express Expansion Cards. This issue
      does not affect the operation of any PCI-Express Expansion cards which have
      not been disabled.
      
      Resolved an extremely rare issue where a platform running a VMware Operating
      System, with MCA Recovery enabled, may not properly detect a recoverable
      uncorrectable memory error condition and properly respond to this event. This
      can result in the server resetting and logging an uncorrectable memory error
      event in some instances.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.05.03
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems being
      upgraded to the new System Peripheral Interface (SPI) board which contains the
      HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port Adapter.  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**  
        
      Added support for the new System Peripheral Interface (SPI) Board containing
      the HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i-SPI Adapter.  
        
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.08.04
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support for Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV).  SR-IOV can provide
      performance benefits in virtualized environments if the Operating
      System/hypervisor and installed I/O card support SR-IOV. This functionality is
      enabled via a ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced System ROM Option.  It
      is disabled by default. When enabled, the System ROM will configure devices
      that support SR-IOV for use under a supported Operating System. Please consult
      the proper Operating System and Network Adapter documentation for a list of
      supported configurations.
      
      Added support for a ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) option called SMI Link
      Power Management that allows the user to disable power management on the Intel
      Scalable Memory Interconnect (SMI) link. This option is Enabled by Default.
      Disabling this functionality will increase the server's idle power usage.
      While corrected events are considered normal and are expected on the SMI Link
      and do not affect operation of the platform, the occurrence of these corrected
      events can be reduced significantly by disabling SMI Link Power Management.
      These events are logged as correctable Machine Check Bank 8 and 9 errors in
      the operating system logs for certain operating systems.  While these events
      can be ignored, SMI Link Power Management can be disabled to reduce or prevent
      their occurrence if desired.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.04.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an extremely rare issue where the system might report an erroneous
      Uncorrectable Machine Check Event during a system reboot in the Integrated
      Management Log (IML). This error would typically be seen with the following
      IML information: Uncorrectable Machine Check Exception (Board 0, Processor 1,
      APIC ID 0x00000040, Bank 0x0000000E, Status 0xE6000000'0000094A, Address
      0x00000000'FED20610, Misc 0x00000000'00000000). Customers who experience this
      event are asked to update to this version of the System ROM before contacting
      HP Support.
      
      Updated embedded PXE Firmware to gPXE Version 4.0.582. This firmware addresses
      an issue where the system might stop responding during deployment of VMware
      Vcenter 5.0 via PXE.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.10.01-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      IMPORTANT: The 07/01/2013 System ROM has an issue that can result in reduced
      performance and it has been removed from the HP Support Site. All HP ProLiant
      DL580 G7 servers should update to the 10/01/2013 System ROM instead. The
      10/01/2013 System ROM revision addresses the performance issue. The
      performance issue was unique to the 07/01/2013 System ROM revision for the
      DL580 G7. It does not affect any other ProLiant servers or any other HP
      ProLiant DL580 G7 System ROM revisions.  
        
      The actual BIOS Firmware contained within ver. 2013.10.01(B) did not change as
      compared to ver. 2013.10.01.  If using BIOS Firmware ver 2013.10.01, it is not
      necessary to update to ver. 2013.10.01(B).
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue with the 07/01/2013 revision of the System ROM that could
      result in decreased performance. Due to an issue with the thermal solution
      included in that revision of the System ROM, the processor may be "throttled"
      to a reduced frequency when not necessary. This issue does NOT affect other
      revisions of the System ROM.
      
      Addressed a processor issue under which a rare and complex sequence of
      internal processor microarchitecture events that occur in specific operating
      environments could cause a server system to experience unexpected page faults,
      general protection faults, or machine check exceptions or other unpredictable
      system behavior. While all processors supported by this server have this
      issue, to be affected by this issue the server must be operating in a
      virtualized environment, have Intel Hyperthreading enabled, have a hypervisor
      that enables Intel VT FlexPriority and Extended Page Tables, and have a guest
      OS utilizing 32-bit PAE Paging Mode. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant
      servers and could impact any system utilizing affected processors operating
      with the conditions listed above. This revision of the System ROM contains an
      updated version of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. Due to the
      potential severity of the issue addressed in this revision of the System ROM,
      this System ROM upgrade is considered a critical fix.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
      based power reporting would not function properly and report an incorrect
      wattage from the installed Power Supplies.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.06.24-2
changelog:
  -     Added support for a new ROM Based Setup (RBSU) Option called Enhanced
      Processor Core Disable (Intel Core Select) that allows the user to disable
      processor cores in pairs. This new option provides additional granularity over
      the existing Core Disable Option that is supported in the current System ROMs.
      
      Enhanced the reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) of the server
      through the support of Double Device Data Correction (DDDC) for servers
      shipping with Intel Xeon Processor E7 Family processors.  DDDC is a
      significant improvement over Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) allowing
      continued operation when up to two x4 DRAM devices fail within a DIMM pair
      allowing for substantially increased system up-time.  For systems supporting
      only SDDC, the system cannot tolerate two DRAM device failures within a DIMM
      pair.  There are no memory capacity or performance reductions associated with
      DDDC.  Note that DDDC is not supported with Intel Xeon Processor 7500 Series
      processors or when x8 DIMMs are installed in the server.
      
      Enhanced the reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) of the server
      by adding support for HP Memory Quarantine based on Intel's Machine Check
      Recovery (MCA Recovery) architecture. HP Memory Quarantine is a mechanism
      where the memory controller, operating system, and System ROM work together to
      allow a server to recover from uncorrectable memory errors which would have
      otherwise resulted in system downtime. If memory affected by an uncorrectable
      memory error is currently not in use, the operating system can mark that
      region as unusable and not access it. If memory affected by an uncorrectable
      memory error has been allocated to an application or virtual machine, the
      operating system can close only that application or virtual machine rather
      than halt the entire system. HP Memory Quarantine will not protect against all
      uncorrectable memory errors, but can improve system uptime when using an
      operating system that provides the necessary support. If the installed
      operating system supports this feature, consult operating system documentation
      for additional information.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.06.24-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      CP015949.SCEXE  ver. 2011.06.24 (B), which replaces the previous
      CP015798.SCEXE  ver. 2011.06.24 (A), contains a documentation update only.
      2011.06.24 (A) is functionally equivalent to 2011.06.24 (B) and it is not
      necessary to upgrade with Revision B if Revision A was previously used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 2011.06.24.  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      The System ROM may flag an incorrect DIMM pair in the Integrated Management
      Log (IML) and light the incorrect DIMM LEDs on the System Insight Display
      (SID) when an Uncorrectable Memory Error is encountered. When this issue
      occurs, the system may indicate the incorrect DIMM pair as being the culprit
      of the Uncorrectable Memory Error. Customers who experience an Uncorrectable
      Memory Error should update to this revision of the System ROM to ensure the
      correct DIMM pair is identified before replacing the DIMM pair.
      
      An MCE could occur during POST after a system power on or after an OS reboot.
      
      The SMBIOS Type 19 entry for CPU 1 reports an invalid memory range for CPU 1.
      This can be seen using Microsoft Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and Linux dmidecode.
      
      The System ROM uses OS owned memory if the user modifies the ROM Based Setup
      Utility (RBSU) setting Advanced Options->Advanced System ROM Options->x2APIC
      from its default value of 'Disabled' to 'Auto' and there are 8 Intel(r)
      Xeon(r) E7 family processors installed.  Unexpected system behavior can be
      seen including server hang during boot, Windows Blue Screens, VMware PSOD, or
      Linux Kernel Panics.
      
      A performance degradation issue was introduced in the previous system ROM
      dated 03/24/2011. Memory performance is impacted under certain workloads,
      updating to this BIOS resolves this issue and no other changes are required.
      
      The system may terminate unexpectedly while the Operating System is booting or
      running with uncorrectable Machine Check Exceptions logged in the Integrated
      Management Log (IML) if the Low Profile I/O option card is installed, and no
      other I/O option card is installed.
      
      Uncorrectable memory errors (or other fatal system errors) are not logged to
      the Integrated Management Log (IML) when using some revisions of VMware ESX
      Server. These errors resulted in a fatal error (Purple Screen of Death - PSoD)
      under VMware ESX, but there will not be any indication of the error type
      (including no indication of an uncorrectable memory error or what DIMM has
      failed). The VMware ESX Server issue which causes this is addressed in VMware
      ESX 4.1 U1 and VMware ESX 4.0 U3.
      
      The Operating System may report an intermittent Correctable Machine Check Bank
      6 Error. This error is usually seen under Linux Operating Systems in the MCE
      Log and under Microsoft Windows Operating Systems in the WHEA Log. This error
      does not affect system operation and this ROM update simply masks the
      Operating System from reporting the issue.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.05.01
changelog:
  -     Enabled Package C3E function for Intel Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX) processors to
      help reduce power consumption when the system is idle.
      
      Reduced the system boot up time.
      
      Added support for industry standard ACPI mechanisms that provide operating
      systems the ability to read processor and I/O affinity and allow operating
      systems to intelligently distribute workloads.  In certain configurations
      performance is improved.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.05.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where Linux operating system doesn't bring up the cpufreq
      driver for half of the processors. The net result is half of the processors
      cannot be performance controlled by Operating System. This issue is typically
      seen when HP Power Regulator option is set to HP Dynamic Power Savings mode in
      Power Management options in the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) with Intel Xeon
      E7 (Westmere-EX) processors installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Command Line
      Interface (CLI) command "Core Select" causes the system to stop responding.
      The issue can also be seen when users modify Enhanced Processor Core Disable
      (Intel Core Select) in System Options in the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Addressed an issue where some logical processors are showing yellow bang in
      device manager under Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 if
      the user changes the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) setting Advanced
      Options->Advanced System ROM Options->x2APIC from its default value "Disabled"
      to "Auto" on a system with 8 Intel(r) Xeon(r) E7 (Westmere-EX) processors
      installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where the fan speed displayed in System Information in the
      iLO web page is lower than 99%, when Thermal Configuration is set to "Max Fans
      (Blowout)", and Advanced Options and Intel (R) Hyperthreading Options is set
      to "Disabled" in Processor Options, in the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Addressed an issue where Virtual Serial Port on the iLO3 sometimes does not
      work on a system with 16 HP StorageWorks 82E PCIe FC HBA Dual Port I/O cards
      installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where occasionally the system may fail to boot and will
      display the following messages, "insufficient power solution" and "Warning ILO
      3 not responding", after a system reboot.
      
