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H3C iFIST-1.49 Release Notes |
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Contents
Hardware and software compatibility matrix
Upgrade restrictions and guidelines
From iFIST-1.01.13 to iFIST-1.01.27
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.49
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.48
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.47
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.46P01
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.46
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.45
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.44
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.43
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.42
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.41
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.40
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.39
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.38
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.37
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.36
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.35
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.34
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.33
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.32
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.31
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.30
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.29
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.28
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.27
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.26
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.25
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.24
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.23
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.22
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.21
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.20
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.18
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.17
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.16P01
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.16
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.15
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.14
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.13P01
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.13
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.12
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.10
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.07
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.06
Appendix C Acronyms and abbreviations
Table 1 MD5 checksums for individual software installation files
Table 4 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4950 G3 servers)
Table 5 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R6900 G3 servers)
Table 6 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R8900 G3 servers)
Table 7 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R6700 G3 servers)
Table 8 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R5300 G3 servers)
Table 10 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer E3200 G3 servers)
Table 11 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4500 G3 servers)
Table 12 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R6900 G5 servers)
Table 13 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4900 G5 servers)
Table 14 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4700 G5 servers)
Table 15 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4950 G5 ROME servers)
Table 16 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4950 G5 MILAN servers)
Table 17 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R5500 G5 AMD servers)
Table 18 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R5500 G5 INTEL servers)
Table 19 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer B5700 G5 servers)
Table 20 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R5300 G5 servers)
Table 21 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4930 G5 servers)
Table 22 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4300 G5 servers)
Table 23 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4330 G5 servers)
Table 24 Compatibility between iFIST and storage controllers
Table 25 H3C iFIST software feature
Introduction
This document describes the features, restrictions and guidelines, open problems, and workarounds for version iFIST-1.49.
Use this document in conjunction with the documents listed in "Related documentation."
Version information
Version number
Table 1 shows the MD5 checksums for the installation files in this package.
Table 1 MD5 checksums for individual software installation files
Software | Installation file name | MD5 checksum |
ISO installation package | iFIST-1.49.iso.rar | 57e68395b5c3c66a9f8bd2a0ebc9e2d6 |
Standalone installation package | iFIST-1.49.tar.gz | bce351c153efd18a9150358bd993daba |
| NOTE: You can access the iFIST Web interface to identify the iFIST version by clicking the |
The version history is as shown in Table 2.
Last version | Release date | Release type | Remarks | |
1.49 | 1.48 | 2022-9-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.48 | 1.47 | 2022-8-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.47 | 1.46P01 | 2022-7-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.46P01 | 1.46 | 2022-7-7 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.46 | 1.45 | 2022-6-21 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.45 | 1.44 | 2022-5-20 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.44 | 1.43 | 2022-4-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.43 | 1.42 | 2022-3-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.42 | 1.41 | 2022-2-28 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.41 | 1.40 | 2022-1-24 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.40 | 1.39 | 2021-12-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.39 | 1.38 | 2021-11-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.38 | 1.37 | 2021-10-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.37 | 1.36 | 2021-9-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.36 | 1.35 | 2021-8-27 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.35 | 1.34 | 2021-7-28 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.34 | 1.33 | 2021-6-25 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.33 | 1.32 | 2021-5-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.32 | 1.31 | 2021-4-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.31 | 1.30 | 2021-3-31 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.30 | 1.29 | 2021-2-8 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.29 | 1.01.28 | 2020-12-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.28 | 1.01.27 | 2020-11-27 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.27 | 1.01.26 | 2020-10-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.26 | 1.01.25 | 2020-09-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.25 | 1.01.24 | 2020-08-31 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.24 | 1.01.23 | 2020-07-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.23 | 1.01.22 | 2020-06-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.22 | 1.01.21 | 2020-05-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.21 | 1.01.20 | 2020-04-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.20 | 1.01.18 | 2020-03-13 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.18 | 1.01.17 | 2019-12-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.17 | 1.01.16P01 | 2019-11-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.16P01 | 1.01.16 | 2019-11-8 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.16 | 1.01.15 | 2019-10-31 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.15 | 1.01.14 | 2019-9-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.14 | 1.01.13P01 | 2019-8-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.13P01 | 1.01.13 | 2019-7-12 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.13 | 1.01.12 | 2019-06-28 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.12 | 1.01.10 | 2019-05-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.10 | 1.01.08 | 2019-03-29 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.08 | 1.01.07 | 2019-02-28 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.07 | 1.01.06 | 2019-01-30 | ESS version | (Optional update.) Fixed bugs. |
1.01.06 | First release | 2018-12-29 | ESS version | First release. |
Software running environments
CentOS 8.2 (64-bit)
Supported browsers
Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1
Supported languages
English
Chinese
Supported devices
H3C UniServer B5700 G5
H3C UniServer R4300 G5
H3C UniServer R4330 G5
H3C UniServer R4700 G5
H3C UniServer R4900 G5
H3C UniServer R4930 G5
H3C UniServer R4950 G5
H3C UniServer R5300 G5
H3C UniServer R5500 G5
H3C UniServer R6900 G5
H3C UniServer B5700 G3
H3C UniServer B5800 G3
H3C UniServer B7800 G3
H3C UniServer E3200 G3
H3C UniServer R2700 G3
H3C UniServer R2900 G3
H3C UniServer R4500 G3
H3C UniServer R4700 G3
H3C UniServer R4900 G3
H3C UniServer R4950 G3
H3C UniServer R5300 G3
H3C UniServer R6700 G3
H3C UniServer R6900 G3
H3C UniServer R8900 G3
Hardware and software compatibility matrix
CAUTION: To avoid an upgrade failure, use the following tables to verify the hardware and software compatibility before performing an upgrade. |
Table 3 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4900/R4700/R2900/R2700 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4900/R4700/R2900/R2700 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 1.30.19 and later |
BIOS | Version 2.00.39 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 4 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4950 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4950 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 1.30.19 and later |
BIOS | Version 3.01.17 and later (non-H3C-proprietary version) |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 5 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R6900 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R6900 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 1.30.19 and later |
BIOS | Version 2.00.39 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 6 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R8900 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R8900 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 1.30.19 and later |
BIOS | Version 2.00.39 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 7 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R6700 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R6700 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 1.30.19 and later |
BIOS | Version 2.00.39 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 8 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R5300 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R5300 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 1.30.19 and later |
BIOS | Version 2.00.39 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 9 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer B5700/B5800/B7800 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer B5700/B5800/B7800 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 1.30.19 and later |
BIOS | Version 2.00.39 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 10 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer E3200 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer E3200 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 1.30.26P02 and later |
BIOS | Version 2.00.43 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 11 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4500 G3 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4500 G3 servers |
HDM | Version 2.98 and later |
BIOS | Version 2.00.58 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 12 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R6900 G5 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R6900 G5 servers |
HDM | Version 2.32 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.15 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 13 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4900 G5 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4900 G5 servers |
HDM | Version 2.32 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.09 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 14 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4700 G5 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4700 G5 servers |
HDM | Version 2.32 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.09 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 15 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4950 G5 ROME servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4950 G5 ROME servers |
HDM | Version 2.60 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.30 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 16 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4950 G5 MILAN servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4950 G5 MILAN servers |
HDM | Version 2.70 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.08 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 17 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R5500 G5 AMD servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R5500 G5 AMD servers |
HDM | Version 2.69 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.27 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 18 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R5500 G5 INTEL servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R5500 G5 INTEL servers |
HDM | Version 2.70 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.30 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 19 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer B5700 G5 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer B5700 G5 servers |
HDM | Version 2.18 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.07 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 20 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R5300 G5 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R5300 G5 servers |
HDM | Version 2.18 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.09 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 21 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4930 G5 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4930 G5 servers |
HDM | Version 2.32 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.15 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 22 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4300 G5 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4300 G5 servers |
HDM | Version 2.18 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.09 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Table 23 Hardware and software compatibility matrix (for the H3C UniServer R4330 G5 servers)
Item | Specifications |
Product family | H3C UniServer R4330 G5 servers |
HDM | Version 2.18 and later |
BIOS | Version 5.09 and later |
FIST | Version 2.48 and later |
FIST SMS | Version 1.49 and later |
iFIST | Version 1.49 and later |
Upgrade recommendations
As a best practice, upgrade the software to this version.
Upgrade restrictions and guidelines
Verify the hardware and software compatibility before performing an upgrade.
Verify that the server on which the iFIST image is saved can communicate with HDM.
Hardware feature updates
This document uses simplified model numbers for server components such as model numbers without prefixes and suffixes. For example, memory model number DDR4-2666-8G-1Rx8-R might represents memory components of models UN-DDR4-2666-8G-1Rx8-R, UN-DDR4-2666-8G-1Rx8-R-F, or UN-DDR4-2666-8G-1Rx8-R-S.
iFIST-1.49
None.
iFIST-1.48
None.
iFIST-1.47
None.
iFIST-1.46P01
None.
iFIST-1.46
None.
iFIST-1.45
None.
iFIST-1.44
None.
iFIST-1.43
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R4500 G3 servers was added.
From iFIST-1.36 to iFIST-1.42
None.
iFIST-1.35
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R4300 G3 servers was added.
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R4330 G5 servers was added.
From iFIST-1.33 to iFIST-1.34
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R4930 G5 servers was added.
iFIST-1.32
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R5300 G5 servers was added.
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer B 5700 G5 servers was added.
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R5500 AMD G5 servers was added.
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R4950 G5 ROME servers was added.
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R4900 G5 servers was added.
From iFIST-1.29 to iFIST-1.31
None.
iFIST-1.01.28
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R6900 G5 servers was added.
From iFIST-1.01.13 to iFIST-1.01.27
None.
iFIST-1.01.12
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R5300 G3 servers was added.
iFIST-1.01.10
Support for iFIST on H3C UniServer R8900 G3 servers was added.
Software feature updates
iFIST-1.49
Added support for importing and exporting controller configuration.
