Dell PowerEdge Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86_64, x86) Installation Instructions and Important Information
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Contents 1 Installation Instructions............................................................................................................. 7 Overview...................................................................................................................................................................7 Latest Available Operating System...........................................................................................................................
Systems With Intel Multiport i350 rNDC And PCI Add-in Adapters Report Incorrect/Duplicate Mac Address............................................................................................................................................................ 17 System Hangs Intermittently While Booting.................................................................................................... 18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 Not Available In SBUU And USC Installation Methods....................
Network Channel Bonding May Cause Call Trace Messages.........................................................................26 System Stops Responding Intermittently At Starting udev.............................................................................. 27 Slow Boot And Warning Messages On SATA................................................................................................. 27 AMD Power Management Driver (powernow k8) Does Not Change The CPU Speeds Independently..........
1 Installation Instructions Overview This document provides the following information: • Instructions for installing and reinstalling the operating system on your Dell system. • Sources of additional information. Latest Available Operating System The latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is Update 10. This update provides fixes for certain issues in the previous releases. System Configuration Requirements The minimum amount of memory required for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is 512 MB. Table 1.
Reviewing Preconfiguration Options This section describes packages and options that are installed or preconfigured by Dell. Operating System Packages Pre-Installed By Dell Dell has pre-installed on your system a set of operating system packages that provide the features desired by system users, while enhancing the stability and security of your system. Dell has placed the binary Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) modules for additional packages in the /usr/src/dell/RPMS directory.
Enabling MUI Support Your system is pre-installed with the Red Hat operating system multi‑language user interface (MUI) for the following languages: • English • French • German • Korean • Spanish • Japanese • Simplified Chinese In the X Window system, the default language is set to English. To change the default setting to another language: 1. Select System → Administration → Languages in the System Panel Settings Menu. 2. Select the appropriate language.
The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media provides the following benefits: • Automates the installation process. • Restores the pre-installed settings for the RPM modules and the partition scheme. • Installs additional software and drivers specific to Dell PowerEdge systems that are not included in the Red Hat media.
Insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 installation media into the CD/DVD drive and run the following commands: 1. mount /dev/cdrom /media 2. rpm -ivh /media/Server/kernel-PAE*.rpm Installing With Dell Unified Server Configurator Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) provides an OS Deployment wizard that assists you with the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. NOTE: Dell Unified Server Configurator—Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE), comes with embedded drivers that are factory installed.
NOTE: The minimum Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 maintenance kernel version supported on Dell systems with Intel 75xx and 65xx series processors and AMD 6000 series processors is 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5. This kernel version is the minimum required version to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on Dell PowerEdge M910, R910, R815, and R810 systems.
Important Information 2 The latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is Update 10. It provides fixes for certain issues found in the previous releases and supports the Dell OpenManage components. A few modes and components that are not supported are listed below: • Hibernation and sleep (S3, S4) mode is not supported on Dell systems. • FCoE on Broadcom 57810 is not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x. • PERC S100 and S300 RAID controllers are not supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Running Kudzu Fails To Configure Network Interfaces Properly Description Running kudzu on your system may result in the improper configuration of the network interfaces. Workaround Use the netconfig utility. TEAC CD Drives Display Error Messages In The System Log Description The TEAC CD-224E CD drive may cause the following error message: kernel : hda : packet command error :status=0x51 {Drive Ready seek complete error}. kernel : ide : failed opcode was : unknown.
Programs Or Utilities Related To RPM May Fail To Complete Description If programs or utilities related to RPM fail to complete, you can recover the program or utility by killing the offending program or utility and then removing the RPM database lock files using the rm -rf /var/lib/rpm/__db command. lspci Reports Unknown Devices Description When lspci is used to display information about all PCI buses in the system and all devices connected to them, the output may contain a few unknown devices.
This issue is resolved in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 9. Issues Fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8 This section contains information about issues, resolutions, and workarounds when using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8 on your Dell system. Ipfc Driver Throws Timeout Error Messages in Runlevel 3 With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8 Description The lpfc driver displays the following timeout error messages in runlevel 3 with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8: lpfc 0000:03:00.
