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                    Release Notes for 
                 OSA IPMI device driver

   Copyright (c) 2003-2004 OSA Technologies Inc, an Avocent Company
                   All rights reserved.

            Date Created  : October  7, 2003
            Date Modified : September 7, 2005
                               
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CONTENTS
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   1.0 Overview
   2.0 Windows driver installation
   3.0 Change log
   4.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number
   5.0 Trademarks and Notices
   6.0 Disclaimer


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1.0 Overview
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  1.1 Driver Version
  
      Windows 2.2.1.1
      
  1.2 Supported Operating System
  
      - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (standard and enterprise edition)
      - Microsoft Windows server 2003 (standard and enterprise edition)
      - Microsoft Windows server 2003 x64 Edition (standard and enterprise edition)
 
      
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2.0 Windows driver installation
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  To install OSA IPMI KCS driver for Microsoft Windows 2000 server or 
  Windows server 2003, simply run the setup.exe.
  
  During installation, the driver will query SMBIOS record 38 for device 
  driver parameters.

  2.1 unattended installation
  
      step 1, create a response file. 
              From a CMD shell, cd to where driver setup.exe 
              resides and run 'setup.exe /r /f1"c:\temp\ipmi.iss"'. 
              Be careful, there is no space between /f1 and the
              following quote! This launches a driver installation
              session as well as records your responses for each 
              screen and save it under c:\temp\ipmi.iss.
      
      step 2, invoke silent installation with the response file. 
              You can modify the response file content afterwards
              if you wish. From a CMD shell execute 
              'setup.exe /s /v"/qn" /f1"c:\temp\ipmi.iss".
  

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3.0 Change log
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  Windows 2000 Server and Windws Server 2003
  * version 2.2.1.1 on June-26-2005 *
  - Modified Windows driver to fix blue screen when miniBMC is disabled by RSA card.

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  Windows 2000 Server and Windws Server 2003
  * version 2.2.1.0 on April-21-2005 *
  - Fixed incorrect response length when returning non-zero Command
    Completion Code bug in raw.dll. Resubmit the driver package and
    obtain ditigally signature from Microsoft WHQL.
  - 64bit device driver support for 
    Microsoft Windows server 2003 x64 Edition.
  
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  Windows 2000 Server and Windws Server 2003
  * version 2.2.1.0 on July-29-2004 *
  - digitally signed by Microsoft on windows server 2003
    and windows 2000 server.

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  Windows 2000 Server and Windws Server 2003  
  * version 2.2.1 *
  - recompile Windows driver with "kernel thread mode" in VC++.

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4.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number
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  4.1   IBM Support Web Site:
        http://www.pc.ibm.com/support

  4.2   IBM eServer xSeries Web Site:
        http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries

  4.3   If you have any questions about this update, or
        problems applying the update, go to the following
        Help Center World Telephone Numbers and URL:
        http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html


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5.0 Trademarks and Notices
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  5.1   The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation
        in the United States or other countries or both:

        -  IBM
        -  xSeries
        -  eServer

  5.2   The following terms are trademarks of the Microsoft 
        Corporation in the United States or other countries or 
        both:

        -  Windows
        -  Windows 2000
        -  Windows Server 2003
  
  5.3   Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service
        marks of others.


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6.0 Disclaimer
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  THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
  KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
  IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
  WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
  MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS
  DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES
  TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS.
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