Release Notes

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RAIDCFG

• When creating virtual disks, the chunk (stripe) size is always in KBs. Do not specify any units of measure

for the chunk size.

• When providing multiple physical disks for the "create virtual disk" command, do not separate the disks

with spaces. For example, "-ad=1:4, 1:5" causes an error. The correct way to input multiple physical disks is

"-ad=1:4,1:5,1:6" or "-ad=1:4:0,1:5:0,1:6:0".

• If you change the controller mode from SCSI to RAID mode, data loss may occur. Back up any data you

require before changing the modes.

Known Issues

SYSCFG Issues

• The syscfg --bootseq command detects CD-ROM with SAS/SATA controllers as unk.emb.1.

• On R815, syscfg power --profile option sets apc. Though apc is not supported on R815, syscfg does not

throw an error message.

• The option for "powerctl," "softshutdown," causes your system to reboot. If you use a customized kernel

with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support, this option will work as designed.

• Using the "solcfgparams" option may result in an error message saying "Hardware subsystem error" when

an invalid value is used. It does not indicate a problem with the hardware. Check the option value and try

again.

• The "--solbitrate" option in "solcfgparams" and the "--mgscommbitrate" option in "serialcfgparams" accept

a baud rate of 57600, but tools such as "ipmish" and "solproxy" do not function at that baud rate for

PowerEdge systems.

• The legacy attribute values enable and disable are also supported for 12G systems for backward

compatibility. In future releases, these arguments might be deprecated. Try to use the values shown in

help message for BIOS options for 12G server.

RAIDCFG Issues

•

You can assign up to 10 Global hot spares using Raidcfg. Use the Dell OpenManage Server

Administrator Storage Management for assigning more than 10 Global hot spares.

•

USB keys should not be mounted to the /tmp directory. Inside the /tmp directory, create a new

directory and mount the USB to this.

•

On Dell PERC H310 controllers, conversion of a RAID Capable Disk to Non-RAID disk and vice

versa

is not supported using raidcfg.

Operating System Installation Issues

•

Installation of legacy Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems may fail due to lack of support

for new hardware. Modify the '%post' section of "ks.cfg" to update to a newer version of the

kernel or use driver disk to install drivers.

•

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system installation may fail on systems equipped with

multiple RAID and/or SCSI controllers, whether installed on the system board or in PCI slots. This

failure may occur when using "Server Setup" or performing a manual installation. When two or

more RAID or SCSI controllers are present, install Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only one

configured RAID or SCSI controller. Configure the other controllers after you install the Red Hat

Enterprise Linux operating system.

•

When

deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 11 on PowerEdge M915 using DTK automated

script (autoinst.xml), do the following:

1) In device map section,

<device_map_entry>

</device_map_entry>

change hd0 to /dev/sdc