MergePoint® 52xx Service Processor Manager Firmware
Release Notes
V 4.3.0.07
Dec 08, 2008
This document includes:
1. Instructions for upgrading
2. Features and enhancements
3. Constraints and conditions
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1. Instructions for upgrading
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Please refer to the MergePoint service processor (SP) manager installer/user guide for more
information on how to upgrade the MergePoint service processor manager to version 4.3.0.07.
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2. Features and enhancements
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The following SPs are supported in this release:
1
IPMI 1.5
2
IPMI 2.0
3
IBM® RSA II
4
IBM BladeCenter®
5
DELL® DRAC 3
6
DELL DRAC 4
7
DELL DRAC 5
8
DELL 10G
9
DELL BladeCenter DRAC/MC
10
HP® IPMI
11
HP iLo
12
HP iLo2
13
HP BladeSystem
14
SUN® iLom
15
SUN Alom
16
Fujitsu Siemens iRMC
17
Fujitsu Siemens iRMC S2
18
Sun eLOM
We have tested every SP type above. For each type of SP, we have tested at least one firmware
version.
Here is the firmware list:
Unit Type
Firmware
Bios
DELL 1850
1.4
A04
DELL 2850
1.4
A04
DELL 2850
1.5
A05
IBM X346
1.012
1.11
IBM X346
1.03
1.02
IBM X346
1.16
1.14
DELL 1855 Blade server
1.1
A04
Intel 7210
2.4
AMIBIOS 6.00
DELL 1950
1.0.0
1.0.1
DELL 1950
1.17
1.1.0
HP IPMI
HP Proliant® DL145
1.23
2.09
HP iLO
HP Proliant DL320
1.75
D18
HP Proliant DL320
1.64
D18
HP Proliant DL360
1.82
P54
HP Proliant DL320
1.84
D18
HP Proliant DL 360
1.91
P54
IPMI 1.5
IPMI 2.0
HP iLO2
®
HP Proliant DL320G4
1.20
1.27
1.29
1.40
HP BladeSystem
HP BladeSystem® c7000
2.04
DRAC III
DELL 750 with DracIII
3.2
A02
DRAC IV
DELL 1850 with DracIV
1.23
A02
1
DRAC V
®
PowerEdge 2900 with Drac V
DELL 1950 with DracV
DRAC/MC
DELL 1855
BMC 0.21
Drac 1.0
BMC 1.14
Drac 1.0
1.5.0
0.2.9
1.1.0
DELL 10G
RSA II
r805v
1.44
IBM x346 with RSA II Slimline
®
RSA II
ILOM
Sun iLOM
KPEP25A
KPEP26A
KPEP27A
1.0.117445512
KPEP30A
2.0.2.1
ALOM
Sun ALOM
1.54
1.60
IBM BladeCenter®
FSC
IBM BladeCenter E
®
Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX100 S4
BPET34E(AMM)
1.60A
4.06 Rev. 1.04.2532
1.70A
ELOM
iRMC S2
Sun eLOM
®
Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX200 S4
3.15
S39_3D08
3.32A
4.06 Rev. 1.06.2671
Browser session / Auto login / vKVM supports list:
Type
Browser
Session○
1
IPMI1.5
Yes○
2
IPMI2.0
Yes○
2
ALOM
Yes○
2
DRAC 3○
3
Yes
Autologin
Yes
KVM
VM
KVM/VM
Integrated
Tested
Machine Type
Firmware
®
Yes
PowerEdge 750
3.20 (Build 10.25)
1.33 (Build 08.04)
DRAC 4○
4
Yes
Yes
®
Yes
PowerEdge 1850
1.35 (Build 09.27)
1.60 (Build 10.04)
DRAC 5○
4
Yes
Yes
®
Yes
PowerEdge 1950
1.0 (06.05.12)
1.33 (08.03.10)
1.75
ILO
Yes
Yes
Yes
1.64
Yes
1.82
1.91
1.20
ILO2○
5
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
(IE)
(IE)
1.24
1.35
1.43
1.50
ELOM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
S39
3.15
BuildID:
KPEP25A
KPEP26A
IBM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
KPEP27A
X346
KPEP30A
RSAII/SLIM○
6
A3EP20A
GFEP30C
GGEP32A
®
iRMC
iRMC S2
IBM
BaldeCenter○
6
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PRIMERGY
S4
®
PRIMERGY
S4
RX100
1.60A
1.70A
RX200
3.32A
BPET26H
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
86773RC
BPET34E
BPET34G
Yes*
IBM Blade○
7
DRAC/MC○
8
Yes*
Yes*
Dell
Modular
Server
1.5.0 (Build 10.01)
Enclosure
DRAC/MC
Blade
HP
BladeSystem
○
9
Yes*
Yes*
Yes*
HPBladeSystem
c7000
Yes*
HP Blade
Yes*
®
2.04
2.21
Yes*
1.0.117440512
ILOM⑩
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
®
Sun Fire X4100
1.18
2.0.2.1
2.0.2.6
Yes* indicates that you can read the notes below for more details.
Notes:
1. A browser session is for pure port forwarding usage. The web interfaces of some SPs might work
abnormally in this mode no matter what kind of port forwarding program you use.
2. IPMI1.5, IPMI2.0 or ALOM has no web management interface itself by default. But it can be
integrated with a web interface. In this case, when you customize an SP profile for the IPMI SP
and set the web port and web scheme, you are able to use ―Browser session‖.
