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[#1]

I have installed IBM RSAII adaptor. After I boot, I get an bios error message d2 which means: D2 Unknown interrupt error.


Do you know where can be problem?

I've also tryed to connect the SYS MGMT (RJ45) port. My network card on laptop registred there is a connected cable, but I was unable to ping or telnet to the RS110 server. Previously (without RSAII) it accted like there is nothing plugged in.

Thank you!

[#2]

When you put RSA II into machine, didi you also update RSA II to FW for this RS110 machine?

RSA has unique FW for each model line.

[#3]

Many thanks,

I didnt know that so I haven't updated the firmware.

I have found following link http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/oem/rs110.html . But neither of following links works.

Will I be able to update firmware on RS110 server?

Thank you very much!

[#4]

IBM webteam is working on fix. You can use in the meantime FW for IBM equivalent server x3550  (M1). But this website you have to find yourself

[#5]

I have found update for firmware here http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5081602&brandind=5000... .

I would like to ask if there is a way, I can update firmware on my RS110 machine. As the update script is for linux and from README (ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/systems/support/system_x/ibm_fw_rsa2_gfep33b_linux_i386.txt) I should invoke it from a running system.  However, with the RSA II card installed I am not able to boot into the OS as bios ends up with d2 code.

Many thanks!

[#6 · Accepted solution]

Finally I have updated the firmware on RSA II adapter. I was using firware for x3250 as x3550 won't boot either at http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-66394&brandind=500000... via network update (defualt IP 192.168.70.125).

I will rewrite the firmware when previous link become accesible.

Thank you very much for all help.

[#7]

Just one update to the solution.

After updating the firmware I was able to boot into the OS. However BIOS was still responding error 178 (not available VPD). That meant RSA II was not communicating corretly with on-board BMC controller so I was not able to use monitoring and power features like restarting the server.

Correct firware to card to update was from x3250 m2 which I found here http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5073472&brandind=5000...