2. Install the operating system, using the media. 3. Run the command: #dmesg|grep-i invalid. An error message, ACPI: Invalid _TSS data is displayed. Known Issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 This section contains information about issues, resolutions, and their workarounds when using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 on your Dell system.
5 update 7 errata kernel, a symbolic link is created from the weak-updates of the errata kernel to the extra directory of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 7 kernel. The weak-updates modules have lower preference than the built-in modules for the errata kernel as defined in the file /etc/depmod.d/depmod.conf.dist.
Workaround This is working as designed. This will be addressed in a later version of the iDRAC firmware. Cause Although the message indicates that the operating system is in polling mode, the Linux driver continues to work in the interrupt mode. Incorrect Processor Information Displayed Description For processors such as AMD Opteron 6200 Series and AMD Opteron 4200 Series, with two nodes on one socket, the system displays incorrect processor information. Workaround This is working as designed.
Workaround If you do not want to upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 6, use one of the following workarounds: • Disable Message Signalled Interrupts (MSI) in the native bnx2 driver (version 1.7.9-1) and add options bnx2 disable_msi=1 to /etc/modprobe.conf. • Use the bnx2 driver (version 1.8.7b or higher from the release version 14.1.0, A01) available under Drivers and Downloads at dell.com/support.
Workaround To avoid this issue, complete the following steps during the operating system installation: 1. Insert the operating system media and proceed through the installation screens to the drive selection screen. 2. Select Review and Modify Partition Layout. 3. Click Next. 4. Proceed through the installation screens to the GRUB location screen and select Configure Advanced Bootloader Options. 5. Click Next. 6. Select Change Driver Order. 7. In the Disk Order window, change the disk order. 8.
iSCSI Login To Dell EqualLogic Storage Array Over IPv6 Might Fail Description iSCSI initiator login to the IPv6 address of an EqualLogic iSCSI SAN array may fail. Workaround This issue does not affect iSCSI session login to the EqualLogic Array’s IPv4 addresses. Cause This issue occurs when an error in iscsi-initiator cannot handle IPv6 TargetAddress and redirects from the EqualLogic array.
X Window Fails Intermittently Description The acpid daemon leaks file descriptors whenever a connected client is disconnected, or the acpid configuration file is broken. This leads to X window failing intermittently. Workaround This issue can be resolved using the acpid-1.0.4-7 package, available with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3. You can also download the latest drivers from dell.com/support.
Cause This issue occurs when you install a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 operating system on a remote iSCSI LUN and boot the LUN using an iSCSI Boot capable NIC. This issue occurs only when the target iqn name has a short section at the end. For example, iqn.1984-05.com.dell:dell.
System Stops Responding Intermittently While Booting Into Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x86 64 Operating System Description A defect in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) initialization code in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x86_64 may cause the system to stop responding during APIC initialization. The kernel may wait for a long time for the High Precision Event Timer (HPET) timer during APIC initialization. If the NMI watchdog is enabled, the system may stop responding.
Workaround A fix for this issue is available at rhn.redhat.com. DRAC 4 Virtual Media Reset May Cause System Instability Description Using the default ide driver may cause the system to lock up when a Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) 4 reset occurs. Workaround Use the ide-scsi driver to control the virtual media on systems using DRAC 4. To do so, pass the following parameter to the kernel command line: hdX=ide-scsi , where X is the virtual media device letter.
System Stops Responding Intermittently At Starting udev Description On systems with the Intel 72xx processor, booting the system multiple times can result in the system not responding at starting udev. Workaround This issue has been fixed.
• 28 – By performing a manual download from the RHN service at rhn.redhat.com. – By using the yum utility. If your system runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems: – Sign up for mailing lists at lists.us.dell.com. – Search for previously posted information that addresses issues that you may encounter, at lists.us.dell.com/htdig.
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