Release notes for IPF0606

Overview
New Features
Defect Fixes
Known Problems and Workarounds

Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) is a platform that enables you to troubleshoot a system that is not booted to the operating system. You can use ODE to troubleshoot a system on which you cannot use the Online Diagnostics Tools. ODE is also useful for some types of testing in which it is not desirable to have to boot to the operating system first, as is often the case in manufacturing environment.

The IPF Offline Diagnostics and Utilities CD is a comprehensive offline diagnostic solution. The CD includes a suite of diagnostic tools belonging to the Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) plus a collection of other useful diagnostic utilities.

New Features

CIODIAG2

Added the loopback command from the CIODIAG2> prompt. The loopback command enables users to enable and disable external loopback test. By default, the external loopback test is always disabled. For more information about the loopback command, enter help at the CIODIAG2> prompt.
Enhanced section 26 Intel Gigabit LAN Tests. The section 26 contains the following subtests:
- Internal memory pattern test.
- Internal loopback test (10Mbps) copper only.
- Internal loopback test (100Mbps) copper only.
- Internal loopback test (1000Mbps).
- External loopback test (10Mbps) (only on copper and if explicitly enabled by the user).
- External loopback test (100Mbps) (only on copper and if explicitly enabled by the user).

CIODIAG

Added the loopback command from the CIODIAG> prompt. The loopback command enables users to enable and disable external loopback test. By default, the external loopback test is always disabled. For more information about the loopback command, enter help at the CIODIAG2> prompt.
Enhanced section 6 and 7, DEC LAN Internal/External loopback tests, respectively.
Internal loopback test for section 6 includes multiple levels of loopback testing (MAC, MII, PHY). The interface need not be connected to a live 10 Base-T network for external loopback test for section 7. However, the external loopback hood must be connected to the interface. External loopback tests are done at 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.
Enhanced sections 8 and 9 Broadcom Gigabit LAN tests:
- Internal memory pattern test.
- Internal loopback test (PHY).
- Internal loopback test (MAC).
- External loopback test (only if explicitly enabled by the user).
Enhanced section 10 Intel Gigabit LAN Tests. This section is divided into the following subtests:
- Internal memory pattern test.
- Internal loopback test (10Mbps) copper only.
- Internal loopback test (100Mbps) copper only.
- Internal loopback test (1000Mbps).
- External loopback test (10Mbps) (only on copper and if explicitly enabled by the user).
- External loopback test (100Mbps) (only on copper and if explicitly enabled by the user).
Enhanced PDH UART tests (sections 11, 12, 13) to test PDH UARTs on non-root cells in addition to the ones on the root-cell. On SD64B, SD32B, SD16B, rx8640, and rx7640 servers, section 11, 12, and 13 will also test the virtual UARTs used for nPar and fPar applications.

COPYUTIL DFDUTIL DFDUTILU

Added support for AE311A and AE312A FC cards.

FCFUPDATE

Added support for AE311A, AE312A, AB429A, AD193A(FC/LAN), and AD194A(FC/LAN) IO cards.

  Gigabit fw and driver files for HP Gigabit Ethernet adapters
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  1) To be used with FCFUPDATE.
 
  ixgbe fw and driver files for HP 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  To be used with FCFUPDATE.

  HP 2 Gigabit Fiber Channel Host Bus Adapter Driver  (A6795A)
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  To be used with FCFUPDATE.

IODIAG

Added support for AE311A, AE312A, A8002A, A8003A, AB429A, AD193A(FC/LAN), and AD194A(FC/LAN) IO cards.

MEMDIAG

Added timestamp when SBE occurs.
SBE logs for a specific error are displayed only once after that error occurs.

TITANDIAG

Added the LSI1030 SCSI controller as a targeted PCI device.

