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Express5800/R120h-1M
System ROM U32 v1.32 (02/01/2018)
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Software name    : Express5800/R120h-1M
                   System ROM (BIOS) update module
Models           : Express5800/R120h-1M
Operating System : This software supports offline update and the following OS.
                   - Windows Server(R) 2012 R2
                   - Windows Server(R) 2016
                   - Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 7
Target Users     : See [Target Users for Update] below
Type             : System ROM
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[About the software]
The Express5800/R120h-1M System ROM (BIOS) update module supports the following
changes in the Express5800/R120h-1M models:

  Problems Fixed:
 - Updated microcode for Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors.
   This version mitigates security vulnerability of INTEL-SA-00088 in Intel
   Corporation.
 
 - Addressed an issue where the system may experience an erroneous boot-time
   message and Integrated Management Log (IML) entry stating that Core Boost
   Technology is disabled due to a lack of an iLO Advanced License (531 -
   Core Boost Technology missing required iLO License). 

  ** Program and data included in this software **
 Following program and data are included in this software.
 Use one of them according to the way of installation.

  a) Flash image for System Utilities/iLO Web User Interface
    firmware\U32_1.32_02_01_2018.signed.flash

  b) Executables for Windows(R)
    winx64\cp034828.exe

  c) RPM package for Linux(R)
    Linux\firmware-system-oem-u32-1.32_2018_02_01-1.1.x86_64.rpm

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[ Target Users for Update ]
This software is available for the users who use the following models with the
following System ROM version.

  - Models to be supported

     1. Express5800/R120h-1M

  - System ROM Versions to be supported

     1. U32 v1.00 (06/01/2017)
     2. U32 v1.20 (08/18/2017)
     3. U32 v1.22 (09/29/2017)
     4. U32 v1.26 (11/14/2017)

Note: In case of using newer System ROM from the above version, it has already
      applied equivalent enhancements. Updating the System ROM isn't needed.

Be sure to check the System ROM version and date with the following procedures.
Select an arbitrary procedure and check the version before and after the update.

 ** System Utilities **

 You can check the System ROM version and date by the following procedure.

    1. Power on the system and the contents of process by POST (Power On Self-
       Test) will be shown on the screen. After a short time, the following
       message is shown. Press <F9> key, "System Utilities" is started.

                        [F9] System Utilities

    2. After starting "System Utilities", select "System Information".

    3. Select "Firmware Information".

    4. Each firmware version is shown on the screen. The System ROM version and
       date can be seen at "System ROM" option.

  Note: After checking the System ROM version, press the <ESC> key or
        select "Exit" to exit the System Utilities.

  Note: About detail of "System Utilities" usage, refer to "1. System
        Utilities" section in the chapter of "Useful Features" of the
        maintenance guide.

 ** Windows(R) OS **

 You can check the System ROM date by a following procedure.

    1. Hold down <Windows> key and press <R> key.

    2. In the "Run" dialog box, type "msinfo32" and then click "OK".

    3. After "System Information" has started, select "System Summary".

    4. Check the System ROM version by the profile of "BIOS Version/Date".

 ** Linux(R) OS **

 You can check the System ROM date by a following procedure.

    1. Launch the terminal such as xterm.

    2. Execute the command as follows.

        # /usr/sbin/dmidecode | less

        Note: "#" means prompt. You do not need to input "#".

    3. Check the System ROM date by "BIOS Information->Release Date".

    Note: The dmidecode command has to be installed.

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 System ROM Installation Procedure
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 ** System Utilities **

 [ Preparation ]
  - USB memory x1

  1. Preparation of flash image (*.flash)
   (1) Prepare the USB memory that is formatted with FAT or FAT32.
   
   (2) Copy "a) Flash image for System Utilities/iLO Web User Interface file"
       (approx. size 32MB) to a USB memory.

  2. System ROM installation procedure
     Install the System ROM by a following procedure.

   (1) Attach the USB memory created in the procedure of "1" and power on the
       system.

   (2) In POST, press <F9> key to enter System Utilities.
   
