 

                            File Name: README.TXT   

 

       IBM UPS 3000XHV, 3000XLV, 7500XHV and 10000XHV firmware

       Version 2.5.4



       CONTENTS
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       1.0   Overview

       2.0   Change History

       3.0   Installation and Setup Instructions

       4.0   Configuration Information

       5.0   Unattended Mode

       6.0   Web Sites and Support Phone Number

       7.0   Trademarks and Notices

       8.0   Disclaimer

       _____________________________________________________________
 

       1.0   Overview
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             1.1   Overview of this firmware version
                 
                   The current release of the firmware for the Embedded
                   Network Module of an IBM UPS 3000XHV and 3000XLV or 
		   a Network Management Card of a 7500XHV and 10000XHV, 
		   enables remote management of the uninterruptible power 
		   supply through a Web interface (HTTP or HTTPS), control 
		   console interface accessed through Telnet or SecureSHell 
		   (SSH), or SNMP. You can also access the control console 
		   locally through a serial connection to the 
		   uninterruptible power supply.
                   
                   The Device IP Configuration Wizard, enables you to
                   discover unconfigured Embedded Network Modules on
                   the network and configure their basic TCP/IP
                   settings, one card at a time.
                   
                   You can then configure further parameters through
                   the interface of each Embedded Network Module or by
                   using the .INI file export utility, iniutil.exe, to
                   configure multiple Embedded Network Modules. The
                   utility automates the configuration of multiple
                   Embedded Network Modules by exporting settings from a
                   configured Embedded Network Module.

		   Firmware can now be upgraded by a new Firmware
		   Upgrade Utility (upgrd_util.exe). You can also
		   transfer firmware to the Embedded Network Module
                   by using FTP or SCP. 
              
                   A Security Wizard enables you to implement components
                   of your system's security. 
                  

             1.2 Limitations 
                   (1) System uptime reverts to zero after the Network
                       Management Card is running for about 497 days.
                   (2) Upload of certificates by using Secure CoPy (SCP)
                       might fail.                   
		   (3) TFTP client bootfile transfers are not always
                       reliable. TFTP client bootfile transfers could
                       time-out if the response time is more than 1
                       second. 
  		   (4) FTP port configuration requires both the
                       configured FTP port and FTP port minus one to be
                       reserved for the FTP server. 
		   (5) "Reset to Defaults" does not change the baud rate
                       to its default value of 2400. 
		   (6) The Embedded Network Module logs the error "Ran
                       out of simple heap" and performs a warm-start
                       after the following sequence of events:
                       SSL/3DES completes, SSHv2 generates the keys
                       and certificates, you log into FTP and get the
                       config.ini file, and you use the Web to
                       transfer the same config.ini file to the
                       Embedded Network Module.  To avoid this
                       limitation, restart the Embedded Network Module
                       after an SSL certificate and SSH keys and
                       certificates are generated but before uploading
                       the config.ini file.
		   (7) While you are in MD5 mode and using Microsoft(R)
                       Internet Explorer 6, some Web pages may report
                       that another user is currently logged in to the
                       Network Management Card. Refresh the page to
                       delete the message. 
		   (8) The Web interface enables the user to change the
                       password without confirmation.
		   (9) The Web interface is inaccessible if the http and
                       https ports are configured to the same port
                       number. 
		  (10) User name/password credentials are not available
                       to send to the SMTP server when sending e-mail.
		  (11) The option to test sending e-mail through the
		       secondary Domain Name System (DNS) server
		       erroneously sends the e-mail through the
		       primary DNS server.
		  (12) If you issue a bypass command with "Shutdown PCNS
                       Servers" check-marked, the servers will not shut
                       down. 
                  (13) The MIB OID upsBasicOutputPhase reports 3 for all
                       supported IBM uninterruptible power supplies. 
		  (14) A password change for the Admin user or Device
		       Manager is not logged correctly in the event
		       log.  If the new password contains the old
		       password as part of the character string, the
		       fact that the password was changed is not
		       logged at all.  In cases where the password
		       change is logged, the log entry does not
		       identify which password has been changed, Admin
		       or Device Manager.
		  (15) The SMTP server needs a user name and password
                       to enable e-mail to be sent, but the Embedded
                       Network Module does not provide a way to enter
                       such parameters. Therefore the customer cannot
                       successfully configure the e-mail function.
		  (16) You cannot display or configure Load Alarm and
                       Runtime Alarm thresholds of the uninterruptible
                       power supply from the user interface of the
                       Embedded Network Module. You must use the front
                       panel display of the uninterruptible power
                       supply instead to display and configure the
                       thresholds.
		  (17) The Embedded Network Module does not return
                       cached values for OIDs but instead returns NULL
                       if the uninterruptible power supply has lost
                       communication.
                  (18) When Network Management Stations (NMSs)
                       designated as SNMP trap receivers are not being
                       checked for authentication failures and
                       therefore do not report when an attempt by
                       a user to log on fails.
		  (19) The Embedded Network Module will not accept a
                       Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) lease
                       if the lease time is set to infinite.
		  (20) When a PowerChute Network Shutdown command is
                       received immediately after the uninterruptible
                       power supply returns to an online condition, the
                       Embedded Network Module shuts down and remains
                       off regardless of whether the Control option
                       for on-battery shutdown is configured as Reboot
                       UPS or Turn off UPS.
		  (21) Functions related to Domain Name System can
                       sometimes be prevented from working.  Such an
                       occurrence will cause a system warmstart of the
                       Embedded Network Module.  The event log
                       indicates that a system error has occurred, even
                       though the occurrence may not adversely affect
                       the operation of the Embedded Network
                       Module.
                  (22) When the Reset to Defaults option resets the
                       system configuration settings of the Embedded
                       Network Module to their default values, it does
                       not reset the configuration values for outlet
                       groups.
                  (23) You cannot apply Secure SHell (SSH) algorithms
                       in the Web interface while you are logged on
                       using Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentication in
                       the Web interface.  If you select an SSH
                       encryption algorithm and click Apply, it
                       reverts to being unselected. To avoid this
                       problem, disable MD5 authentication and then
                       select and apply the algorithms.  You can apply
                       Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) algorithms while MD5
                       is either enabled or disabled.
                  (24) The APC PowerNet MIB OID upsBasicOutputPhase
                       erroneously reports 3 instead of 1 for the IBM
                       UPS 3000XHV and IBM UPS 3000XLV.
		  (25) In the data log, the apparent load is
                       erroneously reported as load current.  It
                       should be reported in the %VA column, not the
                       %Watts column.
 