Defect Fixes

COPYUTIL DFDUTIL DFDUTILU MAPPER PERFVER

JAGaf99241 is fixed
These programs sometimes display the following messages when mapping the multiple FC controllers:
returning EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER

CPUDIAG MAPPER MEMDIAG MOABDIAG TOGODIAG

JAGaf97749 is fixed
These programs now support up to 256 processors.
JAGaf99241 is fixed
These programs now improve performance in systems with large number of processors.

CPUDIAG

JAGaf99238 is fixed
CPUDIAG hangs on systems with 256 processors.

MAPPER

JAGaf99241 is fixed
MAPPER displays the following error message in systems with 256 processors:
Error: GetEnabledProcessorsInfo() return status= 5

TOGODIAG

JAGaf94066 is fixed
TOGODIAG hangs if the monarch is not set to the first active CPU.

TITANDIAG

JAGaf87811 is fixed
Now supports the LSI1030 SCSI Controller.

Known Problems and Workarounds

CIODIAG2

The CIODIAG2 tool must not be run without rebooting the machine, if an FTP script has been executed. Else, the LAN tests will generate a Machine Check Abort (MCA).

COPYUTIL

The COPYUTIL tool does not support the Agilent FC cards.

IODIAG

To manually select and run section 3 for A9782A, A9784A, A6826A, and AB234B cards, users must know the command line interface of the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) shell command, drvdiag.
Due to an EFI driver issue on the AB287A 10GigE adapter, section 2 of the IODIAG tool fails on the following servers:
- rx8640 server
- rx7640 server
- SD16B server
- SD32B server
- SD64B server
The AB287A 10GigE adapter is shipped with EFI driver version 1.1.3.0. On rx8640, rx7640, SD16B, SD32B, and SD64B servers, the EFI driver version 1.1.3.0 may cause section 2 of the IODIAG tool to fail. These failures occur while using the IODIAG tool from the following Offline Diagnostics CD media:
- IPF0512
- IPF0603
- IPF0606
The error message is:
```
SECTION 002
   Running Extended Vendor Provided Test

   "Testing HP AB287A 10 GigE Lan Port @ Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,2)/Pci(1|0).

      ASIC internal loop back test Fail
      Optical transponder internal loop back test Fail
   This IO port failed with EFI_DEVICE_ERROR"
```
The error message does not indicate that the adapter is defective. To verify that the adapter is functional, follow the procedure described in the AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet Card Installation Guide. Install the HP-UX driver. Use the link loop or the ping command to send packets to a remote system.
Note that the failure of an IODIAG tool does not impact the functionality of the adapter.
Update the EFI driver on the adapter. You can download the latest EFI Driver from the following Web site: http://www.hp.com, (Software & Driver Downloads) The information for downloading and flashing the EFI driver on the 10GigE adapter is available at the following Web site:
http://www.hp.com, (Software & Driver Downloads)

PERFVER

On a zx2000 system, the self test for IDE devices such as CD/DVD drives and Hard disks are not supported. Users must block the test on section 2 for zx2000
On a rx7640 system, SCSI self test on DVD drive TEAC DV-28E fails.

PLUTODIAG

This version assumes that the system has PLUTO 2.0 or later version.

REODIAG

Sections 3, 5.11, and 5.12 does not run if the FTP or the PXE network driver is loaded. This behavior is by design.
To run Sections 3, 5.11, and 5.12, reboot the cell without starting the FTP or PXE network driver.
If Sections 3, 5.11 and 5.12 are run, FTP access will not work until the machine is rebooted.
Sections 3.1 and 3.3 will not run if PXE network driver is loaded. This behavior is by design.
REODIAG checks for VenMsg(0C8AFAFB-2A49-43AA-A449-5B2FD20AE6C8) when executed from RAMDRIVE. This value must be present for REODIAG to work from RAMDRIVE.
ACPI must be set to the default configuration before running the PLUTODIAG tools.
That is, fs0:>acpiconfig default The system must be reset for the change to occur.
The REODIAG commands, rreg and rrev, may cause system MCA. Users should not use these commands.

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Last updated: Thursday June 1 2006