3. For web browsers in some particular OS (i.e. Linux), if the Java applet in the web browser has no
privilege to listen on Port 443 of local IP address (127.*.*.*), the Browser session, Autologin or
vKVM won‘t work. It is because the Java applet in the web page of Dell DRAC3 uses the
hard-coded port 443 to communicate, but DirectCommand applets of the MergePoint appliance
can‘t redirect the communication between the web client and DRAC3 via port 443 due to the
privileges.
4. When the maximum number of sessions in DRAC4 or DRAC5 has been reached, the Autologin
or KVM fails. You need to reset the firmware of the SP via Telnet or SSH.
The command for resetting the SP firmware:
racadm racreset
5. The iLO2 KVM runs with ActiveX in an IE browser and with an applet in another browser (e.g.
Firefox). The KVM with ActiveX integrates Virtual Media, while KVM with applet does not.
iLO remote console (vKVM) does not support multi-session in MS IE via DirectCommand.
6. IBM BladeCenter or RSAII does not support Autologin or vKVM with the firmware version 1.4 or
later. If IBM Bladecenter or RSAII leads to a blank page or an error page, you need to reset its SP
firmware via Telnet.
The command for reset the RSAII: resetsp
The command for reset the IBM BladeCenter: env –T system:mm[x]
reset
7. The KVM and vMedia function of IBM Blade is integrated with the KVM/vMedia of the IBM
BladeCenter KVM/vMedia so you can access each blade through the KVM applet of the
BladeCenter.
8. You can visit DRAC/MC‘s digital KVM/vMedia for a blade through ―Browser session‖ ONLY IF the
client can communicate with the digital KVM‘s IP directly.
9. You can visit KVM/vMedia of an HP Blade through the HP BladeCenter ―Browser session‖ or
―Autologin‖ interface ONLY IF the client can communicate with the Blade‘s IP directly. An HP
Blade can‘t be accessed directly from the HP OA via DirectCommand. So if you want to visit the
HP Blade via BladeCenter, you need to add every blade as an SP, and then you are able to visit
the SP‘s vKVM.
10. The ILOM‘s KVM/VM applet needs the username and password to be entered manually.
The following features are added or bugs are fixed in this release:
1. Added system session status page
For each managed service processor, there is a System Session web page showing its session
status.
2. Connection test for DirectCommand
The connection test for DirectCommand tells the user why the DirectCommand operation failed.
This feature saves the time and effort of troubleshooting the problem.
3. Supported setup wizard for deployment
The setup wizard tells the user where to start. This lets the user spend less time on configuration
and deployment. The wizard configuration can also be saved to a file and applied to another
appliance.
4. Supported default IP address
If the MergePoint appliance failsto obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, the default IP
address will be used instead.
5. Supported new service processor: Sun eLOM
6. Supported new service processor: Fujitsu Siemens iRMC S2
7. Improved license page
The improved license web page shows not only how many licenses are used, but also how many
licenses are available.
8. Solved the problem of abnormal exiting of SoL session
The problem of abnormal exiting of the SoL session when the user types ‗Ctrl+C‘ is fixed.
9. Changed default root password from „avocent‟ to „Syndey‟
10. Changed menu system for console application for MergePoint 5200 appliance and MergePoint 5300
appliance
11. Supported the distinguishing between DELL DRAC3 and DELL DRAC4 in Discovery
12. Supported the distinguishing between HP iLO and HP iLO2 in Discovery
13. Added support for Sun iLOM in Discovery
Discovery can show iLOM as its real type. The previous versions of Discovery can only show it as
IPMI.
14. Fixed the “Cannot start DHCP service when Domain Name is empty” bug.
15. Fixed the
Discovery and Manage DELL DRAC3 ERA (Embedded RAC Access Controller) bug.
16. Added safe shutdown for the appliance, and enhanced file system
Added safe shutdown function in the appliance. The user can safely turn off the appliance with it.
In addition, Ext3 is used instead of Ext2. If the file system of the appliance is corrupt, it will try to
fix the file system first. If it is not recoverable, then the appliance will run with factory default
settings.
17. Improved the performance of DirectCommand
The time used to setup a DirectCommand is decreased. It‘s faster to connect DirectCommand.
18. Showed actual DSView user in the active session for sessions created from DSView
19. Supported SuperMicro IPMI 2.0 card.
20. Recorded accounting Logs for both starting and stopping system sessions.
21. Support to show HP iLo/iLo2 IML (iLo Management Log).
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3. Constraints and Conditions
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This release includes the following constraints or conditions:
1. Usernames under User Configuration must be all in lowercase letters.
2. BMC Provisioning can only be configured on the secondary Ethernet Interface (eth1).
3. We support alias for every SP. Do not use special characters in the alias. Only the following
characters are allowed: ―0—9‖, ―a—z‖, ―A—Z‖ and ―-―.
4. Power outage during the upgrading process is not recoverable.
5. Not allowed to use special characters in the SP‘s password. We do not support the characters
like >‘, ‗<‘, ―‘‖, ―‖‖,‖&‖ or ―|‖.
6. RSAII SP sometimes leads to a blank page in web browser when it‘s processing two or more
Web/vKVM sessions simultaneously. This is not a defect of MergePoint appliance and the
DirectCommand vKVM session of RSAII will display an ―SP unavailable‖ message instead of a
blank page. To solve this problem, reset the RSA II SP firmware and restart the sessions. . A case
has been opened with IBM for this issue.