      Addressed an issue where system may stop responding if alt-ctrl-del is pressed
      under DOS or after POST has finished.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may fail during a rank spare failover
      event in certain memory configurations when the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU)
      setting, System Options->Advanced Memory Protection, is set to "Online Spare
      with Advanced ECC Support".
      
      Addressed an issue where all Emulex LUNs might not be discovered under Windows
      Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This issue can be seen if the
      user modifies the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) setting Advanced
      Options->Advanced System ROM Options->x2APIC from its default value of
      "Disabled" to "Auto" and there are 8 Intel Xeon E7 family processors
      installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where Japanese fonts are sometimes corrupt in the ROM Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU). This issue is typically seen when a large amount of PCI-
      Express IO cards are installed in the system.
      
      Addressed an issue where the DIMM state reporting is incorrect in hpasmcli
      under RHEL when the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) setting, "System
      Options->Advanced Memory Protection", is set to "Online Spare with Advanced
      ECC Support". When running hpasmcli under RHEL 5.5 to get DIMM status
      (hpasmcli -s "show dimm"), it may show some DIMMs that are installed and in
      use as: "DIMM is present, but not in use".
      
      Addressed an issue where the memory board ID is incorrect in DIMM System
      Product Data (SPD) when running hpdiags under Windows Server 2008 R2 or
      hpasmcli under RHEL to get the DIMM System Product Data (SPD).  
        
      Addressed an issue where the system may stop responding during Operating
      System boot or run time without any event logged to the Integrated Management
      Log (IML) due to a faulty Low Profile IO board, Sub-IO board, or main IO board
      installed.
      
      Addressed a processor issue with Intel Xeon 7500-series Processors and Intel
      Xeon E7-series Processors that may result in unpredictable system behavior
      including application level errors, system hangs, Windows blue screens, Linux
      kernel panics, or a VMware ESX Purple Screen of Death (PSoD).  This issue is
      not unique to HP ProLiant servers and could impact any system using affected
      processors.  This revision of the System ROM contains an updated version of
      Intel's microcode for affected processors that addresses this issue.  The fix
      for this issue does not impact performance.  Due to the potential severity of
      the issue addressed in this revision of the System ROM, this System ROM
      upgrade is considered a critical fix.  HP strongly recommends an immediate
      update to firmware revisions with required critical fixes.  
        
      **Known Issues:**  
        
      System may stop responding during Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.X x86-64 (RHEL6.0
      or later) startup or installation when the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU)
      setting Advanced Options->Advanced System ROM Options->x2APIC is set to "Auto"
      and there are 8 Intel Xeon E7 family processors installed. HP recommends to
      set x2APIC option to its default value as "Disabled" to avoid this issue.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.07.30
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where system may stop responding during Red Hat Enterprise
      Linux 6.X x86-64 (RHEL6.0 or later) startup or installation when the ROM-Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU) setting Advanced Options->Advanced System ROM
      Options->x2APIC is set to "Auto" and there are 8 Intel Xeon E7 family
      processors installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where system may reboot unexpectedly during Operating
      System boot or run time without any processor event logged to the Integrated
      Management Log (IML) due to one or more faulty cores in processors installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where Emulex LUNs might not all been discovered in disk
      management after running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
      Emulex adapters (drivers and tools).
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.12.28-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      CP020490.SCEXE  ver. 2012.12.28 (B), which replaces the previous
      CP019501.SCEXE  ver. 2012.12.28 (A), contains a documentation update only.
      2012.12.28 (A) is functionally equivalent to 2012.12.28 (B) and it is not
      necessary to upgrade with Revision B if Revision A was previously used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 2012.12.28.  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**  
        
      Resolved an issue where the system may stop responding during the initial
      startup screen of Red Hat Linux with the intel_iommu=on boot parameter
      enabled. This issue is typically seen when one or more HP Smart Array cards
      are present in the system and the Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
      option is enabled in the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU).  
        
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.07.29
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue under which a rare and complex sequence of
      internal processor microarchitecture events that occur in specific operating
      environments could cause a server system to experience unexpected page faults,
      general protection faults, or machine check exceptions or other unpredictable
      system behavior. While all processors supported by this server have this
      issue, to be affected by this issue the server must be operating in a
      virtualized environment, have Intel Hyperthreading enabled, have a hypervisor
      that enables Intel VT FlexPriority and Extended Page Tables, and have a guest
      OS utilizing 32-bit PAE Paging Mode. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant
      servers and could impact any system utilizing affected processors operating
      with the conditions listed above. This revision of the System ROM contains an
      updated version of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue. Due to the
      potential severity of the issue addressed in this revision of the System ROM,
      this System ROM upgrade is considered a critical fix.
      
      Addressed an issue where the POST (Power-On Self-Test) screen would become
      scrambled and the system might fail to enter ROM-Based Setup Utilities (RBSU)
      after disabling some I/O cards from PCI Device Enable/Disable in RBSU, such as
      HP SN100E 16Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331T
      Adapter, HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 332T Adapter, etc.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.12.31
changelog:
  -     Added support for the DDDC (Double Device Data Correction) aware POST (Power
      On Self Test) feature, which will improve the system memory's RAS
      (Reliability, Availability and Serviceability).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.12.31
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may delay to POST or fail to boot when the
      TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is enabled, this issue would typically be seen
      on every warm reboot. TPM does not work in an Operation System after a system
      boot.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system might stop responding and
      reboot unexpectedly during an Operating System boot or run time, and reports a
      lot of Uncorrectable Machine Check Event in the IML (Integrated Management
      Log). This error would typically be seen with a lot of following IML
      information: Uncorrectable Machine Check Exception (Board 0, Processor 2, APIC
      ID 0x00000040, Bank 0x0000000E, Status 0xF6000000'00000972, Address
      0x00000023'7B6E25C0, Misc 0x00000000'00000000). Customers who experience this
      event need to update to this version of the System ROM before contacting HP
      Support.
      
      Updated the embedded PXE Firmware to gPXE Version 4.0.582. This firmware
      addresses an issue where the system might stop responding during the
      deployment of VMware Vcenter 5.0 via PXE.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     Enhanced the correctable memory error threshold error event handling to
      isolate degraded DIMM issues to a single DIMM when the Advanced Memory
      Protection Mode is configured for Lockstep Mode when the system is utilizing
      Intel Xeon 5600-series processors. With Intel Xeon 5500-series processors,
      correctable memory error threshold events can only be isolated to a pair of
      DIMMs when the system is configured to Lockstep Mode.
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.
      
      Improved the thermal operation of the server to better cool PCI-E expansion
      cards. This change may help address issues where devices that are installed in
      PCI-E riser slots were being throttled or causing the system to shutdown due
      to a premature thermal event.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Recommended to upgrade to firmware version 2010.12.01 if Lockstep Mode is
      enabled.
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/19/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/19/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Uncorrectable Memory Errors will be logged incorrectly
      to the Integrated Management Log (IML) when the Advanced Memory Protection
      Mode is configured for Lockstep Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      The Uncorrectable Memory Errors will indicate the incorrect DIMM as failed. If
      a system is configured for Lockstep Mode and an Uncorrectable Memory Error
      occurs, the DIMM indicated in the IML should not be replaced if the system is
      using a revision of the System ROM older than this revision. The correct DIMM
      will be indicated on the DIMM LEDs if the server includes DIMM LEDs. Note that
      Lockstep Mode is NOT the default Advanced Memory Protection Mode. If the
      Advanced Memory Protection Mode was never modified from its default setting,
      the system will not be affected by this issue.
      
      Updated the embedded PXE firmware to version 6.0.11 to resolve an issue where
      the server may experience slow network boot performance due to TFTP timeouts.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.30
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Online Spare (OLS) Advanced Memory Protection Mode
      does not function properly when a system contains six 32 GB DIMMs on any
      processor (two 32 GB DIMMs per channel for all 3 channels on the processor).
      When Online Spare Mode is enabled for a system with six 32 GB DIMMs on a
      processor, the system will NOT be protected by the spare memory and one
      channel of memory per processor in this configuration will not be available to
      the operating system. The system will indicate it is in Advanced ECC mode
      during system boot, but not all installed memory will be available to the
      operating system as would normally occur in Advanced ECC Mode. Customers
      configuring their system for Online Spare Mode with six 32 GB DIMMs per
      installed processor should update their System ROM. Note: Because 32 GB DIMMs
      are quad-rank, six 32 GB DIMMs per processor is the maximum supported.
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Improved the logging of Smart Array Accelerator Battery and Smart Array
      Accelerator Super-Cap information in the Integrated Management Log (IML) to
      clearly indicate what actions a customer should take when the battery or
      super-cap is not installed, requires replacement, or is charging.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system did not properly modify the processor's
      power state (P-state) based on workload when the system is configured with
      Intel Xeon 5687 processors and the HP Power Regulator Mode is configured to OS
      Control Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). The processor would always
      run in its maximum power/performance state rather than modifying the power
      state based on the workload.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue that may result in any of the following conditions:
      operating system stops responding, unexpected system reset, Blue Screen when
      using a Microsoft Windows operating system, kernel panic when using a Linux
      operating system, or Purple Screen when using VMware ESX. A message may be
      displayed by the operating system or logged in the HP Integrated Management
      Log (IML) when this issue occurs indicating an "Uncorrectable Machine Check
      Exception." However, there are instances where the system resets before the
      operating system displays an error message and instances where the IML
      contains no log entry when this issue occurs. This issue does not occur if the
      Minimum Processor Idle State is configured for No C-states or C1E-state. The
      system is susceptible to this issue in the default Minimum Processor Idle
      State configuration.
      
      Resolved an issue where PCI-Express Gen 3 option cards would run at PCI-
      Express Gen 1 speeds rather than the appropriate behavior of running at PCI-
      Express Gen 2 speeds. This server supports a maximum PCI-Express speed of Gen
      2.
      
      Resolved an issue in which uncorrectable memory errors (or other fatal system
      errors) will not be logged to the HP Integrated Management Log (IML) when
      using some revisions of VMware ESX Server. These errors will result in a fatal
      error (Purple Screen of Death - PSoD) under VMware ESX, but there will not be
      any indication of the error type (including no indication of an uncorrectable
      memory error or what DIMM has failed). A VMware ESX Server issue which can
      result in uncorrectable memory errors this is addressed in VMware ESX 4.1 U1
      and VMware ESX 4.0 U3. This System ROM revision addresses the logging of
      errors to the IML.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Recommended to upgrade to firmware version 2010.12.01 if Lockstep Mode is
      enabled.
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/18/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/18/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Uncorrectable Memory Errors will be logged incorrectly
      to the Integrated Management Log (IML) when the Advanced Memory Protection
      Mode is configured for Lockstep Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      The Uncorrectable Memory Errors will indicate the incorrect DIMM as failed. If
      a system is configured for Lockstep Mode and an Uncorrectable Memory Error
      occurs, the DIMM indicated in the IML should not be replaced if the system is
      using a revision of the System ROM older than this revision. The correct DIMM
      will be indicated on the DIMM LEDs if the server includes DIMM LEDs. Note that
      Lockstep Mode is NOT the default Advanced Memory Protection Mode. If the
      Advanced Memory Protection Mode was never modified from its default setting,
      the system will not be affected by this issue.
      