Added support for device diagnosis configuration.
iFIST-1.48
Added compatibility with G6 products.
iFIST-1.47
None.
iFIST-1.46P01
None.
iFIST-1.46
None.
iFIST-1.45
None.
iFIST-1.44
Added support of RAID-P460-B2 controllers for hot backup.
iFIST-1.43
None.
iFIST-1.42
None.
iFIST-1.41
This version added support for scanning the QR code to view feature diagrams or give feedback on the Server Diagnostics page.
iFIST-1.40
Optimized the iFIST GUI.
iFIST-1.39
None.
iFIST-1.38
Added support of iFIST for securely clearing data (restoring HDM/BIOS to the default settings and clearing stored data).
iFIST-1.37
Added the firmware update feature in UniTool.
iFIST-1.36
Added the iFIST&UniTool unification feature.
iFIST-1.35
Support for iFIST server diagnostics was added on the H3C UniServer R4900 G5 server.
iFIST-1.34
Added support of clone-mode OS installation for CentOS 8.2 in FIST.
iFIST-1.33
Added support for RAID-P430 controllers in RAID (Expose-RAW) mode.
iFIST-1.32
Added support for updating the iFIST system kernel to the CentOS 8.2 version.
Added support for H3C OEM VMware images.
Added support for CentOS system installation through USB flash drives.
Added support for out-of-band firmware update with HDM.
iFIST-1.31
None.
iFIST-1.30
For more information about the software feature update history, see H3C iFIST-1.30(0502A4EP) Release Notes (Software Feature Changes).
MIB updates
None.
Operation changes
Restrictions and cautions
Restrictions
Verify that the server on which you want to upgrade iFIST can communicate with HDM.
The Windows installation on blade servers through iFIST is available only for HDM-2.38 or earlier and HDM-2.70 or later.
Cautions
Verify the hardware and software compatibility for iFIST.
iFIST diagnosis is available only for the R4900 G3/R4700 G3/R2900 G3/R2700 G3/ R6900 G3/ R6700 G3/B7800 G3/B5700 G3/B5800 G3/5300 G3/R4900 G5.
In the current software version, iFIST supports hot backup only for RAID-P460-B2, RAID-P460-M2, RAID-P460-B4, and RAID-P460-M4 controllers, and does not support this feature on B5700 G5/B7800 G3/B5700 G3/B5800 G3 servers.
The OS installation wizard of iFIST supports the following operating systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 (64 bit) (includes KVM)
CentOS:
CentOS 6.10 (64 bit)
CentOS 7.3 (64 bit)
CentOS 7.4 (64 bit)
CentOS 7.5 (64 bit)
CentOS 7.6 (64 bit)
CentOS 7.7 (64 bit)
CentOS 7.8 (64 bit)
CentOS 8.0 (64 bit)
CentOS 8.1 (64 bit)
CentOS 8.2 (64 bit)
CentOS 8.3 (64 bit)
CentOS 8.4 (64 bit)
Oracle Linux:
Oracle Linux 8.2
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server:
SLES 11 SP4 (64 bit) (includes XEN & KVM)
SLES 12 (64 bit) SP1 (includes XEN & KVM)
SLES 12 (64 bit) SP2 (includes XEN & KVM)
SLES 12 (64 bit) SP3 (includes XEN & KVM)
SLES 12 (64 bit) SP4 (includes XEN & KVM)
SLES 12 (64 bit) SP5 (includes XEN & KVM)
SLES 15 (64 bit) (includes XEN & KVM)
SLES 15 (64 bit) SP1 (includes XEN & KVM)
VMware ESXi:
VMware ESXi 6.5 U1 (64 bit) (H3C OEM)
VMware ESXi 6.5 U2 (64 bit)
VMware ESXi 6.5 U3 (64 bit) (H3C OEM)
VMware ESXi 6.7 (64 bit)
VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 (64 bit)
VMware ESXi 7.0 (64 bit)
Ubuntu Server:
Ubuntu Server 17.10 (64 bit) - LTS
Ubuntu Server 17.10.1 (64 bit) - LTS
Ubuntu Server 18.04 (64 bit) - LTS
Ubuntu Server 18.04.1 (64 bit) - LTS
Ubuntu Server 18.04.2 (64 bit) – LTS
Ubuntu Server 18.04.3 (64 bit) – LTS
CAS:
CAS 5.0 E0513
CAS 5.0 E0526
Windows Server:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essential
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Datacenter
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019
The OS installation wizard of iFIST supports the following storage controllers:
PMC controllers:
HBA-H460-M1
HBA-H460-B1
RAID-P460-M2
RAID-P460-B2
RAID-P460-M4
RAID-P460-B4
RAID-P4408-Ma-8i-2GB
RAID-P4408-Mf-8i-2GB
RAID-P2404-Mf-4i-2GB
HBA-1000-M2-1
RAID-P430-M1
RAID-P430-M2
LSI controllers:
RAID-LSI-9361-8i(1G)-A1-X
RAID-LSI-9361-8i(2G)-1-X
RAID-LSI-9460-8i(2G)
RAID-LSI-9460-8i(4G)
RAID-LSI-9460-16i(4G)
RAID-P5408-Mf-8i-4G
RAID-P5408-Ma-8i-4G
RAID-L460-M4
HBA-H5408-Mf-8i
HBA-LSI-9440-8i
HBA-LSI-9311-8i-A1-X
HBA-LSI-9300-8i-A1-X
RAID-LSI-9400-8i(4G)
RAID-LSI-9460-8i(4G)
HBA-LSI-9400-16i
HBA-LSI-9400-8i
RAID-LSI-9560-8i(4G)
RAID-LSI-9560-16i(8G)
Table 24 shows the compatibility between firmware versions of storage controllers and iFIST.
