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The HPE Cray XD225v motherboard and firmware recipe have been updated to support the latest AMD Turin processors; however, compatibility issues have been observed when mixing older revision boards (Rev002) with newer revision boards (Rev003) within the same chassis. These issues can cause unexpected shutdowns or system instability. This advisory provides guidance for resolving these issues, including the necessary firmware updates and compatibility requirements. When mixing (-002) BMC v1.82 with (-003) BMC v5.24, errors are logged as shown below, causing the system to shut down.
In the scenario described above, any HPE Cray XD225v.
To avoid the issues described above, consider the following: • Older BMC firmware versions (e.g., v1.82 or earlier) are not designed to support mixed board configurations with different firmware recipes. Systems configured this way may experience shutdowns. • Updating the BMC firmware to version v1.92 (or higher) resolves these compatibility issues, allowing Rev002 and Rev003 boards to coexist within the same chassis. • BMC v1.92 or v1.94 (Rev002) is fully compatible with BMC v5.24 or v5.40 (Rev003). • Mixing BMC v1.82 (Rev002) with BMC v5.24 (Rev003) leads to system shutdown events and is not supported. Firmware Compatibility Matrix Node Revision Cooling CPU BMC Firmware Version Notes Rev001 Air Cooled only AMD Genoa, Bergamo N/A Not compatible with Rev002 or Rev003 boards. Rev002 Air Cooled and DLC AMD Genoa, Bergamo v1.92 or higher Compatible with Rev003 boards only if BMC firmware is v1.92 or higher Rev003 Air Cooled and DLC AMD Genoa, Bergamo, Turin v5.24 or higher Compatible with Rev002 boards when BMC is v5.24 or higher BMC Firmware for Rev002: v1.92: https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/softwaredetails?language=en_US&collectionId=MTX-9d13a09d0eb54c68&tab=releaseNotes&softwareId=MTX_134a1b3a032d494da6fd4183c2 BMC Firmware for Rev003: v5.40: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/swd/detail?swItemId=MTX_3111abfa0e9645eda29e00931a HW and FW Table for comparison Node version 001 002 003 Cooling Support Air Cooled only Air Cooled and DLC Air Cooled and DLC CPU Support AMD Genoa, Bergamo AMD Genoa, Bergamo AMD Genoa, Bergamo, Turin Firmware Version 1.xx 1.xx 5.xx Backward Compatibility Cannot be replaced by -001/002 Cannot be replaced by -001/002 Can replace -001 and -002 boards Firmware Compatibility Cannot use -003 FW Cannot use -003 FW Cannot use -001/002 FW Spare Status - - Latest spare for all (-001,-002) MLB PCAs How to Identify XD225v Board Revisions by PN and CT P53835-003 / 1597T1278803 / 1395T3339111 P YLZH 0ARHHD013 P: PCA, YLZH: Assembly Code, 0A: revision level (A01) P53835-002 / 1597T1278802 / 1395T3339103 P XWEV 0ARHI307R P: PCA, XWEV: Assembly Code, 0A: revision level (A02) P53835-001 / 1597T1278801 / 1395T3339101 P XQAN 0ARHHI0DW P: PCA, XQAN: Assembly Code, 0A: revision level (A01) Using the BMC WebGUI or IPMI commands, the PCA Spare Part Number be can retrieved as shown below. BMC WebGUI: Navigate to FRU Information. Select FRU Device 0 - System FRU. Locate the Board Information section. Check for the PCA Spare Part Number. IPMI Command: ipmitool -I lanplus -H < IP address > -U admin -P superuser fru print 0 | grep -is 'Board Part Number' IMPORTANT: To avoid any issues, Do NOT downgrade the firmware of the Rev003 System Board to Rev001 or Rev002 versions.
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