   (3) Select "Embedded Applications > Firmware Update > System ROM" menu.

   (4) Choose "Select Firmware File", and then select the device in which flash
       image was copied.
   
   (5) Select flash image (i.e. *.flash).

   (6) Select "Start Firmware Update".

   (7) When the popup message of "Press ENTER to start firmware update.
       This process might take a few minutes..." is shown, press <ENTER> key.
       Update process is started.

   (8) The progress of the update is shown. When it's completed, the popup
       message of "Firmware update completed successfully." is shown. Press
       <ENTER> key, the message is closed.

   (9) Detach the Installation USB memory from the system.
   
   (10) Reboot the system; Select the "Reboot the System" option at top
        level menu of System Utilities.

   (11) Wait reboot completion for update to take effect.

     The installation is successfully finished.

 ** iLO Web User Interface **

  1. Preparation of flash image (*.flash)

   (1) Copy "a) Flash image for System Utilities/iLO Web User Interface file"
       (i.e. *.flash) to any location which is accessible from the remote PC.

  2. System ROM installation procedure

   (1) Start the Web Browser on remote PC. And log-in to the iLO Web User
       Interface by a "Configure to iLO Settings" privilege user.

   (2) Select "Firmware & OS Software tab" from the right menu.

   (3) Select "Update Firmware" from the left menu.

   (4) Select the flash image, copied by a procedure of "1."

   (5) Press "Flash" to begin update process.

   (6) Wait for the "Firmware Update Completed." message to display.

   (7) Reboot the system.

   (8) Wait reboot completion for update to take effect.

     The installation is successfully finished.

 ** Windows(R) OS **

  1. Preparation of Installation

   (1) Log on to the system as a user with administrator privilege.

   (2) Terminate all running application.

   (3) Copy "b) Executables for Windows(R) file" to a suitable
       folder.

  2. System ROM installation procedure

   (1) Double-click "b) Executables for Windows(R) file" (i.e. *.exe).
       The System ROM Update Program will start.

   (2) Follow the messages will be shown and complete the operation.

   (3) If the messages requesting reboot will be shown, select "yes" to reboot
       of the system.

   (4) Wait reboot completion for update to take effect.
       
     The installation is successfully finished.

 ** Linux(R) OS **

  1. Preparation of Installation

   (1) Log-in as root. Or switch to root with "su" command.

   (2) Terminate all running application.

   (3) Copy "c) RPM package for Linux(R) file" to a suitable directory.

       e.g. /root 

  2. System ROM installation procedure

    (1) Install the RPM package of this System ROM update module by the command
       below.

        # rpm -Uvh <filename>.rpm

        Note: The "<filename>.rpm" should replace to RPM package name which
              is described at above "Binaries of this release" section.

        Note: "#" means prompt. You do not need to input "#".
 
   (2) See where the files land by the command below.

        # rpm -qlp <filename>.rpm

   (3) Change to the directory you see in the previous step.

   (4) Run setup by the command below.

        # ./setup

   (5) Follow the messages will be shown and complete the operation.

   (6) If a reboot inquiry is appear then press "y" to trigger reboot.

   (7) Wait reboot completion for update to take effect.
        
      The installation is successfully finished.

 ** Other OSes (e.g. VMware(R), etc.) **
 Use the one of following procedures to update:
 - Install the System ROM from System Utilities
 - Install the System ROM from iLO Web User Interface

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 Notes
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  ** Notes in general **

  * Refer to "license_en.txt" about the user license agreement.

  * When you install the system ROM, the flashing mechanism writes over the
    backup ROM and saves current ROM as a backup, enabling you to switch easily
    to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM becomes corrupted for any
    reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if you
    experience a power failure while flashing the ROM.

  * When Windows(R) BitLocker(TM) function is set to "Enabled", install the
    System ROM after making the function "Disabled". Then make the function
    "Enabled" after install and reboot of the system. If you install the system
    ROM without making the function "Disabled", you may need the recovery
    password when you boot the system.