Table 24 Compatibility between iFIST and storage controllers
Storage controller | Compatible firmware versions | Remarks |
HBA-H460-M1 | 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, 2.93.0 | The current iFIST version might be abnormal for storage controllers with firmware version higher than 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, and 2.93.0. |
HBA-H460-B1 | 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, 2.93.0 | The current iFIST version might be abnormal for storage controllers with firmware version higher than 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, and 2.93.0. |
RAID-P460-M2 | 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, 2.93.0 | The current iFIST version might be abnormal for storage controllers with firmware version higher than 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, and 2.93.0. |
RAID-P460-B2 | 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, 2.93.0 | The current iFIST version might be abnormal for storage controllers with firmware version higher than 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, and 2.93.0. |
RAID-P460-M4 | 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, 2.93.0 | The current iFIST version might be abnormal for storage controllers with firmware version higher than 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, and 2.93.0. |
RAID-P460-B4 | 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, 2.93.0 | The current iFIST version might be abnormal for storage controllers with firmware version higher than 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, and 2.93.0. |
HBA-1000-M2-1 | 3.52 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 3.52. |
RAID-P430-M1 | 3.52 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 3.52. |
RAID-P430-M2 | 3.52 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 3.52. |
RAID-P4408-Mf-8i-2GB | 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, 2.93.0 | The current iFIST version might be abnormal for storage controllers with firmware version higher than 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, and 2.93.0. |
RAID-P2404-Mf-4i-2GB | 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, 2.93.0 | The current iFIST version might be abnormal for storage controllers with firmware version higher than 1.60.0, 1.98.0, 2.30.0, and 2.93.0. |
RAID-LSI-9361-8i(1G)-A1-X | 24.18.0-0021 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 24.18.0-0021. |
RAID-LSI-9361-8i(2G)-1-X | 24.18.0-0021 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 24.18.0-0021. |
RAID-LSI-9460-8i(2G) | 5.010.00-0671 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 5.010.00-0671. |
RAID-LSI-9460-8i(4G) | 5.010.00-0671 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 5.010.00-0671. |
RAID-LSI-9460-16i(4G) | 5.010.00-0671 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 5.010.00-0671. |
HBA-LSI-9440-8i | 5.040.01-1123 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 5.040.01-1123. |
RAID-L460-M4 | 5.040.01-1123 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 5.040.01-1123. |
RAID-P5408-Mf-8i | 50.07.0-1868 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 50.07.0-1868. |
RAID-P5408-Ma-8i | 50.07.0-1868 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 50.07.0-1868. |
HBA-H5408-Mf-8i | 50.07.0-1868 | The current iFIST version can also identify storage controllers with firmware version higher than 50.07.0-1868. |
HBA-LSI-9311-8i-A1-X | 15.00.07.00 | N/A |
HBA-LSI-9300-8i | 15.00.07.00 | N/A |
RAID-LSI-9560-8i(4G) | 52.17.0-4031 | N/A |
RAID-LSI-9560-16i(8G) | 52.17.0-4031 | N/A |
HBA-LSI-9400-8i | 17.00.00.00 | N/A |
HBA-LSI-9400-16i | 17.00.00.00 | N/A |
For the memory smart-test feature, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
The memory smart-test feature can perform tests only in UEFI boot mode.
The memory smart-test feature is supported only when all memory chips on the server are from a single vendor, Hynix, Samsung, or Micron.
The memory smart-test feature for memory chips from Hynix is supported in BIOS-2.00.33 and later on the following servers:
H3C UniServer R2700 G3
H3C UniServer R2900 G3
H3C UniServer R4700 G3
H3C UniServer R4900 G3
H3C UniServer R6700 G3
H3C UniServer R6900 G3
H3C UniServer R5300 G3
H3C UniServer R4400 G3
H3C UniServer E3200 G3
H3C UniServer B5700 G3
H3C UniServer B5800 G3
H3C UniServer B7800 G3
The memory smart-test feature for memory chips from Samsung is supported in BIOS-2.00.36 and later on the following servers:
H3C UniServer R2700 G3
H3C UniServer R2900 G3
H3C UniServer R4700 G3
H3C UniServer R4900 G3
H3C UniServer R6700 G3
H3C UniServer R6900 G3
H3C UniServer R5300 G3
H3C UniServer R4400 G3
H3C UniServer E3200 G3
H3C UniServer B5700 G3
H3C UniServer B5800 G3
H3C UniServer B7800 G3
The memory smart-test feature for memory chips from Samsung is supported in BIOS-2.00.37 and later on the H3C UniServer R8900 G3 servers.
