Release Notes

"SOL not able to write to the system serial port."
The SOL session closes after displaying this message. You are then
directed to the main SOL menu to reconnect (or reconfigure
settings).
* You can manage a system by accessing multiple Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI) instances at the same time, as long as
your system's BMC supports multiple concurrent connections.
However, multiple sessions can lead to session failures under high
network traffic.
* When attempting to gracefully power off a system running Red Hat
Linux through SOL Proxy, you may receive a message stating that the
system is unable to power off the system because the
"power_off_timeout" was reached. The "power_off_timeout" value
specifies the time in seconds that SOL Proxy polls for the managed
system's power status, and is set to a default value of 60 seconds.
If your managed system is running a supported Red Hat Linux
operating system, it may take more than 60 seconds for the
operating system to complete the graceful shutdown. You can avoid
this situation by changing the "power_off_timeout" parameter in the
"solproxy.cfg" file to a larger value, such as 90 seconds.
* To configure the BIOS settings for SOL Proxy for the Dell(TM)
PowerEdge(TM) 1855 sytem, there is no option to set the
"Serial Port 1" field under "Integrated Devices." Instead, navigate
to the "Console Redirection" field and set it to "BMC SOL." You can
then configure the "Failsafe Baud Rate" and "Remote Terminal Type"
settings, if applicable.
* Using a direct connect cable with a 3COM 3C905-TX-based NIC
adapters (including the 3C920), you may experience problems keeping
the SOL connection active when performing a "reboot and activate"
operation. Some drivers for the 3C9xx series of adapters include an
intentional cable detect delay that can exceed 10 seconds by
default. You can correct this situation by editing the advanced
properties of the NIC adapter and reducing the values for
"Cable Hold Off Timer" and "Cable To Detect Timer." (134385)
* If your network switch has the spanning tree feature enabled and if
you experience out of sequence packets or connection timeout
errors, it is often due to the long delays experienced when the
"spanning tree" feature is analyzing the network. The best
option is to turn off "spanning tree" to avoid long reconnection
times. Alternately, you can edit "solproxy.cfg" and increase the
retry_interval to 10. The exact value depends on the specific
network and the time that the "spanning tree" requires to complete
its job. Restart the SOL Proxy service for the changes to take
effect. (134644, 145024, 145026)
* When a command is sent using "ipmish.exe" to a server that is
booting, there can be small gaps of time when the NIC on the server
is resetting and is unable to accept data. The command will fail
with a connection timeout error. Resend the command to recover.
(148482)