  * This software does not support a virtualized environment such as hyper
    visor, guest OS, etc. Please install either on the OS which this software
    supports or with the method of offline installation.

  ** Note for Windows(R) OS environment and Linux(R) OS environment **

  * This software will access to iLO5 (Baseboard Management Controller). It is
    required that the "iLO 5 Channel Interface Driver" (CHIF) must be installed.
    The CHIF driver can be installed by using EXPRESSBUILDER or "Starter pack".

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[Revision history]
Version:1.32 (02/01/2018)

 Problems Fixed:
 - Updated microcode for Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors.
   This version mitigates security vulnerability of INTEL-SA-00088 in Intel
   Corporation.

 - Addressed an issue where the system may experience an erroneous boot-time
   message and Integrated Management Log (IML) entry stating that Core Boost
   Technology is disabled due to a lack of an iLO Advanced License (531 -
   Core Boost Technology missing required iLO License). 

Version:1.26 (11/14/2017)

 Enhancements:
 - Added support for update function of Innovation Engine (IE) Firmware revision
   0.1.4.4 and later. 
   Updating System ROM to v1.26 is needed to apply IE Firmware 0.1.4.4 and SPS
   Firmware 4.0.4.288 or later. These version of firmware mitigate security
   vulnerability of INTEL-SA-00086 in Intel Corporation.
   
 Problems Fixed:
 - Addressed an issue where the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) was
   reported as "not functioning properly" under Device Manager on Windows(R).

Version:1.22 (09/29/2017)

 Problems Fixed:
 - Addressed an issue where the system would not achieve maximum performance
   results when the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Sub-NUMA Clustering
   option is enabled. This option is not enabled by default.

 - Addressed an issue where the system may have the system time incorrectly
   "shifted" to the incorrect time after the operating system has been running
   for an extended period of time. This issue was typically seen under
   Microsoft Windows(R) when the Set Time Automatically option was enabled from
   the Windows Date and Time Settings configuration page.

 - Addressed an issue where the system may report an inaccurate error message
   in the Integrated Management Log (IML) when a memory training failure
   occurred. It is recommended that customers update to this version of the
   system ROM before replacing any DIMMs due to a training issue.

 - Addressed an issue where the system may experience an erroneous boot-time
   message and Integrated Management Log (IML) entry stating that Core Boost
   Technology is disabled due to a lack of an iLO Advanced License (531 - Core
   Boost Technology missing required iLO License) when using the Version 1.20
   System ROM.

Version:1.20 (08/18/2017)

 Enhancements:
 - Added support for Dynamic Power Capping. This feature can be enabled from
   the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Boot Time Optimizations Menu.
   This support requires Power Management Controller Firmware version 1.0.4
   and Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Firmware version 1.15 or later.

 - Added support for the Core Boost Technology. This feature requires
   IE Firmware 0.1.2.6 or later.

 - Added a new BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Power and Performance Tuning
   option for LLC Dead Line Allocation. When running certain applications,
   modifying this setting from its default value may improve system performance.

 - Added a new BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Power and Performance Tuning
   option for Stale A to S. When running certain applications, modifying this
   setting from its default value may improve system performance.

 - Added support to detect and report unbalanced memory configurations that may
   result in non-optimal performance. Please consult the User's Guide for more
   information on memory population rules and recommendations.

 - Added a new Auto option for the XPT Prefetcher in the BIOS/Platform
   Configuration (RBSU) menu that will default the XPT Prefetcher to disabled
   based on a current Intel sighting processor issue.  Enabling this option
   (via setting this option for Force Enable) may improve latency performance,
   but Intel has indicated rare stability issues may occur if XPT Prefetcher
   is enabled.

 - Added support for 128GB Load Reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs).

 - Updated the system thermal logic to support the latest GPU adapters.

 - Updated the RESTful API BIOS Attribute Registry resources to match the
   latest BIOS/Platform Configuration options.

 - Updated the language translations (non-English modes) for System Utilities.

 - Added support for "Fast Fault Tolerant (ADDC)" option on Advanced Memory
   Protection.