The memory smart-test feature for memory chips from Micron is supported in BIOS-2.00.43 and later on the following servers:
H3C UniServer R2700 G3
H3C UniServer R2900 G3
H3C UniServer R4700 G3
H3C UniServer R4900 G3
H3C UniServer R6700 G3
H3C UniServer R6900 G3
H3C UniServer R8900 G3
H3C UniServer R5300 G3
H3C UniServer R4400 G3
H3C UniServer E3200 G3
H3C UniServer B5700 G3
H3C UniServer B5800 G3
H3C UniServer B7800 G3
Follow these restrictions and guidelines for configuration management:
Configuration import and export are supported only in HDM-1.11.25 and later.
PMC storage controllers do not support importing and exporting RAID configuration.
ACS configuration is supported only on the following products:
H3C UniServer R5300 G3 with 16 GPUs
H3C UniServer R5300 G3 with 8 GPUs
H3C UniServer R5500 G5 with AMD CPUs
H3C UniServer R5500 G5 with Intel CPUs
H3C UniServer R5300 G5 with 16 GPUs
H3C UniServer R5300 G5 with 8 GPUs
H3C UniServer R5300 G3 with a version earlier than BIOS-2.00.47 does not support disabling ACS control.
H3C UniServer R5500 G5 with Intel CPUs and a version earlier than BIOS-5.34 does not support disabling ACS control.
H3C UniServer R5300 G3 with 16 GPUs and a version earlier than HDM-1.30.20 does not support enabling ACS capability.
H3C UniServer R5300 G5 with 16 GPU and a version earlier than HDM-2.60 does not support enabling ACS capability.
Follow these restrictions and guidelines for log downloading:
SDS log downloading is supported only in HDM-1.11.19 and later.
The HBA-LSI-9300-8i-A1-X storage controller does not support downloading controller logs.
Secure data clearing is supported only on the following storage controllers: HBA-H460-M1, HBA-H460-B1, RAID-P460-M2, RAID-P460-B2, RAID-P460-M4, RAID-P460-B4, RAID-P4408-Mf-8i, RAID-P2404-Mf-4i, RAID-LSI-9361-8i(1G)-A1-X, and RAID-LSI-9361-8i(2G)-1-X.
Open problems and workarounds
List of resolved problems
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.49
202208120817
Symptom: Drive Smart information downloading fails through iFIST from a server installed with an HBA-LSI-9300-8i-A1-X controller.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you download drive Smart information through iFIST from a server installed with an HBA-LSI-9300-8i-A1-X controller.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.48
202208120817
Symptom: Drive log downloading from iFIST fails if Samsung NVMe drives are present.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you use iFIST to download drive logs for a server installed with Samsung NVMe drives.
202208120817
Symptom: Drive log downloading from iFIST fails if Samsung NVMe drives are present.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you use iFIST to download drive logs for a server installed with Samsung NVMe drives.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.47
202207041004
Symptom: Security vulnerability CVE-2022-2068 is found during vulnerability scanning in a version earlier than iFIST-1.47.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.47.
202206211014
Symptom: Log downloading fails when you use iFIST of a version earlier than 1.47 to download logs from a server installed with Memblaze Pblaze5 926 NVMe drives.
Condition: This symptom occurs when you use iFIST of a version earlier than 1.47 to download logs from a server installed with Memblaze Pblaze5 926 NVMe drives.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.46P01
202206180662
Symptom: iFIST installation fails on an H3C UniServer R4330 G5 server.
Condition: This symptom might occur if you install iFIST on an H3C UniServer R4330 G5 server.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.46
202205190410
Symptom: The security vulnerability of OpenSSL OS command injection CVE-2022-1292 is found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.46.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.46.
202205250943
Symptom: The security vulnerability of FastJson remote code execution via deserialization is found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.46.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.46.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.45
202204180942
Symptom: When an R4900 G5 device is connected to a UN-NIC-iETH-MBF2H512C-AESOT NIC, the iFIST diagnosis module cannot recognize the NIC.
Condition: This symptom occurs if an R4900 G5 device is connected to a UN-NIC-iETH-MBF2H512C-AESOT NIC and iFIST performs device diagnosis.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.44
202203300208
Symptom: When Memblaze hard drives are connected to a device, it takes about an hour to download the hard drive logs on iFIST.
Condition: This symptom occurs if Memblaze hard drives are connected to a device, and you select to download hard drive logs on iFIST.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.43
202203021844
Symptom: When an R4500 G3 server is installed with multiple storage controllers, these storage controllers cannot be recognized.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you install multiple storage controllers to the R4500 G3 server.
202203210617
Symptom: OpenSSL security vulnerability CVE-2022-0778 is found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
202203221450
Symptom: OpenSSH security vulnerabilities CVE-2021-36368 and CNNVD-202203-1230 are found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
202203041237
Symptom: cURL security vulnerabilities CVE-2020-8284, CVE-2020-8285, CVE-2020-8286, CVE-2021-22876, CVE-2021-22890, CVE-2021-22901, CVE-2021-22922, CVE-2021-22923, and CVE-2021-22946 are found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
202203041195
Symptom: Libcurl security vulnerabilities CVE-2021-22924 and CVE-2021-22945 are found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
202203041181
Symptom: Security vulnerability CVE-2019-17498 is found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43. With this vulnerability, in libssh2 v1.9.0 and earlier versions, the SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT logic in packet.c has an input check vulnerability.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.43.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.42
202201251290
Symptom: The system detects the OpenSSL DoS vulnerability (CVE-2021-3712) when vulnerability scanning is performed in versions earlier than iFIST-1.42.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerability scanning is performed in versions earlier than iFIST-1.42.
