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Release Notes for NEC Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter, Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter (iSCSI)
EEPROM Data Set(v7.4.22)
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NEC Corporation.
Sept. 2013
[Contents]
1.  About the software
2.  Models and software revisions for update
3.  User License Agreement
4.  Installation procedures
5.  Notes
6.  Revision history
7.  Legal notices (trademarks and copyrights)
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1.  About the software

The NEC Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter, Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter (iSCSI)
EEPROM update module ("the software") supports the following functional enhancement. :

  - Failure in autonegotiation of the LAN, and LinkUp revises a problem not to be possible.
  - For RHEL5.9/6.4 support.

Note:
  - Please remove the NIC-Teaming setting before updating.
  
  - To prevent a system failure, please read this document carefully and follow the procedure for
    successful update.  Should your system malfunctions or is powered off due to an unplanned event
    during update (for example, power blackout or cutoff, lightening, and noise), the system may be
    damaged and fails to operate normally.  In this case, any remedial measures shall be taken at your
    expense.


2.  Models and software revisions for update 

  - Models to update: 

     NEC Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter         [N8403-065(F)]
     NEC Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter (iSCSI) [N8403-067(F)]

  - EEPROM Data versions to update:
    Two kinds of modules are included in EEPROM data set.
    The following cases, the version of each module need the use of this latest edition module.

     +----------+----------+
     |  Module  | Version  |
     +----------+----------+
     |   MBA    | v7.2.25  |
     +----------+----------+
     |   CCM    | v7.2.13  |
     +----------+----------+

NOTE:
If your EEPROM Data version is later than the above, you do not require the update(the latest versions
already include the functions to be added by the software).

  - How to confirm your EEPROM Data version:

   - By Comprehensive Configuration Management Menu, to confirm your EEPROM Data version:

(1)  Power on the system.
(2)  When the following message appears, press the <Ctrl + S> key to start the 
     "Comprehensive Configuration Management Menu".

     wPress Ctrl - S to enter configuration Menux

(3)  The software versions of your system will be displayed. 


Note:
The LAN controller which starts in "<01:00:00>" and "<01:00:01>" (following (1) and (2)) is
a LAN controller of CPU Blade on board, and is not a target for update of this software. 

If the LAN controller of following the (3)-(8) is MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13, these LAN controllers
are targets for update. 

The number of the LAN controllers displayed on following the (3)-(8) changes with the number of
installed  Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter or Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter (iSCSI).

     ==========================Device List=========================
     <01:00:00> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(1)
     <01:00:01> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(2)
     <XX:00:00> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(3)
     <XX:00:01> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(4)
     <YY:00:00> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(5)
     <YY:00:01> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(6)
     <ZZ:00:00> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(7)
     <ZZ:00:01> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(8)
     ==============================================================


Please read the following User License Agreement ("Agreement") carefully.
If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you shall not download the Software.
Downloading the Software indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Agreement.


3.  User License Agreement

NEC Corporation ("NEC") grants you the right to use the software program ("Software") under the terms
and conditions of this Agreement only in the country in which you acquired the Software. You shall
agree to all provisions of this Agreement and assume responsibility for selection, installation, use 
and effect of the Software purchased for your desired effect.

The Software uses the software ("GPL Module") granted by GNU General Public License("GPL) or GNU 
Lesser General Public License("LGPL"). This Agreement does not cover GPL Module.

The Software includes the following GPL Module and LGPL Module.

         <GPL Module>
           grep
           kbd
           procps
           libsepol
           pcmcia-cs
           initscripts
           SysVinit
           module-init-tools
           mingetty
           samba-client
           gdb
           bogl-bterm
           gpm
           slang
           syslinux
           libpci2
           BusyBox
           dmidecode
           memtester
           cachetester
           ethtool
           TeDoLiF product

        <LGPL Module>
           glibc
           libtermcap
           glibc-common
           libusb
           alsa-lib
           newt


You can distribute or change the module based on the conditions of GPL or LGPL or any later Version,
stipulated by Free Software Foundation. The module is supposed to be useful, however, NEC does not 
guarantee it.
In addition, NEC does not release any copyright of GPL Module, designed by NEC.

   == notice ==
   The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit corporation to support the spread of
   the free software.
   You need to refer to The Free Software Foundation ( http://www.fsf.org/ )for details of
   GNU General Public License Version 2 and GNU Lesser General Public License.

You shall agree that NEC does not answer to any questions regarding the GPL Module.
By using the Software including GPL Module, you will be bounded by the terms stipulated in GPL and LGPL.
 
The following Agreement is applicable to the Software excluding GPL Module aforesaid.

