SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP30415
PART NUMBER:  394095-004
FILE NAME:  SP30415.EXE
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
        DL385 Servers.

VERSION:  4.02A

LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant DL385

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:  SP30316

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
               for the latest maintenance releases of HP
               DL385 Servers.


New Features -


        ProLiant DL385 ROM A05 (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 DL385 ROM A05 (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 SP30415.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP30415 [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
SP30415.EXE if you wish.

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