      Updated the embedded PXE firmware to version 6.0.11 to resolve an issue where
      the server may experience slow network boot performance due to TFTP timeouts.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.28
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Online Spare (OLS) Advanced Memory Protection Mode
      does not function properly when a system contains six 32 GB DIMMs on any
      processor (two 32 GB DIMMs per channel for all 3 channels on the processor).
      When Online Spare Mode is enabled for a system with six 32 GB DIMMs on a
      processor, the system will NOT be protected by the spare memory and one
      channel of memory per processor in this configuration will not be available to
      the operating system. The system will indicate it is in Advanced ECC mode
      during system boot, but not all installed memory will be available to the
      operating system as would normally occur in Advanced ECC Mode. Customers
      configuring their system for Online Spare Mode with six 32 GB DIMMs per
      installed processor should update their System ROM. Note: Because 32 GB DIMMs
      are quad-rank, six 32 GB DIMMs per processor is the maximum supported.
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Improved the logging of Smart Array Accelerator Battery and Smart Array
      Accelerator Super-Cap information in the Integrated Management Log (IML) to
      clearly indicate what actions a customer should take when the battery or
      super-cap is not installed, requires replacement, or is charging.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2012.12.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      After updating to this revision of the System ROM, the System ROM revision
      cannot be downgraded with the flash components available on the HP Support
      site for any ROM version 01/28/2011 or earlier. A customer can downgrade the
      System ROM by creating a new flash component with the older System ROM
      revision as indicated in Advisory C02838375 available at the following link: [
      http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&obj
      ectID=c02838375](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
      ?locale=en_US&objectID=c02838375)  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Command Line
      Interface (CLI) would not set the QPI Bandwidth Optimization (RTID) feature
      properly.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Users should update to this latest firmware revision for any systems running
      with the 10/21/2010 System ROM revisions. The 10/21/2010 System ROM revisions
      have a known issue which can result in uncorrectable memory errors and
      correctable memory threshold errors and should not be utilized. These errors
      are due to a firmware issue and not a result of a problem with the system
      hardware or installed DIMMs.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the actual
      operating frequency of the installed memory. This is supporting a newly
      defined industry standard field. Utilities to display this information may not
      yet be available.
      
      Added a new ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced Performance Tuning option
      known as QPI Bandwidth Optimization(RTID) to optimize link bandwidth settings
      for 2-Socket Intel Xeon 5600 series processors. These settings (also known as
      RTIDs) allow the user to balance bandwidth allocated between processors,
      memory, and I/O. While the balanced option (default) is recommended for the
      majority of customers, some benchmarks and workloads may show improved
      performance using different settings that allow optimization for memory
      streaming or I/O streaming. Customers that deploy I/O intensive applications
      such as seen with multiple GPUs, might see an improvement in GPU processing
      throughput when using the Optimized for I/O setting. This option is not
      available for systems utilizing Intel Xeon 5500-series processors.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Added the Power-On Logo option to the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to allow
      the system to always display option ROM messages during system boot.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.11
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added support for the HP ProLiant SL390s G7 4 U half width server tray.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.01.30
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where Online Spare (OLS) Advanced Memory Protection Mode
      does not function properly when a system contains six 32 GB DIMMs on any
      processor (two 32 GB DIMMs per channel for all 3 channels on the processor).
      When Online Spare Mode is enabled for a system with six 32 GB DIMMs on a
      processor, the system will NOT be protected by the spare memory and one
      channel of memory per processor in this configuration will not be available to
      the operating system. The system will indicate it is in Advanced ECC mode
      during system boot, but not all installed memory will be available to the
      operating system as would normally occur in Advanced ECC Mode. Customers
      configuring their system for Online Spare Mode with six 32 GB DIMMs per
      installed processor should update their System ROM. Note: Because 32 GB DIMMs
      are quad-rank, six 32 GB DIMMs per processor is the maximum supported.
      
      Resolved a very rare issue where the system may either hang during system boot
      or boot with configuration options set incorrectly when non-volatile storage
      becomes corrupt. This is normally seen as the system hanging during system
      boot without anything displayed to video. Once the system gets into this
      state, the maintenance jumper can be utilized to recover operation of the
      system and restore configuration defaults. This revision of the System ROM
      will restore configuration defaults when non-volatile storage becomes corrupt.
      
      Resolved an issue where the iLO TEXTCONs feature would not function properly
      with the latest Linux kernels, including RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP1. The issue is
      usually seen as TEXTCONs data no longer being received once the operating
      system has loaded.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system may not be able to install an operating
      system to an iSCSI-based storage solution when using the local optical drive.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system would not boot from iLO Virtual USB devices
      when configured with multiple local USB devices. This issue is usually seen as
      a failure to boot an iLO Virtual Medial USB key when 2 or more USB keys are
      installed locally in the server. iLO Virtual Devices will now always have
      priority over local USB devices.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     Enhanced HP's Memory Pre-failure Alert support with HP Advanced Memory Error
      Detection Technology. This innovation analyzes multiple parameters of
      correctable memory error events and intelligently detects when the system is
      at an increased probability of non-recoverable memory conditions that would
      result in unplanned downtime or when correctable memory errors may degrade
      system performance. HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology will
      increase server uptime by accurately determining when a server administrator
      should schedule planned maintenance to replace DIMMs preventing unnecessary
      planned downtime and reducing the probability of unplanned downtime.
      
      Enhanced DIMM initialization such that the system will continue to boot with
      failed DIMM(s) installed (with those DIMM(s) not available to the operating
      system) in some instances that would have previously resulted in a hang early
      in the system boot process without any information displayed on the screen.
      
      Added latest product names of optional expansion cards for display in the ROM-
      Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      Improved the logging of Smart Array Accelerator Battery and Smart Array
      Accelerator Super-Cap information in the Integrated Management Log (IML) to
      clearly indicate what actions a customer should take when the battery or
      super-cap is not installed, requires replacement, or is charging.
      
      Added support for Nvidia M2090 GPUs. This ROM update is required to provide
      adequate cooling for customers running a M2090 in a 2U SL390 G7 or running
      more than 4 M2090 GPUs in a 4U SL390 G7.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2011.05.05
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue that may result in any of the following conditions:
      operating system stops responding, unexpected system reset, Blue Screen when
      using a Microsoft Windows operating system, kernel panic when using a Linux
      operating system, or Purple Screen when using VMware ESX. A message may be
      displayed by the operating system or logged in the HP Integrated Management
      Log (IML) when this issue occurs indicating an "Uncorrectable Machine Check
      Exception." However, there are instances where the system resets before the
      operating system displays an error message and instances where the IML
      contains no log entry when this issue occurs. This issue does not occur if the
      Minimum Processor Idle State is configured for No C-states or C1E-state. The
      system is susceptible to this issue in the default Minimum Processor Idle
      State configuration.
      
      Resolved an issue where PCI-Express Gen 3 option cards would run at PCI-
      Express Gen 1 speeds rather than the appropriate behavior of running at PCI-
      Express Gen 2 speeds. This server supports a maximum PCI-Express speed of Gen
      2.
      
      Resolved an issue in which uncorrectable memory errors (or other fatal system
      errors) will not be logged to the HP Integrated Management Log (IML) when
      using some revisions of VMware ESX Server. These errors will result in a fatal
      error (Purple Screen of Death - PSoD) under VMware ESX, but there will not be
      any indication of the error type (including no indication of an uncorrectable
      memory error or what DIMM has failed). A VMware ESX Server issue which can
      result in uncorrectable memory errors this is addressed in VMware ESX 4.1 U1
      and VMware ESX 4.0 U3. This System ROM revision addresses the logging of
      errors to the IML.
      
      Resolved an issue where the system did not properly modify the processor's
      power state (P-state) based on workload when the system is configured with
      Intel Xeon 5687 processors and the HP Power Regulator Mode is configured to OS
      Control Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). The processor would always
      run in its maximum power/performance state rather than modifying the power
      state based on the workload.
      
      Resolved an issue where the MAC address reported in the ROM Based Setup
      Utility (RBSU) for embedded NIC Port 4 would be reported as Unknown.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.09.18
changelog:
  -     Added support for LRDIMMs for systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600
      Series v2 processors. Previous System ROM revisions that supported E5-2600
      Series v2 processors displayed a "274-Unsupported DIMM Configuration Detected"
      message during system boot when LRDIMMs were installed with Intel Xeon E5-2600
      v2 processors. Previous ROM revisions did support LRDIMMs with Intel Xeon
      E5-2600 processors.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.09.18
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured with Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2,
      E5-2680 v2, E5-2670 v2, and E5-2660 v2 processors and Advanced Memory
      Protection configured to Online Spare Mode may experience incorrect behavior
      when multiple Online Spare switchovers occur on the same processor.
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with 1 DIMM per channel and non-HP
      SmartMemory may operate at a lower frequency than intended. This issue does
      not impact servers configured with HP SmartMemory.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.11.14
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may not be able to enter processor idle
      power states (C-states) which can increase idle power when configured with 2
      Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2Series Processors. This issue may also result in a
      reduction of the frequency of the processor entering Turbo Mode which can
      reduce performance under certain workloads.
      
      Addressed an issue where Online Spare memory Mode may not function properly
      when 10 or 12 core Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series v2 processors were installed in
      the server platform. This issue was typically exhibited as an Online Spare
      switchover not completing and not being logged into the Integrated Management
      Log (IML).
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may experience a no boot condition on the
      reset due to a fatal error. This issue is typically seen as the server hanging
      at 20% progress in the Early Video Initialization.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain memory configurations with non-HP SmartMemory
      may have been running at frequencies lower than supported by the processor.
      This issue only effects systems configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 Series
      Processors and non-HP Smart Memory.
      
      Addressed an issue where servers configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
      processors and 32 GB LRDIMMs may experience an increased rate of corrected
      memory errors or uncorrected memory errors. This issue impacts servers
      configured with 2 DIMMs per channel or 3 DIMMs per channel. Any server
      configured with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors using LRDIMMs should be
      updated to this revision of the System ROM or later. If experiencing memory
      errors with the indicated configuration, HP recommends updating to this
      revision of the System ROM or later before contacting HP service.
      