                                     
             1.3 Enhancements

                   This firmware release supports the APC PowerNet MIB,
                   version 3.6.8.

		   NOTE: The MIB Reference Guide, available on the
                         Network Management Card CD, documents the 3.6.4
                         Management Information Base. All products
                         supported by the MIB are documented in the
                         Guide, and some information is not relevant to
                         IBM uninterruptible power supplies. For
                         information on OIDs introduced since the 3.6.4
                         MIB, use a MIB browser to view their
                         definitions and available values directly from
                         the MIB itself. You can view the definitions of
                         traps that are new since the 3.6.4 MIB at the
                         end of the MIB itself (the file powernet368.mib
                         on the Network Management Card CD).

                               
             1.4   Level of recommendations and prerequisites for the update:
                   
                   IBM recommends this release (firmware modules
                   apc_hw02_aos_253.bin and apc_hw02_sumx_254.bin) for
                   users of IBM UPS 3000XHV, 3000XLV, 7500XHV and 10000XHV
		   models. 

                   Do not use this update for other IBM uninterruptible
                   power supplies. 


             1.5   Dependencies:

                    -  Requires IBM UPS 3000XHV, 3000XLV, 7500XHV or 10000XHV
               
                    -  PowerChute Network Shutdown (optional). A utility
                       included on the Embedded Network Module CD for
                       reliable, graceful, unattended shutdown of
                       multiple servers protected by the uninterruptible
                       power supply when an extended power outage occurs.

                    -  apc_hw02_aos_253.bin:  Embedded Network Module
                       operating system and TCP/IP stack.

                    -  apc_hw02_sumx_254.bin: Uninterruptible power
                       supply application for IBM UPS 3000XHV and IBM
                       UPS 3000XLV. 
                      
                    -  powernet368.mib: The APC PowerNet SNMP Management
                       Information Base (MIB)
                       
                    -  apctraps368.tdf: The APC PowerNet SNMP MIB trap
                       definition file.
                      
