Release Notes

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 it by
editing the advanced properties of the NIC adapter and decreasing
the values for "Cable Hold Off Timer" and "Cable To Detect Timer."
* 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. Turn off the
"Spanning Tree" feature 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 how long the spanning tree requires to complete its
job. Restart the SOL Proxy service for the changes to take effect.
* The SOL Proxy server is unable to start a console redirection
session from the Windows command prompt (you can access the Windows
command prompt by clicking "Start" and selecting "Run," and typing
"cmd.exe" in the "Run" dialog box). The following message is
displayed on the management station:
"SOL not able to write to the system serial port."
Cause: Console redirection is not enabled in the BIOS setup.
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Known Issues
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This section provides information concerning open issues with systems
management software.
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Issues For Dell PowerEdge(TM) 1855 System
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The following apply only for the Dell PowerEdge 1855 system:
* Any host application that communicates with port 623 cannot be
executed from LOM_1 (the first one) of a server module. If you
attempt this, the network packets will be sent to the BMC instead
of the host. So use LOM_2, and ensure that the IP address, IP
subnet mask, and the gateway settings for the LOM_1 and the BMC
match to prevent possible network disruptions.
* The following subsection explains how to identify and resolve a
possible IP address conflict.
Problem: An "IP address conflict" message is displayed after
assigning identical IP addresses to Local Area Connection and the
BMC as instructed.
Cause: When the operating system first detects hardware devices
such as the onboard network adapters, the order in which the
devices are enumerated is not guaranteed. Therefore, LOM_1
(the first one) may be assigned Local Area Connection #2 and LOM_2