      Addressed an issue where Memory Address or Command Parity errors are not
      logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML) if they occur. With previous
      revisions of the System ROM, these types of errors would cause the server to
      reset without any notification of the error. A "283-Memory Address/Command
      Parity Error Detected" error will now be displayed during system boot and
      logged to the IML.
      
      Addressed an issue where a false inlet ambient temperature sensor reading
      would cause a "System Overheating" message in the Integrated Management Log
      (IML).
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2015.07.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where a device interrupt may not be handled properly and
      result in a lost interrupt or an uncorrectable machine check exception. This
      issue is NOT unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing these
      issues update to this revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware
      components.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.09.18
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured with Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2,
      E5-2680 v2, E5-2670 v2, and E5-2660 v2 processors and Advanced Memory
      Protection configured to Online Spare Mode may experience incorrect behavior
      when multiple Online Spare switchovers occur on the same processor.
      
      Addressed an issue where systems configured with 1 DIMM per channel and non-HP
      SmartMemory may operate at a lower frequency than intended. This issue does
      not impact servers configured with HP SmartMemory.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.07.01
changelog:
  -     Added the latest product names of optional expansion cards and updated
      language translations (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU).
      
      Added support for the Intel Performance Counter Monitor Utility (iPCM). This
      feature can be enabled in the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) Advanced
      Performance Tuning Options menu. This option is disabled by default and must
      be enabled to utilize the Intel PCM.
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the operating
      voltage of installed DIMMs as well as the minimum and maximum voltage
      supported by installed DIMMs. This System ROM revision supports newly defined
      industry standard fields in the industry standard SMBIOS tables. Utilities to
      display this information may not yet be available.
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the HP DIMM Part
      Number for HP SmartMemory DIMMs. This information will also be displayed in
      the HP iLO GUI interface when using an updated revision of iLO Firmware.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.11.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the server may experience an
      unexpected shutdown, usually seen as a power fault in the iLO Integrated
      Management Log (IML), when configured with certain Intel Xeon E5-2400 series
      processors.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.11.01-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 2014.11.01 (B) contains a change to the Firmware RPM install command name
      from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is functionally equivalent to ver.
      2014.11.01.  It is not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if a previous
      component Revision was used to upgrade the system ROM to version 2014.11.01.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the server may experience an
      unexpected shutdown, usually seen as a power fault in the iLO Integrated
      Management Log (IML), when configured with certain Intel Xeon E5-2400 series
      processors.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.11.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the server may experience an
      unexpected shutdown, usually seen as a power fault in the iLO Integrated
      Management Log (IML), when configured with certain Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
      processors.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.12.01
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Added the latest product names of optional expansion cards and updated
      language translations (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU).
      
      Added support for the AMD FirePro S9150 accelerator.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.08.03-4
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      Ver. 2014.08.03 (D) contains a change to the Firmware RPM install command name
      from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is functionally equivalent to ver.
      2014.08.03.  It is not necessary to upgrade with Revision D if a previous
      component Revision was used to upgrade the system ROM to version 2014.08.03.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a rare issue where systems configured with Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2
      processors and Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) in a 2 DIMM per Channel or 3 DIMM per
      Channel configuration may experience a 207 - Memory Initialization error
      message where certain DIMMs may not be initialized properly. This issue is
      seen intermittently after a system reboot.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during POST when
      an optional Video card is installed.
      
      Addressed an issue where certain option cards that request very large amounts
      of non-prefetchable memory will not function properly. This issue only impacts
      a very small number of non-HP option cards.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the server may experience an
      unexpected shutdown, usually seen as a power fault in the iLO Integrated
      Management Log (IML), when configured with certain Intel Xeon E5-4600 series
      processors.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.08.30
changelog:
  -     Added the latest product names of optional expansion cards and updated
      language translations (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility
      (RBSU).
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the operating
      voltage of installed DIMMs as well as the minimum and maximum voltage
      supported by installed DIMMs. This System ROM revision supports newly defined
      industry standard fields in the industry standard SMBIOS tables. Utilities to
      display this information may not yet be available.
      
      Added support to allow industry standard utilities to display the HP DIMM Part
      Number for HP SmartMemory DIMMs. This information will also be displayed in
      the HP iLO GUI interface when using an updated revision of iLO Firmware.
      
      Added a new ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) option called USB Port Controller
      Routing in the System Options\USB Control menus that allows configuring the
      USB 3.0-capable ports to operate as USB 2.0 ports under the operating system.
      When configured for USB 3.0 Controller, these ports are still functional in an
      non-ACPI pre-boot environment and can still be utilized to boot USB media or
      for keyboard and mouse in a pre-boot environment. This option is defaulted to
      USB 3.0 Controller to allow USB 3.0 operation of the USB 3.0 ports in an
      operating system environment. The option can be configured to USB 2.0
      Controller for cases where an operating system is being used that does not
      support USB 3.0 or where the operating system has support for USB 3.0 but has
      issues with this support. When configured for USB 2.0 Controller, all USB 3.0
      ports in the system will operate at USB 2.0 speeds.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.08.30
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue where certain instructions and conditions could
      result in an application-level error, blue screen, kernel panic, or other
      unpredictable system behavior. This issue affects platforms utilizing Intel
      Xeon E3-series processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system using affected processors. This revision of the System
      ROM contains an updated version of Intel's microcode for affected processors
      that addresses this issue.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system experienced unexpected system behavior or
      report ACPI issues through the OS boot logs (such as Linux DMESG) when IOMMU
      was enabled in a virtualized operating system environment.
      
      Addressed an issue where Linux Operating Systems reported the following
      message: ERST: Failed to get Error Log Address Range, in the Linux DMESG log.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server's Legacy USB support would not properly
      report the drive capacity of a USB Drive Key that was larger than 8GB
      resulting in an inability to boot USB Drive Keys larger than 8 GB.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may not be able to properly execute the HP
      SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (SSSTK) under Linux based Operating Systems. In
      some cases, executing the HP SSSTK would result in a segfault error message
      being reported by the Linux kernel.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.03.08
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where servers utilizing the 11/08/2013 revision of the
      System ROM might not be able to boot certain operating system installations
      that install a Master Boot Record which is not marked as Active. When this
      issue occurs, the server might experience a Non-System Disk Error or not boot
      the intended media. This issue does NOT impact any System ROM revisions other
      than the 11/08/2013 revision.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System ROM's PXE Retry logic does not work
      properly with certain Network Devices. In some cases, the System ROM
      incorrectly stops the PXE retry sequence prematurely and resumes attempting to
      boot devices as specified in the Standard IPL Boot Order resulting in the
      server not performing an intended PXE boot.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.03.28-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where servers using the 03/08/2014 revision of the System
      ROM caused a problem with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) operating system
      certification test. This issue has no known impact with TPM functionality
      under normal operating system environments. This problem only affects servers
      with the 03/08/2014 revision of the System ROM.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.03.28-5
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**  
        
      Ver. 2014.03.28 (E) contains a change to the Firmware RPM install command name
      from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is functionally equivalent to ver.
      2014.03.28.  It is not necessary to upgrade with Revision E if a previous
      component Revision was used to upgrade the system ROM to version 2014.03.28.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where servers using the 03/08/2014 revision of the System
      ROM caused a problem with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) operating system
      certification test. This issue has no known impact with TPM functionality
      under normal operating system environments. This problem only affects servers
      with the 03/08/2014 revision of the System ROM.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.01_03-19-2014-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server might not be able to achieve optimal
      performance under certain conditions. One symptom of this issue is the
      processors not entering Turbo Mode frequencies as often as expected.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system might become unresponsive during system
      boot (POST) after an unrecoverable error event that results in a system reset.
      This issue applies to certain models of Intel E7-8800/4800 v2 series processor
      that have core counts of 8 or less. Note that this issue does not result in
      the unrecoverable error event and system reset, but results in the system
      becoming unresponsive during system boot.
      
      Addressed an issue where the BIOS Serial Console redirection support might
      stop functioning when the server enters the Embedded UEFI Shell.
      
      Addressed various issues with the configuration of Trusted Platform Module
      (TPM) options in the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU).
      
      Addressed an issue where servers configured for Legacy Boot Mode might not be
      able to boot certain operating system installations that install a Master Boot
      Record, which is not marked as Active. When this issue occurs, the server
      might experience a Non-System Disk Error or not boot the intended media. This
      issue does not impact systems configured in UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.02_04-01-2014
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None  
        
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed a processor issue which can result in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
      in a Windows virtual machine or Linux Kernel Panic in a Linux virtual machine
      when running on VMware ESX 5.x or Microsoft Hyper-V on Intel Xeon E7-4800
      series v2 processors. This issue is not unique to HP ProLiant servers and
      could impact any system utilizing affected processors operating with the
      conditions listed. This revision of the System ROM contains an updated version
      of Intel's microcode that addresses this issue.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.03_06-27-2014
changelog:
  -     Added support for 64GB LRDIMMs. Previous revisions of the System ROM should
      NOT be used with any DIMM configurations containing 64 GB LRDIMMs.
      
      Added support for SDDC+1 and DDDC+1. SDDC+1 provides protection against single
      bit failures even after a DRAM device has failed within a DIMM rank. DDDC+1
      provides protection against single bit failures even after two DRAM devices
      within a DIMM rank have failed. This functionality works automatically.
      
      Added support for nVidia GPUs. This revision of the System ROM has support to
      allow monitoring the temperature of the option card for improved thermals.
      
      Increased the DIMM speed for several 3 DIMM Per Channel (DPC) configurations
      when the Advanced Memory Protection mode is configured for Advanced ECC
      Support when using RDIMMs.
      
      Increased the DIMM speed for numerous configurations when the Advanced Memory
      Protection mode is configured for Lockstep Mode with DDDC Support when using
      RDIMMs.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.03_06-27-2014
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may identify failed or degraded DIMMs
      incorrectly when a memory error occurs when the Advanced Memory Protection
      (AMP) mode is configured for Lockstep Mode with DDDC Support.
      
      Addressed a rare and intermittent issue where the server may fail to boot from
      an iLO Virtual Media device.
      
