SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP27839
PART NUMBER: 336843-007
FILE NAME: SP27839.exe
TITLE:  Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Diskette for HP ProLiant
     	BL20p G2 Server.

VERSION:    4.07A

LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: ROMPaqs

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  ProLiant BL20p G2 Server (I04)		   

OPERATING SYSTEM:  ALL

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:   May 12, 2004

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.X

SUPERSEDES:  SP27206

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images
for the latest releases of ProLiant BL20p G2 Server products.



New Features -	
 				 
        ProLiant BL20p G2 ROM I04 (05/01/2004)
        ============================================
	   	   
       	None.    
		    

Problems Fixed -                        
		
        ProLiant BL20p G2 ROM I04 (05/01/2004)
        ============================================
	   
                  Resolved an intermittent problem which may manifest itself 
		  as a Windows blue screen, Linux kernel panic (kernel oops), 
		  or a system lock-up after which the OS is halted and requires a
		  reboot. These OS problems may occur during installation of the
		  HP ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) or anytime after installation. 
		  This problem is seen more frequently with higher speed 
		  processors.

		  The Windows blue screen failure code may vary but the most 
		  frequently observed bug check stop code values are as follows:

		   0x000000D1   DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
		   0x0000001E   KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
		   0x0000000A   IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
		   0x0000001A   MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
		   0x000000C2   BAD_POOL_CALLER
		   0x0000007E   SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

		  The Windows failure occurs when running the HP ProLiant 
		  Advanced System Management Controller Driver or the HP 
		  ProLiant iLO Advanced and Enhanced System Management 
		  Controller Driver. The failure can occur when the system is
		  idle or under load.

		  Under Linux, the nature of the kernel panic is varied, but 
		  the following conditions are typical:
		   
		   Kernel Oops initiated only by Processor 0.
                   Kernel Oops most often affects kernel threads (kswapd, 
                   bdflush, keventd or kjournald).
		  Kernel Oops occurs under stress situations where all 
		  processors are under load.

      		  The Linux failure occurs when the hpasm module is installed 
      		  and running.
	     		 		    
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 SP27839.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP27839 [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
SP27839.EXE if you wish.

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