SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP31328
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  SP31328.EXE
TITLE:  Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        DL140 G2 Lights-Out 100i Remote Management.

VERSION:  1.21

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Firmware - Management

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant DL140 G2 Servers
                    and HP ProLiant DL140 G2 Lights-Out 100i firmware

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 16, 2005

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated firmware images
               for the latest releases of HP ProLiant DL140 G2
               Lights-Out 100i Remote Management.


New Features -


        ProLiant DL140 G2 Lights-Out 100i Ver. 1.21
        ===========================================

 IMPORTANT: After upgrading to the ProLiant DL140 G2 BMC Firmware v1.21 
            the BMC may not be recognized during POST when connecting the server 
            to AC power and immediately powering on.  Upgrading the DL140 G2 
            system ROM to version 1.14 or later will prevent this issue.

      NOTE: Secure Socket Layer, Secure Shell and virtual floppy enhancements are 
            available as LO100i technology previews with this firmware release. 
            This allows customers to evaluate and use these features at no extra 
            charge for an unlimited timeframe on ProLiant DL140 G2 servers.

	 1. Added support for SSL Encrypted browser communication.

	 2. Added support for SSH Encrypted command line interface communication.

	 3. Added support for DMTF SMASH Command Line Protocol.

	 4. Added support for IPMI 2.0.

	 5. Added support for Operator user account. 

	 6. Added minor changes to the HTML user interface to improve clarity 
	    and consistency.

	 7. Added support for booting from a virtual floppy.


Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant DL140 G2 Lights-Out 100i Ver. 1.21
        ===========================================

           
         1. Resolved an issue where the user would see false event logs for CPU
	    and SYS fans in the System Event Log when they restart the server.



Known Problems -
 
	 1. If the user tries to remotely establish a remote console EMS 
	    connection with a server running Windows 2003 SP1, the session will 
	    disconnect the first time this is attempted. Subsequent attempts 
	    to establish and log in to EMS will work.  Will be fixed in 
	    an upcoming maintenance release.

	 2. PXE booting will fail if the customer has the BMC configured via 
	    BIOS setup to use the shared NIC.  (PXE booting works fine if the 
	    customer has the BMC configured to use the dedicated NIC). 
	    This will be fixed in a subsequent maintenance release.




HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44 MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory.
The file that is downloaded is SP31328.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP31328 [ENTER]
You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a diskette drive to
create diskette.

4.  After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file
SP31328.EXE if you wish.

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