      Addressed an issue where optional Graphics Cards (GPUs) may be reported as
      Unknown Devices in the System Configuration Utility.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may not log memory failure events to the
      Integrated Memory Log when non-HP SmartMemory DIMMs are present in the system.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Power Settings page in the iLO 4 GUI will display
      "Power Capabilities are UNKNOWN" and the user will not be able to configure a
      Dynamic Power Cap for limiting the server's maximum power usage.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server would prompt twice for the Power-On
      Password when the server has a Power-On Password configured.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.40_08-01-2014-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the system would not boot into certain versions of
      Linux operating systems when the Processor x2APIC Support option is configured
      as enabled. This option is set to disabled by default.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server's boot order could not be configured using
      the "sysconfig" command in the Embedded UEFI Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue where pressing the F12 key during system boot to initiate a
      Network Boot attempt may cause all other "hot keys" (function key prompts) to
      disappear from the screen. This issue was only seen when the Boot Mode is
      configured for Legacy BIOS Mode. This issue only exists with revision 1.03
      (06/27/2014) of the System ROM.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.60_11-26-2014
changelog:
  -     Enhanced the cooling solution for the server when the Thermal Configuration is
      set for Increased Cooling.
      
      Added support for Memory Mirroring. This option can now be enabled through the
      System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Advanced Memory Protection
      option. Please consult documentation for supported configurations.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.60_11-26-2014
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the HP FlexibleLOM port numbers would not be reported
      accurately under certain operating systems such as Red Hat Linux.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server might become unresponsive during POST when
      a failed LRDIMM was installed in the system. Instead, the system will now
      properly map out the failed DIMM and log the event to the Integrated
      Management Log (IML).
      
      Addressed an issue where HP StoreFabric CN1100R Dual Port Converged Network
      Adapter (P/N: QW990A) would not properly report status in the System Utilities
      Device Health Status page.
      
      Addressed an issue where the HP Scripting Toolkit may fail to run properly and
      prompt for an Administrator Password even when no password is currently
      configured on the server.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the server would fail to boot
      Intelligent Provisioning when pressing F10 during system boot.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.80_05-06-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where optional PCIe graphics controllers could not be used
      in pass-through mode to a virtual machine under a hypervisor based operating
      system.
      
      Addressed an issue where an optional PCIe graphics controller may not be
      detected if it is installed on any PCIe slot except slot 9. If installed in
      slot 9, this issue will not occur.  
                                
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.90_07-20-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue in which an Interphase audio streaming PCI-express
      expansion card may not achieve optimal performance resulting in dropped
      packets when streaming data. A similar issue could be seen with other PCI-
      express expansion cards implemented with a PCI device behind a PLX PCIe-to-PCI
      bridge. This type of PCI-express card implementation is more common with
      older PCI-express expansion cards.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during boot when
      configured with a very large number of disks such as fibre adapters.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.03.07
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where servers utilizing the 11/08/2013 revision of the
      System ROM might not be able to boot certain operating system installations
      that install a Master Boot Record which is not marked as Active. When this
      issue occurs, the server might experience a Non-System Disk Error or not boot
      the intended media. This issue does NOT impact any System ROM revisions other
      than the 11/08/2013 revision.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System ROM's PXE Retry logic does not work
      properly with certain Network Devices. In some cases, the System ROM
      incorrectly stops the PXE retry sequence prematurely and resumes attempting to
      boot devices as specified in the Standard IPL Boot Order resulting in the
      server not performing an intended PXE boot.
      
      Addressed an issue where solid-state disk drives (SSDs) are not detected when
      installed in bay 1. This issue does not affect conventional hard disks.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.03.28-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where servers using the 03/07/2014 revision of the System
      ROM caused a problem with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) operating system
      certification test. This issue has no known impact with TPM functionality
      under normal operating system environments. This problem only affects servers
      with the 03/07/2014 revision of the System ROM.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2015.04.02
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue with excessively loud fan noise when either SATA AHCI
      support is enabled in the Embedded SATA Configuration menu in RBSU (ROM-Based
      Setup Utility) or when Dynamic HP Smart Array B120i RAID Support is enabled in
      the Embedded SATA Configuration menu in RBSU (ROM-Based Setup Utility) and the
      Dynamic HP Smart Array B120i RAID operating system driver is not loaded.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system under heavy stress could experience an
      uncorrectable machine check. This issue is not unique to HP. It is recommended
      that customers experiencing this issue update to this version of the System
      ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2015.04.02-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 2015.04.02 (B) contains a change to the Firmware RPM install command name
      from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is functionally equivalent to ver.
      2015.04.02.  It is not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if a previous
      component Revision was used to upgrade the system ROM to version 2015.04.02.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue with excessively loud fan noise when either SATA AHCI
      support is enabled in the Embedded SATA Configuration menu in RBSU (ROM-Based
      Setup Utility) or when Dynamic HP Smart Array B120i RAID Support is enabled in
      the Embedded SATA Configuration menu in RBSU (ROM-Based Setup Utility) and the
      Dynamic HP Smart Array B120i RAID operating system driver is not loaded.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system under heavy stress could experience an
      uncorrectable machine check. This issue is not unique to HP. It is recommended
      that customers experiencing this issue update to this version of the System
      ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.11.01-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 2014.11.01 (B) contains a change to the Firmware RPM install command name
      from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is functionally equivalent to ver.
      2014.11.01.  It is not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if a previous
      component Revision was used to upgrade the system ROM to version 2014.11.01.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the server may experience an
      unexpected shutdown, usually seen as a power fault in the iLO Integrated
      Management Log (IML), when configured with certain Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
      processors.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.40_05-06-2015
changelog:
  -     Added a Server Security BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) option to Enable or
      Disable "Processor AES-NI Support". This option enables or disables the
      Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set. The option is enabled by default
      and was enabled automatically with previous revisions of the BIOS.
      
      Added support for UEFI iSCSI Software Initiator boot functionality. The iSCSI
      Software Initiator boot support can be enabled on any network card that is in
      Ethernet mode. The iSCSI network settings can be configured in the new System
      Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) iSCSI Boot Configuration menu, as
      well as using the HP RESTful API HpiScsiSoftwareInititiator resource type.
      This option is only available in UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Added a BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Network Option for VLAN
      Configuration. This option allows the user to configure Virtual LAN (VLAN)
      settings for all network devices present in the system. This option is only
      available in UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Added a new System Utilities Embedded Applications Active Health System Log
      option. This option allows users to download Active Health System (AHS) Logs.
      
      Added support for additional Storage Options to BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU). These new options allow the user to configure the number of boot
      targets that are listed per storage controller in the UEFI Boot Order. This
      option can be used to limit the number of boot targets to simplify the UEFI
      boot order and decrease boot time. These options are only available in UEFI
      Boot Mode.
      
      Added pre-boot OHCI USB support. This will allow an optional PCIe USB
      controller, such as available on the Teradici PCoIP Zero Client card, to be
      functional in a pre-boot environment. This also adds support for booting from
      USB devices attached to optional PCIe OHCI USB controllers. Support for OHCI
      USB controllers should be available from operating system drivers when not in
      the pre-boot environment.
      
      Added support for a new partitions command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to view all available drive partitions.
      
      Added support for a new ahsdownload command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to download Active Health System (AHS) files.
      
      Added support for a new restclient command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to configure the server through the HP RESTful services.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HP BIOS Attribute Registry resources to match the
      latest BIOS/Platform Configuration options.
      
      Updated the HPRESTful API support to report and set the default UEFI Boot
      Order settings using the HpServerBootOrder resource type.
      
      Updated the language translations (non-English modes) for System Utilities.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API support for HpBios resource to rename "SecureBoot"
      property to "SecureBootStatus" to avoid conflict with the "SecureBoot"
      property in HpSecureBoot resource. This change will impact any scripts written
      with a dependency on the "SecureBoot" property in the HpBios resource.
      
      Updated the System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Fibre
      Channel/FCoE Scan Policy option to default to Scan Configured Targets only.
      Previous revisions of the System ROM defaulted to scanning all targets.
      
      Enhanced the thermal solution to provide proper cooling for optional PCIe
      graphics and acceleration cards.
      
      Enhanced the System Utilities System Information and the Embedded UEFI Shell
      sysinfo command to provide additional details for the processor, memory, PCI
      subsections. In addition, added a new Firmware Information menu to System
      Information to provide a list of current firmware revisions for supported
      components.
      
      Reduced boot time when the Dynamic Smart Array B140i RAID is enabled.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.50_07-20-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience Machine Check Exceptions or
      unexpected reboots under heavy load and high temperature. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing these issues
      update to this revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware
      components.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU) Dynamic Power Savings Mode Response Option when configured for Slow
      Mode may not efficiently switch processor performance modes resulting in lower
      than expected performance.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may not properly respond to error events
      from devices attached to certain PCI Express root ports.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Channel Interleaving option in the ROM Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU) did not function when configured for Disabled. Even when
      this option was configured to Disabled, Channel Interleaving would be enabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where a server configured for UEFI boot mode may become
      unresponsive during boot when configured with an optional graphics controller
      that does not support UEFI boot mode. This issue does not affect systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an issue in the HP RESTful API data model with the reporting of
      "EmbSasXBoot" and "SlotXStorageBoot" properties in the HpBiosMappings
      resource. The properties were not associated with the correct PCI devices for
      the embedded and optional storage controllers.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during boot when
      configured with a very large number of disks such as fibre adapters.
      
      Addressed an issue in the HP RESTful API BIOS support that resulted in
      internal HTTP sessions between BIOS and iLO left open during boot. This can
      result in the iLO Event Log indicating multiple events for HTTP session
      logins.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system would become unresponsive during boot and
      display a NMI error when configured with an optional PCI Express device
      supporting older versions of the PCI Express specification.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system would not reset configuration settings to
      defaults when using the Embedded UEFI Shell Sysconfig -d command.
      
      Addressed an issue where the HP RESTful API and Embedded UEFI Shell
      description of the storage controller may begin with an instance of 2 instead
      of 1 when only one storage controller was installed in the server.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may fail to boot a Linux Operating System
      when using serial console redirection when the physical Serial Port is
      disabled and the iLO Virtual Serial Port is enabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for Legacy Boot Mode may become
      unresponsive during boot and display a NMI error when the Virtual Install Disk
      is enabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with an
      optional PCI Express based USB 3.0 controller installed may not be able to
      properly load the USB driver under the operating system. This issue does not
      affect systems configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.30_12-25-2014
changelog:
  -     Added support for a Generic USB Boot entry in the UEFI Boot Order list. This
      new entry is used as a place holder for any USB device that is bootable in
      UEFI. The user can set the boot priority of this Generic USB Boot entry, and
      retain this priority for use with USB devices that might be installed in the
      future. Attempting to boot from the Generic USB Boot entry will result in
      attempting all UEFI bootable USB devices that are available in the system. The
      user can still control the priority of the boot entries of individual USB
      devices in the UEFI Boot Order list. This new Generic USB Boot entry will now
      be visible by default in the UEFI Boot Order after updating to this System ROM
      release. This new option is applicable only in UEFI Boot Mode and might be
      configured from the HP RESTful API or the System Utilities BIOS/Platform
      Configuration (RBSU). Note: The system will attempt to boot all UEFI bootable
      USB devices in the order of the Generic USB Boot entry even if installed
      individual USB devices are configured lower in the boot order.
      