                    -  Device IP Configuration Wizard, version 3.0.1: 
                       A utility for Windows NT(R), version 4.0;
                       Windows(R) 2000; Windows 2003; and Windows XP to
		       discover unconfigured Embedded Network Modules on
                       the network, identify each one by its MAC
                       address, and provide a screen to configure its
                       three basic TCP/IP settings (IP address, subnet
                       mask, and default gateway).  See the Embedded Network
                       Module User's Guide on the Embedded Network Module
                       CD for more information. 
		    
		    -  .INI file configuration utility: A utility for
		       Windows NT, version 4.0; Windows 2000;
		       Windows 2003; and Windows XP to enable you to
		       export configuration parameter settings from a
		       configured Embedded Network Module to one or more
		       unconfigured Embedded Network Modules.

		    -  Security Wizard (version 1.0.1: a utility for
		       Windows NT, version 4.0; Windows 2000;
		       Windows 2003; and Windows XP to enable you to
		       create necessary components of your security
		       system when using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and
                       Secure SHell (SSH). Using the Security Wizard
		       you can create the server certificate for the
		       Embedded Network Module, a certificate signing
                       request (required if you use an external 
		       Certificate Authority), a CA root certificate,
                       and an SSH host key.
                       
                    -  Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer, version 5.0 or
                       higher; or Netscape(R) version 4.0.8 or higher
                       (except Netscape 6.x for using the Web interface
		       of the Embedded Network Module. Some Web interface
		       features (data verification, Event Log, Data Log,
		       and MD5 authentication) require that you enable
                       JavaScript(R), Java(R), and cookies for your Web
                       browser.


       2.0   Change History
       --------------------
          
             This is the third firmware release to support the
	     IBM UPS 3000XHV and the IBM UPS 3000XLV.

	     The following corrections and improvements have been made
	     to the firmware since the second firmware release
	     (apc_hw02_aos_250.bin and apc_hw02_sumx_251.bin)

	     (1) COM Port errors (errors detected by the COM Port)
                 cannot corrupt data being transmitted or received.
	     (2) In some cases, upgrading firmware from the first to
                 the second firmware release caused the file system to
                 become corrupt and caused parameter settings to be
                 reset to their defaults. There is no such risk in
                 updating to this new firmware release.
	     (3) Upgrading firmware from the first to the second
                 firmware release reset FTP client data to default
                 values. There is no such risk in updating to this new
                 firmware release.
	     (4) TFTP file transfer now functions correctly, without
                 transfer failures.
	     (5) E-mail from the Embedded Network Module now always
		 displays the correct URL, http://<ipaddress>:<port>.
		 E-mail was displaying http://<port><ipaddress> when
		 the Web port was changed to a non-standard port from
		 the standard port of 80.
	     (6) The [PowerChute] section of the config.ini file is no
		 longer truncated when approximately eight or more
		 PowerChute Network Shutdown client IP addresses are
		 configured.
	     (7) In both the Web interface and control console, the
                 remaining Shutdown Delay time is now correctly
                 displayed after a "Put UPS to Sleep" operation has
                 begun.
	     (8) When a "Put UPS to Sleep Gracefully" operation is
                 initiated through the control console, the time in
                 seconds remaining before the uninterruptible power
                 supply turns back on is now displayed correctly. A
                 conversion error was causing a shorter than actual
                 time to be displayed.
	     (9) Unsuccessful FTP login attempts no longer can cause
                 the Embedded Network Module to restart.
	    (10) An enabled Synchronized Control Group now issues
                 control commands correctly after a warm-start (when
                 the Embedded Network Module restarts while the UPS is
                 providing power) or after a firmware upgrade.
                 Previously, Embedded Network Module values might be
                 reset to default values by a warm-start or a firmware
                 upgrade.
	    (11) The event text that is sent when an FTP or TFTP file
                 transfer begins now distinguishes between the two
                 types of transfers. Formerly, the message stated only
                 that a file transfer had started.
	    (12) Interruptions in loading Web pages when running
                 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) version 3 have been
                 corrected. Pages now load correctly with no error
                 messages.
	    (13) After a new or revised config.ini file is uploaded to
                 the Embedded Network Module, the configuration values
                 are implemented the first time the Embedded Network
                 Module is restarted, as intended. (The new values
                 were not being implemented until the second time the
                 Embedded Network Module was rebooted.)
	    (14) When the uninterruptible power supplies in a
                 Synchronized Control Group resume providing power
                 after being in sleep mode, the initiating
                 uninterruptible power supply now always synchronizes
                 correctly with the others in the group. In some
                 cases, the initiating uninterruptible power supply
                 would not recognize the Return Delay and therefore
                 would end its sleep mode before the others in the group.
	    (15) The possibility of data corruption after timed-out
                 (expired) events are removed automatically from a
                 full event queue has been corrected.  This issue had
                 sometimes caused repeated warm-starts of the Embedded
                 Network Module.
	    (16) If more than approximately 60 SSL certificates were
                 generated, a flaw in the file allocation process made
                 it impossible to save more certificates. When a
                 certificate could not be saved a new one was
                 generated, which, in turn could not be saved.  This
                 continuous generation of certificates has been fixed,
                 so that you can generate more than 60 certificates
                 without incident.
	    (17) A user can no longer accidentally initiate a
                 warm-start of the Embedded Network Module by entering
                 a long username or password that fills the username
                 and password field at HTTP logon.
	    (18) The uninterruptible power supply can no longer
                 deplete its batteries while supporting its load
                 equipment during an input power failure to a point
                 at which it is unable to support that equipment when
                 power returns.
	    (19) The missing Control menu option for outlet groups in
                 the Control Console has been restored.
            

