Release Notes
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
Dell’s 12
th
generation of
PowerEdge 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
Dell’s 12
th
generation of
PowerEdge systems
.
DTK 5.1.0 is not supported on Dell PowerEdge T100. PowerEdge T100 has a BIOS version that is
incompatible with the current HAPI drivers.
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 Modify the '%post' section of "ks.cfg" to update to a newer version of the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>
<firmware>hd0</firmware>
<linux>/dev/sdc</linux>
</device_map_entry>
change hd0 to /dev/sdc
2) In grub config section, change /dev/sda5 to /dev/sda6
3) If installer reports any missing packages, delete the packages from autoinst.xml.
Instrumentation Issues
The "/opt/dell/srvadmin" directory in the DTK ISO image should be writable. It enables the
instrumentation services to work properly.