 Problems Fixed:
 - Addressed an issue where the UEFI or Legacy Boot Order could still be
   modified after an incorrect Administrator Password was entered in the
   BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menus.

 - Addressed an issue where the embedded AHCI SATA controller would not
   show up properly in the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) PCI Devices
   menu when no drives were attached to the controller.

 - Addressed an issue where saving a configuration setting from an optional
   device's configuration page in the System Utilities menu would not be
   saved properly.  This issue was seen with one Network Adapter card.

 - Addressed an issue where the system ROM would not correctly report 
   a configuration error for the Smart Battery storage subsystem when more
   devices were installed than could be supported by the installed battery.

 - Addressed an issue where a platform configured with direct attached NVMe
   hard drives may report the incorrect location (box and bay location) from
   the System Utilities page.

 - Addressed an issue where the System Utilities menu may not show the proper
   name for an optional PCIe Adapter.

 - Addressed an issue where the chassis power supply information would not be
   properly reported from the Industry Standard SMBIOS records.

 - Addressed an issue where the Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) remote Console
   Keyboard and Mouse may not function properly when the system is configured
   for Legacy Boot Mode. This issue does not exist on systems configured in
   UEFI Boot Mode.

 - Addressed an issue where the Jitter Performance feature settings could not
   be properly modified from the iLO web interface.

 - Addressed an issue where the system may report that the Smart Battery is
   charging when in fact the battery has failed. It is recommended to flash
   to this system ROM if a system is reporting Smart Battery issues.

 - Addressed an issue where the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) option for TPM
   Visibility could not be configured through the RESTful API.

 - Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive when repeatedly
   typing characters, such as DIR, in Legacy Boot Mode from a pre-OS
   environment. This issue does not impact systems in UEFI Boot Mode or
   a system once the system boots into an operating system.

 - Addressed an issue where certain third party PCIe adapters, such as
   a Dialogic adapter, would not function properly due to the PCIe Maximum
   Payload size being incorrectly programmed.

 - Addressed an issue where certain NVMe devices may not be detected when the
   x16 slot PCIe Riser and three slot x8 riser are present in the server.

 - Addressed an issue where a Network Boot option would still show an entry
   in the Legacy Boot Order when Network Boot was disabled on the device from
   the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Network Options Menu. This issue does
   not affect systems configured for UEFI Boot Mode.

 - Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive when using the
   TAB key in the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menus.

 - Addressed an issue where the BIOS would not properly identify and halt
   a system from booting with an invalid DIMM configuration.

 - Addressed an issue where the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Energy
   Efficient Turbo setting was "backwards".  When the configuration setting
   was set to enabled, the feature would actually be Disabled. When configured
   to Disabled, the feature would actually be enabled.

 - Addressed an issue where the server might lockup and display a red screen
   when trying to repair a failed RAID volume off of an S100i SW RAID
   controller.

 - Addressed an issue where the RESTful API may report that BIOS settings were
   not applied properly even when they are properly configured.

 - Addressed an issue where the system may become unresponsive during boot after
   a warm reset, typically seen with a blank screen, when a Trusted Platform
   Module (TPM) is installed. If reboot issues are seen with systems containing
   an optional TPM, it is highly recommended the System ROM be enabled to this
   revision or later.

 - Addressed an extremely rare issue where the system may incorrectly report
   a 413 Innovation Engine Authentication Error on a server reboot.

 - Removed support for the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) Power On Logo
   disable functionality.

 - Removed the Platform Configuration (RBSU) Option to enable or disable the
   Embedded Diagnostics. Embedded Diagnostics is not supported on this server
   and the menu option should not have been available and was not functional.

 - Remove Embedded Diagnostics support from System Utilities.

 - Removed support for the chipset firmware based Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
   known as Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT). This feature is no
   longer supported due to stability issues and Intel recommends not supporting
   this feature. Users should instead install a TPM kit for this support.

 - Addressed an issue the "iLO LUN 00 Media 0 USB Device" always exists.

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Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of
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