      Added a new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Fibre
      Channel/FCoE Scan Policy menu that allows the user to select how the UEFI BIOS
      will scan for valid Fibre Channel (or boot from SAN) boot targets. By default,
      the system will now only scan for Fibre Channel boot targets that are
      configured in each adapter. In the past, the system would scan for all Fibre
      Channel or FCoE available targets, potentially resulting in long boot times
      and large number of entries in the UEFI Boot Order list. The boot targets for
      adapters can be configured using the adapter specific menu in the System
      Utilities, System Configuration menu, or using management software such as HP
      Virtual Connect or HP OneView. This setting is applicable only in UEFI Boot
      Mode. A firmware update of the fibre channel controller might also be required
      to take full advantage of this feature.
      
      Added a new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) NUMA Group
      Size Optimizations menu that allows the user to select how the platform will
      report processor grouping to the operating system. For some applications which
      cannot optimally handle high logical processor counts that are optimally
      divided into smaller groups, it might be necessary to change the default
      setting to get optimal performance.
      
      Added a new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) I/O Non-Posted
      Prefetching performance option that allows the user to configure how the
      chipset balances I/O traffic for PCI-e devices. Disabling this option has been
      shown to provide performance benefits in a very small subset of configurations
      including certain Infiniband configurations that require a balanced mix of
      read and write traffic as well as configurations with multiple x16 devices
      that utilize the max bandwidth of the PCI-e bus. Since disabling the option
      also has a negative impact on maximum I/O read bandwidth, the overwhelming
      majority of configurations will benefit from leaving this option at the
      default.
      
      Added support for Memory Mirroring Mode. This option can be selected from the
      Advanced Memory Protection Mode selection. This option provides enhanced
      memory availability and resiliency but requires additional memory be installed
      to achieve the same amount of memory available to the operating system.
      
      Added support for loading the Embedded UEFI Shell Auto-Startup script from the
      network in addition to physical/virtual media. The URL describing the network
      (HTTP or FTP) location of the startup script can be configured in the System
      Utilities /Platform Configuration (RBSU), under the Embedded Shell menu. This
      allows for using the Embedded UEFI Shell as a scriptable deployment
      environment without the need for physical or virtual media (on a bare metal
      system).
      
      Added support to Standard Format Output (SFO) to the SysConfig command in the
      Embedded UEFI Shell. This allows for easier parsing of the command output
      using Shell scripts.
      
      Added support for boot from URL (HTTP or FTP) functionality in UEFI Boot Mode.
      The network settings (DHCP or static IP) and boot file URL can be configured
      in the new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Pre-Boot
      Network settings menu. The file can either be a UEFI Network Boot Program
      (NBP), or an ISO image containing a UEFI bootable OS image. The Boot from ISO
      support is currently limited to operating systems that have a self contained
      OS image (such as WinPE, mini Linux, or VMware ESX installer). Booting Windows
      or Linux OS installation media is currently not supported.
      
      Added support for a webclient command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. The command
      can be used to download files from HTTP and FTP servers. It can also be used
      to download ISO CD/DVD images and mount them in memory as RAM disks.
      
      Added support for an FTP command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. The command can
      be used to download and upload files to/from FTP servers.
      
      Added support for a Compress command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. The command
      can be used to compress and decompress ZIP files.
      
      Added support for a SecBoot command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. The command
      can be used to display the Secure Boot keys and certificates.
      
      Enhanced the RamDisk command in the Embedded UEFI Shell to support FAT32 RAM
      disks, increasing the disk size limit from 512 MB to 2GB.
      
      Added support for the HP Dual 8GB MicroSD EM USB Kit. This device can be
      plugged into the internal USB port on the server to allow a mirrored MicroSD
      card solution.
      
      Added support to configure the BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate to 38400 from the
      System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU).
      
      Added a new System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Internal SD
      Card Slot menu located in USB Options that allows the user to disable boot
      from the embedded SD card.
      
      Added support for Intel Trusted eXecution Technology (TXT).
      
      Updated OpenSSL support to version 0.9.8zb to address potential issues that
      might impact the UEFI Secure Boot support.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HP BIOS Attribute Registry resources to match the
      latest BIOS/Platform Configuration options.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HpBiosAttributeRegistrySchema to version 1.2.0,
      adding support for BIOS Attributes of type "Password". Also added a new
      GrayOut property that can be used to describe some dependency scenarios. Also
      updated enumDescriptions of all enum definitions in the schema.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HpBios, HpServerBootSettings, HpBiosMappsings
      schemas to version 1.1.0. Added support for self-links in these resources.
      
      Updated the language translations (non-English modes) for System Utilities.
      
      Updated help documentation for System Utilities and the Embedded UEFI Shell.
      
      Increased timeout values in Embedded UEFI Shell IfConfig command to reduce the
      chances of network DHCP configuration failing due to timeouts caused by delays
      on the network or slow response when trying to contact the DHCP server.
      
      Enhanced the UEFI Exception handler to provide extended debug and trace
      information when in a pre-OS environment.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-06-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-06-2015-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 1.32_03-06-2015 (B) addresses a flashing issue that only impacted servers
      which shipped from HP with a Windows operating system installed. The actual
      BIOS included with this revision is the same as ver. 1.32_03-06-2015. It is
      not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if the previous Revision was used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 1.32_03-06-2015. Please refer to the
      Customer Advisory at [http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/doc
      Display/?docId=emr_na-c04634533 ](http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/p
      ublic/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c04634533 for additional details.)for
      additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2013.08.16-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Resolved an issue where the IRQ setting could not be changed in the ROM-Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU) for the BL110i SATA RAID device.
      
      Removed the Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence option in the ROM-Based Setup
      Utility (RBSU) as the HP ProLiant ML10 does not support an internal SD card
      slot.
      
      Updated text (for non-English modes) in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-05-2015
changelog:
  -     Enhanced the thermal solution to provide proper cooling for optional PCIe
      graphics and acceleration cards.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-05-2015-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 1.32_03-05-2015 (B) addresses a flashing issue that only impacted servers
      which shipped from HP with a Windows operating system installed. The actual
      BIOS included with this revision is the same as ver. 1.32_03-05-2015. It is
      not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if the previous Revision was used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 1.32_03-05-2015. Please refer to the
      Customer Advisory at [http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/doc
      Display/?docId=emr_na-c04634533 ](http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/p
      ublic/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c04634533 for additional details.)for
      additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-05-2015-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 1.32_03-05-2015 (B) addresses a flashing issue that only impacted servers
      which shipped from HP with a Windows operating system installed.  The actual
      BIOS included with this revision is the same as ver. 1.32_03-05-2015.  It is
      not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if the previous Revision was used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 1.32_03-05-2015. Please refer to the
      Customer Advisory at <http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/doc
      Display/?docId=emr_na-c04634533> for additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2014.06.20
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Enhancements/New Features:**
      
      Update system thermal settings to improve the server's thermal solution.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2015.01.26
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      The firmware for the System Programmable Logic Device must be upgraded in
      addition to the System ROM. Please see the Firmware Dependencies section
      below.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      System Programmable Logic Device version 0x15 or later is required. The System
      Programmamable Logic Device firmware is available for download at the
      following links:
      
      Online Flash Component for Linux - System Programmable Logic Device (HP
      ProLiant XL220a Gen8 v2) version 0x15: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1
      /sc-linux-fw/p1150180434/v103815
      
      Online Flash Component for Win64 - System Programmable Logic Device (HP
      ProLiant XL220a Gen8 v2) version 0x15: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1
      /sc-windows-fw/p1281588026/v103857
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where a system under heavy stress could experience an
      uncorrectable machine check. This issue will be reported in the Integrated
      Management Log with the following error details (Uncorrrectable Machine Check
      Exception: APIC ID 0x00000004, Bank 0x00000003, Status 0xF2000000'00800400,
      Address 0x00000000'00000000, Misc 0x00000000'00000000). This issue is not
      unique to HP. It is recommended that customers experiencing this issue update
      to this version of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where an uncorrectable machine check exception can cause
      the server to reboot continuously or stop responding. This solution requires
      the System Programmable Logic Device be upgraded to version 0x15 or later.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2015.01.26-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 2015.01.26 (B) contains a change to the Firmware RPM install command name
      from "cpqsetup" to "hpsetup" and is functionally equivalent to ver.
      2015.01.26.  It is not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if a previous
      component Revision was used to upgrade the system ROM to version 2015.01.26.
      
      The firmware for the System Programmable Logic Device must be upgraded in
      addition to the System ROM. Please see the Firmware Dependencies section
      below.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      System Programmable Logic Device version 0x15 or later is required. The System
      Programmamable Logic Device firmware is available for download at the
      following links:
      
      Online Flash Component for Linux - System Programmable Logic Device (HP
      ProLiant XL220a Gen8 v2) version 0x15: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1
      /sc-linux-fw/p1150180434/v103815
      
      Online Flash Component for Win64 - System Programmable Logic Device (HP
      ProLiant XL220a Gen8 v2) version 0x15: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1
      /sc-windows-fw/p1281588026/v103857
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where a system under heavy stress could experience an
      uncorrectable machine check. This issue will be reported in the Integrated
      Management Log with the following error details (Uncorrrectable Machine Check
      Exception: APIC ID 0x00000004, Bank 0x00000003, Status 0xF2000000'00800400,
      Address 0x00000000'00000000, Misc 0x00000000'00000000). This issue is not
      unique to HP. It is recommended that customers experiencing this issue update
      to this version of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where an uncorrectable machine check exception can cause
      the server to reboot continuously or stop responding. This solution requires
      the System Programmable Logic Device be upgraded to version 0x15 or later.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-07-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive or power off under
      certain conditions including high system load. When this error occurs, a
      Server Critical Fault (Service Information: Runtime Fault, Memory) or Server
      Critical Fault (Service Information: Runtime Fault, Processor) message is
      logged in the Integrated Management Log (IML).
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-07-2015-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 1.32_03-07-2015 (B) addresses a flashing issue that only impacted servers
      which shipped from HP with a Windows operating system installed.  The actual
      BIOS included with this revision is the same as ver. 1.32_03-07-2015.  It is
      not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if the previous Revision was used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 1.32_03-07-2015. Please refer to the
      Customer Advisory at <http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/doc
      Display/?docId=emr_na-c04634533> for additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive or power off under
      certain conditions including high system load. When this error occurs, a
      Server Critical Fault (Service Information: Runtime Fault, Memory) or Server
      Critical Fault (Service Information: Runtime Fault, Processor) message is
      logged in the Integrated Management Log (IML).
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.40_05-06-2015
changelog:
  -     Added a Server Security BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) option to Enable or
      Disable "Processor AES-NI Support". This option enables or disables the
      Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set. The option is enabled by default
      and was enabled automatically with previous revisions of the BIOS.
      
