SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP30414
PART NUMBER:  394094-004
FILE NAME:  SP30414.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        BL35p Servers.

VERSION:  4.02A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant BL35p

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 16, 2005

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP30317

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP
               BL35p Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant BL35p ROM A03 (04/30/2005)
        ============================================

           Added enhanced Virtual Serial Port support. This feature was 
           removed from the 04/22/2005 version of the System ROM due to 
           a possible issue with corrupted PCI Configuration Cycles. 
           Corruption of PCI Configuration Cycles could result in incorrect 
           system operation such as a kernel panic, blue screen, or exception. 
           This ROM addresses all potential issues with enhanced 
           Virtual Serial Port. The enhanced Virtual Serial Port feature 
           allows redirecting serial console through iLO at standard COM 
           port addresses. For all systems configured to use standard 
           Virtual Serial Port with the 04/22/2005 System ROM, this feature 
           will continue to operate in the same manner until enhanced Virtual 
           Serial Port is configured in RBSU. To enable enhanced Virtual 
           Serial Port support, configure the Virtual Serial Port in RBSU 
           to a standard COM port assignment. For Linux users, the OS should
           then be configured to direct serial console to that COM port. 
           For Windows users using Emergency Management Services (EMS), 
           EMS should be configured in RBSU to that COM port assignment. 
           If it is desired to redirect BIOS Serial Console through iLO, 
           configure BIOS Serial Console in RBSU to the same COM port 
           setting as the Virtual Serial Port.



Problems Fixed -


        ProLiant BL35p ROM A03 (04/30/2005)
        ============================================

           None.




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 SP30414.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP30414 [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
SP30414.EXE if you wish.

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