202201251268
Symptom: The system detects the OpenSSL buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2021-3711) when vulnerability scanning is performed in versions earlier than iFIST-1.42.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerability scanning is performed in versions earlier than iFIST-1.42.
202202140494
Symptom: Security vulnerability CVE-2021-4034 (Linux Polkit privilege escalation vulnerability) is found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.42.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.42.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.41
202112301027
Symptom: The system detects the CVE-2021-42550 vulnerability when vulnerability scanning is performed in versions earlier than iFIST-1.41.
Condition: This symptom might occur if vulnerability scanning is performed in versions earlier than iFIST-1.41.
202112271143
Symptom: OpenSSH security vulnerabilities CVE-2016-20012 and CVE-2021-41617 are found when vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.41.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerabilities are scanned for a version earlier than iFIST-1.41.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.40
202112211343
Symptom: The system detects the CVE-2021-4104 vulnerability when vulnerability scanning is performed in versions earlier than iFIST-1.40.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerability scanning is performed in versions earlier than iFIST-1.40.
202111240244
Symptom: iFIST fails to install the system on a device connected to a disk larger than 1 TB.
Condition: This symptom occurs if iFIST installs the system on a device connected to a disk larger than 1 TB.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.39
202110280190
Symptom: When you clear data for the NVDIMM memory with namespaces or the NVDIMM memory on an H3C UniServer R6900 G5 server, the system prompts that the operation succeeds, but the data still exists after restart.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you clear data for the NVDIMM memory with namespaces or the NVDIMM memory on an H3C UniServer R6900 G5 server.
202110280393
Symptom: On a G5 server, use the one-click clearing function of iFIST, select the HDM+BIOS components, and restart the server after clearing data. The BIOS password is not cleared.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you use the one-click clearing function of iFIST on a G5 server, select the HDM+BIOS components, and restart the server after clearing data.
202110281118
Symptom: If the iFIST image is mounted on an H3C UniServer R4300/R4900 G5 server in legacy mode, the server will automatically restart when iFIST is installed. As a result, the installation fails.
Condition: This symptom occurs if the iFIST image is mounted on an H3C UniServer R4300/R4900 G5 server in legacy mode and then iFIST is installed.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.38
202109261720
Symptom: If you install the CentOS8.X operating system together with the Mellanox NIC drivers through iFIST, the Mellanox NIC drivers fail to be installed.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you install the CentOS8.X operating system together with the Mellanox NIC drivers through iFIST.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.37
202109151563
Symptom: In iFIST 1.36 or earlier, if you install a Microsoft Windows Server 2016 image loaded with Hygon drivers on an H3C UniServer R4930 G5 server, the installation fails.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you install a Microsoft Windows Server 2016 image loaded with Hygon drivers on an H3C UniServer R4930 G5 server in iFIST 1.36 or earlier.
202107301301
Symptom: Vulnerabilities in vulnerable JavaScript libraries are found when vulnerability scanning is performed in iFIST 1.36 and earlier versions.
Condition: This symptom occurs if vulnerability scanning is performed in iFIST 1.36 and earlier versions.
202108120614
Symptom: In iFIST 1.36 and earlier, if you install the Red Hat operating system together with the Mellanox NIC drivers, the Mellanox NIC drivers fail to be installed.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you install the Red Hat operating system together with the Mellanox NIC drivers in iFIST 1.36 and earlier.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.36
202107221212
Symptom: On the device where the USB flash drive hosting the UniTool tool is installed, if a USB flash drive with the same UUID is installed, only one USB flash drive can be recognized.
Condition: This symptom occurs if a USB flash drive with the same UUID is installed on the device where the USB flash drive hosting the UniTool tool is installed.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.35
202107051179
Symptom: When iFIST performs diagnostics for a disk that does not support self test, diagnostics time out and fail.
Condition: This symptom occurs if iFIST performs diagnostics for a disk that does not support self test.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.34
202106111126
Symptom: When the ICE driver version is low in the iFIST system, the Rack_NIC-ETH-E810CQDA1G1P5-1P_FW_Redhat8.2_2.30_Linux component package fails to be updated through HDM out-of-band firmware update.
Condition: This symptom occurs if the ICE driver version is low in the iFIST system.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.33
202104190566
Symptom: The driver name and driver version for a UN-NIC-RP1000P2SFP-B-10Gb network adapter display N/A.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you view information of a server installed with a UN-NIC-RP1000P2SFP-B-10Gb network adapter.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.32
202104140888
Symptom: iFIST failed to install the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 system on the H3C UniServer R4900 G5 server installed with an HBA-LSI-9440-8i storage controller.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you use iFIST to install the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 system on the H3C UniServer R4900 G5 server installed with an HBA-LSI-9440-8i storage controller.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.31
202103180900
Symptom: Failed to install the RAID-LSI-9460-16i storage controller driver from iFIST.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you install the RAID-LSI-9460-16i storage controller driver together with the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system from iFIST.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.30
202101281465
Symptom: If iFIST is used to collect storage controller logs, the name of the exported log file does not contain the serial number of the server.
