TITLE: HP Blade PC Blade Management Controller (BMC) Firmware

VERSION: 24 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains a utility that can be used to install or upgrade the 
Blade Management Controller (BMC) firmware for the supported HP Blade PC 
models. 

PURPOSE: Critical
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP38984
SUPERSEDES: SP37027
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 4, 2008
CATEGORY: Firmware
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Desktops

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP bc2000 Blade PC: All Models
HP bc2500 Blade PC: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
FreeDOS
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 32 Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides BMC version reported to the HP Blade PC Enclosure Integrated 
Administrator (IA). NOTE: This feature requires IA Version 4.20.
- Enhances the capability to automatically perform a graceful shutdown and 
optionally provide a variable hard shutdown failsafe timeout for flash mode. 
This enhancement provides a mechanism for future operating system-present (for 
example, Microsoft Windows) BMC flashing.

FIXES: 
- Fixes issue where false assertions of processor throttling health fault 
condition for HP bc2500 Blade PC models occur when the blade is in an off power 
state. This only happened when an enclosure degraded or critical health event 
occurred.
- Fixes issue where the power LED indicates a YELLOW "power-on allowed" state 
when the blade enclosure is powered off. The correct state for the power LED 
when the enclosure is powered off is the OFF "power-on not allowed" state.

PREREQUISITES: 
None

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.  

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.`


Copyright (c) 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.