TITLE:   
	HP 4X DDR IB Mezzanine HCA for HP c-Class BladeSystem Firmware Upgrade

VERSION:
	1.1.0

LANGUAGE:
	English

CATEGORY:
	Firmware

DIVISIONS: 
	Comm-Network

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
 	HP 4X DDR IB Mezzanine HCA

OPERATING SYSTEM:  
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES/AS for x86_64 (Update 2 and later)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES/AS for x86 (Update 2 and later)
	SLES 9 SP3 for x86
	SLES 9 SP3 for x86_64
	SLES10 for x86
	SLES10 for x86_64

PREREQUISITES:  
	Any ProLiant c-Class BladeSystem that supports one of the
	above operating systems.

	The perl package and the expat package must be installed on
	the server prior to running the mft tools.

	256MB RAM minimum
	Latest HP System ROM 

	NOTE: Visit the following URL to upgrade the ROM
	http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files 
	(Select ProLiant from the server column)

EFFECTIVE DATE: 
	01/23/2006

SUPERSEDES: 
	None (Initial Release)

DESCRIPTION: 

	This release contains firmware updates to support the HP 4X DDR IB
	Mezzanine HCA card. It also contains the mft utility that must be
	used to update the firmware.

	To update the firmware, you must first install the mft package and
	start mst. Then you must run the flint command to update the firmware.
	These steps are explained in more detail below. For further
	information on using the mft package and flint, please refer to the
	user manual located at
	<download_dir>/tools/mft/Mellanox_Firmware_Tools_user_manual_0_40.pdf.

	For more information on the firmware functionality, please refer to
	the firmware release notes located at
	<download_dir>/firmware/mezz/hpmezz_image-001_01_00-release_notes.pdf.

	Directory layout

	/
	|
	+-- /firmware
	    |
	    +-- /mezz (Firmware images and release notes)
		|
		+-- /hpmezz-1.1.0.bin (contains the binary firmware image)
	+-- /tools
	    |
	    +-- /mft (mft and documentation)
	         |
                 +-- /mft-1.0.3-rc4 (mft utilities and install scripts)

	Installation Steps
	------------------

	1. Install the MFT package
		cd <download_dir>/tools/mft/mft-1.0.3-rc4
		./install.sh
	2. Start the mst driver
		mst start
	3. Run the flint command to burn the firmware
		cd <dowload_dir>/firmware/mezz
		flint -d /dev/mst/mt25204_pci_cr0 -use_image_ps -i hpmezz-1.1.0.bin burn

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
        Initial release

LIMITATIONS/NOTES

	When using flint to display update the firmware version, the messages
		Current FW version on flash:	N/A
		New FW version:			N/A
	will be displayed. These messages can be ignored. Once the firmware
	is updated, you can verify a successful update by issuing the
	following command:
		flint -dev /dev/mst/mt25204_pci_cr0 q
	One of the lines of output from this command should read:
		VSD:		product_ver=hpmezz_001_01_00


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