Condition: This symptom occurs if iFIST is used to collect storage controller logs.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.29
202011171432
Symptom: When you install the operating system through importing a configuration file on a server with both the LSI and PMC storage controllers installed, an exception occurs in the import process if the configuration different from that of the first storage controller is imported.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you install the operating system through importing a configuration file on a server with both the LSI and PMC storage controllers installed and the configuration different from that in the first storage controller module is imported.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.28
202009211297
Symptom: OS installation on an H3C UniServer R6900 G5 server fails because the OS installation process gets stuck on the GRUB screen.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you attempt to install the operating system on the H3C UniServer R6900 G5 server in Legacy boot mode.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.27
202008260644
Symptom: Installation of the VMware system failed.
Condition: This symptom occurs if the VMware system is to be installed on a raw disk on the RAID-P2404-Mf-4i-2GB controller.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.26
None.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.25
202007281319
Symptom: The system drivers fail to be installed through iFIST.
Condition: This symptom occurs if a profile is applied in FIST and the CentOS 7.5 (64 bit) operating system and its drivers are installed in iFIST.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.24
202007081181
Symptom: The Vmware6.7U3 system fails to be installed on a server through iFIST.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you attempt to install Vmware6.7U3 through iFIST on a server that uses the RAID-P4408-Mf-8i-2GB storage controller.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.23
202003191155
Symptom: iFIST cannot recognize the RAID-P4408-Mf-8i-2GB controllers.
Condition: This symptom occurs if the firmware is upgraded to version 1.98 for the RAID-P4408-Mf-8i-2GB controllers.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.22
202004280187
Symptom: During CAS OS installation, iFIST displays a popup window prompting the user to manually activate the RAID device.
Condition: This symptom occurs if the user attempts to install the CAS operating system by using the iFIST OS installation wizard.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.21
202001170395
Symptom: iFIST cannot work correctly and keeps reporting errors.
Condition: This symptom occurs after iFIST has gone through 999 stress tests for 2 consecutive cycles and is left still for eight hours after the test.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.20
202001210511
Symptom: On a B7800 compute module, iFIST displays a blank screen for 15 minutes or longer after startup.
Condition: This symptom occurs if the B7800 compute module has the maximum number of Ethernet adapters installed and does not have the DHCP service configured.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.18
201912140342
Symptom: The iFIST Web interface turns white.
Condition: This symptom occurs if iFIST is installed on an R4900 G3 server and it started a cyclic test with the test cycles set to 9999 a few days ago.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.17
201908200836
Symptom: Installation of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 operating system on a blade server failed with the umount file timeout error.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you attempt to install the operating system on a logical drive on the HBA-H5408-Mf-8i storage controller of the blade server.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.16P01
201910170413
Symptom: When no DHCP server is configured, OS installation through a server template fails.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you install an OS through a server template without DHCP settings.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.16
201906191111
Symptom: iFIST cannot start up properly on a server configured with one CPU and 8GB memory.
Condition: This symptom occurs if iFIST is installed on a server configured with one CPU and 8GB memory.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.15
201907130379
Symptom: The system gets stuck on the INITIAL SETUP page after installation of the CentOS system is complete. The operator must click FINISH CONFIGURATION to open the operating system login page.
Condition: This symptom occurs if a CentOS 7.3 system that uses a static IP address is installed.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.14
201907300933
Symptom: The Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 operating systems cannot be installed on a server that uses a storage controller of model HBA-1000-M2-1.
Condition: This symptom occurs if a logical drive that exceeds 2TB in size is used as the target logical drive for installing the operating system.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.13P01
201906240777
Symptom: On an H3C UniServer R8900 G3 server, iFIST can detect only one storage controller for OS installation and RAID configuration even though the server has two HBA-H460-B1 storage controllers installed.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you attempt to use iFIST on an H3C UniServer R8900 G3 server that has two HBA-H460-B1 storage controllers installed.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.13
201906180410
Symptom: iFIST cannot detect the HBA-LSI-9311-8i-A1-X controller installed on a server.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you attempt to use iFIST on a server that has the HBA-LSI-9311-8i-A1-X controller installed.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.12
201905150172
Symptom: The iFIST OS installation wizard cannot detect the RAID-P460-M4 RAID controller installed on an H3C UniServer R5300 G3 server.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you attempt to use the RAID-P460-M4 RAID controller installed on an H3C UniServer R5300 G3 server for OS installation through the iFIST OS installation wizard.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.10
201811160588
Symptom: Profile-based configuration of the H3C UniServer R8900 G3 server is not available because a profile cannot be configured for the server model through the profile configuration module.
Condition: This symptom occurs if you attempt to configure a profile for the H3C UniServer R8900 G3 server through the profile configuration module.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.07
201901150882
Symptom: OS installation through the iFIST OS installation wizard failed on an H3C UniServer R8900 G3 server.