<Agreement for the Software>

1. Terms 
1.1 This Agreement shall come into force on the date of your receipt of the Software.
1.2 You may terminate the license granted hereunder by notifying us in writing at least one month
    prior to the desired termination date.
1.3 NEC may terminate the license granted you hereunder at any time if you fail to comply with any
    terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
1.4 The license to the Software shall remain in force until the license is terminated on the date
    set forth hereunder. 
1.5 Upon termination of the license, other rights granted you hereunder shall also be terminated.
    You must destroy or dispose of the Software, any copies of the Software and manual and other
    materials provided with the Software. 

2. Copyright 
2.1 The Software shall solely be used in the NEC Express5800 servers.
2.2 NEC grants you the right to use the Software only in the country in which you acquired the 
    Software in accordance with the conditions of the preceding paragraph.

3. Copying, altering, and combining of the Software
3.1 You may only make one copy of the Software solely for a backup purpose,
    provided, however, that the copy of the Software is loaded into permanent memory of the system.
    You may store the Software solely to prevent damages or loss of the memory media.
3.2 You shall place the copyright notice and other legends on each copy of the Software.
3.3 You may not use, copy, alter, combine, publish, reproduce the Software over the Internet, or
    otherwise dispose of the Software except as provided in this Agreement. 
3.4 You may not copy, publish the manual or other related documentation provided with the Software,
    or reproduce such manual and documentation over the Internet.
3.5 No intangible property right to the Software shall be transferred to you.

4. Transfer
4.1 You may assign your rights granted hereunder to a third party only if all conditions below are
    satisfied: 
    a. You shall assign and shall not retain this Agreement, the Software, allcopies of the
    Software, or the manual or other related documentationprovided with the Software. 
    b. The transferee agrees to this Agreement.
4.2 You shall not sublicense, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Software or the right of
    use to any third party except as provided herein.

5. Reverse compile
   You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise disassemble the Software.

6. Limitation of warranties
6.1 The Software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. In no event shall NEC be liable
    with respect to any claim by you on account of or arising out of the use of the Software.
6.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in case NEC makes any bug-fix version
    to the Software, NEC will, at its expense, furnish you with such bug-fix version, update version,
    or information in relation to such bug-fix or update version both in the source code form and
    object code form, and such bug-fix version or update version shall be considered as the licensed
    Software.

7. No liability 
    In no event shall NEC be liable for any indirect or consequential damages or loss of profit or 
    damages based on any third party claim, even if NEC has been advised of the possibility of such
    damages. 

4.  Installation procedures

- Prepare a CD-R for the update EEPROM Data.

- How to copy the install CD-R:

(1) Download the update module to a desired directory.
(2) Extract the downloaded module to a desired directory.
(3) The software and its installation procedures (readme file) will be extracted to that specified folder.
(4) Write the ISO image file to a CD-R by any CD writing program.
(5) Mark the EEPROM Data version on the media.


- How to update:
    
Note:
 - Please remove the NIC-Teaming setting before updating.

(1) Boot the system from the CD-R.
(2) Automatically update EEPROM Data using the CD-R, do not turn off the power until the
    complete. During this update, there is no screen display.
    Update time changes with the number of instaleld 10GBASE adapter boards. 
    This update takes time for about 3 minutes per adapter card.
(3) After the complete, the following messages are displayed.
         
         ---EEPROM Update COMPLETED!!---

(4) Eject the CD-R from a DVD drive.

(5) To reflect the change, press the power button and turn off the server.

(6) This completes the update process.
    After 30 sec. you can start your System.

Notes:
After update completion, the version of MBA and CCM is as follows.
     +----------+----------+
     |  Module  | Version  |
     +----------+----------+
     |   MBA    | v7.4.15  |
     +----------+----------+
     |   CCM    | v7.4.12  |
     +----------+----------+

You can confirm the version of each module in Comprehensive Configuration Management
screen indication.

By this software, MBA and CCM of the on-board LAN controller (following (1), (2)) of
CPU Blade are not updated.

     ==========================Device List=========================
     <01:00:00> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(1)
     <01:00:01> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.2.25 CCM:v7.2.13   .....(2)
     <XX:00:00> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.4.15 CCM:v7.4.12
     <XX:00:01> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.4.15 CCM:v7.4.12
     <YY:00:00> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.4.15 CCM:v7.4.12
     <YY:00:01> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.4.15 CCM:v7.4.12
     <ZZ:00:00> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.4.15 CCM:v7.4.12
     <ZZ:00:01> BCM57810 -xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MBA:v7.4.15 CCM:v7.4.12
     ==============================================================


5.  Notes
(1) Check the boot sequence of your system in order to boot the disk drive of the CD-R at first.


6.  Revision history

  2013/9/30 EEPROM Data 7.4.22
  MEZ7422.zip
  - Failure in autonegotiation of the LAN, and LinkUp revises a problem not to be possible.
  - For RHEL5.9/6.4 support.


7. Legal notices (trademarks and copyrights)

NEC Corporation and its third-party suppliers reserve the copyright to the Software. 
Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Vista, BitLocker are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

All other company names and product names mentioned herein are registered 
trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

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   Copyright NEC Corporation 2013