      Added support for UEFI iSCSI Software Initiator boot functionality. The iSCSI
      Software Initiator boot support can be enabled on any network card that is in
      Ethernet mode. The iSCSI network settings can be configured in the new System
      Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) iSCSI Boot Configuration menu, as
      well as using the HP RESTful API HpiScsiSoftwareInititiator resource type.
      This option is only available in UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Added a BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Network Option for VLAN
      Configuration. This option allows the user to configure Virtual LAN (VLAN)
      settings for all network devices present in the system. This option is only
      available in UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Added a new System Utilities Embedded Applications Active Health System Log
      option. This option allows users to download Active Health System (AHS) Logs.
      
      Added support for additional Storage Options to BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU). These new options allow the user to configure the number of boot
      targets that are listed per storage controller in the UEFI Boot Order. This
      option can be used to limit the number of boot targets to simplify the UEFI
      boot order and decrease boot time. These options are only available in UEFI
      Boot Mode.
      
      Added pre-boot OHCI USB support. This will allow an optional PCIe USB
      controller, such as available on the Teradici PCoIP Zero Client card, to be
      functional in a pre-boot environment. This also adds support for booting from
      USB devices attached to optional PCIe OHCI USB controllers. Support for OHCI
      USB controllers should be available from operating system drivers when not in
      the pre-boot environment.
      
      Added support for a new partitions command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to view all available drive partitions.
      
      Added support for a new ahsdownload command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to download Active Health System (AHS) files.
      
      Added support for a new restclient command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to configure the server through the HP RESTful services.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HP BIOS Attribute Registry resources to match the
      latest BIOS/Platform Configuration options.
      
      Updated the HPRESTful API support to report and set the default UEFI Boot
      Order settings using the HpServerBootOrder resource type.
      
      Updated the language translations (non-English modes) for System Utilities.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API support for HpBios resource to rename "SecureBoot"
      property to "SecureBootStatus" to avoid conflict with the "SecureBoot"
      property in HpSecureBoot resource. This change will impact any scripts written
      with a dependency on the "SecureBoot" property in the HpBios resource.
      
      Updated the System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Fibre
      Channel/FCoE Scan Policy option to default to Scan Configured Targets only.
      Previous revisions of the System ROM defaulted to scanning all targets.
      
      Enhanced the thermal solution to provide proper cooling for optional PCIe
      graphics and acceleration cards.
      
      Enhanced the System Utilities System Information and the Embedded UEFI Shell
      sysinfo command to provide additional details for the processor, memory, PCI
      subsections. In addition, added a new Firmware Information menu to System
      Information to provide a list of current firmware revisions for supported
      components.
      
      Reduced boot time when the Dynamic Smart Array B140i RAID is enabled.
      
      Added support for the new HP PCIe x16, FlexibleLOM x8 Riser (HP Part Number
      804165-B21).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.40_05-06-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the platform may become unresponsive during system
      boot when the server is configured for Legacy Boot Mode and the USB Boot
      Support has been disabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Intel NIC DMA Channels (IOAT) option could not be
      properly be configured from the Embedded UEFI Shell via the Sysconfig command.
      
      Addressed an issue where the +/- keys in the BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU) Boot Options menu were not functioning properly when configuring the
      server through a BIOS Serial Console Session.
      
      Addressed an issue where the fwupdate Embedded UEFI Shell command and the
      Firmware Update pre-boot application could hang during a firmware update and
      not successfully flash the device.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may fail to boot properly to a Windows
      Deployment Server (WDS) when configured for IPv6 network boot mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where an optional PCIe adapter's legacy Expansion ROM may
      not run properly or the Expansion ROM's Setup Utility may not run properly
      when the server is configured for Legacy Boot Mode. This issue was seen with a
      Seagate storage adapter but may impact other devices.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Administrator Password would not be properly
      configured from the Embedded UEFI Shell Sysconfig command.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system could become unresponsive when booting to
      Linux Operating when serial output was enabled from the operating system and
      the iLO Virtual Serial Port was the only enabled UART.
      
      Addressed various issues with webclient and ftp commands in the Embedded UEFI
      Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue in which an Interphase audio streaming PCI-express
      expansion card may not achieve optimal performance resulting in dropped
      packets when streaming data. A similar issue could be seen with other PCI-
      express expansion cards implemented with a PCI device behind a PLX PCIe-to-PCI
      bridge. This type of PCI-express card implementation is more common with older
      PCI-express expansion cards.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may experience a Linux kernel panic when
      booting from a SATA optical drive attached to the embedded SATA controller
      when the SATA controller is configured for Dynamic Smart Array B140i support.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system health LED would remain blinking RED
      (indicating a failed state) due to a power supply failure after the power
      supply had been replaced. Once the power supply is replaced, the system health
      LED should have returned to the blinking GREEN state. With previous revisions
      of the System ROM, the system health LED would not return to GREEN until after
      a reboot when a failed power supply is replaced.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system health LED would remain blinking AMBER
      (indicating a degraded state) due to an installed power supply not being
      plugged in after the power supply had been plugged in. Once the power supply
      is plugged in, the system health LED should have returned to the blinking
      GREEN state. With previous revisions of the System ROM, the system health LED
      would not return to GREEN until after a reboot when an unplugged power supply
      is plugged in.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system may become unresponsive when launching a
      guest operating system under a Hypervisor operating system such as Citrix or
      VMware when VT-d is enabled. This issue is NOT unique to HP servers.
      
      Addressed a possible issue where the platform may become unresponsive during
      POST when the user selects the Simplified Chinese language in System
      Utilities.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system does not report the condition where all
      installed power supplies are not of the same type.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-05-2015-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 1.32_03-05-2015 (B) addresses a flashing issue that only impacted servers
      which shipped from HP with a Windows operating system installed. The actual
      BIOS included with this revision is the same as ver. 1.32_03-05-2015. It is
      not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if the previous Revision was used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 1.32_03-05-2015. Please refer to the
      Customer Advisory at [http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/doc
      Display/?docId=emr_na-c04634533 ](http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/p
      ublic/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c04634533)for additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.32_03-05-2015-2
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      Ver. 1.32_03-05-2015 (B) addresses a flashing issue that only impacted servers
      which shipped from HP with a Windows operating system installed. The actual
      BIOS included with this revision is the same as ver. 1.32_03-05-2015. It is
      not necessary to upgrade with Revision B if the previous Revision was used to
      upgrade the system ROM to version 1.32_03-05-2015. Please refer to the
      Customer Advisory at [http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/doc
      Display/?docId=emr_na-c04634533 ](http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/p
      ublic/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c04634533 for additional details)for
      additional details.
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience a high rate of corrected
      memory errors that result in significant performance degradation. While this
      issue is rare, once it occurs, the server will continue to experience a high
      rate of corrected errors until the server is rebooted. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing a performance
      issue or experiencing corrected memory error threshold events update to this
      revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware components.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system running a hypervisor-based operating system
      may become unresponsive when a guest operating system executes certain debug
      commands.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with multiple
      GPUs may not be able to properly start the GPUs under the operating system.
      This could result in one or more of the GPUs experiencing a "Yellow Bang"
      under a Microsoft operating system. This issue does not impact systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may experience a "266-Non-
      Volatile Memory Corruption Detected" message and Integrated Management Log
      (IML) event after being powered down from a momentary power button press. This
      issue would only occur in a pre-operating system environment such as in the
      UEFI Shell.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.20_05-03-2015
changelog:
  -     Added a Server Security BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) option to Enable or
      Disable "Processor AES-NI Support". This option enables or disables the
      Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set. The option is enabled by default
      and was enabled automatically with previous revisions of the BIOS.
      
      Added support for UEFI iSCSI Software Initiator boot functionality. The iSCSI
      Software Initiator boot support can be enabled on any network card that is in
      Ethernet mode. The iSCSI network settings can be configured in the new System
      Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) iSCSI Boot Configuration menu, as
      well as using the HP RESTful API HpiScsiSoftwareInititiator resource type.
      This option is only available in UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Added a BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Network Option for VLAN
      Configuration. This option allows the user to configure Virtual LAN (VLAN)
      settings for all network devices present in the system. This option is only
      available in UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Added a new System Utilities Embedded Applications Active Health System Log
      option. This option allows users to download Active Health System (AHS) Logs.
      
      Added support for additional Storage Options to BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU). These new options allow the user to configure the number of boot
      targets that are listed per storage controller in the UEFI Boot Order. This
      option can be used to limit the number of boot targets to simplify the UEFI
      boot order and decrease boot time. These options are only available in UEFI
      Boot Mode.
      
      Added pre-boot OHCI USB support. This will allow an optional PCIe USB
      controller, such as available on the Teradici PCoIP Zero Client card, to be
      functional in a pre-boot environment. This also adds support for booting from
      USB devices attached to optional PCIe OHCI USB controllers. Support for OHCI
      USB controllers should be available from operating system drivers when not in
      the pre-boot environment.
      
      Added support for a new partitions command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to view all available drive partitions
      
      Added support for a new ahsdownload command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to download Active Health System (AHS) files.
      
      Added support for a new restclient command in the Embedded UEFI Shell. This
      command can be used to configure the server through the HP RESTful services.
      
      Updated the default setting of the Power Management Minimum Processor Idle
      Power Package C-State to Package C6 (retention). Previous revisions of the
      server defaulted to Package C6 (non-retention). This change was made to be
      consistent with other ProLiant servers and does not address any particular
      issue.
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API HP BIOS Attribute Registry resources to match the
      latest BIOS/Platform Configuration options.
      
      Updated the HPRESTful API support to report and set the default UEFI Boot
      Order settings using the HpServerBootOrder resource type
      
      Updated the language translations (non-English modes) for System Utilities
      
      Updated the HP RESTful API support for HpBios resource to rename "SecureBoot"
      property to "SecureBootStatus" to avoid conflict with the "SecureBoot"
      property in HpSecureBoot resource. This change will impact any scripts written
      with a dependency on the "SecureBoot" property in the HpBios resource.
      