Condition: This symptom occurs if the HDM version used by the server failed to meet the lowest HDM version requirement.
Resolved problems in iFIST-1.01.06
Troubleshooting
You can obtain help from the following links:
Access https://www.h3c.com/en/Support/Resource_Center/Technical_Documents/, select the product category and model, and search for related cases in the Maintain section.
Access https://zhiliao.h3c.com/, and search for related cases by product model or feature keyword.
Related documentation
H3C Servers iFIST User Guide
Technical support
To obtain support services, contact H3C Support at service@h3c.com.
Table 25 H3C iFIST software feature
Category | Features |
Web UI | iFIST Web interface in both Chinese and English. iFIST online help in Chinese. iFIST online help in English. Toggling between Chinese and English. Storage controller log download. |
System installation | Setting the physical drive state. Creating RAID arrays (logical drives). Deleting logical drives. Setting the cache mode for a logical drive. Quick creation of the RAID 0 logical drive on each available physical drive. Configuring operating system installation settings. Installing an operating system from a CD or a virtual CD mounted through KVM. Installing an operating system with a USB flash drive. Storage controller hot backup. |
Server diagnostics | Diagnosing the following types of server components: CPU. PSU. Fan. BIOS. Memory. PCIe. System. Graphics card. Network adapter. Temperature sensing. Storage. Saving the diagnostic results to a USB flash drive. Downloading logs. |
Memory smart-test | Memory smart-test for memory chips from Hynix, Samsung, and Micron. |
Log download | Downloading OS logs, SDS logs, storage controller logs, and hard disk logs. |
Configuration management | Importing HDM, BIOS, and RAID configuration Exporting HDM, BIOS, and RAID configuration |
Firmware update | Firmware update for HDM, BIOS, and various CPLD hosts Update for server firmware (optional cards and drives) |
Secure data clearing | Restoring default configuration for HDM and BIOS Clearing administrator/user/PowerOn passwords for BIOS Clearing data for dual-SD card modules Clearing RSTe/VROC logical drive information Clearing logical drive information for PMC/LSI storage controllers Clearing drive data |
The following information describes how to upgrade the iFIST software.
About iFIST
The integrated Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkit (iFIST) is a single-server management tool embedded in a server. It enables you to perform a range of server configuration and management tasks, including:
Configuring RAID arrays.
Installing an operating system.
Installing drivers.
Diagnosing the health and performance of the server components.
Managing configuration.
Downloading logs .
Updating firmware.
Secure data clearing.
Procedure
1.Download the most recent iFIST image file from the H3C website to a storage media.
The storage media can be a physical drive or a virtual CD.
2.Mount the storage media to the server.
Make sure the server has only one bootable media mounted. If the server has multiple bootable media mounted, the server might fail to locate the correct boot media and upgrade of iFIST will fail as a result.
3.Select upgrade option Install iFIST and start the upgrade process.
4.Reboot the server after the upgrade is complete.
5.Verify that iFIST is successfully upgraded.
Example: Upgrading iFIST on a server
This example applies to iFIST upgrade in UEFI boot mode. The image file is stored in a virtual CD which can be mounted through KVM.
To upgrade iFIST in UEFI boot mode:
1.Log in to HDM.
2.Mount the iFIST image file to the HDM remote console as follows:
a.On the HDM Web interface, navigate to the Remote Control > Remote Console page, as shown in Figure 1.
a.Launch the remote console.
b.Select Media > Virtual Media Wizard from the top menu bar.
The Virtual Media window opens and displays the CD/DVD tab by default, as shown in Figure 2.
d.Click Browse next to a CD Image field to select the iFIST image file, and then click Open.
e.Click Connect.
3.Reboot the server.
The POST screen opens upon completion of the server initialization, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 4 POST screen (BIOS 2.00.26)
4.Press ESC or DEL.
The BIOS setup screen opens.
5.Select the Sava & Exit menu, as shown in Figure 4.
6.Select UEFI:AMI Virtual CDROM0 1.00 and press Enter.
iFIST installation starts, as shown in Figure 5.
IMPORTANT: Do not remove the boot media during the upgrade process. If the boot media is removed before the upgrade completes, you must re-attach the boot media to the server, reboot the server, and restart the upgrade process. |
7.After the installation is complete, the system automatically ejects the installation media, as shown in Figure 6. Then, press Enter to reboot the server.
Figure 7 Removing the installation media
8.On the Web interface of iFIST, click 
in the upper right corner to verify that iFIST is upgraded successfully.
Handling software upgrade failures
If a software upgrade fails, the system runs the old software version. To handle a software failure:
1.Verify that the software upgrade package being used is compatible with the server model.
2.Verify that the software upgrade package is not corrupted. Download a new software upgrade package if needed.
Appendix C Acronyms and abbreviations
Acronym or abbreviation | Definition |
HDM | Hardware Device Management |
BIOS | Basic Input/output System |
FIST | Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkits |
iFIST | integrated Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkits |
REPO | Repository |
SDS | Secure Diagnosis System |
RAID | Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks |
SMASH CLP | Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware Command-Line Protocol |
MCA | Machine Check Architecture |
