Intel S1200RP User manual

Getting Started with the
Intel®Server Board S1200RP
UEFI Development Kit
June 2016

Getting Started with the
Intel® Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit
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Contents
1Before You Begin ..............................................................................................1
1.1 The Development Kit ..............................................................................1
1.2 Requirements ........................................................................................1
1.3 Supported and recommended hardware components...................................2
1.4 Using a SPI flash programmer..................................................................3
1.5 Jumper Settings for Management Controllers..............................................4
1.6 Legacy BIOS Support..............................................................................4
1.7 Network Boot Features............................................................................5
2Firmware Upgrade Process .................................................................................7
2.1 Firmware Upgrade..................................................................................7
2.2 Capsule Update......................................................................................8
2.3 USB Firmware Recovery ..........................................................................9
2.4 Firmware Installation (Socketed SPI Flash) ................................................9
2.5 Firmware Installation (Soldered SPI Flash)...............................................10
3User and Reference Documentation ...................................................................13
Figures
Figure 1 - Intel Server Board S1200V3RPS ...........................................................1
Figure 2 - Jumper Block and Motherboard Headers ................................................4
Figure 3 - Recovery Jumper and SPI Device Locations ............................................7
Tables
Table 1 Supported Hardware and Firmware Components ........................................2
Table 2 Recommended Hardware Components ......................................................3

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1
Before You Begin
This guide provides an overview of how to upgrade or install the developer platform
UEFI firmware image on an Intel® Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit.
1.1 The Development Kit
The development kit helps engineers design, test, and debug Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI) drivers and applications on a UEFI compliant system. You
can download firmware and documentation from the Intel® Architecture Firmware
Resource Center: https://firmware.intel.com/develop/server-development-kit.
Figure 1 - Intel Server Board S1200V3RPS
1.2 Requirements
Before upgrading or installing a UEFI compliant firmware image on your development
kit, you need the following skills, components, and tools:
•Intel® Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit target system,
assembled with components from the supported hardware component list.
•PC assembly skills.

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•USB FAT-formatted flash drive.
•SPI flash programmer with software utility (optional).
•Host PC with Microsoft Windows* operating system (optional, for SPI flash).
You must use one of the supported firmware images included in this development kit:
•SDV_RP_B6_release.rom/.cap – The release version of the firmware, with
debugging features disabled. This is the recommended firmware image.
•SDV_RP_B6_debug.rom/.cap – The debug version of the firmware, with debug
output redirected to the serial port (COM1).
•SDV_RP_B6_srcdbg.rom/.cap – The source level debug version of the
firmware, which supports the Intel®UEFI Development Kit Debugger Tool using
the serial port (COM1). This image is recommended only for advanced debugging.
•FVMAIN.fv – The USB recovery firmware image, based on the release firmware.
The development kit also includes:
•Update Utilities for the UEFI Shell: FvUpdate_S1200RP.efi &
CapsuleApp.efi
•User documentation, including this guide and the release notes.
1.3 Supported and recommended hardware
components
Table 1and Table 2describe the supported and recommended PC hardware
components (respectively) for the Intel® Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development
Kit.
You must use the motherboard and processor listed in the table with the firmware
images provided with the development kit.
Table 1 Supported Hardware and Firmware Components
Hardware and
Firmware Notes
Intel® Server
Board S1200RP •You must use the commercially available Intel® Server Board
S1200V3RPS or Intel® Server Board S1200V3RPL.This document
is based on the Intel® Server Board S1200V3RPS.
Intel® Xeon®
Processor E3-1275
v3
•You must use the Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1275 v3 with heat
sink. This processor is available commercially.
Intel® Server
Board S1200RP
UEFI Development
Kit firmware image
•You must use one of the firmware images from the Intel® Server
Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit. The firmware images in the
development kit have been validated to work only with the specific
processor and motherboards listed above.

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Table 2 Recommended Hardware Components
Recommended
Hardware Notes
16GB (2 x 8GB)
DDR3 1333
memory
•The Intel® Server Board S1200V3RPS supports up to 32 GB RAM.
•Use at least 16 GB DDR3 memory in the development kit.
Power supply
(550W minimum) •A power supply that meets the requirements of the Intel Server
Board S1200V3RPS is adequate.
•The minimum rating is 550W. Consider ordering a complete system
from Hard Drives Northwest so that the board is packaged with an
appropriate chassis and power supply.
SATA HDD 500GB •Install a hard drive that has at least 500 GB.
•Testing hard drives over 2.2TB requires the use of UEFI.
SATA DVD-RW
Optical Disk Drive
or other install
media
•Make sure you have a DVD drive or other media (such as a network
connection or USB drive) appropriate for installing the operating
system.
Compatible Chassis •A chassis is recommended, but not required.
USB keyboard and
USB mouse •Including a USB keyboard and mouse with the developer's platform
allows you to input UEFI shell commands and navigate firmware
setup menus.
Monitor (VGA) •A monitor is recommended to enable viewing console output.
Installing the firmware image on an unsupported motherboard may render theNote:
motherboard unusable until it is re-flashed with a backup copy of the
motherboard's original firmware. Use only supported components with the Intel®
Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit.
1.4 Using a SPI flash programmer
The SPI flash programmer is optional, but may be needed to reflash the firmware
image. This is because the development and testing of pre-production products can
corrupt the flash image. If the flash image becomes corrupted, you may need to
perform a hardware-based reprogramming of the SPI flash part.
To reprogram the SPI flash part, you need a third-party SPI flash programmer and the
corresponding software application. These elements allow you to transfer the firmware
image from the host PC to the SPI memory device on the firmware developer platform
(the target PC).
SPI reflash instructions in this document are based on products from DediProg
Technology Co, Ltd.*, which have been verified to work with the supported hardware.

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1.5 Jumper Settings for Management Controllers
The Intel® Server Board S1200V3RPS is equipped with several server management
featured that may need to be disabled for software development and validation.
Disabling the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and Manageability Engine (ME)
will disable watchdog timers, which reduces the chance of the system resetting when
debugging firmware.
We recommend the following settings on the Intel® Server Board S1200V3RPS:
•Jumper J3K2 – position 2-3 (ME Force Update, Enabled)
•Jumper J3K6 – position 2-3 (BMC Force Update, Enabled)
Please refer to Figure 2for motherboard jumper settings.
Figure 2 - Jumper Block and Motherboard Headers
1.6 Legacy BIOS Support
The Compatibility Support Module (CSM) can be enabled or disabled through setup:

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EDKII Menu -> Boot Options -> CSM Control
Use the [F2] key to enter setup when booting the system.
This setting lets you manage legacy BIOS support for UEFI Class 2 (CSM Enabled) and
UEFI Class 3 (CSM Disabled) systems. The default setting (Disabled) is recommended
for testing UEFI drivers and operating systems. While testing, this setting will reveal
any unintended dependencies on legacy BIOS calls.
1.7 Network Boot Features
The Intel® Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit supports Pre-Execution
Environment (PXE) boot for IPV4 and IPV6 networking using on-board and add-in
networking devices. Because of added initialization time, network boot for the four on-
board networking devices is disabled by default in firmware setup.
Users can enable PXE boot for on-board networking by enabling the ’EFI Network’
setting in the firmware setup menu.
EDKII Menu -> Advanced -> Network Configuration
As of SDV.RP.B6, the Intel® Server Board S1200RP UEFI Development Kit supports
UEFI HTTP and HTTPS boot. These features are described in whitepapers located on
the Tianocore github wiki:
https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/EDK%20II%20White%20papers

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