      Updated the System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Fibre
      Channel/FCoE Scan Policy option to default to Scan Configured Targets only.
      Previous revisions of the System ROM defaulted to scanning all targets.
      
      Enhanced the thermal solution to provide proper cooling for optional PCIe
      graphics and acceleration cards.
      
      Enhanced the System Utilities System Information and the Embedded UEFI SHell
      sysinfo command to provide additional details for the processor, memory, PCI
      subsections. In addition, added a new Firmware Information menu to System
      Information to provide a list of current firmware revisions for supported
      components.


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.20_05-03-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where Online Spare Memory Protection would not function
      properly when the system was configured with Quad Rank LRDIMMs. Failover to
      the spare memory would not occur due to a degraded DIMM.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive early in the boot
      process (approximately 20% to 23% POST progress) when configured with quad
      rank LRDIMMs populated in every DIMM socket on at least one memory channel and
      not in every DIMM socket on at least one other memory channels. This issue
      occurs on every system boot with the impacted DIMM configuration and is NOT
      intermittent.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive during system boot
      when configured with a single processor when configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      This does not affect systems configured with two or more processors or systems
      configured for UEFI Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where the QPI Bandwidth Optimization (RTID) setting could
      not be properly configured from the HP RESTful API.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Intel NIC DMA Channels (IOAT) option could not be
      properly be configured from the Embedded UEFI Shell via the Sysconfig command.
      
      Addressed an issue where the +/- keys in the BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU) Boot Options menu were not functioning properly when configuring the
      server through a BIOS Serial Console Session.
      
      Addressed an issue where the fwupdate Embedded UEFI Shell command and the
      Firmware Update pre-boot application could hang during a firmware update and
      not successfully flash the device.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may fail to boot properly to a Windows
      Deployment Server (WDS) when configured for IPv6 network boot mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where an optional PCIe adapter's legacy Expansion ROM may
      not run properly or the Expansion ROM's Setup Utility may not run properly
      when the server is configured for Legacy Boot Mode. This issue was seen with a
      Seagate storage adapter but may impact other devices.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Administrator Password would not be properly
      configured from the Embedded UEFI Shell Sysconfig command
      
      Addressed an issue where a system could become unresponsive when booting to
      Linux Operating when serial output was enabled from the operating system and
      the iLO Virtual Serial Port was the only enabled UART.
      
      Addressed various issues with webclient and ftp commands in the Embedded UEFI
      Shell.
      
      Addressed an issue in which an Interphase audio streaming PCI-express
      expansion card may not achieve optimal performance resulting in dropped
      packets when streaming data. A similar issue could be seen with other PCI-
      express expansion cards implemented with a PCI device behind a PLX PCIe-to-PCI
      bridge. This type of PCI-express card implementation is more common with older
      PCI-express expansion cards.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system health LED would remain blinking RED
      (indicating a failed state) due to a power supply failure after the power
      supply had been replaced. Once the power supply is replaced, the system health
      LED should have returned to the blinking GREEN state. With previous revisions
      of the System ROM, the system health LED would not return to GREEN until after
      a reboot when a failed power supply is replaced.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system health LED would remain blinking AMBER
      (indicating a degraded state) due to an installed power supply not being
      plugged in after the power supply had been plugged in. Once the power supply
      is plugged in, the system health LED should have returned to the blinking
      GREEN state. With previous revisions of the System ROM, the system health LED
      would not return to GREEN until after a reboot when an unplugged power supply
      is plugged in.
      
      Addressed a possible issue where the platform may become unresponsive during
      POST when the user selects the Simplified Chinese language in System
      Utilities.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 1.50_07-20-2015
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may experience Machine Check Exceptions or
      unexpected reboots under heavy load and high temperature. This issue is NOT
      unique to HP servers. HP recommends that users experiencing these issues
      update to this revision of the System ROM before replacing any hardware
      components.
      
      Addressed an issue where the System Utilities BIOS/Platform Configuration
      (RBSU) Dynamic Power Savings Mode Response Option when configured for Slow
      Mode may not efficiently switch processor performance modes resulting in lower
      than expected performance.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may not properly respond to error events
      from devices attached to certain PCI Express root ports.
      
      Addressed an issue where the Channel Interleaving option in the ROM Based
      Setup Utility (RBSU) did not function when configured for Disabled. Even when
      this option was configured to Disabled, Channel Interleaving would be enabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where a server configured for UEFI boot mode may become
      unresponsive during boot when configured with an optional graphics controller
      that does not support UEFI boot mode. This issue does not affect systems
      configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an issue in the HP RESTful API data model with the reporting of
      "EmbSasXBoot" and "SlotXStorageBoot" properties in the HpBiosMappings
      resource. The properties were not associated with the correct PCI devices for
      the embedded and optional storage controllers.
      
      Addressed an issue where the server may become unresponsive during boot when
      configured with a very large number of disks such as fibre adapters.
      
      Addressed an issue in the HP RESTful API BIOS support that resulted in
      internal HTTP sessions between BIOS and iLO left open during boot. This can
      result in the iLO Event Log indicating multiple events for HTTP session
      logins.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system would become unresponsive during boot and
      display a NMI error when configured with an optional PCI Express device
      supporting older versions of the PCI Express specification.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system would not reset configuration settings to
      defaults when using the Embedded UEFI Shell Sysconfig -d command.
      
      Addressed an issue where the HP RESTful API and Embedded UEFI Shell
      description of the storage controller may begin with an instance of 2 instead
      of 1 when only one storage controller was installed in the server.
      
      Addressed an issue where the system may fail to boot a Linux Operating System
      when using serial console redirection when the physical Serial Port is
      disabled and the iLO Virtual Serial Port is enabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for Legacy Boot Mode may become
      unresponsive during boot and display a NMI error when the Virtual Install Disk
      is enabled.
      
      Addressed an issue where a system configured for UEFI Boot Mode with an
      optional PCI Express based USB 3.0 controller installed may not be able to
      properly load the USB driver under the operating system. This issue does not
      affect systems configured in Legacy Boot Mode.
      
      Addressed an issue where thermal and inventory data may not be available for
      all DIMMs in the system when certain processors, such as the Xeon E5-2667 v3,
      are installed in the server.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 2010.08.16
changelog:
  -     *Important Notes:**
      
      None
      
      **Firmware Dependencies:**
      
      None
      
      **Problems Fixed:**
      
      For servers using Intel Xeon processor 5600 series or Intel Xeon processor
      3600 series, resolve an issue where an Uncorrectable Memory Error or Exceeded
      Correctable Memory Error Threshold Event may occur. These errors may result in
      events logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML) and the System Health LED
      illuminating blinking amber. Additionally, if an Uncorrectable Memory Error
      occurs, the system will reset and error messages indicating the failure will
      be displayed during Power On Self Test (POST). These errors do not indicate a
      problem with the memory DIMMs or the server system board. This issue is not
      unique to HP ProLiant servers and is resolved by a new revision of Intel's
      microcode for Intel Xeon processor 5600 series and Intel Xeon processor 3600
      series that is implemented in this version of the System ROM. Intel Xeon
      processor 5500 series and Intel Xeon processor 3500 series are not affected by
      this issue. Note: After completing the flash upgrade process for this revision
      of the System ROM, the server should be power cycled.
      
      **Known Issues:**
      
      None


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 4.01
changelog:
  -     The latest list of issues resolved can be found in the HP Virtual Connect
      Release Notes that can be found in the "User guide" section of the following
      URL**: **[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?c
      ontentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&taskId=135&prodTypeId=
      3709945&prodSeriesId=4144084](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport
      /DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&ta
      skId=135&prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=4144084)


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 4.10-2
changelog:
  -     *Corrected OpenSSL security vulnerability communicated in Security Bulletin HPSBMU02998 for CVE-2014-0160 known as "Heartbleed".**  
        
      The latest list of issues resolved can be found in the [VC 4.10 HP Virtual
      Connect Release Notes](http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAG
      E/action.process/public/psi/manualsDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=4144084&javax.portlet.ac
      tion=true&spf_p.tpst=psiContentDisplay&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.
      cachetoken&spf_p.prp_psiContentDisplay=wsrp-interactionState%3DdocId%253Demr_n
      a-c03923055%257CdocLocale%253Den_US&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cac
      hetoken).


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 4.20-2
changelog:
  -     Corrected OpenSSL security vulnerability communicated in Security Bulletin
      HPSBMU02998 for CVE-2014-0160 known as "Heartbleed".  
        
      The latest list of issues resolved can be found in the HP Virtual Connect
      Release Notes that can be found in the "User guide" section of the following
      URL**: **[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?c
      ontentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&taskId=135&prodTypeId=
      3709945&prodSeriesId=4144084](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport
      /DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&ta
      skId=135&prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=4144084)


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 4.31
changelog:
  * Fri Oct 03 2014 HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 4.21
  -     Resolved an issue where some Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D IO Modules running HP
      Virtual Connect (VC) Firmware Version 4.20 or 4.30 may shut down due to a
      single instance of an erroneous high temperature reading from one of eight
      sensors on the module.  See VC Customer Advisory [c04459474](http://h20565.www
      2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/mostViewedDisplay/?javax.po
      rtlet=&javax.portlet.prp_efb5c0793523e51970c8fa22b053ce01=wsrp-navigationalSta
      te%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c04459474-1%257CdocLocale%253Den_US&javax.portlet.tpst=e
      fb5c0793523e51970c8fa22b053ce01&sp4ts.oid=5193137&ac.admitted=1412182531154.87
      6444892.492883150) for more information.  
        
      The latest list of issues resolved can be found in the HP Virtual Connect
      Release Notes that can be found in the "User guide" section of the following
      URL**: **[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?c
      ontentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&taskId=135&prodTypeId=
      3709945&prodSeriesId=4144084](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport
      /DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&ta
      skId=135&prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=4144084)


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 4.40
changelog:
  -     The latest list of enhancements can be found in the HP Virtual Connect Release
      Notes that can be found in the "User guide" section of the following URL**: **
      [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentTyp
      e=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&taskId=135&prodTypeId=3709945&p
      rodSeriesId=4144084](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document
      Index.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&taskId=135&
      prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=4144084)


author: HP Linux Development <Linux_SWdeliverables@external.groups.hp.com> 4.45
changelog:
  -     The latest list of issues resolved can be found in the HP Virtual Connect
      Release Notes that can be found in the following URL**:
      **<http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals>


