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Release Notes
Schroff firmware part number 63998-08171
Based on Pigeon Point Systems (PPS) firmware release 2.8.2.1 for ShMM-500
Release Date: June 6, 2012
Release History:
Release date Schroff FW P/N PPS version
December 14, 2006 63998-04652 V2.3.2
April 26, 2007 63998-04660 V2.4.2
January 18, 2008 63998-04664 V2.5.1
July 28, 2008 63998-08152 V2.5.3
January 29, 2010 63998-08160 V2.6.4.4
September 14, 2010 63998-08161P4 V2.7.0.4
October 7, 2010 63998-08162 V2.7.1
July 1, 2011 63998-08165 V2.7.4
January 19, 2012 63998-08170 V2.8.1
June 6, 2012 63998-08171 V2.8.2.1
Introduction:
The firmware package “63998-08171.zip” c ontains Firmware release 2.8.2.1 for the ShMM-500. The PPS
supplied RFS im age has been modif ied by Schr off t o adapt the firmware to Schroff ATCA shelves. The
kernel image has not been modified and is identical to the PPS kernel image. The U-boot environment
has been modified to reflect the necessary non-volatile system settings for this firmware running on
Schroff shelf managers. The Schroff part number for this firmware release is 63998-08171.
Important Notice:
The flash memory device on the ShMM-500 has gone to end-of-life status. ShMM-500s
produced after November 1, 2012 will contain a new version of the flash memory device
and must use an updated Linux kernel. The Linux kernel in version 2.8.2.1 of the shelf
manager firmware has been modified so that it will work with the updated flash memory
device, and will also work with any previous flash memory device.
The ShMM-500s with the updated flash memory device will be marked with “R2” after the
serial number.
Prior to V2.5.3 the interaction between the shelf manager and the shelf FRUs was hard
coded into the shelf manager firmware. Starting with Version V2.5.3, the Schroff shelf
manager firmware supports Pigeon Point Systems HPDL (Hardware Platform Description
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Language). See Pigeon Point Systems document
“ShelfManagerREL_2_8_2_1_20120503.pdf”. HPDL records are stored in the shelf
manager’s FRU data and in the shelf FRU data. The HPDL records contain the structure,
device population, and definitions of the shelf hardware and behavior of the Schroff ATCA
shelf. Therefore, as part of the upgrade p rocess of the firmwar e, the FRU f iles of the shelf
manager and the shelf must be upgraded at the same time. This requires a complete
reboot of both shelf manager(s) at the same time or a power cycle of the shelf.
The correct assignment of the FRU files to the corresponding shelf part number is given
in the table ‘FRU ID Files’ below. The FRU files are shipped with this release and are
stored on the ShMM-500 in the /var/nvdata directory.
Note: It is possible to run the existing shelf managers and shelf in non-HPDL mode with
V2.8.2.1 firmware. Because new shelf manager and shelf designs will only be supported
in HPDL mode we recommend that shelf managers are run in HPDL mode. The Linux
command “getenv rc2” will show how the shelf manager is configured. If the result is
“rc.acb-HPDL” then the shelf manager is configured to run in HPDL mode.