SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP6183
PART NUMBER: 128601-001, 128602-001, 128603-001, 128604-001,
	128605-001, 128606-001, 128607-001
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: Compaq Remote ROM Flash for OS/2 Servers
VERSION: 1.00 Rev.A
LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: Software Solutions

DIVISIONS: Systems

Supported Servers: 
   [1] Compaq ProSignia 200
   [2] Compaq ProLiant 850R
   [3] Compaq ProLiant 1500
   [4] Compaq ProLiant 2000
   [5] Compaq ProLiant 3000 (E39 ROM only)
   [6] Compaq ProLiant 4000
   [7] Compaq ProLiant 4500
   [8] Compaq ProLiant 5000
   [9] Compaq ProLiant 6000 (E20 ROM only)
   [10] Compaq ProLiant 6500 (E25 ROM only)
   [11] Compaq ProLiant 7000 (E40 ROM only)

OPERATING SYSTEM:
   IBM OS/2 Warp Server 4.0
   IBM OS/2 Warp Server Advanced 4.0
   IBM OS/2 Warp Server Advanced with SMP 4.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: 
   One of the above operating systems with TCP/IP LAN services up 
   and running. If the version of TCP/IP is 3.1, the fix for 
   Portmapper should be applied. 

PREREQUISITES: 
  1. OS/2 TCP/IP services and LAN services should be running both on 
     the Client and Host machines.

  2. If the TCP/IP version is 3.1 , the fix for Portmapper should be 
     applied. The fix is available at following website.

     ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/fixes/v3.1os2
	 /latest/portmap     
 
  3. Compaq System Partition must be present on the target computer's 
     hard disk.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 23, 1999 

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: YES

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x

SUPERSEDES: None

DESCRIPTION:

  This Softpaq creates diskettes for Compaq Remote ROM Flash for 
  OS/2 servers. 

  The Compaq Remote ROM Flash Utility for OS/2 servers is divided 
  into two components
  1) Host Component
  2) Client Component

Host Component: 
     This is usually installed in the adminstrator 
     console. This component consists of six floppies. To install 
     the host component

     1) Insert the first floppy.
     2) Type A: at the command prompt and press enter
     3) Type INSTALL and follow instructions.

     Upon installation a folder named "RSRUOS2" will be created on 
     the desktop which intern consists a folder named "RSRUHLP". 
     Invoke RSRUHLP to see the user documentation of this utility.

Client Component: 
    This is installed on the computer where ROM flash has to occur. 
    To install the client component

    1) Insert the  seventh floppy.
    2) Type A: at the command prompt and press enter
    3) Type INSTALL and follow instructions.

Note: 
   For local ROM Flash both host and client components must be 
   installed on the same computer. 

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Important Usage Notes:
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The servers listed above have been tested and are fully supported 
by the Compaq Remote ROM Flash Utility.  Attempts to use the tool 
to update Smart and Smart2 Array controllers installed in unsupported 
servers should succeed by design, but this has not been verified for 
this release. 

The ROM family name of a system (i.e., E40 or P40) can be identified 
by looking on the Integrated Management Display (IMD), if present. 
If the server does not possess an IMD option, ROM name information 
can be obtained using the System Configuration utility or by watching 
the console during system boot.

There are two technical obstacles that limit the supported 
servers list at this time.

 1> The current release utilizes the System ID to correlate a ROM 
    image with a server.  Compaq ships several servers that possess 
    like System IDs, but require different ROM images. This release 
    of the utilty does not support such systems. The systems that 
    belong in this category are the following:

	Compaq ProLiant 1200 (E35 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 1600 (E34 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 2500 (E24 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 2500 (E50 ROM)


 2> Servers that utilize Compaq's Advanced Server Management Chipset 
    (ASM) will not perform a deep power reboot when the flash process 
    is initiated, and thus will not successfully flash system ROM's. 
    An issue that causes this behavior has been isolated in the ROM 
    BIOS and will be fixed in the maintenance release of the ROM's 
    dated 12\30\98.  

    Systems that have an earlier ROM date can use a modified flash 
    procedure to perform system ROM flash. These systems can use the 
    utility to setup the system partition for flash, but will need 
    to be physically powered off and powered back on to initiate a 
    successful flash process. The systems that belong in this 
    category are as following:

	Compaq ProLiant 1600  (P08 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 1850R (P07 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 3000  (P09 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 6000  (P40 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 6500  (P11 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 5500  (P12 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 7000  (P43 ROM)
	Compaq ProLiant 800   (P18 ROM)
	   
    To flash the above list of servers the following steps may be 
    used. 

    1) Run the romflash.exe utility to set up the flash 
       process.
    2) For systems with ROM's dated before 12\30\98, they must be 
       shutdown followed by a manual power off and power on.
    3) The system will boot to the system partition and perform the 
       specified flash.
    4) After the flash completes the system will shutdown and boot 
       up into OS/2.         
	      
    
HOW TO USE:

1. Download the Softpaq to an empty directory on your
   hard drive and change to that directory. The file that
   is downloaded is SP6183.EXE.

2. From that drive and directory, execute the Softpaq
   file:
      SP6183 [ENTER]

   The following files should be created:

   1. QRST5.EXE
   2. 128601._01
   3. 128601._02
   4. 128601._03
   5. 128601._04
   6. 128601._05
   7. 128601._06
   8. 128601._07
   9. SP6183.TXT

3. Obtain 7 formatted 1.44-MB diskettes.

4. To create the diskettes, run QRST5 and follow the
   on-screen instructions.

5. After the diskettes are created, you may delete the
   downloaded file SP61834.EXE and the other files created
   on your hard drive if you wish.

6. Refer README on the First Diskette for additional 
   information.

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