Intel SR870BN4 Technical Advisory

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Technical Advisory
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Intel® Server System SR870BN4 Upgrade to Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor 9000
Sequence
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Products Affected

Intel® Server System SR870BN4

Description

The Itanium® 2 Processor 9000 Sequence requires a particular BIOS and firmware version. A special process is
needed in order to upgrade from the Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor with up to 9MB or 6MB L3 Cache. This Technical
Advisory documents the process required to perform this upgrade.
NOTE
Upgrading from a system that is configured with the Itanium® 2 processor with up to 3MB of
L3 Cache is not supported.

Upgrade Instructions:

Before you begin, you must have a functional Intel® Server System SR870BN4 configured with Itanium® 2 Processors
with up to 9MB or 6MB L3 Cache. To complete the upgrade, perform the following steps:
1. Record any changes made to the BIOS setup and EFI Boot Manager Settings. The process will reset BIOS
setup options to defaults and erase any Boot Manager options that have been added, including operating
system boot options.
2. Using the S870BN4D.rec file, create an Itanium® 2 Processor 9000 SequenceBasic Input Output System
(BIOS) recovery image on an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) viewable El Torito CD-ROM. A recovery .iso
image is also available for download to simplify creation of this CD.
3. Ensure your system has the following BIOS version, depending upon the installed processor:
•
BIOS PR6.2 Build 975 for Itanium(r) 2 Processor with up to 6MB L3 cache or later
•
BIOS PR2.4 Build 976 for Itanium(r) 2 Processor with up to 9MB L3 cache or later
If necessary, update your system using the appropriate SUP package.
4. Ensure your system has the BMC firmware version 34 or later. If necessary, update your system using the
latest SUP package.
5. Insert the Itanium® 2 Processor 9000 Sequence BIOS recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive.
6. Power down the system by pressing and holding the power button on the front panel for several seconds.
7. Unplug both AC power cords to remove the standby power from the server.
Then, complete the following steps:
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TA-788-3
Date:June 27, 2006