       3.0   Installation and Setup Instructions
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             3.1  Uninterruptible Power Supply Installation
             
                  To install and set up your uninterruptible power
		  supply, see the Installation and Quick-Start Guide
	          that was shipped with the uninterruptible power
                  supply. 

             3.2  Initial Configuration
             
                  You must configure the following TCP/IP settings
                  before the Embedded Network Module can operate on a
                  network:

                      The IP address of the Embedded Network Module
                      The subnet mask
                      The default gateway

                  To define the TCP/IP settings needed by the Embedded
		  Network Module, use any one of the following methods:
       
                      Use the Device IP Configuration Wizard. See the
                      Embedded Network Module User's Guide on the
		      Embedded Network Module CD for instructions on how
                      to install and use the Wizard. You can also view
		      instructions for use by clicking on the Help
                      button in the Wizard Interface. 
		     
                      Use a DHCP or BOOTP server. See the User's Guide
                      on the Embedded Network Module CD for more
                      information.

                      Use a serial connection from a local computer.
                      See the User's Guide on the Embedded Network
		      Module CD for more information.


       4.0   Configuration Information
       -------------------------------
       
             4.1  Configuring the Serial Port
             
                  When you use a terminal emulation program (such as
                  HyperTerminal) to access the control console of the
                  uninterruptible power supply, first disable any
                  service that uses the port. Then run the terminal
                  program; configure the selected port for 2400 bps,
		  8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow
                  control; and save the changes.


       5.0   Unattended Mode
       ---------------------
       
             After you install and configure your uninterruptible power
             supply, install PowerChute Network Shutdown, and configure
             the uninterruptible power supply, the uninterruptible power
             supply provides unattended graceful shutdown and restart
             (in response to a power failure or on a scheduled basis). 
             

       6.0   Web Sites and Support Phone Number
       ----------------------------------------

	     Information and assistance is available through the IBM Web site
             and by phone.

             6.1   Web sites
 
	    	   IBM Support Web Site:
	     	   http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/
 
	    	   IBM eServer Web site:
	    	   http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/
   

             6.2   Software service and support
 
            	   Through IBM Support Line, you can get telephone assistance, for a
                   fee, with usage, configuration, and software problems with xSeries
            	   servers, IntelliStation workstations, and appliances. For
	    	   information about which products are supported by Support Line in
	    	   your country or region, go to http://www.ibm.com/services/sl/products/.
 
	    	   For more information about Support Line and other IBM services, go
	    	   to http://www.ibm.com/services/, or go to
	    	   http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for support telephone numbers. In
	    	   the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378).
 
      	     6.3   Hardware service and support
 
	    	   You can receive hardware service through IBM Services or through
	    	   your IBM reseller, if your reseller is authorized by IBM to
	    	   provide warranty service. Go to http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for
	    	   support telephone numbers, or in the U.S. and Canada, call
	    	   1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378).
 
	    	   In the U.S. and Canada, hardware service and support is available
	    	   24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the U.K., these services are
	    	    available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.


      7.0   Trademarks and Notices
      ----------------------------

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       8.0   Disclaimer
       ----------------
 
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